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Live instructors are present throughout the session to assist, coach, and guide you through your skills session.
All clickable dates are open for enrollment. Skills sessions are conducted with in-person live instructors, not virtual instructors.
Meet Our Training Team
Ms. Cristina Ocampo
Lead Instructor Trainer | Director of Instructor Development
Cristina began teaching CPR and First Aid in 2004 as an American Red Cross volunteer instructor and continued through 2012. She later founded Health Fusion before joining the Begin CPR instructional team, where she continues to teach and mentor instructors. Since 2018, she has also served as an American Red Cross instructor. Cristina is an American Heart Association and American Red Cross Instructor Trainer with over two decades of instructional experience and has trained and mentored hundreds of CPR instructors throughout Northern California.
Languages: English • Filipino (Tagalog)
Mrs. Casey Lopez
Founder | Training Center Coordinator | Lead Instructor Trainer
Casey founded Begin CPR and has been teaching CPR since 2007. She is an American Heart Association and American Red Cross Instructor Trainer dedicated to providing high-quality CPR education for healthcare professionals, businesses, schools, and the community. Casey oversees Begin CPR's training operations and instructor development programs.
Languages: English
Mr. Edward Lopez
Lead Instructor Trainer
Edward has been teaching since 2020 and is an American Heart Association and American Red Cross Instructor Trainer. He teaches provider and instructor courses and specializes in healthcare and workplace training.
Languages: English • Spanish
Ms. Liezl Ocampo
Instructor Trainer | Lead Instructor
Liezl has been teaching since 2021 and is an American Heart Association and American Red Cross Instructor Trainer. She enjoys mentoring new instructors while delivering engaging provider courses.
Languages: English
Mr. Rick Camacho
Lead Instructor (Photo Coming Soon)
Rick became an American Heart Association and American Red Criss Instructor in 2025 and is an active member of the Begin CPR instructional team, assisting with provider courses and community training.
Languages: English
Healthcare Professionals?
Advance Your Career with American Heart Association (AHA) BLS, ACLS & PALS Certification.
Bundle Options Available:
• BLS + ACLS — 10% savings
• BLS + PALS — 10% savings
• BLS + ACLS + PALS — 15% savings
Interested in becoming an AHA Instructor?
Call us to learn about our structured Instructor Training pathway.
Brief 10-minute qualification call available.
510-221-9331
777 Kains Avenue
San Bruno, CA 94066
BeginCPR™ is authorized to conduct American Heart Association courses for Heartsaver® First Aid/CPR/AED, Basic Life Support (BLS), Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS), Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS), and Instructor Training. We do not offer Full Classroom Course for AHA Heartsaver (CPR/First Aid) at this time. We only offer Hybrid/Blended Course, you have to purchase the Online Course from AHA, instructions is shown in our Class Description
BeginCPR™ is an American Heart Association® Training Site - Please note on your AHA Certification, the city and state of our Training Center will show up, not our City and State, this is an American Heart Association Certification standard.
BeginCPR™ is authorized to conduct American Red Cross courses for First Aid/CPR/AED, Basic Life Support (BLS), and Instructor Training.
All offered ARC classes are conducted as Blended Learning/Hybrid and includes an online course followed by an in-person hands-on portion.
BeginCPR™ is an American Red Cross Licensed Training Provider.
BeginCPR™ Instructors are Healthcare Provider Skill Evaluators for ProCPR by ProTrainings.
Students who have successfully completed the online training via ProTrainings are required to complete the Skill Evaluation in order to receive the finalized certificate.
The American Heart Association strongly promotes knowledge and proficiency in all AHA courses and has developed instructional materials for this purpose. Use of these materials in an educational course does not represent course sponsorship by the AHA. Any fees charged for such a course, except for a portion of fees needed for AHA course materials, do not represent income to the AHA.