Peter and Kathie Davis
Peter Davis
Publisher and CEO
Peter R. Davis is the Chief Executive Officer of the world's largest leading membership organization of health and fitness professionals. IDEA Health & Fitness Association has over 21,000 members in more than 80 countries. Peter co-founded the organization with his wife, Kathie, in 1982.
In his role as IDEA's Chief Executive Officer, Peter oversees all association products and services which include four publications, three major fitness conventions and trade shows, education products and services plus a cutting edge website, ideafit.com.
Peter was the co-founder and past President of American Council on Exercise (formerly the IDEA Foundation). In addition, he served on the Executive Board of the San Diego International Sports Council for several years and was the past President of the San Diego International Sports Foundation.
Peter received his Bachelor of Science Degree in business from San Diego State University in 1980. In 1981 and 1982, he was awarded Coach of the Year honors as coach of University of California San Diego's men's tennis team.
Peter, who remains quite active as a tennis player, golfer and runner, competed in his first marathon in the 1998 Rock'n Roll Marathon in San Diego. He and his wife, Kathie, have two children, Jason 23 and Kelli 19.
Kathie Davis
Executive Director
Kathie Davis is the Executive Director of the world's leading membership organization of health and fitness professionals. IDEA has over 21,000 members in more than 80 countries. Kathie co-founded the organization, with her husband, Peter, in 1982.
Kathie was the co-founder and past Vice-President of the American Council on Exercise (formerly the IDEA Foundation). She has also been a special advisor to the California Governor's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports. Kathie is on the Board of Advisors of Fitness and Vitality magazines and is a contributing writer for a number of industry publications. In addition, she is on the Advisory Board for the College of Professional Studies and Fine Arts at San Diego State University.
Kathie is recognized as a leading authority on fitness-related information and is frequently interviewed by both international and national news outlets. She has appeared on national television, including NBC's Today Show, and has been profiled in newspapers and magazines, among them USA Today, Shape and San Diego magazines.
Kathie received her Bachelor of Arts Degree in Physical Education from San Diego State University in 1979 and was awarded its Distinguished Alumni of the Year Award in 1993. In 1996, she was chosen as one of 10 Healthy American Fitness leaders by the National Fitness Leaders Association and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. She and her husband, Peter, recently received the "Lifetime Achievement" Award from ECA World Fitness Alliance.
Kathie, who taught group exercise for ten years, maintains an active personal fitness program, while visiting different fitness facilities around the country.
Email address: pdavis@ideafit.com
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