STAFF

Todd Hamer

General Manager
Todd Hamer comes to Union Fitness with 20 years of Division 1 strength and conditioning experience. Prior to Union Fitness, Todd was Director of Strength and Conditioning at the George Washington University where he oversaw all 27 teams and a staff of 6 strength coaches. Before his time at GW Hamer spent time at Robert Morris, George Mason, The Citadel, Pitt, Penn State, as well as UNC-Chapel Hill.

Todd has presented on the topic of training at more than 50 professional clinics and seminars. In addition to this Hamer has been adjunct faculty at three universities and guest lectured on topics ranging from music, history, linguistics, as well as biological sciences. Hamer was nominated as the 2017 NSCA Strength and Conditioning Coach of the Year and was also awarded the Presidential Distinguished Achievement Award during his time at Robert Morris. Todd has also been published over 100 times, you can find him in elitefts, Muscle and Fitness, Men’s Fitness, as well as other publications.

In addition to his work Hamer has competed in powerlifting for two decades and has completed the Rachel Carson hike tens times. Hamer is also an avid cyclist and has ridden his bicycle from Pittsburgh to Washington DC ten times.

Todd resides in Sewickley with his wife Erica and son Tenzing.

Email: todd@unionfitness.com

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

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.