MediFit Welcomes Valerie Gordon

Valerie Gordon named West Coast Director of Business Development.

2014-03-06

FLORHAM PARK, NJ, March 06, 2014 (Press-News.org) MediFit Corporate Services, Inc. announces the appointment of Valerie Gordon as West Coast Director of Business Development. Valerie will be working with the business development team in the acquisition of new business and will provide support to the operations team.

Valerie comes to MediFit after 22 years with Club One. There she held positions including Group Exercise Director, Program Manager and Regional Director before being named Vice President of Corporate Health Management, responsible for all client services, operations and business development efforts.

Valerie has been an active member of The Health Enhancement Research Organization (HERO) for three years. Prior to Club One, she served as Vice President of Operations at SJNB Financial Corp, a multi bank holding company in San Jose, CA. She studied Business at Santa Clara University.

"We are excited to welcome Valerie to the MediFit business development team," says Bill Bourque, President, MediFit Corporate Services LLC and COO of MediFit Corporate Services, Inc. "Valerie's corporate fitness industry experience, coupled with her background in financial operations and her hands-on leadership style will add great value to both the MediFit team and our clients."

About MediFit Corporate Services, Inc.
MediFit Corporate Services, Inc. (MediFit) is a privately-held fitness and wellness management and consulting company. MediFit designs and manages corporate fitness centers and wellness programs as well as community fitness centers and wellness programs throughout the United States and in Canada and Puerto Rico. MediFit is headquartered in Florham Park, New Jersey, with additional corporate offices in Norwalk, Connecticut and New York, New York.

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