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Arturo is a management consultant with over 20 years of extensive experience in Project Delivery and Operations Management. He is currently Vice President of Advisory Services for Avaap USA and serves a number of large companies in central Ohio. He is an active member of the Westerville Sunrise Rotary club and has been a supporter of The Crawford Crew’s Raise a Racket event for a number of years. Arturo lives in Westerville with his wife Rachel. They have two daughters, Ariana, who is an undergraduate at The Ohio State University, and Olivia, a 3-season student athlete at St. Francis DeSales High School. Arturo enjoys time with friends on the tennis court and treasures vacationing with Rachel and the girls back home in Puerto Rico.

Dr. Bonita Ward is a retired forensic pathologist, health advocate and coach, and a mom. She received her undergraduate degree in Biology from Kenyon College in Gambier, Ohio. After leaving Kenyon, her quest for answers lead her into medical research at the Uniformed Services University of Health Sciences in Bethesda, MD just across the street from NIH. Continuing in research, Dr. Ward returned to Ohio initially to work on a PhD in experimental pathology, but instead applied to and was admitted to the OSU College of Medicine and Public Health class of 1994. She completed her medical training at OSU Medical Center specializing in anatomic and clinical pathology with sub specialty in forensics. After working for several years in the Franklin and Hamilton County Coroners Office, she now uses her passion for health to help adults and children achieve health goals and live a healthy lifestyle. She coaches by example and experiences lived through her own struggles with weight and health issues. Dr. Ward is an avid fitness and health person. She has earned training in CrossFit coaching of adults and children. Dr. Ward is married to Dr. Eric Ward. They have two sons, Marcus, a United States Air Force pilot and Spencer, a second year medical student at The Ohio State University College of Medicine.