Krisna Hanks

Director of Employee Wellness for Ovadia Heart Health. Co-owner Square 1 Wellness

Krisna is currently Director of Employee Wellness for Ovadia Heart Health. She is co-owner of Square 1 Wellness Consulting, specializing in Low Carb/Ketogenic/Carnivore nutrition coaching and personalized fitness training for individuals, groups and organizations.

Ms. Hanks holds a Master of Science degree in Kinesiology from Indiana University and completed her MBA in the Executive Program at the University of San Francisco. Krisna holds a MHP from the Society of Metabolic Health Practitioners and earned the title Coach Practitioner ™ from the Noakes Foundation, a select group of individuals chosen to train in the LCHF/Keto lifestyle. Her extensive health, fitness and wellness certifications are listed below.

Her work includes worksite wellness subject matter expert for the CDC’s Work@Health™ program, development of City of Emeryville Wellness Program as well as supporting companies across the nation in establishing comprehensive wellness initiatives. Author of Finding Lifestyle Sanity: A Survival Guide.

Ms. Hanks and her husband, Robert Surenbroek were the founder/owners of East Bay Pilates in the San Francisco Bay Area for 13 years. During this period they also ran the Pilates’ program for Pixar Animation Studios in Emeryville, CA.

Krisna’s health and wellness career is supported by her prior years of experience as a communication specialist/executive coach for Executive Performance Training (EPT), an international company based in The Netherlands. EPT offers communication courses for CEO’s, senior and mid-level executives and management teams, for large and small corporations.

In addition to her corporate career, Ms. Hanks has a broad professional background in dance and theater in Europe and the United States, having worked with renowned choreographers and directors such as Twyla Tharp, Lucinda Childs , Frey Faust, Lisa Marcus and Peter Greenaway, and major companies such as the Dutch National Opera and Aspect Theater London. During this period she was the artistic director of Raw Material Theater Company producing, directing, and choreographing performances throughout Europe and the United States.

Certifications
Ketogenic Diets for Mental Health Clinician Training
Society of Metabolic Health Practitioners-Metabolic Health Practitioner (MHP)
Dr. Sears Wellness Institute-Health Coach Certification-Adults and Seniors
Nutrition Network Coach Practitioner™ Certification
Nutrition Network LCHF/Keto Professional Nutrition Advisor Certification
Nutrition Network Obesity: Risk and Reversal Certification
Nutrition Network Diabetes Risk and Reversal Certification
National Diabetes Prevention Program-Lifestyle Coach Trainer Certification
Senior Fitness Association-Senior Fitness Instructor Certification
WELCOA, Workplace Wellness University Certification
Romana’s Pilates-Comprehensive Certification
Power Pilates-Mat & Apparatus Certification
Iyengar Yoga-Teacher Trainer Certification