Meet Your Coaches

About Coach Jonathan

Jonathan Roche is an Award-Winning Fitness Expert, Best-Selling Author, a 23-time Boston Marathon Finisher (running 22 of them to raise funds for Dana-Farber Cancer Institute) and a 12-time Ironman Triathlon Finisher.

Jonathan is the Founder and CEO of Breakthrough Health, Inc. and the creator of Energy UP. His first book (“The No Excuses Diet”, which is an Anti-Diet book) hit #3 on the Amazon Best Seller List and was featured on The Today Show. He is currently finalizing his second book titled “The 12 Key Habits to Permanent Weight Loss!” that will be released in April of 2019.

In 1995 Jonathan weighed 224 pounds and was wearing size 38 pants when his Dad (who was obese) died suddenly of Cardiac Arrest. After losing his Dad, he went on to drop 44 pounds using Interval Training (which is at the core of the Energy UP program) and has kept it off for 23 years.

Jonathan started creating personalized interval training plans for people trying to get fit and lose weight in 1998. He has now been awarded two “Interval Fitness Training” patents (Patent # 7,641,592 and Patent #7,981,002) that are at the core of Breakthrough Health’s proprietary software (www.BootCampHub.com) that personalizes an individual’s interval workouts based on their health status, goals and schedule. Jonathan currently has a third patent that is pending for the “Wellness Optimization System” which is a machine learning software platform.

Breakthrough Health’s mission is to positively transform 100 million lives by 2025!

About Coach Nancy

Nancy graduated from Utah Valley University with a B.S. degree in Education. From teaching Elementary school to directing children’s sports camps, she has been able to help educate and guide children in building healthy, lasting habits.

Her passion for health and fitness lead her to become a Personal Trainer & Group Fitness Instructor from the Aerobics and Fitness Association of America (AFAA). She also holds licenses in INSANITY and LesMills BodyStep. She has had the privilege of working with a variety of ages and fitness levels and finds great joy in being part of each members’ life journey as they build a healthier self.

Years as a collegiate athlete and avid runner have been the building blocks of her understanding of fitness and training strategies. Nancy is always showing modifications and alterations in her workouts to make sure every participant finds what works for their specific needs. Her expertise is in interval training, strength training, flexibility/balance, and self-motivation. She loves connecting with people and hopes you join her for a workout on the hub.

Some hobbies include soccer, skiing, hiking, running, traveling, and spending as much time as she can with her husband, Dave & baby girl, Ava!

About Coach Danielle

Danielle Mack is a professional triathlete and a 3X IRONMAN Champion, claiming 2016 Ironman Taiwan, 2015 Ironman Canada, and 2014 Ironman Boulder titles.
Danielle has experience coaching children, adults, military, inmates and elite athletes. Her mission is to share her love of sport and fitness with her athletes and help them achieve their dreams!
Danielle’s love for athletics runs deep and is contagious! She started competing in triathlons at the age of seven. She ran collegiately for Metropolitan State University. As an amateur triathlete Danielle was extremely successful claiming three age-group World Championship titles in: IRONMAN, IRONMAN 70.3 and Xterra. She was named 2012 USAT Amateur Triathlete of the Year and has competed in multiple endurance races all around the world including several multi-day adventure races and a 100-mile mountain bike race.
Danielle graduated with honors from Metropolitan State University of Denver with a B.S. in Human Performance and Sport, Adult Fitness and Exercise Science. She is ACSM Health Fitness Specialist certified and a Z Health Master Trainer.
Danielle is a Colorado native and is married to her soulmate Jeff. They have a Mini Australian Shepherd named Loyal. Danielle is exceedingly excited to join the Boot Camp Hub Family!

About Coach Jaime

Jaime is a Fitness Expert who has appeared on the Dr. Oz Show and has produced over 75 fitness videos! He has dedicated his professional life for the past 30 years to providing systematic approaches to fighting the obesity and weight problems across the nation.

Jaime’s has a unique ability to take simple, tried-and-true health concepts and deliver them as exciting, consumer-friendly innovations. One of his biggest successes is the nationally known, 8-Minute Abs workout video series, which has helped millions of people. The 8 Minute series has over 50 million views on YouTube.

Jaime choreographed supermodel Kathy Ireland’s videos “Bodyspecifics” and “Reach” and created the entire concept of the 15 Minutes to Fitness package (a series of exercise videos, audios, menus and grocery lists). He wrote “Get Lean in 15”, a 270-page book to shape up and slim down.

In November 2018, Jaime will release his second book, “If You Want to Live, MOVE”, with Elaine LaLanne, Jack’s 92-year-old wife.
He has over 50 appearances on various home shopping channels including QVC, HSN, Canadian Home Shopping and Value Vision.
Jaime received two patents for his portion control plate, which sold over 200,000 units.

In 2007, he wrote “Get Lean in 15”. Jaime was awarded a Fitness Advocate for the President’s Challenge in Washington, DC. Currently, he owns and operates Lean Living, a fitness studio in Cleveland.
Jaime received his BA from the University of South Florida in 1983 and has been certified by the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) since 1988.

Jaime’s passion for helping people with their health and wellness is unparalleled and he is very excited to be part of the Boot Camp Hub Team!

About Coach Rashida

Rashida A. Marshall graduated with a Bachelors of Science degree in Exercise Science from Florida State University. Health & Wellness and teaching are two areas, which have always interested Rashida, and after graduating from FSU, she made the decision to switch gears focus on what she enjoyed.

She has been a fitness trainer for over five years and holds certifications as an ACSM, AFAA, Precision Nutrition and Real Balance Global Services as a Personal Trainer, Fitness Instructor, Nutrition Coach and Wellness Coach.

As a lover of movement and exercise, Rashida also enjoys dancing, trying out new forms of exercises and personal fitness challenges. One of those challenges includes competitive bodybuilding. She has been a figure competitor for over three years and recently won her WNBF pro card in July 2015.

Rashida's hobbies include reading, spending time in nature, enjoying artistic performances and volunteering to assist adolescent and teen girls. Rashida hopes to continue using her passions to educate others on the importance of healthy living while encouraging them to become the best version of themselves.

About Coach Laurie

Laurie Bagley is the 6th U.S. woman to have summited Mt. Everest from the North Col route. She is a mother, entrepreneurial business owner, author and teacher.

She is a certified Health and Group Fitness Coach through ACE, motivational speaker. Laurie is currently on leave as she is teaching English in Thailand but we are working with her to see if she can stream from there.

Her book “Summit” One Woman’s' Everest Climb Guides You to Success is all about the process of accomplishing big dreams one step at a time.

She has been a health/fitness and wellness coach for the past 9 years and has extensive experience with people of all fitness levels. As a coach, she specializes in working with people new to fitness and healthy lifestyle change as well as those who have tried other things that have not supported lasting habits.

In her coaching practice, she helps people make lasting behavior change and develop habits, which support a lifelong practice of positive choices.

She is passionate about helping people create lasting lifestyle change which includes fitness, healthy eating, and wellness. “My goal is to teach people to enjoy exercise, healthy eating, and a wellness practice”. Making changes in your life can be a big challenge, my desire is to create a more enjoyable experience for you.” “I want to inspire, motivate, guide and support you in your decision to make health-related changes.

She has a Masters degree in Outdoor Adventure Leadership, a BS in Psychology, BA in Recreation Therapy and three teaching credentials.

About Coach Jon L.

Jon has been a wellness professional working with individuals and organizations for almost 20 years. Practicing martial arts since age nine, seeking to understand health and resiliency through mind body practices has become a way of life.
As a passionate coach he is at his best when partnering with busy people to develop programs they can do on their own with limited time.
A Certified Personal Trainer and Fitness Nutrition Specialist through the National Academy of Sports Medicine, Jon focuses heavily on integrated movement and real food.
While attending college at the University of Maine at Farmington where he received his degree in Psychology with a focus in Exercise Science, Jon took an interest in resiliency based health from an interdisciplinary perspective. This led him on a student exchange to Cal. State University where he completed a research assistantship in health psychology. During this time Jon was also able to train at the Gracie Jiu Jitsu Academy headquarters, and became one of the early practitioners to bring Brazilian Jiu Jitsu to Maine.
In 2001 Jon co-founded The Foundry Jiu Jitsu team which now includes a network of instructors, grappling and MMA competitors throughout the Northeast. Recently he developed a mindful based fitness program that blends strength, mobility, conditioning and diet with warrior based philosophy and he is now the official jiu-jitsu / defensive tactics instructor for Maine Game Wardens.

About Coach Dawn

Dawn graduated from Baylor University with a BS in Dietetics and brings with her over nineteen years of leadership experience in the fields of corporate fitness, wellness, and recreation. She holds certifications with ACE, Precision Nutrition, Mad Dogg Spinning, Elite Life Coach and Les Mills and is versed in health and wellness promotion, education, personal training, nutrition coaching and group fitness instruction. Dawn currently manages two corporate fitness sites with Plus One Health Management, including group fitness class instruction, S.M.A.R.T. Path, and personal training.

Prior to joining Breakthrough, Dawn held the Lead Trainer role with My House Fitness and had the opportunity to showcase MHF on live TV with Fox 31, “The Everyday Show” and Channel 2, “Colorado’s Best”.

Dawn is a passionate advocate for a balanced approach to optimal health and believes that balance is the key to living a rewarding, F!T life that you love!

When she’s not busy coaching and training, she enjoys living and playing in beautiful Colorado!

About Coach Cassandra

Cassandra “Coach Cass” Nuamah received her B.S. in Economics from the University of Virginia and graduated from the Institute of Integrative Nutrition (IIN) as a certified Health and Wellness Coach. She is an AFAA/NASM certified personal trainer, group exercise instructor, and Master Trainer of Kukuwa® African Dance Workout.

Coach Cass is a danceaholic, travelista and fitness guru that makes healthy living and positive energy contagious. After losing 50 pounds and transforming her lifestyle, her mission is to help individuals, groups and organizations live happier and healthier lifestyles in a fun and realistic way. She believes that our health physically, mentality and spiritually is so important for our growth and stability.

She has been featured in Elle, Essence and Ebony Magazine as well as led Kukuwa®African Dance Workshops at TED Global Conference 2017 in Tanzania. She Coach Cass and her mother Kukuwa (creator of kukuwafitness.com) travel the world spreading the fit and healthy lifestyle thru African Dance Fitness, wellness consultation, and African Travel(africawithus.com)

She loves all things dance & fitness & nutrition related, African development, traveling the world, and living life to the fullest.

About Coach Mahmoud

Mahmoud is a certified Experience Registered Yoga Teacher (E-RYT 500 Hours), a Certified Cardiac ® Yoga specialist, and Children’s yoga teacher. He has been teaching “Multi Style” yoga since 1991.

He graduated from the University of Colorado with BA in Psychology, and MA in Cultural/Medical Anthropology. He has done Medical research on Traditional Tibetan Medicine in Tibet.

He practices Ayurvedic Medicine, the Holistic Medical system of India as well as Tibetan Buddhist mindfulness. He practices Ayurvedic Medicine along with Yoga Therapy in his yoga school (YogaMehr) healing people with their medical needs.

In addition, Mahmoud also conducts yoga and Ayurveda Teacher Training (Ayuryoga 200 hours- Registered Yoga Alliance). He also holds a First Degree Black Belt in Korean Martial Arts, Tae-Kwon-Do.

About Coach Allie

Allie has been a group fitness instructor for six years. She is certified in Spinning, Les Mills Grit, Les Mills BodyFlow, Piyo, Turbo Kick, and has her AFAA certification in Yoga.

Allie started teaching classes as a volunteer for a church outreach and never stopped teaching from there. She has spent time teaching yoga at her local jail as well as the local battered women’s shelter. She believes fitness can be the beginning of change in every aspect of life.

Allie is a mom to her one-year old daughter and is happily married for 4 years to her husband Josh. For fun, Allie just wants to be with people! She is so excited to be a part of the Boot Camp Hub Team and cannot wait to get to know you!

About Coach Kyla

Kyla believes that while fitness may not always be easy, it should not be complicated. There are many ways to live a healthy lifestyle, and when it comes to fitness and nutrition, her philosophy is "keep it simple".
Once a competitive swimmer and gymnast, she has always loved challenging herself with different activities and has since relocated to Colorado where her passion for fitness and adventure has flourished.
Kyla graduated with a BS in Psychology from the University of Central Florida and has since acquired a Certificate of Personal Training from the National Academy of Sports Medicine (NASM). She is currently working towards a specialization in Corrective Exercise to better serve those with previous injuries or those who want to improve performance efficiently and safely. She plans to pursue a specialization in Behavioral Change to deepen her understanding of motivational triggers to help clients set and reach attainable goals.
Her hobbies include hiking, camping, weightlifting, playing with her dogs and going to concerts at the beautiful Red Rocks Amphitheater. She is excited to guide you through some amazing workouts!

About Coach Leana

Leana has a Master’s Degree in Clinical Exercise Physiology from James Madison University and is certified from one of the top professional sports medicine organizations ACSM (American College of Sports Medicine) as a Fitness Specialist & Personal Trainer.

With over nine years’ experience in the fitness industry, Leana has previously served as the Employee Wellness Coordinator for a top 50 hospital in the U.S and has also worked as a Fitness Specialist for NASA, Johns Hopkins and two regional hospitals. She holds certifications as a Diabetes Educator from the Center for Disease Control and is a Les Mills group fitness instructor.

Leana’s passion is helping others along their wellness journey and understanding the needs of her clients. Her experience working with individuals of all fitness levels and health conditions will create long lasting results for anyone willing and ready to make a long-lasting change.

Leana’s workout style is easy-to-follow with the right amount of intensity to see lasting results! Her upbeat and positive coaching will help you stay motivated while also understanding WHY & HOW your muscles are moving. Get ready for awesome, dynamic workouts every week that are effective and fun for YOU!

Leana is a Virginia native and is married to her husband Scott. Together they live in Pittsburgh with their one year old son, Brooks and two Goldendoodle pups.

About Coach Danea

Danea has a B.S. Degree in Kinesiology from University of Northwestern. The reason she studied exercise science is because she grew up completely insecure, of how she looked and who she was. After a traumatic accident and struggling with depression she found that exercise became her vehicle to self-confidence, self-empowerment and self-love. She found that she loved exercise not for what it made her look like but for the person she became because of it.

Through years of being a personal trainer, group fitness instructor and teaching wellness seminars, Danea has found a huge heart and passion for people not only achieving physical transformations but experiencing mental and emotional transformations. Her expertise within exercise programming is in body weight workouts, interval training and strength training. She also loves snowboarding, running, rock climbing and dirt biking.

Additionally, she has a huge passion to serve at-risk teens by running support groups and mentoring programs. She loves meeting new people, hearing their story and making sure everyone feels lovable, capable, worthwhile and not alone.

About Coach Camille

Camille has a B.S. in Education with an Exercise Science curriculum and Sports Medicine emphasis. Her passion for fitness, weight training, yoga and good nutrition began as a teenager working out with her family. She has also earned an M.B.A., with marketing emphasis and M.P.H., with Community Health Prevention emphasis and thesis focusing on Cognitive Health, Dementia and Alzheimer’s Disease. Using techniques from Eastern and Western philosophies, Camille has helped many people both nationally and internationally to realize and achieve their fitness potential.

Camille has taught many classes and trained clients 1-1, incorporating innovative and creative choreography to keep her participants enthused and motivated. Her goal is to teach that anyone has the time and energy to look good and feel better and she looks forward to continuing to motivate and inspire.

Her hobbies include growing veggies, learning and preparing veggie and vegan foods, reading, traveling, yoga and spending time at home with her family working out and sharing her knowledge as it relates to health, fitness and wellness.