Meet the team
This is our squad. The people who drive our mission forward and relentlessly serve our community.
Get to know them a little bit and say what’s up when you come to visit!
Coach
Diane is from Ft. Lauderdale, FL and graduated from Florida State University. After graduation, she moved to Atlanta, GA where she quickly fell in love with CrossFit. She has been enjoying the sport since 2011 and has competed in multiple competitions. Diane started coaching in 2014 when she moved to Austin, TX. She decided to uproot again and move to AZ to be near family and loves seeing them daily. Fun fact- everyone in her family are members at FS!
Founder
MJ has expressed his passion for people to the health and fitness world in multiple leadership capacities for over 15 years as a personal trainer, manager, executive, corporate health and wellness coordinator, and university lecturer. For over a decade, he has been focused on creating opportunities for the next generation of fitness professionals as an entrepreneur with multiple gym locations in Arizona and the Pacific Northwest. Currently, he serves Fit Society in the official capacity as Senior Executive Vice President of Janitorial Operations.
Membership Director & Coach
Fitness has always been a big part of Rachelle’s life. She grew up in a small town in Saskatchewan, Canada, where she played a wide variety of sports and always kept active. Upon graduating high school, she went to school for Engineering Design and Drafting Technology, and also coached a variety of fitness classes. That’s when she realized Fitness was her true passion, and became a full time Coach/Trainer. Rachelle has been working in the fitness industry for about 10 years, and loves being able to see people progress and do things they once thought they never could.
Coach
Fitness has been a big part of Nick’s life, growing up as a multisport athlete in Montana before working in a commercial gym and discovering Crossfit. His current roster includes teen athletes, nutrition clients, daily joint health clients, and local fitness competition, competitors. Nick is a husband and father of two, enjoys training for competition, traveling with his family, and hiking/mountain biking.
Director of Programming & Coach Development
Rachel enjoys fitness as a lifestyle and loves to help others do the same. She moved from Wisconsin to attend ASU and study exercise and wellness. Rachel has been coaching at Fit Society for 10 years, and has become something of a mobility specialist, and is passionate to help people push themselves.
Coach
Cole has been a lifelong athlete. Growing up in Illinois he wrestled, played football, and eventually became a collegiate wrestler. He earned his bachlors in Exercise science at Illinois State University. During his education, he worked at the ISU strength and conditioning center as an intern. Cole started doing CrossFit which led him into Olympic weightlifting. He competed in Olympic weightlifting for years while also doing personal training. He’s now a Fit Society vet!
Youth Coach | Coach
Danita is a former elementary teacher turned fitness enthusiast! She is thrilled to be able to blend her passion for fitness and love of working with youngsters and adults as a Coach. Danita is a certified Level 1 CrossFit Trainer and USA Weightlifting Level 1 Coach. She lives in Chandler with her husband Jaime, three children Quinn, Joshua, and Dillon, and dog Duke.
Coach
Jake was born and raised in Southern California. He grew up in a family full of athletes and excelled in football throughout college. He went on to play in the AFL, but multiple knee injuries prevented him from continuing his football career. He then decided to pursue a career in fitness and sports nutrition, which then led him to own his own health and nutrition store in California. Jake’s passion for health and fitness is continuously growing!
Coach
Wade is originally from New York- GO YANKEES. He attended Springfield College where he got a bachelors in exercise science with a specific focus on sports performance. He has played every sport there is with 15 years of playing the cello as well. He truly believes the gym is our place to stay healthy so we can enjoy other aspects of life.
Coach
Jasmin grew up in Minnesota where she tried multiple sports. When she started wrestling, she fell in love with fitness and working hard. Wanting to be competitive, she started focusing on nutrition and strength training, and ventured into CrossFit in 2018 after being dissatisfied with conventional gym routines. There was an undeniable connection and the guidance of experienced coaches became instrumental in her growth, inspiring a deep-seated passion to share her fitness journey through teaching. Jasmin began her coaching career in 2021 and became certified in CrossFit Level 1 and 2. She competes at the elite level and is a country swing dance fanatic.
Coach
Coach Kat grew up under the big open sky's of Montana, where she competed in a multitude of sports and outdoor activities and went to college on a running scholarship. After living on the East Coast briefly, Kat moved to Arizona in 2011 where she fell in love with fitness and health. Kat has her CrossFit Level 1 & 2 certification, NASM personal trainer certification, and is also a certified therapist in myofascial stretch therapy and Olympic Lifting level 1. As a former type 2 diabetic, Kat loves using her knowledge of fitness and health gained through her own experience to now help others succeed at their goals and live a healthy lifestyle. Kat is a new mother to a 1 year old and as well as a step-mom to another and enjoys paddle-boarding and hiking in her spare time.
Administrator & Coach
Barrett has been involved in fitness since the age of 12 where he competed in Arizona power lifting competitions, fitness competitions, and coaching. He gained further fitness success while playing college football as an Offensive Guard for the University of Nevada, Reno. While there he earned his way onto the WAC all conference team, and the University’s Strength and Conditioning Athlete of the year (Alpha Wolf). Post college he began CrossFit while looking for a Strength and Conditioning Coaching career. With his knowledge of coaching in the Strength, and Weightlifting arena, he has been coaching CrossFit groups, individuals, kids, and sports teams since 2007 and focuses on individual efficiencies through technique, and strength training while peppering in traditional CrossFit metcons and Kettlebell work.
Body Alignment and Recovery
Specialist-Find Aligned
Morgan is originally from Las Vegas, and has obtained her education from Kansas, England and Costa Rica. She is a triathlete, overseas volleyball athlete/coach, and Crossfit participant. Morgan is a Licensed Massage Therapist with certifications in Sports Massage, Myofascial Release, SportStretch, Thai Massage, Shiatsu, and Craniosacral. She is also an instructor of these topics at The Costa Rica School of Massage Therapy and continues to conduct research to provide better treatments to all. With the perfect combination of these modalities, she will find what your body needs based on an in-depth hands on assessment.
Coach
Bethany is a hardworking fitness and wellness professional. Her fitness journey began at a young age, participating in every organized sport possible and eventually graduating with a bachelor's degree in science of nursing. During her 10 years as a registered nurse, she began exploring how fitness and nutrition play a role in medicine. After taking time off to raise her four children, she decided to gain further knowledge of fitness and exercise. This led her to earn her National Academy of Sports Medicine personal training certificate and her USAW Olympic weightlifting level 1 certification. Bethany is excited to use her knowledge of the human body and exercise to help you reach your fitness goals.
Youth Coach
Alli grew up as a competitive dancer and gymnast, finding a love for fitness at a young age! She started coaching kids in gymnastics at 14 y/o and was a competitive team coach for 10 years. Alli found CrossFit as a means to recover and get strong again following a knee surgery in high school. She also holds her CrossFit L1, coaching classes for 2 years.
Coaching Intern
As a proud native of the East Valley of Arizona, I’ve been fortunate to call this community my home for 23 years.
My inspiration to coach comes from the incredible mentors and coaches who guided me throughout my formative years. Their unwavering support and mentorship ignited a fire within me to share and encourage the power of fitness with others.
I found CrossFit as a freshman in college, and have felt transformed by the sport in countless ways. I believe in creating a positive and inclusive environment where everyone feels welcome, regardless of their fitness level and that fitness is not just about physical strength; it’s also about building confidence, resilience, and camaraderie.
Youth Program Director & Coach
Natalie is originally from Wisconsin, where she grew up playing multiple sports and eventually attended the University of Wisconsin-Madison. During her time in college she transitioned her love of working out into a career as an ACE-certified Personal Trainer and Group Fitness instructor. She has taught a variety of class formats ranging from small group classes to coaching campus-wide boot camps in Camp Randall stadium!
Natalie believes in and stresses the importance of being a well-rounded individual - inside the gym and out!
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