Community Wellness Training

M. Andrew Garrison is the President and Chief Executive Officer of BODYFACTS, a human being resource for K-12 education, public safety physical readiness standards, employee education and training, health coaching, personal training (specializing in purpose-specific exercise programming and progressions), and athletics. He earned his M.S. in Physical Education from the University of New Mexico, along with a B.A. in Spanish and a minor in business management. He is nationally certified as both a personal trainer and health coach by the American Council on Exercise and serves as a subject matter expert in their international test development. He has achieved staff-faculty designation from the Wellness Council of America (WELCOA) and is the former Chair of the New Mexico Healthier Weight Council. In public education, Andrew Garrison served on the New Mexico Public Education Commission from 2005-2012, serving as Chairman for three years. He is recently retired from his role as Health & Wellness Administrator with county government in Albuquerque, where he garnered national attention as a presenter at exercise, public safety, and healthcare conferences. He is a certified instructor with  the New Mexico Department of Public Safety and his wellness curriculum is accredited by the agency as a professional development course.

His philanthropic efforts have been realized primarily through Rotary International, where he was a Centennial Club President in 2004-2005 and is incoming President 2014-2015. He was the recipient of the Rotary Service Above Self Award in 2005-2006 for his coordination of international grants with Colorado, New Mexico, Texas, and District 4110 in Mexico. Garrison resides in Albuquerque, New Mexico with his wife Chamar, daughter Stefani and son Blake.