meet our instructors
CATHERINE CUZZONE
Owner / Manager PilatesRI
Principal United States Pilates Association Catherine began her Pilates journey in 1995 in New York City under Pilates Elder Romana Kryzanowska. She merged her competitive sports background and 10 year corporate history into opening the first Pilates studio in Providence in 1996. PilatesRI became the first RI Pilates Certification Center in 2003. In 2005, she co founded the USPA, exclusive licensee of The New York Pilates Studio Teacher Certification Program, whose launch was made possible by a team of professionals she assembled exclusively from Rhode Island. She continues to pursue an active lifestyle which embraces holistic health/wellness, nutrition, organic, and green living.
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SHEILA MELLO
Instructor
Authentic Pilates Certification (Chicago) 2002 via The New York Pilates Studio, Chicago, Illinois. Sheila is the senior instructor at PilatesRI, and a Teacher of Teachers for the U.S.P.A. in the Providence, RI training center. She is a former classical ballet dancer, who began her study of the Pilates method in Chicago, IL, under the tutelage of master teacher Juanita Lopez. She obtained her certification from Sari Mejia Santo in 2002 through the New York Pilates Studio Teacher Certification Program. Sheila moved to the New England area in 2004 and has continued her education by attending workshops and taking lessons, from such wonderful instructors as Jay Grimes, Peter Fiasca, Brett Howard, Kathi Ross-Nash, Mari Winsor, Mejo Wiggins, Dana Santi, and Brooke Siler. Sheila is committed to keeping Pilates pure, authentic and true to its original form. |
TORI JOHNSONInstructor
Tori has been teaching Pilates since 2007. She began teaching Pilates after many decades of an active lifestyle embracing fitness, nutrition, and holistic wellness. She continues to cultivate a healthy, green/organic lifestyle for her husband and two children while teaching Pilates and managing the RI studios. Clients LOVE Tori's warm, caring personality balanced with her unique ability to simultaneously challenge, innovate & inspire.
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