Vanessa J. Anton, Founder Lead Instructor
Vanessa has worked with families as a doula, as a childbirth educator and as a parenting educator for over 15 years. After completing her medical training in the emergency care field she embarked on making CPR more accessible to families and started Common Sense CPR ten years ago. She lives in Forest Hills with her seventeen year old son named Zen, her personal chef/partner named Geoff, and her three dogs. Zen is a musician with a few hit songs. To check them out, click here. Vanessa is a certified Childbirth Educator, Certified Doula, Board Certified Holistic Health Practitioner, E.M.T., American Heart Association B.L.S. Instructor, American Red Cross Instructor and Child Passenger Safety Technician.
Geoff Gohacki, Manager and Instructor
Geoff has been a professional chef and teacher for over 15 years and first became interested in
emergency response after preforming first aid on one of his students. Geoff has two young boys who like to live on the wild side. Because of this, Geoff has focused on child safety and responding to emergencies involving children. A student before a teacher, Geoff is constantly researching and learning the newest techniques in CPR, AED, First Aid and Child Passenger Safety. Geoff is an American Heart Association BLS Instructor and an American Red Cross certified instructor of CPR, AED, and First Aid. He is also a nationally certified Child Passenger Safety Technician. Geoff also keeps his hands in cooking as he is the chef/owner of The Real Meal, a personal chef service in NYC.