MEET YOUR POWER MONKEY CAMP COACHES
Power Monkey Camp Coaches are some of the world's most elite educators of Gymnastics, Olympic Weightlifting, Endurance, Kettlebell, Rowing, Jump Rope, and other technique based movements as well as physical therapy and nutrition.
GYMNASTICS
Dave Durante
HANDSTANDS
- NCAA All-American at Stanford University
- Multiple Time US National Champion
- Multiple Time World Team Member
- 2008 Olympic Team Member
- Co-Owner of Power Monkey Fitness
Duke Van Vleet
RINGS
- 2x NCAA Team Champion for Penn State
- Cirque du Soleil performer, 8 years
- Owner of CF Rising Wave
Shane Defrietas
BARS
- 2x NCAA All American on high bar
- 1996 Olympian for Barbados
- Parallel bar skill innovator 'de Frietas'
Emily Bridgers
RINGS
- Collegiate gymnast at the University of Georgia
- 5x CrossFit Games Individual Competitor
- Co-owner CrossFit Terminus
kaci clark
BARS
- Level 10 Junior Olympic gymnast and was a track and field state champion
- U.S. Army Warrior Fitness Team Member
- Numerous Awards and Decorations for Military Leadership & Aviation Excellence.
FABIAN HAMBÜCHEN
RINGS
- Olympic Medalist in 3 Consecutive Games: Bronze (2008), Silver (2012), and Gold (2016) on Horizontal Bar
- 2007 World Champion on Horizontal Bar; 9-time World Championship medalist
- 6x European Champion, with 11 total European Championship medals
- 40x German National Champion; named German Athlete of the Year in 2007 and 2016
- Inducted into the International Gymnastics Hall of Fame
OLYMPIC WEIGHTLIFTING
coaches
Cheryl Haworth
JERK
- 3x Olympian
- Olympic medalist
- Youth Snatch World Record Record Holder
- All American and Pan American Records Super Heavy Weight Category
CHAD VAUGHN
SQUAT & CLEAN
- 9x National Champion
American Record Holder (C&J and Master's snatch, C&J, & total) - 2x Olympian
- Founder, Barbell Mobility
VANESSA MCCOY-NELSON
JERK
- Owner of Peak Gymnastics & Fitness
- US National Champion
World University Medalist - Medalist in the 2016 Olympic Test Event
MIKE CERBUS
SNATCH
- 2011 American Open Champion
- 2012 Pan Am & Olympic Qualification Teams
- 5x National Medalist
WES KITTS
JERK
- 2x Pan American Champion (2018, 2019)
- 2019 Pan American Games Gold Medalist (109 kg)
- 5x USA National Champion
- 2020 U.S. Olympian (Men’s 109 kg category)
- American Record Holder in Snatch and Total (109 kg)
- International Medalist at multiple IWF-sanctioned events
Running
coaches
DARNELL HARDY
- Aerobic Capacity Trained
- Lead Coach Paradiso CrossFit
- Dedicated Fitness Trainer with Versatile Expertise
Margaux Alvarez
- 7x CrossFit Games Athlete
- Fitness Coach
- Founder, Work Hard Wine Down®
JUMP ROPE
coaches
Dave Newman
- Founder and CEO of Rx Smart Gear
- Creator of the Rx Method
- Innovator of Fitness Solutions
ROWING
coaches
Rika Geyser
- 2x NCAA Champ (UW)
- PAC 12 Rowing Team of the Century
- Multiple x South African Champion
- 2008 Olympian
- 2x CrossFit Games Athlete
Lindsay Shoop
- Olympic Gold Medalist
- US National Rowing Hall of Fame
- 3x World Champion
- 5x World Cup Medalist
- Former World Record Holder
- 2x NCAA All-American
KETTLEBELL
coaches
Jeff Martone
- Subject Matter Expert for CrossFit Kettlebell
- Founder of Tactical Athlete
- “Founding Fathers” of the Modern Kettlebell Movement in the United States
Zach Filer
- Lead trainer for CrossFit Kettlebell
- Owner of CrossFit Hinge
- Marathon Bent Press Record Holder
Jade Teasdale
KETTLEBELLS
LECTURE COACHES
coaches
DR. MIKE MOLLOY
NUTRITION
- M2 Performance Nutrition, Founder
- PhD in Immunology
- Coach to more than 50 CrossFit Regional and Games athletes
JASON LEYDON
PROGRAMMING
- Owner/Head Coach CF Milford (2nd Team 2015 CF Games)
- Coach to 30 CF Games Athletes, 9 Podium Finishers and 4 Teams
- Conquer Athlete, Founder
DAWN FLETCHER
PERFORMANCE / CONTRAST THERAPY
- Mental Performance Specialist
- MA - CSCS
- CrossFit Level 3
- Performance Coach to dozens of CrossFit Games athletes
- Owner,DrivenMindTraining.com
DR. ALLISON BRAGER
SLEEP
- Subject matter expert in behavioral genetics, sleep, and biological rhythms research
- Serves on the NCAA task force for mental health and sleep
- Author of Meathead
- Two-time CrossFit Games athlete
- Four-year varsity NCAA Division I athlete in track and field
- Sc.B. in Psychology from Brown University and a Ph.D. in Physiology from Kent State University
Dr. Chen Du
SLEEP
- B.S. in Dietetics from Iowa State University
- Master’s in public health from Baylor University
- Ph.D. in human nutrition from Michigan State University
- Focused on investigating the relationships between sleep, nutrition, and health outcomes; assisted in building and validating a cognitive behavioral therapy based sleep program.
DR. JAIME SCHEHR-ROBINSON
VO2 MAX, RMR + LONGEVITY
- Integrative and functional medicine nutritionist
- Co-director for integrative health, Mt. Sinai Department of Family Medicine
- Founder, Institute for Family Health dietetic internship
- Contributor to the University of Arizona (IMR)
- Director, CNS licensing
DR. ISAIAH ROBINSON
VO2 MAX + RMR TESTING
- Doctor of Chiropractic
- XFIT LAB, Founder
Tiana Gonzalez
VO2MAX + RMR TESTING
Power Monkey camp staff
staff
Jazmin Simpson
MASSAGE THERAPIST
Lara Michaels
MASSAGE THERAPIST
GYMNASTICS ASSISTANT COACH
AISHA MITCHELL
YOGA
- Yoga Instructor–200hr YTT with Laughing Lotus
- Professional dancer–credits including the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, The Lion King (Broadway) and Oklahoma! (Broadway)
