Christi Cerna

Christi is the administrative associate for both BeWell and Healthy Living programs. As the primary point of customer service for all inquiries, she embraces the team’s mission to create a culture of wellness where all are valued, supported and inspired to thrive. She enjoys personally answering each and every question that comes through the BeWell office and makes it her mission to provide the best customer experience possible to our Stanford community. She manages the Healthy Living and BeWell databases, working closely with the IT team to continually improve systems. She is also responsible for producing the quarterly Healthy Living schedule of classes.

After working at IBM for 15 years, she took advantage of an opportunity to return to school and pursue a new career path. She received her degree as a physical therapy assistant in 2002 and worked in a physical therapy office for eight years. She became a comprehensive certified Pilates instructor through Power Pilates and a Level II TRX instructor. It was her TRX training that initially brought her to Stanford in 2013, teaching fitness classes to staff and faculty. Ever on the lookout for new opportunities and ways to promote health, Christi began working full time for BeWell in 2018 when an open position became available.

Christi believes that “movement is life,” and thus enjoys exercising, hanging out with her dog, running, hiking and frequent visits to Henry Coe State Park, where she can immerse herself in nature.