Ms. Paluso has been committed to health, fitness, education and transformation her whole life and is dedicated to making a difference in the community through nutrition and exercise. Ms. Paluso graduated from the Institute of Integrative Nutrition where she received a holistic health counseling certification in June 2007. Currently she  works as a one-on-one and group counselor, as well as gives corporate wellness seminars. Ms. Paluso was a relationship manager at Thomson Financial, providing financial market data solutions to hedge funds and asset managers in NY and CT.  She won the Community Champion Award in 2006 for coordinating women at Thomson to inspire young women in Harlem and Brooklyn to go to college, become career-oriented, and learn how to be financially savvy.  This project was in conjunction with Girls Inc., NYC. She was also a Wellness Champion Volunteer at Thomson. Prior to moving to New York, Ms. Paluso taught English to Japanese middle school children in Tottori, Japan for one year, where she competed in Kyokushin karate.   Currently, she plays basketball and practices Bikram yoga.