Meet the Coaches || CrossFit San Francisco - Fitness & Strength Training, Personal Trainers, Physical Therapy

	FOUNDER & HEAD COACH Kelly Starrett Coach Kelly Starrett founded San Francisco CrosSFit with his wife and fellow athlete Juliet. Since opening its doors in 2005 as one of the first 50 CrossFit Affiliates, this athletic training center has become the prime coaching resource for reigning Olympians, national and world champions, tri-athletes, runners, and recreational athletes alike. Kelly's focused coaching and warm personality brings his professional training as a strength coach and a doctor of physical therapy to life for brilliant coaching in a positive environment. Kelly is an inspiration to nearly everyone he meets, causing even superior athletes to re-examine their physical capacities and reach higher levels, and motivating beginners to believe in their natural ability to excel. Kelly received his Doctor of Physical Therapy in 2007 from Samuel Merritt College in Oakland, California. Before starting his own physical therapy practice at San Francisco CrosSFit, he practiced performance-based physical therapy at the world-renowned Stone Clinic. In current practice, Kelly continues to focus on performance-based Orthopedic Sports Medicine with an emphasis on returning athletes to elite level sport and performance. His clients see exceptional results from his progressive blend of manual physical therapy and strength training. Kelly's clients have included Olympic gold-medalists, world-class extreme skiers and X-Games medalists, dancers with Smuin, San Francisco, and Sacramento Ballet Companies, military personnel, and competitive age-division athletes. Kelly has also served as the strength and conditioning coach for the Marin Rowing Association high school rowing program where he helped lead the varsity girls to a national title in 2008. He is also proud to have served as strength coach to reigning rowing Olympic gold medalist Erin Cafaro, in preparation for her success in the 2008 Beijing Olympiad. Kelly's background as an athlete and coach includes paddling whitewater slalom canoe on the US Canoe and Kayak Teams, and leading the Men's Whitewater Rafting Team to two national titles and competition in two World Championships. In his free time Kelly enjoys spending time with his two daughters, Georgia and Caroline, surfing, paddling, Olympic lifting, and dancing.
	HEAD COACH Angel Andre Liu Orozco Angel Orozco grew up in San Francisco and holds a bachelor's degree in psychology from San Francisco State University. He is known for his knowledge of fitness, nutrition and maintaining a healthy lifestyle. Angel emphasizes the balance of positive mental and physical conditioning. He specializes in strength and conditioning, functional and sport-specific training as well as weight-loss and muscle gain for men, women and children of all levels and ages. One of Angel's passions is working with sports teams. Angel is the proud strength and conditioning coach for the Marin Rowing Association, where he helped lead the varsity girls to a national title in 2009. Angel also created a strength and conditioning program for the George Washington High School Baseball Team. He has discovered through years of experience just how much a CrossFit program can increase fitness, athleticism and performance regardless of your chosen sport or activity. Not only does Angel dedicate his time coaching and educating avid athletes, kids and motivated people, he also commits his free time to his own personal training as he is also a Competitive Olympic Lifter, Power Lifter and Ultra Marathon Runner. Angel placed fifth in the 2009 Northern CA CrossFit Regional's giving him a seat in the 2009 CrossFit Games in Aromas, CA. Angel has been a CrossFit athlete for over five years and has been a SFCF Coach for three years. He is a CrossFit Level II Coach and a CrossFit Kids Coach. Angel is CrossFit certified in Olympic Lifting and Kettlebell, and he holds his CrossFit Nutrition Certification that he incorporates into an all-encompassed program for his personal clients. Angel is excited to share his passion for CrossFit and the real fitness it brings to anyone who wants to change their lives for the better. As every athlete knows, discipline is the key to success, and Angel is definitely the guy that will encourage and implement that success.
	Adrian Bozman Adrian Bozman has been teaching CrossFit since 2005 and joined the ranks of SFCF in early 2006. He is a member of the CrossFit HQ staff and as such is lucky enough to travel around the United States teaching what he loves.
	Carl Paoli Born in the U.S. to Swedish parents and growing up in Spain, Carl Paoli learned from an early age how to be other people conscious. As a child, Carl's passion for physical activity and desire for sport led him to delve into the worlds of any different sports such as snowboarding, skiing, wakeboarding, water skiing, karate, and the like. It was his love for gymnastics, however, that would most greatly shape his definition of hard work and determination. Carl was an elite gymnast in Spain where he trained and competed for over fifteen years. Throughout his gymnastics career he received many accolades including a National Gold Medal for Vault. Carl studied Environmental Science at Universidad Miguel Hernandez and specialized in Genetic Engineering and Coral Reef Ecology. After university, Carl returned to the U.S. to pursue his career in marine biology. Never far from his mind was his appreciation for sport and fitness. He reentered the world of gymnastics in 2004 in San Francisco, where he now lives and works as a Strength and Conditioning Coach and runs his own practice called Naka Athletics (www.nakaathletics.com), which specializes in all level physical preparation and representation of action sports athletes. School is never out for Carl as he has many certifications surrounding health and fitness and is in continuous collaboration with several international athletic programs. He takes his athletes and clients seriously, but not himself. It is his consistency in his business, personal and family life that allows him to continue the pursuit for success.
	Diane Fu CrossFit Certifications: CrossFit Level 1 CrossFit Basic Barbell CrossFit Olympic Weightlifting CrossFit Gymnastics CrossFit Nutrition Memberships and Affiliations: National Academy of Sports Medicine (NASM) International Sports Science Association (ISSA) USAW Level 1 Sports Performance Coach Certified Diane joins San Francisco CrosSFit with over a decade of professional training experience. She has had the opportunity to work with athletes arriving from all different walks of life ranging from professional desk-jockeys, athletes of various sports, pre and post-natal women, individuals within special populations, kids and teenagers, other personal trainers, members of various law enforcement agencies, and much more. Of the many facets of CrossFit, one of the most attractive appeals for Diane is its accessibility in programming for the general population. Diane makes working out an enjoyable process through the progressive development of both simple and complex skill sets, allowing participants to stay engaged while their fitness improves. Diane's current sporting achievements include being an Olympic style weightlifter competing on both a local and national level, while her more recreational sports involve snowboarding and playing a mean game of badminton.
	Corrine Brenner Corrine's path toward fitness may sound familiar. She participated in sports (track and cross country) during school. Afterwards, Corrine would typically run 3-6 miles/day or glide away on the elliptical machine, with the occasional weightlifting day. Years went by and she still felt that, after all those hours of hard work, her fitness level wasn't reflecting her efforts. She wasn't seeing any results. Working out was a daily chore. Then in October 2007, Corrine was introduced to CrossFit and the results began to flood in. With CrossFit's approach of making each workout uniquely varied and randomized, working out had become fun again. But what Corrine found most surprising about discovering CrossFit was that the physical results, as amazing as they were, were only part of the package. Fellow athletes and coaches forged bonds through their daily efforts, struggles, failures and triumphs. Corrine realized she was participating in something more meaningful and more important than a fitness regime. With this realization, Corrine decided to put her law career on the sidelines (she passed the February 2008 California Bar Exam!) and focus on pursuing her career as a CrossFit Trainer. As a CrossFit Level I Certified Personal Trainer, Corrine is dedicated to giving others the opportunity to find what she discovered at San Francisco CrosSFit: a sense of well-being that can only come from finding true life-sustaining fitness and community. Corrine is available for personalized training as well as small group training including a Women's-Only Group class.
	Roop Sihota Growing up with an Evel Knievel type of personality, Roop successfully explored various sports and activities beginning as early as his childhood with little league baseball, advancing to football and basketball through school years and moving on to hiking and snowboarding as his current passion. Fueled by his desire and his determination to be the best at every sport, along with the stigma of being labeled the "skinny kid," Roop discovered the best way to enhance his abilities and skills was to get into the weight room. Combining his unfaltering positive attitude, an infinite amount of energy and an infectious personality, Roop began to inspire others to fulfill a mutual desire to be fit, athletic and live the healthiest lifestyle possible. Roop's genuine care about individual needs is apparent in his specifically tailored training programs as he goes beyond the confinements of the gym/weight room and reaches out to better each person in all aspects of life, from the physical, to the nutritional, mental and emotional. Roop's goal is to inspire and encourage everyone to live life to the fullest and therefore shares his viewpoint that one should train hard, eat right, learn to indulge properly, and don't forget to laugh! After spending years trying to find the right fitness program, Roop found CrossFit and only after a few days of participating knew he found the philosophy that he feels he can apply to himself and those he works with, as the program is well rounded and tuned to the specific needs of each individual. Roop has a Level 1 CrossFit certification, and additionally holds specialty certifications in Barbell Training and Olympic Lifting. Roop's experience includes working with children who are looking to just have fun, helping children with juvenile diabetes, reaching out to adults with chronic pains and adults with Type II Diabetes. He has a lifelong desire to make a significant positive impact in both the pediatric and elderly population. Roop believes everyone has a right to a happy and healthy life and has seen his clients make dramatic shifts in their lives for the better.
	Kimarie Haverty-Bozman Over the past 15 years, Kimarie Haverty-Bozman has pursued experiential knowledge in many realms of physical culture including: barbell work, circus arts, kettlebells, and the relationship between diet and performance. She finds inspiration in the hard work and improvement of anyone with whom she works. From the excitement of introducing beginners to basic movements and good training habits to the challenge of optimizing the performance of established athletes, Kim loves being actively involved with her clients. She never tires of discussing, educating, and assisting people regarding performance-enhancing dietary protocols. She has worked with a variety of athletes with varying lifestyles and achieved great results. Kim is always available for consultation and support in this area. Kim lives to teach, and by the same token learns something new every day about being a better coach and athlete. The personal points of focus in her training right now are a deeply cultivated base of strength, a biomechanically healthy body, the continual pursuit of nirvana in the snatch, the clean and jerk, and recovery of all of her circus tricks.
	Tonya White Tonya's fun-loving attitude and fantastic sense of humor make her a natural teacher of both children and adults. As a coach, she is warm, consistent, and goal-oriented. She has the keen ability to identify the potential in her students and athletes, and strives to inspire them to achieve it. While coaching gymnastics for the past 9 years has been amazingly satisfying for Tonya, in 2009 she sought out a new challenge. Tonya pursued a position teaching children with emotional disturbance at an elementary school in San Francisco. Tonya developed an immediate affinity for these students and became extremely interested in helping them to achieve healthy and happy lives. This population of students presented Tonya with a new set of challenges- understanding of a variety of learning styles and a great deal of structure, patience, and personal attention. Tonya has been extremely successful in catering to her students' needs, as she teaches them both academics and physical education. Last year, she began using CrossFit to train them for the San Francisco Unified School District's Special Olympics, with fantastic results. As a coach, Tonya emphasizes strength and conditioning in addition to team-work, leadership, and self-discipline. Tonya has been able to help the students to improve their fitness levels while having fun and discovering confidence in themselves. Tonya came to CrossFit after a lifelong interest in movement. Growing up in Fresno, Tonya trained and competed in gymnastics as a child. Tonya then attended San Francisco State University, where she earned a B.S. in Kinesiology with an emphasis in Physical Education. Thus CrossFit was a natural attraction. Tonya has earned both her Level 1 CrossFit certification and CrossFit Kids certification, and believes strongly in the importance of the development of physical strength and human movement. Always interested in discussing health and fitness, Tonya is an excellent coach who cares deeply about people and works hard to help those around her to improve their lives, as long as it doesn't involve divulging her winning backgammon strategy.
	Robert Tuller Robert Tuller is a native of San Francisco where he lives with his wife and two strong boys. He is a graduate of the University of California, Berkeley; and the French Culinary Institute, New York City. In 1989, before serving in the U.S. Navy, he entered his first triathlon, The World's Toughest Triathlon, and his first ultra-marathon, The Quadruple Dipsea (7 finishes). He has since built an athletic resume that includes over 25 100-mile trail ultra-marathons. His favorite ultra is the Wasatch Front 100, from which he has earned 10 finisher's buckles. He also holds numerous buckles from The Western States 100, Leadville Trail 100, Angeles Crest 100, Vermont 100, and Old Dominion 100; and has been awarded the two coveted ultra-marathoning awards: The Grand Slam and The Last Great Race. In 1991 he completed The Star Spangled Banner Relay across the United States and also finished The Badwater 146. In 2008 Robert's passion for his sport and his desire to continue competing led him to CrossFit. There he learned that proper strength training, optimum nutrition, and a positive attitude pay dividends toward a lasting athletic career, even into middle age. Since then–under the mentorship of Brian Mackenzie and Kelly Starrett–Robert has completed the following certifications: CrossFit Level I, Nutrition, Endurance, and USA Weightlifting Sports Performance. He joins SFCF as the Running and Endurance Coach; his specialties include running physiology and technique, nutrition counseling, and strength and conditioning programming for running performance. His CrossFit training and life experience help him coach athletes who want to perfect their running technique, become stronger for a particular sport, or reach their goals for a specific race, speed, or distance. Robert enjoys the sense of camaraderie and family he's found at San Francisco CrossFit and takes great pride in serving with this elite group of coaches. He is available for private or small group coaching with an emphasis on running and endurance conditioning utilizing CrossFit Endurance style programming.
	Nate Helming Nate joins San Francisco Crossfit with a background in endurance athletics and strength training. He trains athletes of varying abilities, with the purpose and ambition to get athletes to move better, to successfully recognize and cope with injury, and to ultimately reach their athletic goals. Nate was introduced to CrossFit in the fall of 2008 after a season ending injury. While working with mentors Alex Margolin of Crossfit5B in Sun Valley and Kelly Starret of San Francisco CrossFit, he realized the necessity of strength training, not only for its performance-boosting benefits, but also for its injury-prevention benefits. Nate currently finds himself guiding endurance athletes through this "constantly varied functional movements" program with an emphasis on proper body mechanics first and intensity second. Coaching highlights include Boston Marathon qualification for a new runner and mother of two on the CrossFit Endurance model. Yet another of Nate's formerly injured athletes competed in the North Face Endurance Challenge after knee pain kept her off her feet for one and a half years. Nate's other triathletes have earned numerous age group podium positions, overall amateur podium positions, World Championship 70.3 qualifications, and elite license qualifications. As a CrossFit-powered triathlete himself, race highlights include placing 5th overall amateur in the Vineman 70.3 and placing 5th overall at the Nation's Triathlon, in Washington DC (notable as the largest Olympic distance race in the US with 5200 participants). Nate now aims for his elite license to compete professionally in the upcoming seasons. Additionally, his resume includes three ironman finishes, multiple marathons and one ultra marathon, qualification to the Ironman World Championships in Kona, and qualification to the Ironman 70.3 World Championships in Clearwater.
	Maggie Manville It seems that Maggie has been exercising all her life. Born in Michigan, but raised in Southern California, Maggie has almost spent every day of her life outdoors. Whether it was running, playing soccer, swimming, competing in triathlons or splashing around in the ocean, she has led a very active life. Maggie first became introduced to Crossfit in 2009 and instantly knew that it was love at first workout. Since then she has been very active in learning as much as she can from all of the great mentors that surround her. She has completed her Crossfit Level One Certification, Crossfit Coaches Prep Course and attended Mobility Certification and Endurance Seminars. Maggie's goal is to share her passion for health and wellness to all, and to ultimately help people have a better life.

The coaches at San Francisco CrosSFit are not typical gym-style personal trainers. The SFCF coaches are committed to helping each client achieve and exceed their fitness goals in a fun and supportive environment. Not only are the SFCF coaches good athletes in their own right, but they are all highly experienced coaches who work closely with clients to help them achieve their goals.

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