STAFF
Toria Crispin
Fitness Manager
Toria is from the Pittsburgh area and has a strong passion for health and fitness. She comes to Union Fitness with a Bachelor’s degree in Exercise Science and a Master’s degree in Health, Physical Activity & Chronic Disease. She has a wide range of experience within the industry as she has coached the general population, children, athletes, and the geriatric population in various group classes and sports. She also has experience working in clinical research. She worked within research labs for 3 years where she studied the effects of both aerobic exercise and resistance training on clinical populations. Toria grew up playing almost every sport at least once in her lifetime, but she has stuck with softball and soccer and continues to play recreationally. Her goal is to help anyone and everyone who is looking to commit to a healthy lifestyle.
Email: toria@unionfitness.com
Charles Jasper (CJ)
Director of Performance and Community Engagement
CJ is a Pittsburgh area native who attended Blackhawk High School where he played football. In his first few years of college, he attended Duquesne where he competed on the men’s rowing team. He then went to Slippery Rock University to finish his degree and became a student strength coach for football and women’s basketball. After graduating with a Bachelor of Science in Exercise Science he interned with Ohio State Football and Robert Morris University. After his intern stints, he worked as a strength and conditioning coach with the New York Mets organization, Morehead State and Youngstown State. During his time at YSU he was a member of the coaching staff the took the football team to the 2017 National Championship game. In 2016 CJ got his Master’s degree in wellness promotion from Morehead. He is also a Certified Strength & Conditioning Specialist through the NSCA. CJ is passionate about training athletes, youth, weekend warriors and anyone looking to live well.
Email: jasper@unionfitness.com
Dahveed Jorge
Head Personal Trainer
Jose Dahveed Jorge is originally from Caracas, Venezuela but moved to the United States when he was 14. He moved to Findlay, Ohio, where he attended Findlay High School and competed on the swim team. Dahveed then attended Bowling Green State University and was in the Athletic Training program for two years and worked with multiple sports, football being one of his favorites. He then decided to specialize in strength and conditioning. During that time, he completed two internships- one at a Physical Therapy clinic in Findlay, and another at Fastrak Performance, a private strength and conditioning facility in Perrysburg, Ohio.
Dahveed graduated with his degree in Exercise Science with a minor in Kinesiology. After graduating, he got a job as a strength and conditioning coach at Fastrak Performance, where he worked with athletes from middle school to college and professional. Since joining Union Fitness, Dahveed has worked with our college teams and clients. Dahveed’s goal as a coach is to help people become the best version of themselves, not just in the weight room but in their everyday life.
Email: dahveedjorge@gmail.com
COACHES
Rachael Riddell
Dylan Heisey
Adeel Tanvir
Lauren Sweetnich
MASSAGE THERAPISTS
Sarah Paladin
Sarah Paladin has been a massage therapist for 14 years. She started her career in the spa industry and found out over time that her passion was working with athletes and active individuals, specializing in sports and flexibility massage. Sarah herself competes in obstacle course races 2 times per month during the race season and has had multiple successful podiums along the way. She got into racing after the birth of her 3rd child as a way to get back into shape. As time went on, she found that it became a true passion and competitive outlet. She found that the experience she gained helped her to understand the human body and the importance of recovery as it relates to training and the healing process.
