INSTRUCTORS
Meet Your Wellness Team!
Eliana Hall
Wellness Director
Certified Personal Trainer
Certified Health Coach
Eliana has a Master’s degree in Exercise Sciences and has been a Certified Personal Trainer for over 5 years. She has worked with clients of all ages and fitness levels in various settings including small group & individual training, injury rehabilitation, and group exercise classes. Eliana has also taught undergraduate Kinesiology classes at the University of Maine and Husson University.
As both the Wellness Director and Personal Trainer, Eliana empowers individuals to overcome obstacles to reach their goals.
Available for Personal Training
Email: ehall@clubaycc.org
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
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.
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
Josie Skelley
Certified Spin Instructor
Bio coming soon!
Classes:
Sunrise Spin
Maggie Brown
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:
Boot Camp, Dance Fitness, HIIT It - Low Impact, Total Body, Spin & Yin
Cassandra Poli
Certified Personal Trainer
Certified Group Fitness Instructor
Cassandra is a senior at the University of Southern Maine studying Exercise
Science. She spent much of her undergrad interning with strength and conditioning coaches, acupuncturists, and chiropractors. Cassandra is also a varsity lacrosse coach and has extensive experience training athletes in small and large groups.
Cassandra’s she spent much of her childhood at lacrosse and field hockey games. During the off season she fell in love with weight training, and her fitness journey began. Transitioning from competitive sports to nothing after high school can be difficult. Lifting gave Cassandra that purpose she craved.
Classes:
Evening Cycle
HIIT It
Jeanine Libby
Certified Spin Instructor
Certified Personal Trainer
Jeanine has a strong passion for outdoor cycling with all area bicycle clubs. She brings her outdoor passion indoors through the winter months to keep cyclist legs in shape. Her indoor cycling class is set up for all types of riders. In the spring she will transfer this class to riding outside for the summer months. Jeanine also leads the Pedal for Parkinson’s class that is aimed to improve the lives of those living with Parkinson’s disease by maintaining an active lifestyle. Jeanine is a certified WIT’s Personal Trainer, certified Spinning Instructor, and certified Pedaling for Parkinson’s Instructor.
Classes:
Seasonal Spin Classes
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