Board of Directors
The Health & Fitness Association Board of Directors is an experienced, intelligent team of industry leaders. They are chosen to serve the association in particular and the fitness industry in general by providing guidance, strategic direction, and insight that has a lasting global impact.

Mark Harrington, Jr
Healthworks
Boston, MA
Mark Harrington Jr. is president and co-founder of Republic Fitness, the new premium co-ed fitness club in Downtown Boston created by Healthworks Group, the largest local family-owned fitness company in Boston. He has played a crucial role in development of the company which currently operates four different concepts at nine separate locations today, including Healthworks Fitness Centers for Women, GymIt, Healthworks Community Fitness and Republic Fitness.
Since becoming involved in Healthworks Group, he has served as the President of Healthworks Fitness Centers for Women, and Co-Founder of GymIt. Mark has been instrumental in the company’s growth, which today includes more than 25,000 members and helps to oversee 500 plus employees.
Prior to his role as president, Mark was a project manager at Exeter Group for nearly ten years, where he oversaw the development and completion of large scale IT projects.
Mark graduated from Middlebury College with a B.A. in computer science. He currently resides in Winchester with his family.