With over 25 years of health and wellness experience, a diverse education and an expertise in many facets of the health and fitness world, Dr. Harris is the past Chair of the Oregon Governor's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports (www.fitoregon.org) and was the recipient of the 2005 National Association for Health and Fitness Member of the Year Award honored for his work with Workplace Health and Wellness Promotion along side the Portland Area American Society of Safety Engineers and Oregon Youth. He is the current Program Director and Coach of the City of Hillsboro (Oregon) Mountain Biking and Youth XC Running Programs. He finds joy in motivating kids and adults to discover health and movement!

Dr. George "Bud" Harris is an expert on Workplace Health and Wellness Promotion and has been invited to speak at Xerox, IBM, Tyco, Intel and at premier Pacific Northwest West Occupational Safety & Health Conferences. He is also the current Chair of the Workplace Health & Wellness Promotion Sub-Committee of the Oregon Governor's Council on PF&S. His message to those responsible for others health is simple: Decide to just do anything consistently because the teacher will appear when the student is ready. 

Dr. Harris is an Anthony Robbins Mastery University student and that, coupled with his 10 years abroad in Europe serving in US Air Force as a noncommissioned officer, shaped his straightforward message and dose of reality of JUST DO ANYTHING! He was a multi-sport three-year varsity letterman in southern California and played in the Southern California Shrine All-Star football game earning him the opportunity to play football at Linfield College in Oregon and Bakersfield Junior College. But he ended up in the United States Air Force and settled on mountain biking and wrestling where he placed 1st in the Mediterranean Sports Conference and 3rd overall at 198lbs in the United States Air Forces in Europe (USAFE) Command level championships.

Currently employed at Intel in Hillsboro; most recently Dr. Harris managed the Environmental, Safety and Health (EHS) Program for Tyco Electronics, a 700+ employee base multinational electronics corporation based near Portland, Oregon. His 6^th Year Oregon OSHA SHARP  Award Program also received nomination as the GIC North American candidate for the prestigious international Tyco Excellence Award due to his Workplace Health and Wellness Program initiatives. Being "Fit for Duty" a must!

He currently competes in local triathlons and is an avid mountain biker and instructor. As a Certified Personal Fitness Trainer (CFT) and Certified Ergonomics Technician, Dr. Harris had the opportunity to coach at Bally's Total Fitness and was the Captain of the 2005 Tyco Electronics PI Hood to Coast 12 Person Relay Team. He lives in Hillsboro with his Danish wife Marie and two teenage daughters, Erika and Elisia. 

He can be reached at 503.441.8484 or bud@fitnesswork.com