Curtis Operations Team
Charles Curtis, BPE
President and Owner
Charles Curtis is the founder and President of Curtis Personalized Health Management Ltd. Charles has brought his passion for fitness, health, wellness and high service standards through many facets of business and the community and has redefined the new age of personal and workplace health and wellness.
Charles is responsible for major client account issues, as well as supporting the site fitness centre Manager and team. He works directly with the manager to develop budgets, approve staffing increases, assist in recruitment and staffing contracts, business development and new program directions. Charles also oversees the Curtis Operations Committee to ensure new programming, creative ideas, systems, staff performance, and client service excellence is maintained.
In addition, Charles has developed an active rehabilitation joint venture company that started up 4 active rehabilitation clinics, and he is involved in a joint venture to operate 12 Weeks to Weight Loss and Wellness, a behavioural change service. He has also co-authored three workbooks on goal setting and behavioural change, and is a ski, track, and swimming guide for the BC and Canadian disabled team.
Tim Hawke, BA
Operations Manager
A fitness industry veteran, Tim has been a fitness club manager, program director, personal trainer and group exercise instructor for both private and not-for-profit facilities in Vancouver, Edmonton and Winnipeg for the last 26 years. For the past 17 years, Tim has worked as a workplace wellness coordinator, personal trainer and group class instructor for Curtis and is now the Curtis Health Operations Manager. Tim’s extensive experience, coupled with his education (Bachelor of Arts degree in Human Kinetics and Applied Health) makes him one of the most knowledgeable and skilled fitness professionals in the industry today.
Laurie Barnetson
Team Support Coordinator
Laurie has an extensive background in workplace wellness, first as the Fitness Coordinator at Work-Safe BC for 15 years, then with Curtis Personalized Health since 2001.
A well known fitness conference presenter, instructor and trainer, Laurie’s role with Curtis as Team Support Coordinator is focused on providing excellent customer service and ongoing staff training and support. Laurie is also the site supervisor at Crestwood Business Park.
Passionate about health, wellness, balance and happiness, Laurie is a very proud mother, an avid hiker, weight-room junkie and a knowledgeable foodie who loves to cook and eat.
Tara Lowry, PTS, FIS
Personal Training Manager
As Personal Training Manager for Curtis Health, Tara provides ongoing support and education to our training team to provide the highest quality training services to Curtis Health clients and members. Tara has been in the fitness industry for over 15 years she is certified as a personal trainer and fitness Instructor, and is canfitpro PRO TRAINER leading courses and certifying both fitness instructors and personal trainers.
Chloe Dion
Human Resources & Talent Acquisitions Manager
Chloe Dion holds a Human Resource Management certificate from BCIT, and has been a member of the BC Human Resources Management Association since 2009.
Curtis Health is Chloe’s first job in the fitness industry; however, she brings a wide range of HR experience in various industries, such as facilities management, hospitality and customer service, retail and IT.
She appreciates and enjoys being apart of Curtis Health and being able to offer her experience and knowledge within HR to the team and contribute to the overall operations of the company.
Outside of Curtis Health, Chloe is co-owner and manager of a landscaping business.
