Meet Our Team

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Cori serves as the Training Site Coordinator  and a BLS Instructor for Finish Strong CPR & Medical Training. She became an instructor after performing CPR and AED Skills on her mentor and Cardiac Arrest Victim in 2007. She is board certified in Sports Medicine and has 23 years of experience providing Emergency Medical Services for collegiate and professional sports.  She earned her doctorate of Health Science specializing in medical education from A.T. Still University in 2017. Her passion is to continue to create safer communities by improving students access to high quality hands-on health & safety training and resources such as Automated External Defibrillators in public locations.  

Dr. Russell is a certified American Heart Association Instructor and Training Center Faculty that has served 5 years as a Professor of Sports Medicine. She is also a certified Stop the Bleed Instructor, Red Cross Instructor, Health Safety Institute CPR AED First Aid Instructor and ECSI Instructor Trainer. 

Dr. Russell credits her success to participating in sports at an early age and her mother's inspiration. Her motto is "Challenges will come your way, but keep learning, growing, and improving".

Bari is originally from New York and is passionate about educating others in emergency response and first aid.  

 Her background is in Business Administration. She has over 25 years of experience as an entrepreneur. Her desire to train others led her to become an instructor in 2020. She has knowledge and experience in team building, bleeding control, wound care techniques, and first aid for community members. 

Mrs. Kopp is a current instructor for the American Heart Association, Health Safety Institute and ECSI. 

Alex became a certified instructor after a life-changing experience saving her choking infant daughter in 2017. Since then she has been inspired to train future moms, parents, and families community and pediatric CPR and First Aid. She is an advocate for youth safety in the St. Lucie and Martin County communities with the goal of equipping families with lifesaving skills.

Alex has 10 years of experience managing aftercare programs, educating youth and teachers and has been certified in CPR since 2009.  Alex enjoys teaching the local community and ensuring youth have a safer place to live and play. 

Alex is an instructor for the American Heart Association and Health Safety Institute