Emily Davenport
Emily leads a department of more than 55 full time staff who work with a diverse group of clients at over 40 client locations. She’s passionate about connecting creative wellness offerings for clients and she loves the continuous diversity in her job where she has the pleasure of collaborating with a variety of clients in both a corporate setting as well as in senior living communities.
In her role as Director, she is responsible for all department operations, revenue, and growth. It’s no secret that she relies heavily on her capable leadership team for their expertise and wisdom to keep the department running smoothly. Much of her time is spent building new relationships with clients who have identified a true desire to do wellness better. Emily enjoys consulting with senior living communities to help them build better lifestyle opportunities for residents, and partnering with clients on designing new fitness centers.
Emily has a B.S. in Exercise Science and a minor in Sports Medicine from Ball State University. She's also a Certified Exercise Physiologist through the American College of Sports Medicine.
She began her career with NIFS in 2007, working as a Health Fitness Specialist in a corporate fitness center and then later launching and managing a fitness center for a senior living client in the Indianapolis area. She also spent eight years as an Assistant Director supporting NIFS growth in senior living client settings. She still calls Indiana home and relishes spending time with her family when she’s not working. She enjoys Pilates and sneaking in a run or other workout when she can throughout the week.
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Kara is committed to supporting her staff while they develop engaging programs and services for the corporate fitness centers they manage. She also pours her creativity into developing and executing on the department’s marketing strategy.
In her role as Director, Kara is leading more than 25 full time staff at corporate fitness client locations. She does a fantastic job challenging her staff to be strategic in what they’re offering and evaluating how they can provide better, more engaging, and more meaningful services and programs. When she’s not busy supporting the staff, she’s working hard on our marketing efforts, supporting various marketing campaigns and staying on top of our website analytics.
She began her career with NIFS in March 2004, shortly after she earned her bachelor’s degree from Purdue University. She started out as a health fitness specialist and through her dedication, hard work, creativity, and willingness to do whatever it takes to get the job done; Kara has seen a variety of promotions during her time with NIFS.
Kara is also certified as an Intrinsic Coach®. She is an Indiana native and enjoys supporting the Lafayette Jefferson Bronchos and Purdue Boilermakers, as well as boating and fishing with her family.
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As the Director of Active Aging Operations, Rachel brings a dynamic blend of creativity and analytics to the senior living portfolio. With a deep passion for creative wellness programming and a love for diving into data, she excels at identifying unique programming solutions that drive resident engagement. Rachel firmly believes in the potential to build vibrant health and fitness programs regardless of the size or scope of a community’s resources. Whether it is maximizing amenities, optimizing equipment use, or improving program and service quality through the continuums of care, she is dedicated to streamlining fitness operations to meet the specific needs of each community in our portfolio.
After four years of experience within senior fitness, she began her career with NIFS in 2016 managing a fitness center for a senior living client in New Jersey. She then advanced to a regional supervisor role then to an assistant director position, supporting NIFS staff at various senior living client locations on the East Coast before stepping into her current role as the director over the active aging team. Rachel’s academic credentials include a B.S. in Exercise Science from Bloomsburg University as well as an M.S. in Exercise Science and Health Promotion with a concentration in rehabilitative sciences from California University of Pennsylvania. She’s also certified as a Corrective Exercise Specialist through the National Academy of Sports Medicine.
She is a Pennsylvania native and enjoys spending time outdoors with her family in her free time.
Lindsay has dual B.A. degrees from Purdue University in Health Promotion and Health and Fitness with an additional certification as a Certified Health Education Specialist. Her experience takes the client beyond just fitness and turns opportunities into a lifestyle choice.
When she is not focusing her attention on the team, Lindsay enjoys time with her family, heading outdoors, and cheering on the Boilermakers!