Kayla Shields
Hello! My name is Kayla Shields and I am the Director of Inclusive Health and Fitness at Special Olympics Maryland (SOMD)! Kayla’s role at Special Olympics Maryland includes overseeing the Healthy Athletes Program and all of the health and fitness offerings both in schools and the community programming.
Kayla’s educational background includes a BS Degree in Sport and Exercise Science and a MS Degree in Adapted Physical Activity. She is a Baltimore native who came back to Maryland after going to both undergrad and grad school in Northern Pennsylvania. While in PA, Kayla was able to gain a ton of different experiences working with individuals who had physical and intellectual disabilities in a variety of sports/exercise settings. She volunteered with a collegiate wheelchair basketball team, ENVISION Blind Sports and Special Olympics PA. With SOPA, Kayla was involved in Young Athletes, Unified Fitness, and Interscholastic Unified Sports where I coached Indoor Bocce. She was also the Nutrition Coordinator Slippery Rock University’s Transition Achievement Program.
