Valentino LaQuey, BS Social Psychology, minor in Sports Psychology, NFPT Certified Val LaQuey has an extensive athletic and coaching background. As a talented football player, he earned a full scholarship to the Technological Institute of Monterrey and later went on to play in the American Football World Cup.  He has been an assistant head coach and assisted the NFL Europe coaching staff by training athletes. He is known for being able to combine his experience as an athlete and his knowledge of psychology to offer the best in physical and mental coaching to his clients.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Marcus McDade, AMFPT Certified Marcus has over 25 years of experience in the fitness industry. He works in cooperation with health professionals, therapists, nurses and doctors to provide healthy solutions. Additionally, he has completed nearly 30,000 hours of clinical exercise instruction and performance. Marcus has been a participant and judge in fitness competitions and is extremely knowledgeable about combining fitness and nutrition to achieve optimal results.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sarah Martin, B.A. Sociology & Political Science, M.A. Sociology, Cooper Institute CPT Sarah has spent over thirty years in the fitness arena, as a water safety instructor, fitness enthusiast and personal trainer. She has also worked in academia, government and the private sector, and spent fourteen years as a stay-at-home mom.  Sarah currently works as a personal trainer in Houston, focusing on strength and flexibility training, cardiovascular fitness, weight management and older adult fitness.  She enjoys helping clients to become stronger, leaner and more fit. Sarah custom-designs programs to meet her clients' specific health needs and fitness goals, and all agree that her workouts are safe, effective and fun.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Kayla Mcadney, AFAA/NESTA Certified, Beach body, Powder Blue, CPR/AED Kayla is a certified personal trainer and Pilates instructor. She has instructed Piyo, Piloxing, kickboxing, and numerous group exercise classes. Coaching is her passion and she gets results. In 2006 she started her first running group and really enjoyed watching her clients reach their running goals. Whether you have never jogged a mile or you are training for a marathon, She can devise a program that gets you to the finish line!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Morteza Naghavi, M.D. Dr. Naghavi is a world-renowned medical expert in the field of heart attack prevention. As an innovative physician he specialized in preventive cardiology and biotechnology. Dr. Naghavi has numerous inventions and is internationally recognized for his pioneering efforts to overhaul traditional methods for early detection and prevention of heart attacks. Dr. Naghavi founded SHAPE- The Society for Heart Attack Prevention and Eradication and is the Executive Chairman of the SHAPE Task Force, a non-profit coalition that developed the SHAPE Guideline (www.shapesociety.org) and helped push legislation for heart attack preventive screening to become law in Texas, the first in the United States. Dr. Naghavi is an advocate of preventive personalized medicine and is passionate about shifting healthcare from hospital to home using innovative solutions. Dr. Naghavi and colleagues have developed the RedCircle program as a long lasting solution for weight management and reducing cardiovascular risk.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Harvey Hecht, M.D Harvey Hecht, M.D. Is an expert in cardiac imaging and preventive cardiology, and is the author of more than 100 publications in peer reviewed journals. He completed his internship and residency in Internal Medicine at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine and Mount Sinai Hospital (NY) and a fellowship in Cardiology at Beth Israel Hospital, Harvard Medical School. His academic appointments have included Instructor in Medicine at Harvard Medical School, Assistant Professor at UCLA, Associate Professor at the University of Southern California and University of California, San Francisco, and Clinical Professor of Medicine at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine . A graduate of Columbia College and the Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Dr. Hecht is board certified in Internal Medicine and Cardiovascular Diseases, and is a Fellow of the American College of Cardiology. He is a consultant to the editors of numerous cardiovascular publications, including the Journal of the American College of Cardiology, American Journal of Cardiology, Circulation, American Heart Journal, Journal of Invasive Cardiology, and the Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography. He is one of the founders of, and was the first President of the Society of Atherosclerosis Imaging, as well as one of the founders of the Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography. He has been involved in early stage development of several startup companies in the medical arena which have had successful IPO’s. Dr. Hecht is the Chairman of the Endothelix Scientific Advisory Board.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Albert Yen, M.D. Albert Yen, M.D. is a physician scientist with over 10 years of experience in basic and clinical research trial design, medical device commercialization, and small business administration. He received his medical degree from Baylor College of Medicine, where he also completed his Neurology residency and Clinical Neurophysiology fellowship training. Dr. Yen has a special interest in developing strategies for preventing heart attacks and strokes and strongly believes that a personalized weight management program can play an important role in preventive cardiology and neurology. His other interests include cerebrovascular disease, neurodegenerative conditions, traumatic brain injury, primary headache disorders, and urological neuromodulation. Dr. Yen currently serves as VP of Medical Affairs for Fairway Medical Technologies, the business development group behind the Red Circle program.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Suzi Spiering RD, LD Clinic Manager, Registered/Licensed Dietitian Suzi’s passions in health and nutrition are fulfilled with her clients at RedCircle.  She strives to personalize each one of her client’s meal plans according to their metabolism requirement, genetic profiles, and their likes and dislikes.  Her goals are to bring an excellent level of customer service, nutrition knowledge, individualized attention and encouragement to her clients.  She will always support her client’s goals and looks forward to the improvements in their health and lifestyle.  Suzi graduated from the University of Wisconsin Green Bay with a bachelors of science emphasizing in human biology and nutritional science.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sarah Tourtellot, B.S. Human Nutrition and Foods, NESTA Certified Group Exercise Instructor Sarah Tourtellot brings knowledge and a passion for nutritious eating to every consultation with RedCircle clients. She has experience working with both children and adults from many different cultural backgrounds. Her goal is to educate and motivate clients to reach their goals by emphasizing lifestyle changes. Combining healthy eating with fitness is Sarah’s way of life and she passes on her expertise and personal motivation to RedCircle clients. Sarah obtained her Bachelor of Science in Nutrition from the University of Houston with a minor in Spanish.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sepand Moshiri (Sep), B.S. Neurobiology Sepand Moshiri (Sep) has served a distinguished fifteen year career in business development within the pharmaceutical sales, medical sales, life science and medical innovations industries. His enterprising and dynamic management credentials along with his executive consulting in various ventures bring a wealth of experience to RedCircle’s team. Sep currently serves on the board of SHAPE, the board of directors for The Arc of Greater Houston, and serves on the partnership board committee of Big Brothers Big Sisters. He graduated cum laude from Vanderbilt University and is currently enrolled in the Global Energy Executive MBA program at University of Houston.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Shannon Cotten B.S. Shannon joined the RedCircle team in February of 2012. Her experience includes work in childhood nutrition and obesity research, physician-supervised weight management, and nutrition counseling. She is proud to be a part of a multi-disciplinary team that encourages the long-term success of clients through healthful eating, physical activity, and lifestyle changes. Shannon obtained her Bachelor of Science from Texas State University where she earned magna cum laude honors in Nutrition and Foods.