Laurie Azzoto:  

CLASS OF 1977
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Camillus, NY
Camillus, NY
Camillus, NY

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Life updated 1/8/2021 Currently I am married with one son-age 30. I work part-time as personal trainer & fitness instructor. Back in high school when I joined Kelly-Lynn I thought what a great job that would be but didn't have a clue how to become a trainer/instructor & what the pay would be. I was more focused on my secretarial, accounting/business career. Not to thrilled with taking all those classes at OCC after taking them in high school, I attended a travel industry school & worked at the University Sheraton for 2 years. The hours were great when I worked my usual shift 2:30PM-11PM. I could go out after work, sleep in & work out before going to work. Then I met Rick, my husband. Having different days off & working weekends cut into our time together so I took a word processing course & got a job at Citibank Mortgage Center Downtown. I worked there for 2 years until my son was born. I wasn't trusting anybody to watch him so I became a stay at home mom. It is true-we don't stay home-we went everywhere-the Zoo, Beaver Lake, play group, you name it. During that time my oldest sister was diagnosed with breast cancer as was my mother. I would spend time helping her. She passed away in 1994 at age 46. My mother was 51, I was 11. At that time I resolved to take my workouts more serious so if I should ever get breast cancer, I would be in the best shape possib...Expand for more
le to begin with. I started working with trainer at the gym and she suggested I go into bodybuilding. At first I said no way-I can't diet!!! After watching a competition I decided to give it a try. I won my height class-usually it's by weight & I won the overall my 1st time out. What a thrill. I competed a total of 12 times placing 1st or 2nd in all the shows I did. My last outing was May 2000 in NYC at the NGA Nationals. I won my weight class & the younger masters-35 to 40 years old. That was it-placing in the Nationals was my goal. Since then I became a certified personal trainer & fitness instructor; currently working at Aspen Athletic club Liverpool. My job is rewarding, I meet all kinds of people & the pay isn't too bad for part-time work. I serve as a good role model for my son who likes to work out & it has helped him with the sports he played. Someday Rick & I plan on going south from these long Syracuse winters. Luckily I can personal train or teach classes anywhere we go. School After high school I went to OCC for one semester & decided to try something else. I went to Southeastern Academy in Florida to get a job in the travel industry. A few years later I went to BOCES & took word processing to get a 8-5 job & better pay. After being home with my son for 9 years I decided to become a certified personal trainer & aerobic instructor through AFAA.
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