Our Staff

Paula Allia, PT, DHSc, OCS, MTC

Co-owner of Fitness Together in downtown Naples

Paula Allia has been a physical therapist since 1980. Her passion is to help people optimize the performance of their bodies. Paula has been an athlete her whole life. She went to school on a basketball scholarship to Boston University. Continuing on her career path, She graduated with her Master’s degree (M.Ed) from Temple University in 1988 where she was granted a graduate assistantship to teach anatomy and physiology labs at the university. This propelled her as an exercise physiologist. Paula later completed her Doctorate of Science Degree (DHSc) at the University of St. Augustine. Early in her career, she also became a certified manual therapist (MTC-1990) and is certified as an orthopedic specialist (OCS) through the American Physical Therapy Association since 1992. Since the early 1990s, Paula has been a member of the medical team for the United States of America Diving Team. She has both worked with the injuries of these athletes and is a member of the Performance Enhancement Team (PET) for the divers which was established in attempts to keep these athletes healthy while advancing in their training performance. Paula’s whole career has focused on helping people as much as possible. See the physical therapy section of this website for further information on wellness programs on both injury prevention and treatment. Paula continues to work one on one at Fitness Together with both physical therapy and training. Evaluations are performed for injuries, postural analysis, body and balance symmetry, wellness, prevention and also for custom orthotics. The goals are to perform activities with the best quality while also allowing the body to develop more symmetrically if you are young and to age gracefully with less stress and strain on the body.

Annette Suridis

Co-owner of Fitness Together Downtown Naples

Annette Suridis is a personal trainer with over 13 years of experience. She attended the Fitness Institute with Dr. Abbot. In 1997 she became a certified personal trainer with the American Council on Exercise (ACE) and continued her endeavor and received her American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) certification in 2000. That same year, she also became certified with the National Strength and Conditioning Association. She is also certified in fitness boxing and yes, we do boxing at FT. Annette’s passion is to help people achieve their fitness and wellness goals and to improve their quality of life. Annette runs the daily operation of Fitness Together as well as keeping her skills sharp with personal training.

Christine McConnelee

Certified Personal Trainer

Certified Personal Trainer in the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM).  She also has a bachelor's degree in Exercise Science.  Her focus is to meet each person's individual goals and she has the knowledge and tools to get you there.

Christine is also certified in Nutrition Together and can assist you in you weight loss goals. She has a passion for eating right and having exercise be a part of a daily routine.

Gary Jennings

Certified Personal Trainer

Gary has been a certified personal trainer from the American Council on Exercise (ACE) for over 3 years and has been with Fitness Together since the beginning of his career. He has had a passion for his own fitness his whole life and now puts this passion into his personal training sessions every day.  "My strengths in my own personal fitness all lie in the dedication that I put into my goals."

Gary has had the personal experience of losing over 40 pounds with large muscle mass to a lean runner and cyclist.  He also is very knowledgeable in nutrition.

"If you have the detemiination, the sky is the limit on what you can accomplish and I can help get you there! I am also certified in nutrition together and can help you achieve your weight loss goals."