Monica, a native Floridian, is a graduate from the University of South Florida, Tampa, with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Mass Communications with a concentration in Public Relations.  She has been married to her college sweetheart, Steve, for 31 years and has 3 adult kids- Jake 25, Marisa 23 and Trey Michael 21.

Monica has always led an active lifestyle, from track, cross country and golf in high school to competing in races post baby years from 5k’s all the way up to marathons. One of her proudest moments was being a Boston Marathon qualifier in 2012!  She has taught group fitness classes for the past 11 years and is also a Certified Personal Trainer and currently studying to be an ACE Nutrition Specialist.  Her husband’s job brought the family to Charlotte, NC and they’ve called the city home since 2003.

After following Amanda on Instagram for a few years, she finally decided to join LEAN in October 2020.  The pandemic was STILL around and she was sick and tired of watching the news! The world literally stopped and she decided to take advantage of this unique opportunity to truly dive into her own health and wellness journey.  Her goal was to ditch the sugar (her dad has diabetes), learn more about insulin resistance, hormone balance and how to “properly” fast.  Ahem, drinking coffee with cream and sugar first thing in the morning is not fasting…so she learned!  She was blown away with all the tools, live support and wealth of information that Amanda and the LEAN team provided. Joining as a member herself, Monica realized that nutrition truly was the missing link that would allow her to help and inspire even more clients. 

If you’ve ever met Monica, you can tell she’s an extrovert! She is your #1 cheerleader, motivator and support person. Her passion is to inspire and help you lead a healthier lifestyle. Luckily, you will get to experience this first hand not only as your LEAN ACCOUNTABILITY COACH but also as one of your EXERCISE SPECIALISTS. Just click that Vimeo link to experience her workouts and energy!

Monica is so excited to be on this journey with you, whether you are just starting out or have been a long time LEAN client!!