Meet our highly qualified staff.

Our trained, caring staff will provide the support you need to start making healthy changes in your life. Get a one-hour fitness assessment with a personal trainer when you join. Whether you take a stimulating class or train one-on-one, work with your nutritionist or visit our couselor, our staff will help you reach your personal goals.

Peter and Renee Teller – owners

When Trillium opened in October 1999, Peter and Renee Teller believed a fitness center should be rooted by a single stem of faith with body, mind and spirit intertwined. Trillium is both a mission and passion. Renee's mother was diagnosed with breast cancer and after treatment, was cancer free for ten years. It then returned in the form of kidney cancer. Renee, a CPA who worked in real estate development for the Pyramid Company, was inspired to start Trillium after researching alernatives to degenerative disease. She asked her sister Barb to partner in the endeavor and be the head trainer and director of club operations. Their mother passed away in September 2001, five years after the cancer returned. Trillium Fitness offers people the opportunity to embark on a life changing journey to obtain a better quality of life.

Barb St. Pierre:
Trillium Fitness co-owner, club manager and head personal trainer

Certifications: Clinical Exercise Specialist; NASM- National Academy of Sports Medicine; ACE- American Council of Exercise; CPR/AED

Teacher Certification: BodyPump and RPM

Barb graduated with a B.S. from Russell Sage College with a degree in exercise science. Prior to opening Trillium with her sister, Barb spent 12 years based in Saratoga Springs as the Corporate Wellness director at Quad Graphics, Inc. In that role, she operated 8 national fitness facilities. Programs included ergonomics, injury prevention, return to work, fitness testing and evaluation and overall health and wellness assessment. She also has Division III basketball and volleyball coaching experience.

Ting Vallejos:
Personal and
Group Training

Certifications: National Academy of Sports Medicine (NASM), Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS), Sports Martial Arts Conditioning (ISSA/SMAC), CPR/AED

Born in the Philippines, Ting was raised to a very strict martial arts family. At the age of four, he was placed into the Peking Opera, where he was trained in kung fu. Upon moving to the United States at age 13, Ting continued his martial arts training in different disciplines. While living in the States, Ting has earned four other black belts, and competed in various national and international tournaments. He is currently ranked number one in New York State and number 18 in the nation. Ting holds a B.S. in Psychology / PreMed from Utica College of Syracuse University. Other than martial arts, he has played various sports in the high school and collegiate level. Prior to coming to Trillium he was a master personal trainer at Boston Sports Clubs. Ting works in personal training and the Big Loser Program.

Gerard Rios:
Personal and Team Trainer

Certifications:National Academy of Sports Medicine Advanced Specialization as Corrective Exercise Specialist (NASM); NCCAOM Board Certified Acupuncturist, NYS Licensed Acupuncturist, ARC First Responder/AED

Gerard brings to Trillium his comprehensive health and wellness experience that he has garnered over eighteen multidisciplinary years. He is an expert in musculoskeletal impairment therapy, orthopedic/neurological rehabilitation, oriental sports medicine and Chinese therapeutic massage. Gerard’s passion is the outdoors and spends his free time trail running, boxing, and snowboarding among various other outdoors activities. His personal philosophy is honor true wealth, harvest your health. Gerard works in personal training and the Big Loser Program.

Anne Bowdoin :
Personal and Team Trainer

Certifications:American Council of Exercise (ACE), National Exercise and Sports Trainers Association (NESTA), CPR/AED, FITour Group Fitness, FITour Pilates Practitioner

Anne joined Trillium in 2008. She graduated from SUNY Cortland with a B.S. in Kinesiology: Fitness Development. Anne has experience developing and implementing health and wellness programs for children and adults. Prior to joining Trillium, Anne held positions including Exercise Physiologist at SUNY Upstate Medical Center and Fitness Director for the Cortland County YMCA. Anne works in personal training, class instruction, and the Big Loser Program.