Hi! My name is Gina Marie, I was born in March of 1988 and live in Pennington, New Jersey. One of the best things in my life is that I am part of a very close and supportive Italian family. My parents and my two older brothers have always been there for me no matter what activities I have ventured into. Because of them, I have been able to explore and excel in the following areas of my life: Acting, Modeling, Dancing, Travel Soccer on a competitive level, other sports, and now my pursuit in becoming a Certified Fitness Personal Trainer.

My first passion in my life started at the early age of 3. Dancing came into my life and is still a very important part of who I am and what I do. Ballet, Tap, Jazz, Lyrical, Modern, Hip-Hop, Jazz/Funk are a few of the forms of dance that I have enjoyed and excelled in. Because of dance being a part of my life, I was able to captain the dance team for the high school that I attended. I also have been a dance teacher and choreographer for children from the ages of 3 to 10 years old. I love working with children. It is so much fun to see them develop a passion for the art of dance and be their role model to look up to.

You might think that being involved in the little lime life that I have been exposed too, might change the person that I am. I must admit, my parents did not let it go to my head and the kept me well grounded. I had a normal childhood despite the things I was involved in. I have an outgoing personality.

Fitness and sports have also been a very important part of my life. With 2 older brothers showing me the way, I have been a well rounded participant in a number of sports. Roller hockey, basketball, football, volleyball, soccer are but a few. My brothers challenged me in many ways. For example, I love to play soccer. Since the age of 5 kicking a ball into a goal is one of my favorite sports. I played on many organized soccer teams, and I guess I did well enough, that was on a high school soccer team and I even traveled with a boys soccer team. I might be a model but I'm a secret weapon when it comes to sports and competing.

TIt is the love of athletics, and my passion for helping people that has lead me to pursue my current studies in college. I am focusing in Exercise Science and Dance. One year behind me, I am continuing my college classes. I am also perusing a personal trainer certification. My goal is to motivate and help people achieve their personal goals to help them live a healthy and fit lifestyle. I watch what I eat, and try to maintain a healthy diet. I see a healthy diet as an important part of maintaining a good physical appearance and a healthy lifestyle. I am also staying active in many forms of dance. I recently completed a coarse in CPR. Hopefully I will never need to use CPR, but if I do, I am ready to help.

I love to travel. Some of the places I've been to are Mexico, Florida, Myrtle Beach South Carolina, road trip to Chicago, and of coarse most of the states on the east coast because I traveled through them. Give me a warm tropical location and I am packed and ready to head to the airport.

It was a pleasure meeting and working with John Mitchell. I feel very honored to be a part of his BBPics. John is very easy to work with and made me feel comfortable. With every shot he took, he took his time to make each shot a perfect one. He's a man with patience and perfection, and with that he is very professional. Our conversations flowed the whole day never feeling a loss for words making our photo shoot easy for both of us. He's a nice guy and I would highly recommend him to anyone who is looking for a great photographer. I hope I have the opportunity to shoot with him again.