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Success Stories
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Instructor Bios
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Preston (Pem) Ausbrook, Owner
Equipment/Mat Instructor
Preston brings a varied background of competitive
horse riding and swimming, physical therapy, aerobic/weight training and Pilates to her work and business. She earned
her Bachelors of Science in Physical Therapy from the University of Kentucky and practiced for seven years.
Preston’s intense desire to work on the
preventative end of healthcare prompted her to open BodyWork in 1998.
She received her Pilates certification from
PhysicalMind Institute.
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Glenda
DeSimone
Mat Instructor/Director
Glenda accepted the position of Director in June
2004.
She earned her Bachelors of Art in British
Literature from the University of Kentucky and Masters of Art in International Relations and International
Communications from The Patterson School of Diplomacy and International Commerce at the University of Kentucky. Glenda
studied mediation and conflict resolution at Tec de Monterrey in Monterrey, Mexico.
Glenda earned her Pilates mat certification from
Power Pilates.
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Gail (Cookie)
Freidhoff
Equipment/Mat Instructor
Cookie earned her Bachelors of Science from
Indiana University of Pennsylvania, a Masters in Art in teaching from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill,
and her certificate in Physical Therapy from Emory University. She is a Certified Sports Clinical Specialist. She has
taught high school Health and Physical Education, coached gymnastics, tennis, and track, and served as an athletic
trainer for UNC’S soccer, football and basketball teams.
She is currently a senior Physical Therapist at
UK’s sports center. She holds the position of adjunct faculty at the University of Kentucky and adjunct professor at
Rocky Mountain University of Health Professions in Provo, Utah.
She received her Pilates certification from Power
Pilates.
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Karla
Duerson
Equipment/Mat Instructor
She earned her Bachelors of Arts in Social Work
from the University of Kentucky. Prior to having her son, Guy, and her daughter, Emma, Karla worked as a crisis
counselor and educator at the Pregnancy
Help Center. She currently volunteers her time to work with her husband, Gavin, for the Fellowship of Christian Athletes
at the University of Kentucky.
She received her Pilates certification from Power
PIlates.
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Casandre
(Cassie)
Bernardi
Mat Instructor
She received her Bachelors of Science in
Merchandising and Textiles from the University of Kentucky and her Masters of Science in Textiles from the University of
Kentucky.
Cassie is the Creative Director for Pomegranate
Inc. and an Adjunct Professor of Merchandising at the
University of Kentucky.
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Lucy
Points
Mat Instructor
Lucy earned her Bachelors of Art in Art from
Transylvania University. She worked in design and sales at Kentucky Lighting for ten years. She is currently the manager
at Isle of You and a private lighting design consultant.
Lucy first came to BodyWork when she was diagnosed with Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma
in 2001, but she teadily attended our mat classes —even while undergoing radiation and
chemotherapy. Two and a half years later, Lucy’s illness is in remission. She and her doctor believe that part of her
success can be attributed to her physical strength and low stress level—both of which she accredits to Pilates.
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Phyllis
Bertram
Equipment/Mat Instructor
She earned her Bachelors of Science in Health
Care Administration from Transylvania University and Masters of Science in Exercise Physiology from the University of
Kentucky. She worked as a Physical Therapy technician in work conditioning/hardening at Samaritan Hospital from 1996
until 2003.
Phyllis received her Health and Fitness
Instructor certification from the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) and her Pilates certification from Power
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