Leadership Team
Justin
CEO & Founder
Justin wanted to be a lifeguard during his summers when he was as young as seven years old. Justin got the opportunity at 12 years old, when he was an LIT learning as an apprentice at a local day camp. Justin breaks and makes records. He refuses to be simple. Justin has over 15 years of Aquatic Management and Human Resources experience. Even more so, Justin continues to evolve Certifications For Life Inc., LLC to new heights as a Top American Red Cross Training provider for the last 4 years in a row since the award’s inception in 2017. In 2021, Certifications For Life Inc. won an award as a Top National Licensed Training Provider across the United States. Justin has not only won awards as a top emergency training school, but he has won other awards in education and community service. In 2017 Justin won a Presidential award for Education and Community Service. Justin is a visionary leader who participates in many communities advocating for safety, drowning prevention, self-care, communication, risk management, the importance of education in reading, math, and science, business development, etc.
Justin is a member of the following professional groups:
- NJEA
- RRCNA
- East Brunswick Regional Chamber Of Chamber of Commerce
- Creator/Administrator of CPR and Lifeguard Training Instructor/Instructor Trainer Chamber Network (500+ instructors/instructor trainers around the world)
- Human Resources Professionals
- NRPA Aquatics Member
- PHTA (Pool and Hot Tub Alliance Member)
Awards and Recognition
- NJ Governor Teacher Of The Year 2020-2021 School Year.
- 2017 Presidential Educator Of the Year by Hamilton Twp Education Association .
- 2015 and 2016 Best Small Business For Education in East Brunswick Twp NJ.
- 2017, 2018, 2019, and 2020 Top American Red Cross Training Provider.
- 2020 Top American Red Cross National Training Provider ( Top 200 Training Schools across the United States)
Education
- Masters Degree Rutgers Graduate School Of Education.
- Bachelor's Degree Rutgers University New Brunswick NJ
- Certified Elementary Teacher in Grades K-6
- Certified Teacher of Students With Disabilities K-12
- Certified Reading Specialist in Reading Recovery and Orton-Gillingham .
- Certified Google Educator Level 1.
Instructor Trainer / Instructor Certifications
- American Red Cross Instructor Trainer in BLS CPR/AED Training.
- American Red Cross Instructor Trainer in CPR/AED/First Aid Training.
- ASHI BLS CPR/AED Instructor Trainer.
- ASHI CPR/AED/ First Aid Instructor Trainer.
- American Red Cross Lifeguard Training Instructor.
- American Red Cross Lifeguard Management Instructor.
- American Red Cross Waterfront Training Instructor.
- American Red Cross BLS CPR/AED Instructor.
- American Red Cross CPR/AED for Professional Rescuers and Healthcare Providers Instructor.
- American Red Cross CPR/AED/First Aid Instructor.
- American Red Cross Bloodborne Pathogens Instructor.
- American Red Cross Administering Emergency Oxygen Instructor.
- American Red Cross Epipen Training Instructor.
- American Red Cross Babysitters Training Instructor.
- ASHI BLS CPR/AED Instructor.
- ASHI BLS CPR/AED Instructor
Will
Director of Operations
Will has been with the company since it’s birth. Will is an Instructor Trainer in his own right, oversees all of our Instructor Trainers, our website, scheduling database, and everything IT based to make sure our customers have the smoothest experience with our registration and communication. Will brings humor that does not go unnoticed and the customers flock and beg to be in his training classes due to the comfort he provides.
Tashaya
Director of Human Resources/Customer Support
Tashaya has over 18 years of Customer Support experience working for the State of NJ. Tashaya is amazing working with our clients and staff, that two years ago she was promoted to Director of Human Resources. Tashaya works closely with every team member to ensure that Certifications For Life is compliant with all of the laws. She also ensures that our work environment is warm, welcoming, and safe.
Rob
Director of Professional Development & Instructor Training
Rob has been with Certifications For Life for over 5 years. He teaches lifeguard training, CPR/AED/ first aid training and many other courses. Rob provides rigorous training where our course participants feel confident and prepared!
Bernadette
Marketing/Advertisement Strategist
Bernadette is the woman behind our amazing social media content on all of our social media platforms. She is also the woman behind our amazing monthly newsletters. Bernadette is up on all of the trends to make businesses successful. Bernadette runs her own Social Media business helping many small businesses all over the world. We are so fortunate to have her on our team.
Josh
Social Media Manager
Josh has over 4 years of Teaching Experience and teaches all of our classes. Josh was hand chosen by Justin to become a trainer after being one of Justin's lifeguards for many years. Josh has a way of connecting with his students and making the training fun. Due to his hard work and experience, Josh is a Senior Instructor.
Lifeguarding Instructor Trainers
Felicia
Felicia
Felicia
Felicia has over 14 years of Aquatic Management and Human Resources Management in the commercial pool industry. A fun fact, Felicia got trained to be a lifeguard instructor in the very same class that Justin did at Rutgers University. Felicia is currently studying to become a nurse. You will see Felicia at many of our instructor/instructor review classes.
Laurian
Felicia
Felicia
The proud owner of Safety Solved, LLC. Laurian is an innovator and a leader in the American Red Cross Training Industry. Laurian was chosen to teach many of the instructor level courses. Every participant that has come to our instructor academies raves about her teaching, guidance, and passion regarding American Red Cross Training. We are
The proud owner of Safety Solved, LLC. Laurian is an innovator and a leader in the American Red Cross Training Industry. Laurian was chosen to teach many of the instructor level courses. Every participant that has come to our instructor academies raves about her teaching, guidance, and passion regarding American Red Cross Training. We are so honored to have Laurian fly all the way from Colorado to teach.
Will
Samantha
Samantha
Will has been with the company since it’s birth. Will is an Instructor Trainer in his own right, oversees all of our Instructor Trainers, our website, scheduling database, and everything IT based to make sure our customers have the smoothest experience with our registration and communication. Will brings humor that does not go unnoticed a
Will has been with the company since it’s birth. Will is an Instructor Trainer in his own right, oversees all of our Instructor Trainers, our website, scheduling database, and everything IT based to make sure our customers have the smoothest experience with our registration and communication. Will brings humor that does not go unnoticed and the customers flock and beg to be in his training classes due to the comfort he provides.
Samantha
Samantha
Samantha
Samantha has been an instructor for over a decade. Not only has she trained hundreds of lifeguards, she has over a decade of staff management experience with the most elite commercial pool companies in NJ, PA, DE, NY, and MD. When she is not training teams and lifeguards, she is spending time with her husband and her two children. We are honored to have Samantha a part of our team.
Lifeguarding Instructors
Josh
Annalise
Annalise
Senior Instructor
Josh has over 4 years of Teaching Experience and teaches all of our classes. Josh was hand chosen by Justin to become a trainer after being one of Justin's lifeguards for many years. Josh has a way of connecting with his students and making the training fun. Due to his hard work and experience, Josh is a Senior Instructor.
Annalise
Annalise
Annalise
Annalise has a couple years of teaching experience. Annalise is a competitive swimmer in college where she attends Rowan University. She is studying Accounting. Annalise has been a lifeguard for many years where she guarded for some of the top commercial pool companies in NJ. Justin chose Annalise after seeing a video of her competing in
Annalise has a couple years of teaching experience. Annalise is a competitive swimmer in college where she attends Rowan University. She is studying Accounting. Annalise has been a lifeguard for many years where she guarded for some of the top commercial pool companies in NJ. Justin chose Annalise after seeing a video of her competing in one of her swim meets. Annalise is a power house and does a great job at making skills look easy. She also provides extra attention to detail which goes a long way in getting to know our course participants.
Zoe
Annalise
Evan
Zoe joined the Certifications For Life Inc. family in February 2019 when she attended our Aquatics Conference in our Lifeguard Instructor Training course. Zoe was the youngest candidate in her training class, but made a formidable impression on the administration team. Zoe grew up in camping. She was a lifeguard and swim instructor at Lak
Zoe joined the Certifications For Life Inc. family in February 2019 when she attended our Aquatics Conference in our Lifeguard Instructor Training course. Zoe was the youngest candidate in her training class, but made a formidable impression on the administration team. Zoe grew up in camping. She was a lifeguard and swim instructor at Lakeview Day Camp. In addition to having lifeguard experience, she is also a certified EMT. Zoe joined the instructor training team in March 2020. She is graduating North Brunswick HS, and is looking forward to attending Drexel University in the fall as a nursing student. Zoe’s touch and passion regarding quality training will meet the needs of our students. We are excited to have Zoe join our team and train our future lifeguards and students who take our CPR/AED/First aid classes.
Evan
Stephen
Evan
Evan is another team member who grew up in camping and has enjoyed being in and around pools. Evan is a certified Lifeguard Training Instructor, BLS CPR/AED/ First Aid Instructor, CPR/AED/ First Aid instructor, and Babysitter's Training Instructor. Evan has over seven years of lifeguard experience and many years of experience training lif
Evan is another team member who grew up in camping and has enjoyed being in and around pools. Evan is a certified Lifeguard Training Instructor, BLS CPR/AED/ First Aid Instructor, CPR/AED/ First Aid instructor, and Babysitter's Training Instructor. Evan has over seven years of lifeguard experience and many years of experience training lifeguards. Evan recently graduated from Montclair State University with a major in Psychology and a minor in Jewish American studies. Evan is an asset to the team where his experiences will allow our students in our emergency training school to be successful.
David
Stephen
Stephen
Stephen
Stephen
Stephen
Marissa
Marissa
Marissa
First Aid/CPR Instructors