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Our Staff
“Physical fitness is the first requisite of happiness. In order to achieve happiness, it is imperative to gain mastery of your body.”
~Joseph H. Pilates
Joy George-Bryden
Owner & Director
Joy George-Bryden was Certified by the New York Pilates® Studio under the tutelage of Romana Kryzanowska as an Authentic Pilates™ Instructor and through Romana’s Pilates Instructor Training Program. She is also a PMA Gold-Certified Pilates Teacher. Joy has completed more than 2000 hours of comprehensive Pilates Teacher Training in Philadelphia, Boston, and New York and is regarded as a second-generation Pilates teacher, tracing her Pilates lineage back to Joseph Pilates himself through her teachers Romana Kryzanowska and Sari Mejia Santo, who learned directly from Joseph Pilates at his original studio in New York City. Joy has also studied with Pilates Elders Jay Grimes, Mary Bowen, Kathy Grant, and Lolita San Miguel, and trained with master teachers Bob Liekens, Peter Fiasca, Cynthia Lochard, Jerome Weinberg, June Hines, Brooke Siler, Alycea Ungaro, Michael Fritzke and Ton Voogt. She travels to New York City regularly throughout the year to continue her studies with Romana's Pilates program at True Pilates New York (formerly 
Drago's Gym) and attends Romana's Instructor Conferences each year. Joy was first introduced to Pilates as a dancer in 1978, and has been teaching since 1993. Certified in all levels of Pilates mat and apparatus work, she is dedicated to maintaining and teaching the original system of exercises and philosophies developed by Joseph H. Pilates — what is today called True Pilates.
In 2009, Joy became a Teacher Trainer for the United States Pilates Association™ (
U.S.P.A™) and will be providing
training at Joe's Place-True Pilates for The New York Pilates Studio®Teacher Certification Program beginning in 2010.
Joy is a State Licensed Massage Therapist and Reflexologist, Certified by the National Board for Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork, with a specialty Certification in Orthopedic Massage. Her technique incorporates many years of training in sports massage, orthopedic massage, myofascial release, trigger point & deep tissue therapy, Swedish massage, reflexology, shiatsu and Thai massage.
She is a Licensed Personal and Corporate Wellness Coach and Certified Nutrition Specialist, an ACE-Certified Clinical Exercise Specialist, an ACSM-Certified Health & Fitness Specialist, and a Personal Trainer, Certified by both the American College of Sports Medicine and the National Strength and Conditioning Association. A former professional dancer and NIKE-sponsored fitness spokesperson, with over twenty-five years' experience in the health and fitness industry, Joy's background includes extensive training in exercise physiology, kinesiology, strength and conditioning, post-rehab fitness, nutrition, and stress management, as well as practical experience in health club, sports medicine, physical therapy and hospital settings.
She is a member of the National Association of Professional Women, the American Massage Therapy Association, the Pilates Method Alliance, the National Strength and Conditioning Association and the American College of Sports Medicine.
Joy completed her graduate work in Health Psychology and Holistic Studies after receiving her Bachelor of Science degree in Psychology and Bachelor of Fine Arts in Painting. For relaxation, she spends time in her home studio producing oil paintings and drawings, primarily studies of the human figure and the body in motion. She is currently at work on a series of figure drawings to depict the artful movement patterns of Pilates.
Debbie Billings
Senior Certified Pilates Instructor
Debbie began her Pilates journey in 2000 when the health club she attended added
Pilates mat classes to the group exercise schedule. After a few classes she was hooked,
and after about a year, began taking private lessons in order to fine tune her form and
experience the various Pilates apparatus. Her passion for Pilates grew, and in 2005
she entered the Peak Pilates Teacher Training program and completed her comprehensive
Certification. Debbie will also be completing her Authentic Pilates Certification through the
New York Pilates Studio® Teacher Certification Program beginning in 2010.
Debbie has been teaching at Joe's Place-True Pilates since 2005 and is our Senior
Instructor. Currently, her life is organized around teaching and practicing Pilates. She
believes that working within the classical Pilates tradition is the best way for clients to build and maintain a strong core, improve flexibility and balance, create stronger and leaner muscles, strengthen bones and increase energy.
Debbie plans to practice and teach Pilates well into her old age, and hopes to improve the quality of her clients' lives by passing on her understanding of the classical Pilates system.
Lyn Wilkinson
Certified Pilates Instructor
In a career that's included co-owning an award-winning design/build company,
managing a chain of NAPA auto parts stores, teaching scuba diving, selling industrial
propane gas on the docks of Port NJ/NY, and managing a western US sales territory that
spanned to the islands of Guam and Saipan - Lyn Wilkinson is relieved to be a Pilates
Instructor.
Mentored by 2nd Generation, Romana's Pilates Certified teacher, Joy George-Bryden,
Lyn became a student at Joe's Place-True Pilates because her back hurt , she couldn't do a
sit-up, and Oprah had bared her (then…) beautiful obliques on a magazine cover and
credited Pilates.
Transforming her body from a size 14 to a size 6 with no other changes in diet and exercise (while having fun!) was a visibly life-changing experience for Lyn. Pilates teacher training seemed a natural progression. In 2008, she entered the Peak Pilates Teacher Training program and completed her comprehensive Certification. Lyn will also be completing her Authentic Pilates Certification through the New York Pilates Studio® Teacher Certification Program beginning in 2010.
Lyn views her keys to success as striking a balance between “prior planning prevents poor performance” and “when you ask life for an adventure, it's best to expect the unexpected."
Pam Hague
Certified Pilates Instructor
Pam Hague graduated from Keene State College with an associates degree in Early
Childhood Development. Her love for teaching young children began when she was a
student at the Orleans Academy studying Ballet. Pam continued dance throughout her
childhood and into college. After graduating, Pam moved to Newton where she began
teaching and continued her dance education at the Boston Ballet. After starting a family,
Pam began teaching at the new England Academy of Dance in Attleboro and later taught
and performed at Showcase Dance Productions in Wrentham, MA.
Pam is a Certified Pilates instructor and dance teacher. She developed her passion for
Pilates while in New York attending dance classes that incorporated Pilates. Once she found Pilates, she continued to study the Pilates method and integrate it into her dance classes. After doing study and training in the Stott and PhysicalMind methods of Pilates, Pam found her preference was for traditional Pilates and completed her classical Pilates certification with Power Pilates in Boston.
Pam joined the staff of Joe's Place-True Pilates in 2007, and plans to continue advancing her education in Pilates by completing her Authentic Pilates through the New York Pilates Studio® Teacher Certification beginning in 2010. She is also currently at work on the development of a local dance program for children and adults.
Connie Stead
Certified Pilates Mat Instructor - (photo and bio coming soon)
Power Pilates Mat Certificate
Leslie Whitney
Pilates Apprentice Instructor - (photo and bio coming soon)
Peak Pilates Level I Certificate
Amanda Winans
Marketing Manager
In 2008, Amanda joined Joe's Place-True Pilates as our Marketing Manager. Her strong
background in marketing combined with her interest and commitment to her own Pilates
practice gives Amanda a true client perspective and helps us shape our marketing methods
toward client benefit and value.
In addition to her duties at Joe's Place, Amanda is the owner of Great Point Marketing,
a business she started after working within the industry for several years. Amanda is a
true people-person -- high energy, extremely detail oriented, with strong planning and
communication skills. Coupled with creative ideas for product applications and the ability
to coordinate the efforts of many to meet her goals, she is productive and efficient -- and we are thrilled to have
her talents representing our studio.
Amanda is also an active member of the National Association of the Remodeling Industry's (NARI) Cape Cod Chapter, and has worked with them on a volunteer basis for the past four years. She currently serves on their Leadership Team, is a Team Leader for the Chapter’s Website Team and serves on the Chapter’s Marketing Committee.
A Cape Cod resident for 12 years, Amanda lives in Cotuit with her husband, and two beautiful children.
Leah Roderick
Administrative Assistant - (photo and bio coming soon)
Donna Lynch
Studio Assistant - (photo and bio coming soon)