Meet Our Health Coaches
Jenny Ziolkowski
Jenny Ziolkowski
Committed to empowering others and creating positive change in their lives, Jenny's inspiration was sparked by her own personal journey and the transformative power of nutrition, exercise and stress management. Through her guidance, she emphasizes the importance of living with a sense of balance and awareness, specifically amidst the turbulence of career challenges, relationship needs and the demands of family.
Originally from the Midwest, Jenny earned her bachelor's degree from the University of New Hampshire. After working in Colorado and New York City, she discovered her true calling and earned her master's degree in education from Teachers College, Columbia University and taught high school English for seven years. She has a Certificate in Holistic Health Coaching and Yoga, and is also the mother of two wonderful sons, one of whom is autistic and has a seizure disorder.
Jess Benedetto
Jess Benedetto
A wellness motivator on a mission for helping others, Jessica’s approach to health is heavily rooted on the foundation of redefining what it means to feel your best.
With a B.S. in Exercise Science and Health and Human Performance from Roanoke College, Jessica aims to help her clients understand how their bodies were destined to move by focusing on functional fitness. She achieves this armed with over a decade of experience in producing results, and her knowledge obtained through certifications acquired from respected institutions such as NASM, AFFA, TRX and PaddleFit.
In addition to her talents as a coach, Jessica served as the Health and Fitness director for the Darien Y, where she was directly responsible for an extensive array of fitness programming, staff development and all elements of the member experience. It was during this time that she became certified as a Health Coach through the Institute of Integrative Nutrition in order to be able to address her population’s wellness on a wholistic level.
A mother of two, Jessica’s pregnancy and postpartum recovery following her first child inspired her to broaden her impact. This led her to become a Corrective Exercise Specialist for pre/postnatal women. She is looking forward to enhancing The U’s current range of offerings with this expertise, while expanding the brand’s overall impact by serving as its Director of Operations.
Liz Fusaro
A champion for adequate self-care, Liz is guided by the logic that proper nourishment and a balanced lifestyle are fundamental to physical and mental well-being. She provides a supportive, individualized approach to nutrition education while emphasizing the importance of stress management, movement, and proper sleep to obtain optimal health. Liz believes in simplifying smart eating habits, using food as fuel, and making happiness a priority to live well. Health is not just about calories or how hard you push. It is much more than just weight. Health is being around to live the life of your dreams, and having the energy you need and want to TRULY live it!
Liz earned her bachelor’s in Marketing with a concentration in Communications from Fairfield University and became a Board Certified Holistic Health Coach in 2012 to help others fall in love with taking care of themselves. Before becoming a mom (her favorite job!) and after having her first child, she ran her own health coaching practice, Happy to Health, for five years.