2024 MFA Award Winners
These awards celebrate and honor the best and the brightest in medical fitness center management. Awards, in a variety of categories, identify those organizations, facilities, programs and individuals that are deserving of recognition for their achievements.
Awards were presented during the 2024 MFA Annual Conference Awards Ceremony in New Orleans.
Hank Boerner Pioneer Award
Hervey Lavoie, President at OLC Designs
Marla Richmond Memorial Education Award
Dr. Renee Rogers, Senior Scientist/Consultant & Strategist at the University of Kansas Medical Center / IDEAL Consulting
Individual Professional of the Year
Greg Stock, CEO of Thibodaux Regional Medical Center
Industry Partner of the Year
Strategic Partner of the Year
Davis Phinney Foundation for Parkinson's
Certified Facility of the Year Award
Thibodaux Regional Fitness Center
MFA Member Facility of the Year Award
Program Innovation Awards
“Discovery Class” at the Piedmont Wellness Center
“Virtual Post-Stroke Exercise Program” by Power Wellness
“wellTogether” at the Center for Health & Wellbeing
MFA Rising Stars
The Regional Rising Star Awards program recognizes outstanding individual achievement and significant leadership within the medical fitness community.
Alexis Gonzalez, Medical Program Leader
HealthFit - Powered by Sarasota Memorial in Sarasota, FL
Lisa Gray, Group Exercise Supervisor
Emory Decatur Hospital Wellness Center in Decatur, GA
Matthew Guidry, Medical Integration Coordinator
Thibodaux Regional Fitness Center in Thibodaux, LA
Lauren Sham, Wellness Navigator
HealthFit - Powered by Sarasota Memorial in Sarasota, FL
Maggie Ramirez, Fitness Program Coordinator
NorthPointe Wellness in Roscoe, IL
Medical Fitness Week Winners
Medical Fitness Week is an annual event for MFA fitness facility members to engage with their members in fun competitions: In 2024, MFA partnered with the Davis Phinney Foundation for Parkinson's with the MOVE150.
The 2024 MOVE150 Winners
Total Number of Moves: 47,830
Endeavor Health - Galter Life Center in Chicago
Highest Average Moves: 361
Beacon Health & Fitness-South Bend in Elkhart, IN
Top Fundraiser Award
St. Jude Wellness Center
2024 Medical Fitness Week Photo Contest Winner
St. Jude Wellness Center