About the Creators of
FallStop... Move Strong™
The Fall Prevention & Strengthening Program™

Julie Kardachi

Julie Kardachi, MA, has been an occupational therapist for over 25 years and has worked in the US, the UK, and Australia. She is currently on the faculty of the occupational therapy program at Touro College, in New York City where she has taught classes in Adult Rehabilitation, Health & Wellness, and Gerontology. She has worked with adults of all ages in nursing homes, rehabilitation centers, and hospitals, with a focus on neurological and orthopedic injuries. She is particularly interested in helping people to remain independent (or re-gain their independence) so they can continue to pursue their interests and be active in their communities. Her involvement in FallStop... Move Strong™ The Falls Prevention & Strengthening Program™ is to provide education about normal aging, risk factors for falls, and ways to prevent falls, as well as to address individual needs and questions about mobility and safe performance of activities inside and outside the home.

  

Celeste Carlucci

Celeste Carlucci is a fitness expert and former dancer who received her dance training at The Alvin Ailey School of Dance and trained with alignment specialist Zena Rommett. She has performed nationally and internationally as a dancer with many notable choreographers, among them Bob Fosse. For over twenty years she has taught movement and full body strengthening, with a primary emphasis on senior fitness. Her background in dance equips her to focus on correct alignment and posture. The senior fitness programs she designs target all major muscle groups, and increase flexibility, strength, reflexes and balance. Her mission is to give older adults the strength and confidence to stay active in their communities. Her involvement in FallStop... Move Strong™ The Falls Prevention & Strengthening Program™ is to conduct the weekly exercise program, giving individual attention to address particular needs and ensure that all exercises are performed correctly for maximum benefit, and to provide inspiration for the mind as well as the body.