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Meet the Staff & Coaches

STAFF

 

CJ
Charles Jasper (CJ)

Assistant Manager
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

Zain Skalos

Head Personal Trainer
Zain is from Cranberry Township and currently resides in Pittsburgh. He was a wrestler in high school and graduated from Seneca Valley in 2014. Shortly after graduation, he enlisted in the United States Navy where he was stationed in San Diego. During his time in the Navy, he was on 3 deployments and got to see several different countries around the world. During his time on deployment, he found his passion for fitness and decided he wanted to return home to pursue a degree in exercise science. Zain then attended the University of Pittsburgh and earned his bachelor’s degree in exercise science. While he was earning his undergraduate degree, he competed in men’s physique, he competed in several powerlifting meets at both the local and national level through the powerlifting club at the University of Pittsburgh and interned at Union where he then came on as a part time coach. After obtaining his bachelors degree in exercise science, he then went to earn his master’s degree in clinical exercise physiology where he was a graduate student assistant at Pitt and spent time interning at the Lemieux Center in Cranberry. He was then hired full-time as the head personal trainer at Union while he was in the process of earning his masters. Zain now spends his time enjoying all Pittsburgh sports, spending time with friends and family, and enjoying his passion for exercise.

 

Email: zain@unionfitness.com

 

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Toria Crispin

Director of Business Operations
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

COACHES
Maria
Maria Fautali
Rachael
Rachael Riddell
Catlyn
Catlyn Brooke
Marlee
Marlee Musico
Dylan
Dylan Heisey
YOGA INSTRUCTORS
Haley Tamilia

Head Yoga Instructor
Prior to her pursuits in yoga, Haley was a business-woman-bikini-competitor determined to slay at all moments in time. After suffering severe burnout in 2017, she realized she needed to redefine what it meant to be healthy and successful in today’s world. She added yoga and meditation to her fitness mix and completed her 200-hr RYT certification through One Point One studio in Pittsburgh. Now, as a yoga teacher, she strives to help others find inner stillness and to experience lives of health, joy, and love.

 

 

Brian
Brian Pang
Lauren
Lauren Sweetnich
Cassie
Cassie Wilson

 

MASSAGE THERAPISTS
JL
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.