JERRY BENNETT (805) 490-0426
Jerry is a co-founder of BMod Fitness, and maintains a full floor coaching schedule in the Newbury
Park and Agoura Hills California region. Jerry spent 13 years in the Marine Corps, and 8 years in the aerospace defense business
in a variety of high level management positions before leaving the Government in 2004 so he could work full time with the
special needs community. He has 2 years of in-home ABA experience (2002 & 2003) along with coaching special needs
children since 2004. Jerry has spent time as a class room aide in several special needs classrooms (2005, 2006). Jerry has
also lectured at Adams Middle School in the LAUSD (2006). Jerry has been the head coach of several youth teams in a variety
of sports through the years, including girls softball and basketball, boys hockey and baseball. Jerry served as the Saticoy
Little League Chief Umpire for two seasons, 1998 and 1999. Jerry is a former competitive baseball player and will always be
a United States Marine.
TONYA BENNETT, M.S. (805) 822-3325
Tonya
a co-founder BMod Fitness. Besides actively coaching classes in the gym in both Newbury Park and Agoura Hills CA she
is also responsible for the training of BMod Fitness coaching personnel. Tonya is currently engaged in her NueroPsychology
PhD program with Fielding, going into her second year. Tonya graduated from the California Lutheran University Masters
program for Counseling Psychology in August 2007. Tonya received her BS in Psychology from CLU in 2005 and she
is a member of the national psychological honor society Psi Chi, having graduated Magna Cum Laude and with departmental honors.
Tonya has 3 years of in-home, and supervisory, ABA experience (2003-2006), combined with coaching special needs
children in the gymnastics environment since 2005. She is very excited to have had the opportunity to be a research
assistant in Dr. Laura Schreibman's PRT Lab at UCSD. Tonya has provided ABA training for the Moorpark
CA school district and lectured at Adams Middle School in the LAUSD, as well as spending time as a class room aide for several
special needs children. Additionally, she is a former competitive water skier and basketball player. Tonya
excels in coaching language and socialization skill sets.