Club One Incorporated

Robin Klaus has more than 20 years of executive management experience in the industry. He was formerly Chairman of Planet Fitness, a health and fitness club company in Singapore, and served as President and Chief Operating Officer of fitness equipment manufacturer Star Trac. He is currently on the Board of Directors for SummerSearch, a national mentoring program for teenagers. Robin holds a bachelor's in international relations from American University, a master's in international economics from University of Pittsburgh, and a master's in business administration from Stanford.

Bill McBride is a health club industry veteran who started his full time career in 1986. He is an internationally-recognized expert on the industry and on excellence in customer experience, presenting on four continents at major industry conventions IHRSA, IHRSA Institute, IHRSA Profitability Conference, IHRSA Asia-Pacific Forum, Club Industry, FILEX, Russian Fitness Festival, FIA). Bill has served on the IHRSA Board of Directors since 2009. He is originally from North Carolina and graduated with a Bachelors of Science in Business Administration with a concentration in Marketing from East Carolina University.

Bonnie Wheatley joined Club One in 2000. She is responsible for finance and accounting, information technology, and member services. Prior to joining Club One, Bonnie was a VP in charge of accounting, SEC reporting, and regulatory reporting at First Nationwide Bank (now Citibank), Bank of New England (now Fleet), and Union Bank of California. Bonnie has a BA from Mount Holyoke College and Masters from the University of Virginia and Simmons College. She is a Certified Public Accountant.

Tom Nelson brings 18+ years of management experience working with client partners in the areas of commercial, corporate, community center/JCCs, medical, and university health and fitness facilities and wellness programs. Tom is responsible for new business development across all channels of business. Additionally, Tom oversees the operations and partner account management for Club One’s Community and Medical Fitness Centers. Over the past 8+ years, Tom has been integral in helping Club One build strong partnerships and develop best practices in the areas of fitness center operations, membership acquisition & retention, aquatics, and medical integration. Tom holds his bachelor's and master's degrees in Kinesiology from San Jose State University.

Dan Burns joined Club One in 2006 and has 20 years of fitness industry experience in commercial, managed, community and medial fitness centers. Dan is focused on developing and maintaining strong relationships with Club One’s management and consulting partners. Dan is responsible for the ensuring the implementation of industry leading best practices in the areas of member acquisition and retention, fitness and wellness programming, customer service and financial management at Club One’s Community and Medical Fitness Centers. Dan received his Bachelor of Science in Exercise Science from Penn State University.

Valerie joined Club One in 1992 and oversees the Corporate Fitness Managment channel for the company. Since joining Club One, she has been an integral part of the expansion and operations side of the channel. She successfully manages mulitple client relationships while overseeing operations of the corporate fitness centers. Valerie attended Santa Clara University where she received a bachelor's degree in Business. She worked for 15 years in banking where she was VP of Operations at San Jose National Bank until 1989.

Michele started her carrier with Club One in 1999 after completing her Masters Degree in Exercise Physiology. Michele oversees the Club One Strategic Initiatives Committee which is responsible for the development and implementation of Club One’s best practices across all channels of the Club One management business; Corporate Health and Fitness, Community Centers, and Medical Fitness Centers. Michele has worked with over 30 Club One corporate partners throughout the years, focusing on design, development, and implementation of employee fitness and wellness programs. Her recommendations on the design and implementation of employee wellness programs have resulted in Club One corporate partners achieving impressive global participation results.

Cheryl joined the Club One team in 1999. She oversees the Corporate Health and Fitness division operations of more than 25 sites. Additionally, Cheryl is part of Club One’s new business initiatives team. Prior to joining Club One, she spent 11 years as an Assistant Swimming Coach with the Top 10 nationally ranked University of Texas Women’s Swimming program. During her tenure, she worked with many Olympic level athletes, Olympic Coaches and helped earn the team three National Championships. Cheryl received her Bachelor of Science in Exercise Science from Temple University and her graduate degree in Sports Science from the United States Sports Academy. She is a competitive swimmer and yoga enthusiast.

Cindy Kirkman joined the Club One team in 2006 as the Director of Human Resources and is also responsible for the Benefits and Recruiting functions. She has over 20 years of HR Management and Operations experience, with expertise in mostly Retail and Service related organizations, such as Comcast, Central Garden and Pet, Macy’s and Merit Resource Group. Cindy received her Bachelor of Science degree from California State Polytechnic College in San Louis Obispo, California. She also holds a Human Resources certification through the Society of Human Resources Management.

Meredith Patton DePersia is the Director of Operations, Commercial Clubs. She also has oversight for our Spas and our Playcare services. She is charged with operational continuity and standards within our branded sites and operational transition of new sites within the Commercial, Corporate Health & Fitness, Jewish Community Center and Medical Fitness channels of the company. Meredith began her career with Club One in July of 2003. She has held many roles including General Manager and Regional Manager. Prior to Club One, she worked as a General Manager for Sport & Health, a Washington DC based health club group. She holds a Bachelor of Science in Human Nutrition, Foods and Exercise and a Master of Science in Exercise and Health Promotion.

Herschel Elder has 14 years of health club sales and management experience working with individual clubs and large club companies on both the East and West coasts. Since joining Club One in 2003, he has held multiple positions including general manager, regional manager, and now Director of Sales and Membership. His expertise includes individual club sales, corporate sales, pre-sales, sales promotion and daily sales management. Herschel also conducts all sales related trainings for the organization across all major departments.

Kari Bedgood joined Club One in 2005 and oversees the marketing and public relations functions for the company. She leads an innovative, results-driven team responsible for lead generating marketing campaigns, brand management and strategic communications that support the company’s sales and growth objectives. Prior to Club One, Kari worked for Ketchum’s Brand Marketing and Consumer Food account management teams serving clients such as 24 Hour Fitness, Kikkoman and Clorox. Kari received a bachelor’s degree in Journalism from Indiana University in Bloomington.