INSTRUCTORS
Meet Your Wellness Team!

Jared Gartley
Wellness Director
Certified Group Fitness Instructor
Jared joins us after graduating from the University of Maine, after earning his bachelors in Exercise Science with a concentration in Athletic Training. He grew up in China, Maine, and attended Erskine Academy. Jared has participated in athletics his entire life and is always looking for ways to broaden his mental and physical abilities. Jared is working to gain his Strength and Conditioning Certification, along with many others. If you have any questions about health, wellness, or any other topics related, Jared is willing to help!

Heather Katz
Certified Personal Trainer
Certified Health Coach
Yoga Instructor
As a former competitive runner and triathlete, Heather has always been passionate about fitness & health. This passion, combined with a love of teaching and empowering others to live healthier, balanced lives, led her to become an NAFC Certified Personal Trainer, Health Coach, and Yoga Instructor. She specializes in using a holistic approach to help individuals improve their health in simple steps. She has practiced yoga for over 20 years & loves sharing her passion for wellness with others!
Classes:
Kids Spin & Yoga, Spin & Yin, Yoga Fusion, Slow Flow Yoga
Available for Personal Training & Health Coaching
Email: hkatz@clubaycc.org

Sasha Letourneau
Cycle Instructor
Sasha is a fun, high energy Maine girl! She has been teaching upbeat, spunky cycling classes for 5 years now. Sasha has worked with multiple age groups and is all about modifying workouts to the specific needs of any and all participants. Her classes are motivational and just down right fun!
Sasha has always been an athlete. Field hockey and track were her sports in high school, along with power lifting. As you get to know Sasha, you’ll quickly realize that she is always singing and wearing glitter!
Classes:
Evening Cycle

Jill Davenport
Certified Yoga Instructor
Meet our new yoga instructor Jill! She lives in Waterville with her husband and amazing kiddos. She's been practicing various styles of yoga for the last 15 years. She's trained in heated vinyasa flow. She has practiced yoga through all three of her pregnancies so she's a great resource for mammas.
Classes:
Vin Yin Yoga
Slow Flow: Deep Stretch

Rich Garini
Athletic Trainer Coordinator
MaineGeneral Medical
Sports Medicine Team
Rich joins us as part of the MaineGeneral Medical Center Sports Medicine Teams, where he has worked since 2007. He earned his bachelor's in Exercise Science with a concentration in Athletic Training, is certified as an Athletic Trainer, and is a State of Maine licensed healthcare provider. Rich's expertise lies in outpatient rehabilitation and Athletic Training services and sports event coverage for middle school, high school, and college athletes.
See Rich for injury assessments, treatment and rehabilitation as well as injury prevention programs to help you safely reach your wellness goals.

Meghan McQuillan
Certified Group Fitness Instructor
Meghan is a Messalonskee High School graduate and has been dancing for 17 years while competing for 8 years. Seeking to inherit the family Dance studio, she has always been keen on staying in the fitness community. Joining the AYCC wellness team, learning to become a great instructor and coach has been her all time dream.
Classes:
Dance Fitness
Cardio Kickboxing
Step Aerobics
Drumming HIIT

Elizabeth Loabe
Yoga Instructor
Bio Coming SOON!

Maggie Brown
Certified Personal Trainer
Certified Group Fitness Instructor
Certified Spin Instructor
Maggie has been an athlete her whole life, having played multiple sports and dancing for 10 years, competing with her dance team. Maggie graduated from Messalonskee High School and attended the University of Maine at Augusta for 2 years, studying mental health. She loves helping people learn new things, like how to use the fitness equipment!
Classes:
Bootcamp, Spin, HIIT IT (Track), Total Body (Hybrid), Walking Club, and Rock Wall Climbing.

Kenny Harris
Fitness Instructor
Kenny started training in boxing at the age of 12 years old and was an amateur boxer in NYC for 10 years. With an additional 20 years of training and practice in martial arts, Kenny began a career in Personal Training in 2009 while continuing his education in Physical Therapy. Specializing in strength and endurance training, body weight movement, calisthenics, and functional training, Kenny teaches a wide variety of group exercise classes.
Classes:
Boxing, Interval Circuit Training, Back to Basics

Brittney Ibbitson
Certified Spin Instructor
Bio Coming SOON

Jamie Williams
Certified Personal Trainer
Certified Group Fitness Instructor
Certified Spin Instructor
As a graduate of Waterville High School, Jamie was a well-rounded Varsity athlete in soccer, basketball, and indoor and outdoor track. He went on to attend UMaine Farmington with a dual major in Psychology & Community Health Education, with a focus on Physical Education. Jamie competed athletically at the collegiate level and received multiple conference recognitions for his success in cross country. Jamie has been an integral part of the AYCC’s team as Health Coordinator for more than 6 years and leads youth fitness as well as extremely popular active older adult classes.
Teaches:
Enhanced Fitness, Posture & Tone, Pedaling for Parkinsons, Kid Fit

Lexi Fontaine
Certified Yoga Instructor
Lexi gained an appreciation for meditation and wellness practices during her nearly 10 years of experience teaching elementary school. Having experienced the lovely but chaotic setting of a classroom, she became a master of using mindfulness and yoga to reduce work related stress.
In 2016, Lexi completed a 200-HR yoga certification program through Be.Yoga
in Connecticut so that she could help others on their own journeys to wellness. Lexi strives to connect the mind, body, and spirit through a gentle, restorative yoga practice. She resides in Winslow with her husband and teaches 5th grade at Winslow Elementary.
Classes:
Slow Flow Yoga
Vin Yin Yoga

Jeanine Libby
Certified Spin Instructor
Certified Personal Trainer