OCB Promoters

OCB Promoters
	Blythe Alberg - Baltimore, MD Blythe is a 31-year old mother of two who co-promotes with her partner, John Puskarich. Blythe is a competitor and enjoys contributing to the sport of bodybuilding in other ways too, such as supporting athletes and helping them prepare for competition by holding posing classes alongside John. Blythe began competing again in 2005 (after a few years off and a second child), holds a few natural titles, and won a WNBF pro card in 2006. Competing in numerous organizations has given her insight into other organizations.
	Ray Binkowski - Chicago, IL Raymond M. Binkowski, BSME, CFT, CPT has personally lost over 40 pounds and maintained this weight loss for over 8 years. This first hand experience was paramount in the founding of ErgoTekniX Inc. Personal experience and work with clients has provided Ray with a solid understanding of many of the popular fad diets and their shortcomings (Atkins, The Zone, Body for Life) as well as the latest in exercise trends. Familiarity with the vast approaches to nutrition and exercise has afforded Ray the opportunity to share this experience as a guest speaker in a variety of settings: collegiate, corporate, and otherwise. Ray is the author of a soon to be released book on nutrition and has also written for various fitness publications... more
	James Carron - Cape Cod, MA James is an IFPA Pro bodybuilder. He owns Cape Cod Nutrition Corner, a supplement shop in Hyannis, Mass.
	Cathy Chappell - Phoenix, AZ Cathy began competing in bodybuilding in 1991. She has competed for eight years in natural shows and has won many titles. In 1996 she began judging, but she still felt the desire to do more for the sport. She began the Arizona Natural contest in 2000. The following year Tina Watkins joined forces with her as co-promoter. Together they try to produce a top-notch show for the natural competitors.
	Jennifer & Jesse Dale - Indianapolis, IN Jennifer is a CPT and BS in Health Sciences who specializes in contest preparation for both novice and experienced competitors. Jesse began competing as a teenager in 1997. He has won many titles across several organizations. He qualified to be an IFPA Pro in 2007 and uses his first hand knowledge as a competitor to bring about a fair and unbiased environment for natural bodybuilding to the state of Indiana. Jesse and Jennifer promote two shows annually, the Circle City Championships held in May and the Natural Indiana held in September.
	Roger Duchon - Pittsburgh, PA Roger has been in health & fitness and bodybuilding for 23 years. He competed for 5 years. He and his wife Beth own a 20,000 sq foot health club (Champion Fitness) in Pittsburgh. Roger also lived in Corporate America for 13 years, which he says taught him a lot about promoting events, marketing, and management. He uses his experiences to help him see how shows can be better for the competitors. Roger says he puts so much of himself into his shows because they're for the competitors and their families. Roger donates 10% of his shows' proceeds to his church (He gives everything and all thanks to Jesus his Lord and savior.)
	Brian Fahrenfeld -Tarrytown, NY Brian has competed and been involved in bodybuilding competitions since 1993. He has promoted the Tri-State Bodybuilding and Figure Championships since 2004. He's an avid powerlifter and has ranked in the top 100 in the USA since 1997 in the 220 lb. weight class. He's also co-owner of Premier Fitness located in Nanuet, New York.
	Joe Franco - Trenton, NJ and Philadelphia, PA Joe has dedicated his life to helping others obtain their fitness goals. He's been a personal trainer for over 10 years and competitive bodybuilder for 15 years. He became an IFPA pro bodybuilder in 2006. The latest addition to Joe's fitness resume is now promoting the OCB Mid-Atlantic Muscle Classic held in New Jersey and the development of Team Franco Bodybuilding. He is continues to be a leader in the fitness industry to educate and motivate his clients and people around him.
	Bob Gormley - MA and RI Bob Gormley served as National Chairman of the American Natural Bodybuilding Conference (ANBC) from 1990 thru 2004. The ANBC became one of the largest federations in the United States under Gormley’s leadership, boasting as many as 50 competitions in a calendar year and spanning from coast to coast. More...
	Mike Halsey - Syracuse, NY Mike is a natural pro competitor and has produced events in the upstate New York are for many years.
	Stasi Longo - Pittsburgh, PA Stasi Longo is a drug-free for life athlete who has competed in Natural Bodybuilding since 1988. She has won many titles and has judged with numerous organizations. She competed at the pro level for a number of years. Stasi and her husband Larry own Sonshine Fitness Personal Training in Pittsburgh PA and has trained clients of all ages and levels since 1980. Stasi’s passion is helping people to realize their God given athletic potential and accomplish their goals and dreams. She has been a featured guest on many Pittsburgh television talk shows. She is excited to now become a promoter of her own competition, which has been a longtime goal of hers. She gives God glory for all of her successes and accomplishments.
	Joel Napolitano Joel is co-owner of Maximum Nutrition Centers, Inc. with his brother Justin, in operation since April 0f 2004. He is an EMT, currently finishing his Paramedic certification, as well as an ISSA personal trainer and CPR/First Aid instructor. After co-promoting the OCB YANKEE CLASSIC in 2006 with his brother and the OCB, it has become the goal of Maximum Nutrition Centers, Inc. to bring the Yankee back to its place in history. A staple event of Yankee Homecoming in Newburyport each year, it is an important tune-up show for competitors of fall events. He has a goal to soon compete as well.
	Justin Napolitano - Newburyport, MA Justin has co-owned Maximum Nutrition Centers (www.maxnut.com) with his brother Joel since 2004. After undergoing open heart surgery as a child, health and fitness became crucial to his day to day survival. His passion is to help people reach their fitness goals through diet, basic supplementation and hard work. He co-promoted the OCB Natural Yankee Classic for the first time in 2006. He wanted to ensure this show continued as a Yankee Homecoming tradition in Newburyport, MA each summer and looks forward to promoting many more in the coming years. He is married and had his first son, Evan, in August 2005.
	Kareem (Reemo) Petteway - Washington, DC Kareem has competed in several organizations over the past 5yrs. He is a certified judge and competitive drug free pro bodybuilder holding many titles. Bodybuilding gives him discipline and increased mental focus while encouraging him to follow a healthy lifestyle. He applies these disciplines to other facets of his life and it enables him to help people obtain their goals which is he believes is a reward within itself. As an athlete, he knows all the hard work that goes into preparation and believes that competitors should have a high quality show to display and reward them for their sacrifices.
	John Puskarich - Baltimore, MD John is a gym owner and natural pro bodybuilder who has competed for many years.
	Lee Shaffer - Albuquerque, NM In 1999, the organization that was promoting Natural Bodybuilding in NM pulled out. After some discussion with other competitors, a quest began to find another organization to fill the void. Lee competed in three different organizations' shows to get a feel for how they operated. The first was a disappointment and failure; he vowed not to let that organization in. Lee picked the ANBC after the three experiences, and after a lengthy discussion with the ANBC President. He felt he could do a better job than the first organization's show he sampled, and decided to promote a show himself. His first show was in 2000, and each year's event grows bigger and better while always keeping the competitors in mind. In 2005, Lee started promoting OCB events because of what they had to offer the Bodybuilding, Figure and Fitness competitors.
	Matt Shepley - Mid-Atlantic Region Matt started out as a competitor. He was a little disappointed with the quality of shows, qualifications and ability of judges, and treatment of competitors in his local area. He had a background in promotions and customer service from previous work with movies and decided to start promoting physique competitions to see if he could offer shows that were fairer and more rewarding to competitors.
	Sean Sullivan - New England areas Sean is a law enforcement officer on Cape Cod, was an Army Aviator, and is Gulf War vet. He's been active in bodybuilding for over 25 years and has judged during 15 of those. He has has won titles in the AAU, NPC, ANBC, NABBA, NABF, NGA and OCB. He's also a contributor to Fitness and Physique magazine. Sean and his wife, Debbie, have headed expansion of OCB across the country. Sean maintains a website, www.SOAbodybuilding.com for his events and other information relating to the sport.
	Tina Watkins - Phoenix, AZ Tina has been involved in bodybuilding since her first contest in 1989. She has judged since 1996. She felt she had not gone full-circle in bodybuilding until she also promoted a contest. After judging the 2001 Arizona Natural, she joined forces with that show's promoter Cathy Chappell, and the two now co-promote the Arizona Natural Bodybuilding, Figure and Fitness competition. She says she finds it is extremely fulfilling to be able to provide a top rate contest for the athletes who have worked so hard to be in the best shape of their lives.
	Brian Young - Bloomsburg, PA Brian started competing in 2003. He instantly fell in love with bodybuilding. After the Marines he started studying Exercise Science in college in Bloomsburg Penn. He competed in a show promoted by Mike Halsey in 2004 and the two became good friends. The same year Brian became the Iron Club President at Bloomsburg University (BU) and he thought it would be great to have a show there. He wanted to show everyone that bodybuilding is not all drugs and steroids and wanted to show the students at BU that one doesn't need steroids to look good. So with the Mike Halsey's guidance and club advisor Donald Young's (no relation) assistance with securing resources from the University, Brian produced his first contest in 2006 and has been doing so ever since. He donates proceeds from his show to Charity.