Healthbreak Staff

VICE PRESIDENT

Jennifer Spence is vice president of Healthbreak Incorporated, a health promotion management company that provides services to help organizations control health care costs and their employees achieve optimal wellness. Her 15-year career spans the health and wellness industry from fitness center management and wellness program development and marketing to health cost containment consulting.

Jennifer joined Healthbreak in 1995 where she has used her varied experience to help the company grow to serve many diverse organizations and more than 50,000 employees. As vice president, she has been instrumental in developing a comprehensive array of wellness and marketing programs and services. She also acts as account manager for key accounts, creating programs and services to meet their needs.

She is also involved with the Association of Washington Cities (AWC), a non-profit organization that provides resources to Washington State cities. Jennifer helped develop AWC's wellness training protocol manual, which will allow eligible cities to get insurance discounts in 2012.

A seasoned speaker, Jennifer has presented at many organizations and industry conferences. During 2010, she will be giving monthly webinars to AWC members and presentations at many conferences.

OFFICE MANAGER

ACCOUNT MANAGER

Amber Benda holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Exercise Science and a Master's Degree in Health Promotion from the University of Nebraska at Omaha. She has over 7 years of fitness and wellness experience working in both corporate and commercial locations. She previously was a Wellness Coordinator for 5 years at an Omaha based company. Amber is a certified group exercise instructor and a certified personal trainer. She currently teaches a variety of classes including spinning, strength training, boot camps and yoga. Amber has a strong passion for corporate wellness and feels that the workplace is the ideal location to influence individuals to incorporate health and wellness into their lives.

ACCOUNT MANAGER

Jenny's passion for health and fitness empowers her to educate and inspire others to make meaningful changes in their lives.  Before joining the Healthbreak Team in 2012, she spent the previous 5 years as a personal trainer in commercial gyms, and most recently as a CrossFit trainer.  In her current position, Jenny manages a worksite fitness facility in the Colorado Springs area.

Jenny received her Bachelor of Science in Health and Exercise Science from Colorado State University and Master of Science in Health Promotion from University of Colorado Colorado Springs.  She holds an ACE Personal Trainer Certification, Level 1 CrossFit Trainer Certification, CrossFit Kids Certification and is a USAW L1 Sports Performance Coach. 

Jenny is an avid CrossFitter and loves the variety and challenge each workout brings. Outside of the gym she loves to shop, snowboard, and spend time with her husband and chocolate lab Mojo.

ACCOUNT MANAGER

Julie Cartwright is a motivational and innovative Fitness and Wellness Specialist, personal trainer, and group fitness instructor. Since 2002 Julie has worked with community-based programs, commercial and corporate fitness centers, as well as independent training studios. Julie has accomplished a Bachelors degree in Human Performance and Sport with an emphasis in Adult Fitness from Metropolitan State College of Denver and holds a personal training certification with The American Council on Exercise.

Julie has a passion for fitness, wellness, nutrition, and teaching others to achieve healthy lifestyles. She enjoys watching her clients transform from the inside out as they attain their health and fitness goals and become healthier, happier people.

ACCOUNT MANAGER

Jill DiGrappa is a Colorado native who joined Healthbreak in 2004. She has assisted many diverse clients to incorporate wellness programs into their corporate culture by designing services tailored to them.

She earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Exercise Science with an emphasis in Health Promotion from Colorado State University and is a certified Health Fitness Specialist through the American College of Sports Medicine.

As an Account Manager, Jill's educational background combined with her experience in the fields of health education, wellness program design, and health promotion makes her a fundamental addition to the Healthbreak team.

ACCOUNT MANAGER

Currently an Account Manager for Healthbreak Inc., Maureen has worn many hats over the years Including; owner of Mazatlan Yoga and Retreat Vacations, Wellness Coordinator for the award winning City of Fort Collins Wellness program and the Wellness and Fitness Program Director for NIKE Inc. Beaverton, Oregon. Additionally, Maureen, was named a Fellow with the Association for Worksite Health Promotion, earned a bachelor's degree in Sociology from the State University of New York at Cortland, a Masters in Exercise Kinesiology from the University of Northern Colorado. She holds the following certifications; American Council on Exercise (ACE) Fitness Instructor, American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) Health Fitness Instructor, FITRHYTHMS, Silver Sneakers and Zumba instructor, and White Lotus Foundation Yoga Instructor.

A popular speaker, Maureen has been trained in facilitation and mediation and specializes in life balance and stress management. Programs designed to create lasting change have set this speaker apart from the crowd.

Maureen is committed to helping people obtain success, health, and well-being while having fun and respecting each individual's strengths and limitations. She is a student of life, gaining motivation and success strategies from the many individuals and organizations she has had the opportunity to work with over the years. Her authenticity and passion for positive living will put a smile on your face and leave you inspired to make a difference.

ACCOUNT MANAGER

Breann Lundblad has a passion for fitness, teaching, and helping people that led her to a career in wellness. In 2005, Breann earned her Bachelor's in Exercise Science from the University of Nebraska, Omaha and is currently working on her Masters in Health Promotion. Breann has earned various health, fitness, and group instruction certifications ranging from yoga to smoking cessation to intuitive eating counseling. As an Account Manager for Healthbreak, she has more than 6 years of experience in the corporate wellness industry working with both on-site fitness centers and wellness programming. From general day-to-day management of a fitness center or building one from the ground up, to designing, marketing, and implementing a wellness challenge, Breann's passion shows through it all.

WELLNESS/FITNESS SPECIALIST

Jenny Mauger received her bachelor’s degree from Colorado State University in 2011 in Nutrition and Food Science with an emphasis in Dietetics. She is a Colorado native and grew up in Colorado Springs then moved to Denver after finishing college.

She is an active runner and, played lacrosse and rugby in school, but found her true passion to be yoga. She is a certified health fitness instructor through AAAI-ISMA, a yoga instructor through Yoga Alliance and is currently working on her Health Fitness Specialist certification through the American College of Sports Medicine.

Jenny assists in the development of various health promotion programs for Healthbreak, Inc. and teaches onsite fitness classes as well. Prior to working with Healthbreak, Inc. She designed and implemented a corporate wellness program for a small company in Denver. She is passionate about health and has found that corporate wellness is a great way to reach and encourage others to achieve and maintain a happy, healthy life.

ACCOUNT MANAGER

Since 1992, Dawn Obermiller has worked as a health and wellness professional designing wellness strategies for public, private and government worksites to improve employee health and productivity. In her role as Wellness Coordinator for several Omaha, Nebraska, based organizations, she has been responsible for developing a program brand; establishing the program mission, goals, objectives; delivering the programs and services that address the high risks; and evaluating the outcomes. Dawn's expertise lies in acting as a "culture change agent" in that she understands the culture and environment of a worksite and develops programs that fit the demand of the employees and management. Her creativity and ability to engage all levels of an organization allow her to develop programs that address our most common national health concerns of physical inactivity, weight, poor nutrition, stress and tobacco.

In addition to her role as Nebraska Account Manager, she also plays an integral role for Healthbreak on the Programming Team. On this team, her role is to collaborate with colleagues to develop risk reduction programs, wellness challenges and healthy culture initiatives that are used at several Healthbreak client sites. Dawn's passion is in dissecting the latest science of health promotion, health risk and behavior change and then designing strategies that work through effective programming.

Dawn has an extreme passion and enjoys coaching individuals to reach their healthy life goals. She earned an undergraduate degree specializing in Health & Fitness Management from Elmira College and a master's degree in Exercise Science from the University of Nebraska at Omaha, and is certified as a Health & Fitness Specialist with the American College of Sports Medicine.

Dawn believes that worksite wellness programs are not a cure but a platform that helps people make reasonable decisions, about their health, possible.

ACCOUNT MANAGER

As an Account Manager for Healthbreak, Jacci Smieja is currently responsible for overseeing two corporate fitness centers in Colorado. A health and fitness advocate, Jacci has spent her career motivating and helping clients to achieve their wellness goals by delivering effective and engaging wellness programming.

Arriving at Healthbreak fresh out of college in 2001, Jacci began her career as a Health and Fitness Specialist at multiple work-site facilities. As she cultivated her knowledge of what it takes to manage a successful corporate fitness center, she earned management responsibilities in 2005.

ACCOUNT MANAGER

Lee Stiffler-Meyer holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Nutrition and a Master's Degree in Public Health. Over the last 12 years Lee has led numerous wellness and public health initiatives at the American Cancer Society, the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, and Klein Buendel, Inc. Lee is currently an account manager for Healthbreak Inc., and leads worksite health promotion activities for clients in the northwest Denver metro area. She is a former board member of the Colorado Society for Public Health Education and Slow Food Denver.

ACCOUNT MANAGER

Jeff is a Wellness Specialist in Longmont, Colorado. Prior to Jeff taking a full-time position with Healthbreak, he spent a year and a half interning and working with Healthbreak at various sites in Omaha, Nebraska. In 2010, while working with Healthbreak, Jeff received his Bachelor's of Science Degree in Exercise Science from Creighton University. He also received the Health Fitness Specialist certification by the American College of Sports Medicine. Growing up on a farm in Iowa, physical activity and the attitude that goes with it has always been a part of his life. Jeff brings this attitude to the organization as he makes sure he does all that he can to help clients reach their goals of improved physical fitness and overall well-being.

ACCOUNT MANAGER

Elizabeth's passion for wellness comes from helping others make permanent and positive lifestyle changes. She has integrated this passion into her career for over 10 years and has developed a talent for creating a comfortable and welcoming space for change to happen. In addition to completing her bachelor's degree in Physical Education & Health she has continued to develop her skills by becoming a certified Wellness Coach through Wellcoaches.

As a Wellness Program Manager for Healthbreak, Elizabeth takes the combination of her education, experience, and compassionate demeanor to empower the employees at her site to balance the entire spectrum of wellness by finding happiness in living life, accomplishing goals and being well.