Sponsors

Team Bio:
- Mary Bell
Team Manager
WNBF Pro
NGA Pro

- Kara De Cesare
Team Promoter

- Melissa Kelley
WNBF Pro figure
Pro Bodybuilder

- Rachelle Cannon
Education
  • U.S. Sports Academy - Master of Sport Science degree in Health & Fitness Management
  • U.S. Coast Guard Academy - Bachelor of Science degree in Political Science
  • The Cooper Institute - Certified Physical Fitness Specialist, Biomechanics of Resistance Training Specialist, Dietary Guidance Specialist, and Health Promotion Program Director
Experience
  • Commissioned Officer, U.S. Coast Guard (1996-2001)
  • Health Promotion (Wellness) Program Manager for U.S. Coast Guard (2000-2002)
  • Aerobics instructor (1999-2002)
  • Bodybuilding competitor (1998-Present)
  • Nutrition counselor and personal trainer (2003-Present) 
  • Bodybuilding Choreographer – 2005 and 2006
Competition History
  • 1998 AAU Colonial Open, Hampton, VA – 1st Novice Short Bodybuilding
  • 1998 AAU Military Open, Portsmouth, VA – 2nd Open Short Bodybuilding
  • 1999 AAU Chesapeake Open, Chesapeake, VA – 1st Mixed Pairs & 4th Open Short Bodybuilding
  • 1999 NASF Military Open, Portsmouth, VA - 1st Open Short Bodybuilding & Best Poser
  • 2004 Musclemania Nation's Capitol, Bowie, MD – 2nd Open Lightweight Bodybuilding, Best Poser & Most Symmetrical
  • 2004 INBF Monster Mash – Open Bodybuilding Pro Card status earned
  • 2005 Musclemania F.A.M.E. Championships – 3rd Open Lightweight
  • 2005 NPC Body Rock Fitness, Figure & Bodybuilding Show – 4th Open Lightweight
  • 2006 Organization of Competitive Bodybuilders (OCB) Spirit of America Bodybuilding & Figure competition – 2nd Open Heavyweight & Best Poser
  • 2006 Musclemania Fitness Atlantic Bodybuilding, Figure & Fitness Competition – 1st Overall Figure & 2nd Open Bodybuilding
  • 2006 NPC East Coast Tournament of Champions – 2nd Open Heavyweight & Best Poser
  • 2007 Amateur Arnold Classic – 3rd Fitness Division Short Class
  • 2007 NPC Maryland State Bodybuilding Championships – 1st Open Middleweight & Overall Winner
Professional Associations/Affiliation
  • International Society of Sports Nutrition http://www.sportsnutritionsociety.org
  • National Physique Committee
  • Organization of Competitive Bodybuilders
  • Local Women’s Bodybuilding Committee
My future goals
  • Mentor children on nutrition and exercise
  • Write a book
  • Build my bodybuilding/fitness choreographing business
  • Obtain an official fitness modeling contract or endorsement
  • Become a spokesperson for sportswear & cosmetics
Print Media
  • Jet Magazine “Beauty of the Week” – March 30th, 1998, p.43
  • Muscle and Fitness “Military Muscle” – May 2000, p.166
  • Fitness and Physique Magazine “Winning Big” feature article – Summer 2004
  • “The Usual Suspectz” professional networking group advertisement – December 2, 2004
  • World Gym Fitness Center of Bowie, MD: cover model for Grand Opening flyer and Magic Johnson movie theater pre-movie advertisement – Winter 2004/Spring 2005
  • NPC East Coast Tournament of Champions Bodybuilding & Figure competition program booklet; 2 full page article on leg training – June 11, 2005
  • Iron Man Magazine “Pump & Circumstance: New Faces” – July 2005, p.208
  • Planet Muscle Magazine “FitBodies” section (full Page photo) – July/August 2005, p. 139
  • The Bristol Press & The Hartford Courant newspapers; advertisement for a local bodybuilding & figure show – August 25, 2005
Radio
  • U.S. Sports Radio “The House of Pain Iron Show” (http://www.leaguelineup.com/ussportsradio) Interview With Rachelle Cannon, local Bodybuilder and Nutrition Counselor – Wednesday, August 11, 2004 7:30pm
Appearances

- Isaac Scott

- Jeshan Fernando