Mercy's interest and passion for fitness has developed over a twenty year period. She has been involved in the fitness industry for over fifteen years as a group fitness instructor and trainer.

Mercy received her Pilates Mat training from Leah Putnam at Spring Training located in Mountain View, CA and apparatus training from Nora St. John of Turning Point Studios in Walnut Creek, CA.  She opened the Apex  Pilates Personal Training Studio in 2001.

A Cancer for Pilates certification and an Arthritis certification from a partnership of The Arthritis Foundation & Stanford Hospital enable Mercy to focus on two areas of interest to Mercy.

Mercy is a graduate of San Jose State University with a BS in Recreational Therapy and a California State Certified Recreational Therapist.  She had also been the Fitness Program Director of Employee Benefit Services for the County of San Mateo, California.