Cassandra is a certified Medical Massage Practitioner, Group Fitness Instructor (ACE), and Corrective Exercise Specialist (NASM). She has practiced Yang style Taiji Quan for over twenty years and has medaled in local and international competitions. She has taught Tai Chi Moving for Better Balance since 2014 through the County of San Diego, a 2019 Qigong class at the Navy Medical Center San Diego and in 2022 began teaching Tai Chi /Qigong for the SDCCE Emeritus program. Also, Cassandra is a member of the San Diego Fall Prevention Task Force. A native of Greensboro, N.C., she is an Honorably discharged US Navy veteran. During her service she became a top ranked Advanced Electronics instructor, curriculum developer, and a Command Fitness Coordinator. While serving she also completed a Bachelors in Sociology. She was awarded Sailor of the Year, and the Joint Service Commendation Medal. What she likes best about teaching is building a mutually supportive community of learners. Her favorite quote: Every teacher is a student, and every student is a teacher.