Prior to my ‘fitness’ days, I was an elementary classroom teacher for almost 7 years. In 2014 I decided to resign from teaching to focus on raising both of my boys. Shorty after, I began my fitness journey. In doing so, I realized I wanted a future in helping others along their personal fitness journey. 

I pursued this passion by obtaining my Level 1 CrossFit certification. I have been a part-time coach since the fall of 2017. I am also certified in gut biology by M2 Performance Nutrition.

Health and fitness has not always been a priority of mine. Although I dabbled in sports when I was younger, I did not play sports in college. Honestly, I didn’t have much of an athletic background. In 2012, I took my first group exercise class. It was military based circuit training.

I was introduced to Fitness in 2015. I signed up for my first CrossFit Open that year! I really didn't know what Fitness was, I just signed up because that's what all my friends were doing. Coming to understand what Fitness was and what it represented, gave me a whole new motivation for working out. I also spent two years focusing on Olympic lifting with Garage Strength. They helped me build my foundations for barbell work. I still use cues I’ve learned from them in my own lifting, as well as while coaching. In 2017 I joined CrossFit Ephrata and began putting more focus on my training. This is also where I received my first coaching experiences! I had the opportunity to co-coach with Brandt. I am honored to call Ephrata Strength and Conditioning my second home! I have gotten to know Brandt and Beca very well over the past few years and look up to both of them as friends, coaches and leaders.  

I was initially drawn to Fitness for the community! I have continued to come back each day for the 'family-like' atmosphere. There is something special about pushing yourself through grueling workouts with someone else by your side. I’ve ended up building special bonds with fellow Fitness members by allowing myself to let my guard down, and making myself vulnerable to getting better. I also love that a mix of varying ability levels can attend the same CrossFit class, receive a personally tailored workout, and all leave knowing they got a great workout!

My passion is to help others find the best version of themselves! As a full time classroom teacher, my goal was to inspire and motive children to become active and productive citizens. I feel honored to be given the opportunity to pursue those same goals with ESC’s youth!