JERRY BENNETT - coachjerry@mac.com 805-490-0426Jerry is the 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
COACH TONYA BENNETT, M.S. - 805-822-3325 coachtonya1@me.com
Tonya is the co-founder of BMod Fitness. She is
also responsible for the training of BMod Fitness coaching personnel. Tonya is currently in the second year of her Doctoral
Program in Clinical Psychology. Tonya is a graduate of the California Lutheran University Masters program for Counseling
Psychology completing her degree 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.
COACH MELISSA LOPEZ Melissa is currently
completing her undergraduate degree at California Lutheran University majoring in Psychology, with an emphasis in family and
child development, and minoring in Sociology. She has volunteered for several years at Ride On, a therapeutic horseback riding
facility in Newbury Park and Chatsworth. She has also worked with kids for a year in the 24 Hour Fitness Kids Club, interacting
with children ranging from ages 6 months to 12 years while their parents worked out. Melissa has been a competitive soccer
player since she was 6 years old, and has coached younger children in the sport as well. Melissa is also bilingual,
fluent in Spanish. Melissa started with BMod Fitness in February 2007.