Shannon Smith named director of fitness and wellness at Solivita®
March 16, 2009
POINCIANA, FL --- Shannon Smith, author and veteran of more than 12 years in the fitness and wellness industry, has been named director of fitness and wellness at Solivita®, the award-winning active-adult community being developed by Avatar® Properties Inc. in Poinciana.Smith comes to Solivita® after spending the past 12 years working at Walt Disney World® where she served as director for the Walt Disney Spa management group, and Marriott International where she trained staff on wellness systems and procedures at Marriott Resorts nationwide. She also served as national director of education for Steiner Education Group, writing and creating wellness programs for eight of the company's campuses located nationwide.
At Solivita® Smith and her staff will oversee 54 classes in land, water and specialty fitness at the community's award-winning Riviera Spa & Fitness Center and The Palms Fitness Center.
Smith is the author of "Spa Secrets of Success" and the owner of Resort Spa Management, Inc., a consulting and management company for spas. Celebration Day Spa is her company's wellness spa located in Florida Hospital's Celebration Health.
She holds a B.A. in business administration, is a senior fitness instructor, a licensed message therapist, cosmetologist, personal trainer and yoga instructor, and has been a guest speaker for the Home Shopping Network and Florida Hospital's Women's Health Fairs.
To learn more about Shannon Smith and Solivita’s® fitness and wellness programs, call (863) 427-7135, or log onto http://www.solivita.com.
