Katie Carone, Founder & CEO
Katie has worked in the online and distance education field since 1998 in a variety of capacities, including online instructor, course developer, and school administrator. She founded Carone Fitness in 2006. Katie has a strong background in health and fitness education. She has a BS in health education from Utah State University. She holds a teaching license in three states with certifications in health, PE, and history, as well as a group fitness certification from the American Council on Exercise. She has taught and developed face-to-face and online middle school and high school courses, as well as a variety of community-based health and fitness classes. Currently Katie oversees the administration of the Carone Fitness organization, including public relations, account management, and course development. Contact Katie
Dennis Wood, President
Dennis oversees human resources, operations, strategic planning, and business development for Carone Fitness. Dennis has first hand experience in online learning with his online undergraduate work at Walden University. He holds an MBA from Brigham Young University. Dennis has experience as a business owner and organizational consultant for several large corporations. He has also worked in operations and human resources in both the technology and venture capitol sectors. Dennis played collegiate volleyball and continues to maintain a passion for health and fitness.Contact Dennis
Kelly Carone, Vice President & Instructional Designer
Kelly has a decade of experience in online and distance education. He has a Masters of Education in Instructional Technology from Utah State University, and has worked as an instructional designer as a part of the education team for a number of large corporations. With his instructional design and technology background, Kelly provides guidance on course development and online learning pedagogy. As co-founder of Carone Fitness, Kelly also plays a key role in management and administrative duties. Contact Kelly
Troy Williams, Director of Sales & Marketing
Troy is responsible for initiating, coordinating, and managing relationships between Carone Fitness and other schools, organizations, and vendors. He works with the Carone Fitness sales team in creating and sustaining the current sales process and assists with planning and implementing marketing strategies for Carone Fitness. Troy studied Communications and Marketing at Metropolitan State College in Denver. He has worked in the K12 industry for almost 10 years and he has worked with over 500 school districts in his K12 Career, striving to help increase student achievement and raise funding to support extracurricular activities in schools across the country. Contact Troy
Lori Van Wagoner, Registrar & Learning Systems Specialist
Lori wears many hats for Carone Fitness, including registrar, learning systems specialist, project manager, and quality assurance supervisor. Lori processes registrations and manages student relations. She is familiar with a variety of learning management systems, including Blackboard, ANGEL, eCollege, Moodle, and Desire2Learn, and has worked with Carone Fitness to integrate courses into each of these systems. In addition, Lori works as a project manager and oversees quality assurance on all courses. Lori has a BS in public relations from the University of Utah.
Kristen Guymon, Lead Curriculum Writer and Subject Matter Expert
Kristen Guymon is the subject matter expert and key curriculum writer for Carone Fitness. She also stays up to date on the latest in health and physical education in order to continually update and modify courses as needed. Kristen graduated from Utah State University with a BS in exercise science and physical education and a MS in corporate wellness. While at USU, Kristen participated on the track team and was also a member of the prestigious President's Leadership Council. In addition to her work with Carone Fitness, Kristen is also a high school track coach.
Maryon Wallentine, Lead Instructor
Maryon is the lead instructor for Carone Fitness. She provides timely feedback and instruction to Carone Fitness students, as well as training for other teachers. She played fast pitch softball at Ricks College and Brigham Young University. She graduated from Brigham Young University in 2003 with a degree in school health and physical education. Maryon taught PE in Arizona public schools for three years, and now enjoys teaching online. In addition to teaching, Maryon has coached basketball, volleyball, and softball, and currently teaches private softball pitching lessons.
