Published author, public speaker, personal coach and Strategic Director of START Fitness. Stephanie Weichert became the Strategic Director of START in 2001 and developed and co-produced the Operation Living Fit DVD fitness series. She has written health and fitness articles for GX Magazine (circ. 375,000), Foundations (circ. 400,000), Hooah! (circ. 6.5 million) and Military Spouse Magazines (circ. 60,000). She co-developed Operation Fit to Fight, a train-the-trainer program used to certify fitness professionals. She is certified in Personal training through the National Academy of Sports Medicine (NASM), has a Sports Nutrition Consultant Certification from City College of San Francisco, a TRX Instructor Certification and a B.A. from SFSU.