Born in Bryn Mawr, Penn., Gina relocated to Southern California soon after college where she began working with celebrities at a large public relations firm in Beverly Hills. While working with high profile people such as Michael J. Fox, Sharon Stone, Justine Bateman, Robert Downey, Jr. and others, she identified their need for specialized services like personal training. Having a strong science background, experience as a trainer and a high affinity for exercise and fitness, Gina pursued her certifications in fitness training and began her own business. Since that time she has had the privilege to work with famous actors, musicians and television executives such as Andy Garcia, Catherine Bell (JAG), Nancy Cartwright (Bart Simpson), Kevin James (King Of Queens), Leah Remini, Val Kilmer, Kirstie Alley, Robert Towne, Craig Perry, Colleen Camp, Beck, Chick Corea, Les Moonves, Beth Sullivan, Nancy Roberts and many, many more.

As a successful trainer Gina has gained the respect of the media as well as her peers. In 1993, Gina was invited to join a special development team at the National Strength and Conditioning Association to create a nationally accredited certified personal trainer program. This prestigious program is still the only one of its kind in existence today. Gina has also served on the NSCA's Examination Development Committee and was Chair Person for the Personal Trainer Committee for five years. She received an award from the NSCA for her contribution and work devoted to the Personal Trainer Program. In addition, she contributed to the Journal of Strength and Conditioning as the column editor for the "One-On-One" section for personal trainers. As a result, writers and reporters began calling on Gina for her expertise and experience in weight training, advanced program design, nutrition, weight management and current fitness trends. This earned her the 2003 Personal Trainer of the Year Award from the NSCA.

As a public speaker, Gina has traveled around the globe teaching health and fitness professionals as well as the general public on popular topics such as fat loss, weight loss, exercise and nutrition. She has presented to audiences in Asia, Australia, Europe and the United States. Whether speaking before intimate groups or to larger audiences of 10,000 people or more, Gina has been described as a "dynamic and entertaining speaker who gets down to the grit of the matter."

Gina has one of the largest personal networks of nutritionists, world renowned research scientists, strength and conditioning coaches, Olympic training coaches, athletic trainers, physical therapists, exercise physiologists, biomechanics, holistic practitioners, fitness consultants and physicians of every specialty including anti-aging medicine, endocrinology and immunology. All these practitioners and experts are at the top of their game and constantly feed Gina with current information before it is even published in clinical journals, periodicals or local news.

As a television personality, Gina has appeared on fitness infomercials, reality shows and DVD's. Her recent production for the Discovery Channel called Swimsuit Slimdown aired in March of 2005. She is also a fitness expert for NBC news specials. Gina is currently in production on her own series called FIT Nation which will begin airing on the Discovery Channel's FIT TV channel in August 2005.

She is an honors graduate from the University of Pennsylvania in dental hygiene/health science and holds certifications in personal training from the National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA), the American Council on Exercise (ACE) and University of Southern California at Los Angeles. In addition, Gina has achieved certificates in post-rehabilitation conditioning and weight management. She is proficient in kickboxing, boxing, stage fighting and stunts, shudokan karate, weight lifting, rock climbing, mountain biking and many other sports.