About The Coaches
As a Certified Health Coach, we can show you simple steps that will help you take charge of your health and achieve optimal wellness.
As a Certified Health Coach, we can show you simple steps that will help you take charge of your health and achieve optimal wellness.
Mr. Antonio Moises Martinez currently serves the City of El Paso Be Well Program as Health Project Coordinator. As a coordinator and Certified Health Coach, he believes in helping and supporting our El Paso community to move towards wellness. His interest in becoming a health coach came from developing coaching skills while rearing three beautiful children. His educational background consists of a Master of Science in Psychology and a Bachelor of Arts in Biological Sciences. Prior to the City, Mr. Martinez served as Program Director for Aliviane, Inc., where he oversaw the Prevention Resource Center for Region 10 and the Advocates for Prevention Coalition. Before serving at Aliviane, Mr. Martinez served the Latino Alcohol & Health Disparities Research Center (LAHDR) as Program Manager where he supervised all grant activities, co-developed research plans, assisted in event planning, fostered collaborations with organizations, and assisted with training dissemination. Before his involvement with LAHDR, he was working part-time in the Department of Psychology with Dr. Wiebe as a Research Assistant in his lab where he gained research experience and understanding of cognitive behavior therapy. Concurrently, Mr. Martinez served the City of El Paso Department of Public Health as a Surveillance and Prevention Specialist where he identified notifiable conditions and developed reports documenting STD trends. Before the City of El Paso, he worked for the local AIDS Service Organization as Director of Programs where he gained experience in providing social services and advocacy. Before working for seven years in the field of HIV/AIDS, he built his early involvement in the area of pharmaceuticals by working in hospital pharmacies for six years where he gained experience in patient assistance programs, outpatient, and inpatient pharmacies. Mr. Martinez has been trained in different evidence-based strategies and other public health topics.
Miss. Alejandra Duarte currently serves the City of El Paso Be Well Program as a Health Education and Prevention Specialist and a Certified Health Coach. Her educational background consists of a Bachelor of Science in Kinesiology with a minor in Biology from the University of Texas at El Paso. She is currently continuing her education at UTEP with a Master of Science in Mental Health Counseling. While in school, she worked at a rehabilitation center as a Physical Therapist Technician where she assisted Physical Therapists in helping patients with physical exercise. She helped educate patients by demonstrating proper use of equipment and exercise routines in addition to maintaining the patient’s confidence throughout the rehabilitation process. During her time there, she earned the certification of a Knee Kinesiography technician for conducting brief clinical examinations that accurately and objectively assesses the complete movement of the knee, making it possible to further assess the cause of the pain when it occurs. During this time, she also served as a volunteer research assistant for the fitness research laboratory at the Kinesiology department at UTEP. Following graduation, she served as a Health Promotion Technician at the Army Wellness Center where she helped educate the military community on how to sustain a healthy lifestyle through body composition testing, metabolic testing, exercise testing and prescription, stress management, tobacco education, sleep education, and nutritional education. Her goal as a health coach is to use her broad knowledge of health and wellness to help educate the El Paso community and navigate their way to understand how different contributors to health affect the body.
Sandra Leticia Cobos currently serves the City of El Paso Be Well Program as a Health Education and Prevention Specialist. Her educational background consists of a Bachelor of Science in Health Promotion with a minor in Community Health from the University of Texas at El Paso. She started her health education career while she was a student at UTEP working for the wellness center and educating on sexual health. After graduation, she worked for the Young Men’s Christian Association (YMCA) as a program director and health educator. At the YMCA, she supervised various programs that helped promote a healthier lifestyle as well as educated with the CDC’s diabetes prevention program. After her involvement with the YMCA, she worked for the City of El Paso’s Parks and Recreation Department as a recreation specialist executing sports league seasons and promoting the importance of physical activity for all ages. After working for the City of El Paso’s Parks and Recreation, she started working for Texas Tech Health Sciences Center El Paso as a health educator for the Pasos Para Prevenir Cancer program. She educated on improving health through obesity prevention to reduce cancer risks. Through these experiences, she has gained knowledge in various health topics to be an asset in gearing up our community toward a healthier life.
