Meet the Fitness Staff

Our Group Fitness Instructors, Swim Instructors, Fitness Specialists, and Personal Trainers are certified and offer effective and safe workouts in a fun, friendly, and welcoming atmosphere. Our friendly Event Staff and Office Assistants are here to help answer any questions you might have about Fitness & Wellness programs and services.

Join the Team

If you're already certified and have experience instructing, complete the Employment Application. If you don't have experience and aren't certified, we'll teach you! Apply to join the Group Fitness Mentorship Program!

Group Fitness Instructor Application

Mentorship Program

Student Staff

Alyssa

G3 HIIT

Major: Exercise Science

Year: Senior

Hometown: Grosse Pointe, MI

Favorite Workout: HIIT and cardio

Other Hobbies: Reading and traveling.

"Life's not measured by the breaths you take, but the moments that take your breaths away."

Annie

Office Assistant, WIT Peer Educator

Major: Radiation Therapy

Year: Senior

Hometown: Grand Rapids, MI

Favorite Workout: Cycling

Other Hobbies: Cooking, hiking, and reading.

"Be kind always!"

Ashley

SPIN®

Cybil

Personal Training

Major: Exercise Science

Year: Junior

Hometown: Allendale, MI

Favorite Workout: Cycling

Other Hobbies: Basketball, baking, and cooking.

"Everything in moderation."

Devin

Adult Swim Lessons, Fitness Specialist

Major: Exercise Science

Year: Senior

Hometown: Westland, MI

Favorite Workout: Playing basketball, and lifting.

Other Hobbies: Football, hanging out with my family, and animals.

"You didn't come this far to only come this far."

Gloria Lynne

SPIN®

Major: Clinical Exercise Science

Year: Junior

Hometown: Plainfield, IL

Favorite Workout: SPIN

Other Hobbies: Dance, traveling, and spending time outside.

"Build on yesterday."

Grace F.

Adult Swim Lessons, Get Fit HIIT, Fitness Specialist, Personal Training, Women on Weights

Major: Public Health

Year: Graduate Student

Hometown: Rochester Hills, MI

Favorite Workout: Strength Circuits

Other Hobbies: Anything that involves nature.

"Whether you think you can or can't, you're right."

Grace S.

L.I.F.T, Personal Training

Major: Exercise Science

Year: Senior

Hometown: Lake Orion, MI

Favorite Workout: Weight Training

Other Hobbies: Skiing, rock climbing, playing guitar, and watching reality tv.

"Go one more!"

Jake

Event Staff

Major: Clinical Exercise Science

Year: Senior

Hometown: Kalamazoo, MI

Favorite Workout: Basketball and weight lifting

Other Hobbies: Playing golf, traveling, and volunteering at the SPCA.

"Too fit to quit."

Jen

HIIT Strength

Major: Exercise Science

Year: Junior

Hometown: Plymouth, MI

Favorite Workout: Running

Other Hobbies: Baking, cooking, and trying new food places!

"Everything happens for a reason."

Josh

Fitness Specialist

Major: Exercise Science

Year: Junior

Hometown: Ada, MI

Favorite Workout: Running

Other Hobbies: Wakeboarding

"Good vibes."

Katie

Personal Training

Major: Public Health

Year: Graduate Student

Hometown: Hillsdale, MI

Favorite Workout: Rear-foot Elevated Squats

Other Hobbies: Running, reading, and concerts.

"Never stop becoming."

Kelsey

L.I.F.T, Personal Training

Major: Physical Therapy

Year: Graduate Student

Hometown: Mount Clemens, MI

Favorite Workout: Powerlifting

Other Hobbies: Spending time outdoors, cooking new recipes, and laughing with friends.

"Becoming the best version of yourself requires you to help others find the best version of themselves."

Kevin

Event Staff, Office Assistant

Major: General Business

Year: Junior

Hometown: Macomb, MI

Favorite Workout: Squats

Other Hobbies: Hunting, fishing, and skiing.

"Live, Laugh, Love."

Kylie

Barre

Major: Psychology

Year: Junior

Hometown: Northville, MI

Favorite Workout: Leg Press

Other Hobbies: Dance

"Everything happens for a reason."

Lauryn

Heavy Bag Kickboxing

Major: Biology, Pre-PA

Year: Junior

Hometown: Kalamazoo, MI

Favorite Workout: Weight Lifting

Other Hobbies: Scuba diving, swimming, card games, and reading.

"Remember why you started."

Lizzie

Event Staff

Major: Applied Food & Nutrition

Year: Junior

Hometown: Lake Zurich, IL

Favorite Workout: Running and abs!

Other Hobbies: Horseback riding, baking, and talking to everyone.

"A lot of people feel burnt out because they are doing too much, but maybe you are just doing too little of the things that make you feel alive."

Mackenzie Lin.

Total Body Strength

Major: Elementary Education

Year: Junior

Hometown: Alpena, MI

Favorite Workout: Yoga

Other Hobbies: Traveling, skiing, and hiking.

"Change is never easy, but always possible."

Mackenzie Luk.

Personal Training, Women on Weights

Major: Physician Assistant

Year: Graduate Student

Hometown: Lake Orion, MI

Favorite Workout: Burpees, or anything shoulders.

Other Hobbies: Playing tennis, hiking, reading, and supporting my caffeine addiction at local coffee shops.

"It's a good day to have a good day."

Madi

SPIN®

Major: Radiation Therapy

Year: Senior

Hometown: Grand Blanc, MI

Favorite Workout: SPIN

Other Hobbies: Building legos, and spending time outdoors.

"Be stronger than your strongest excuse."

Malia

SPIN® Sculpt

Major: Business Administration

Year: Graduate Student

Hometown: Iron Mountain, MI

Favorite Workout: Lifting, cycling, and boxing

Other Hobbies: Cooking, and floral design.

"It's just you verus you today. Let's get after it!"

Megan D.

SPIN®

Megan R.

Event Staff, Office Assistant, Sunsets and Supersets

Major: Physician Assistant

Year: Graduate Student

Hometown: Brighton, MI

Favorite Workout: Yoga, Zumba, and dance.

Other Hobbies: Hammocking, hiking, and hanging out with friends.

"What is meant to be, will be."

Nick

Adult Swim Lessons, Event Staff, Office Assistant

Major: Advertising & Public Relations

Year: Senior

Hometown: Sault Ste. Marie, MI

Favorite Workout: SPIN

Other Hobbies: Anything outdoorsy (hiking, backpacking, camping, swimming, etc.), traveling, and hanging out with friends.

"At the end of the day, you won't be happy until you love yourself."

Olivia

Fitness Specialist

Major: Exercise Science

Year: Senior

Hometown: Sydney, Australia

Favorite Workout: Tennis

Other Hobbies: Listening to music, going on hikes, drawing/painting, and spending time with family.

"Trust the process."

Rylee

Zumba

Major: Psychology

Year: Sophomore

Hometown: Fremont, MI

Favorite Workout: Boxing

Other Hobbies: Dancing, lifting, cooking, and traveling.

"No one is you, and that is your power."

Sean

Personal Training

Major: Clinical Exercise Science

Year: Senior

Hometown: Allendale, MI

Favorite Workout: Squat

Other Hobbies: Hunting, fishing, and hiking.

"If you can get through doing things that you hate to do, on the other side is greatness."

Veronika

SPIN®

Major: Nursing

Year: Junior

Hometown: Manhattan, IL

Favorite Workout: Weight Lifting

Other Hobbies: Hiking, traveling, online shopping, and cooking.

"You can do more than your mind thinks it can."

Contracted Staff

Deb

SPIN®

Career: Marketing Director

Hometown: Martin, MI

Favorite Workout: Spinning

Other Hobbies: Hiking, biking, reading, and dreaming of my next vacation.

"Get off the couch!"

Hillary

Total Body Blast

Career: Children's Protective Services Supervisor with the Michigan Department of Health & Human Services

Hometown: Albion, MI

Favorite Workout: Riding my bike.

Other Hobbies: Taking dance classes, and playing tennis.

"When I lost all of my excuses, I found my results."

Shannon K.

Vinyasa Yoga

Career: Yoga Instructor

Hometown: Flint, MI

Favorite Workout: Yoga

Other Hobbies: Reading and knitting.

"Never hope for it more than you work for it."

Zoe

Vinyasa Yoga

Career: Therapeutic RYT-500, Reiki III Practioner, and Owner of Ever Be, LLC (providing complimentary wellness services).

Hometown: Battle Creek, MI

Favorite Workout: Biking

Other Hobbies: Quality time spent with friends and loved ones, hiking, reading, writing, traveling, practicing yoga, cooking, and creating with my hands when I feel inspired.

"Be the change!"