Meet Our Staff

Deb Abrams

Deb Abrams, M.S. holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Science from Springfield College, and a Master’s Degree in Exercise Physiology from Southern Connecticut State University. She has been in the fitness industry for the past 28 years, working as a group fitness instructor, personal trainer, and nutritional consultant. With her strong exercise physiology background, she has both the knowledge and confidence to work with the proper biomechanics to safely and effectively train each client. She has worked with all ages and levels, including teens, adults, and seniors, and enjoys using her creativity, focus, and expertise to guide her clients to their goals. Her training sessions and classes are motivated by her passion for fitness and helping people, with special focus on their form, posture, alignment and flexibility. She is certified by the National Academy of Sports Medicine (NASM) as a personal trainer, holds Pilates mat and reformer certifications, and is CPR-certified. She has been the owner of Personal Edge, LLC since February, 2005.

Arlene Goldman

Arlene is a unique combination of a Certified Personal Fitness Trainer from the National Academy of Sports Medicine since 1999, and a Registered Pharmacist holding a B.S. Degree in Pharmacy from the University of Rhode Island, including a Hospital Pharmacy Residency. CPR certified. She currently works full-time as a personal fitness trainer and it is with energy, enthusiasm and expertise that she can help clients of all ages, including special populations with medical and orthopedic issues, to achieve a higher level of fitness.
Throughout the past 10 years, she has trained and advised clients with cardiovascular, weight training, flexibility and nutritional programs. It is with compassion, focus, and individualized attention that they can perform appropriate exercise regimens and get results.
The benefits of weight training and exercise are powerful and can improve the quality of life in many ways. Most importantly, it is about the individual and how to select and perform exercises correctly based on the specific person and their body, personality and lifestyle. She is here to educate, train and motivate people to “flick” the switch and start working out.

Lorey O’Neill

She will never forget her first experience in a gym over 20 years ago. She went to an aerobics class with a friend and chose a spot right up front. When everyone was moving forward, she was going backwards! She stayed there for the entire hour and survived, barely! She kept going, but stayed in the back of the class. After a couple of years, she was keeping up just fine, and thinking maybe she could even instruct the class. She became an AFAA-certified group fitness instructor in 1993 and spent over 12 years teaching aerobic, strength and step classes at various gyms and town recreation departments. Never forgetting her first class, she has always felt a special connection with people new to fitness and tries to make it less intimidating by really “teaching” fitness. In 2004, she became a NASM-certified personal trainer and enjoys teaching small (2-6 participants) group classes. CPR certified.

Audra Cataudella

Audra became a Zumba instructor this summer after a lifelong love of dance. She began dancing at 5 years old and has never stopped! Audra has enjoyed creating exercise routines for her Zumba classes, a unique combination of aerobic exercise, exhilarating Latin music and dance.
Besides Zumba, Audra is also an active AFAA-certified personal trainer, who has recently run two half marathons. Audra is a mom of two little girls who certainly keep her on her toes! She works in Westbrook as a first grade teacher.

Julia Kleederman

Julia is so grateful that Zumba has come into her life and seeks to share that experience with others. For her, Zumba offers a great mental and physical boost. After attending as many different Zumba classes as possible, she received her Zumba Instructor Certification from the founder of Zumba, Beto Perez. As a certified instructor, Julia's hope for each Zumba class is that everyone will leave feeling happy, revived, and anticipating the next class. She believes that Zumba is a great workout for a person regardless of dance experience or fitness level.

Julia is so pleased to join the Personal Edge team. She graduated from Wesleyan University in May and is looking forward to developing connections at Personal Edge. Oh, and above all else, she is Arlene Goldman's niece!!

Barbara Florentine

Barbara Florentine was a teacher in the Regional District #17 and Branford School System teaching grades 1 and 3 with a combination of 35 years teaching. She received her BS from Central Connecticut State in elementary education, and her MS from Southern Connecticut State, in early childhood education. She is now retired and was so inspired by her personal trainer, Arlene Goldman, that she decided to become a personal trainer herself. Barbara was certified in March of 2009 with NASM (National Academy of Sports Medicine). She brings her experience of working with people to the gym as well as her life experience of being overweight, and losing seventy-five pounds from diet, weight training and cardio. She looks forward to sharing her time and training with others. She is CPR-certified.