Carmen was born and raised in Los Angeles, graduating from Cal Poly Pomona with a degree in Kinesiology with an emphasis in Sports Medicine, and from Baumen College where she studied Holistic Nutrition. She has worked in the fitness field for 30 years with the privilege of working at several private clubs. Most recently, Carmen was the fitness manager at the Olympic Club in San Francisco for 24 years. She has a passion for helping others live more vibrant and healthy lives. Carmen is a mother of two amazing boys, Carlos and Christian. Carmen was the scoutmaster of their troop. She enjoys the outdoors especially learning about foraging and sustainability as well as lifting heavy weights, cooking, and travel.

Rob Kievning has been a personal trainer, strength and conditioning coach, and physical rehabilitation specialist for 25 years. In that time, he worked with people of all ages and abilities to improve the quality of their lives. Helping people with all aspects of health is what Rob loves to do. Guiding clients in their quest to get stronger, faster, and more agile in their daily lives, as well as working on nutrition & recovery is key to that. He specializes in working with current and former athletes, particularly those who have current or previous injuries that need special attention. Outside of his work in fitness, he loves spending time on the golf course, at the beach (surfing & paddleboarding), and in the mountains (skiing) with his wife and kids.

Justin has been dancing his whole life. He started off in a competition show choir group, then participating in community theater all over the bay area from Pinole to Walnut Creek. Later moving to L.A. and working as a tour guide at Universal Studios. Besides working at M.C.C. Justin is a Dance/Zumba instructor at Joy In Motion, works at Los Perales Elementary in their enrichment program, and is a youth theatre teacher. In his free time Justin stays active with fitness and dance, and loves unwinding by playing video games, listening to music, and spending time with loved ones and friends.

Originally from the Bay Area, Pamela is currently pursuing her Bachelor's degree in kinesiology at Saint Mary’s College. She became interested in kinesiology due to her long list of sprains and fractures from playing sports. Inspired by her love of travel, her career goal is to work with athletic teams and visit different places around the world. In her free time, she likes to read, hang out with friends, shop, go to the movies and attend amusement parks.

Yasmine was born in Oakland, raised in Peru, and is currently attending Saint Mary’s with hopes of earning a bachelors degree in kinesiology, planning to attend physical therapy school after. Hobbies include dancing for the Saint Mary’s College ballet folklorico Guadulapeno group, going on walks with her dog, spending time with family and attending concerts.

Originally from the Bay Area, Kayla is a third year Health Science major at Saint Mary's College. After graduation, she plans to pursue a career in the health field. Her hobbies include reading and taking long walks while listening to music. She fills her free time with her love of creation, attempting to master crocheting, knitting, painting, and baking!

Originally from Fairfield, CA, Karly is a senior at Saint Mary's College pursuing a career in physical therapy. She values time spent with family and friends, prioritizes fitness, and enjoys exploring new food places. Karly also has a passion for sports and appreciates the tranquility of nature. Her favorite place to unwind is at a nearby waterfront or beach, where she takes in the stunning ocean views.  

Noor is currently a senior at Saint Mary's College of California, studying to get her Bachelor's in Kinesiology Sports Management with a Minor in Business Administration and planning to work with athletics after graduating. She has always lived in the Bay Area and loves to cook and travel. She has been involved with competitive swimming and dance since she was little. 

Sarah was born and raised in Ventura, CA and moved to the east bay over 25 years ago. She settled in Pleasant Hill where she worked in restaurant management for 13 years. This is where she met and married her husband and became the mother to 4 beautiful children, Landon, Hayden, Kellen and Teagan. Sarah has been a stay at home mom for the last 15 years, and during that time has stayed busy volunteering in her children’s classrooms and youth sports. She enjoys hiking, good food and spending time with friends and family.

Atreyu grew up training Kung Fu with his father, and started fighting with a Muay Thai team in 2017. While he still competes in the ring, he began coaching in 2021 while enthusiastically honing his craft ever since. Combat sports and martial arts are his day to day living; teaching classes, training, providing 1 on 1 instruction, and leading his team to victory.

Meet Coach Walsh, Inspiring Healer. Coach is a 500 E-RYT trained by Master teachers Mynx Inatsugu and Melanie Salvatore-August. He has 700 Hours of Professional Teacher Training through YogaWorks. Coach has over 5,000 hours of teaching Yoga. In 2014 he started the Yoga program at Campolindo High School (Moraga) where he has taught for 29 years. The program began with one class of 45 students and has grown to 5 classes of 45-50 students. Coach also holds a Teen Yoga Teacher Training Certificate. Coach draws on his educational background (Un. Of Oregon M.S. Anatomy & Physiology) incorporating aspects of anatomical and biomechanical skills into his teaching of skilled alignment in Asana.

Dina has nearly 20 years of experience teaching Pilates and has been a student of the practice for much longer. Dina has always been a health and fitness enthusiast and has played sports throughout her life. She discovered Pilates in high school as a valuable complement to her athletics and fell in love with the mind-body focus. The results she achieved were unlike anything she had experienced before. After studying education at UC Berkeley, followed by a few years in the corporate world, her heart brought her back to Pilates and she decided to get certified as an instructor through Body Arts and Sciences International. Dina went on to teach at several popular studios in San Francisco before moving to Moraga to start a family and open her private practice. She’s a mom of two, a soccer coach, a lover of dance and is beyond grateful to have found MCC and for the opportunity to introduce and teach Pilates mat to this incredible community! 

Tatiana Ryzhova has been passionate about different kinds of movements and fitness all of her life. She loves to share this passion with others. She discovered yoga over 20 years ago and has been a devoted practitioner ever since. Tatiana has over 200 hours of yoga teacher training, 100 hours of aerial yoga teacher training, anti-gravity yoga certification, is TRX certified, and has 1000+ teaching hours. Over the last 8 years of teaching, she has helped adults and kids to reach their goals while focusing on injury prevention and rehabilitation. Her classes are known to be both challenging and nurturing, leaving students feeling energized and renewed and helping them to gain mobility, strength, agility, and endurance. Outside of teaching classes, Tatiana loves to cook and spend time in nature.

Originally from the Bay Area, Maxwell is a recent graduate from Davidson College where he played college football and majored in Economics. He enjoys traveling, playing sports, trying new foods, and spending time with friends and family.