Liv Anderson will be graduating in 2009 with degrees in History and Russian literature. She teaches yoga and powerflow. When she has (increasingly rare) free time, she likes to go for bike rides and do various needlecrafts.
Erica Andrist
Erica Andrist is a senior majoring in communication arts, biology, and Spanish. When she’s not teaching in the spin room, you can find her out running or in the weight room. While not working up a sweat, she likes to read, cook (and eat), and discover awesome obscure bands to include in her workout playlists.
Sara Arscott
Kristine Bataclan
Allison Becker
Allison Becker
is a senior soon to be graduating in Spring with a degree in Dietetics. She has been teaching classes at the SERF for the past four years and can’t get enough of it! When she is not at the gym you can find her outside, whether it's running, rollerblading, playing tennis, biking or just sunbathing. She also has a creative side and enjoys making greetings cards.
Brittney Bielenberg
Brittney B
is a senior majoring in retail. She fell in love with spinning her freshman year and has never looked back. As an avid runner and biker her classes will incorporate all her favorite drills to create a high intensity workout on and off the bike to get those hearts pumping and gluts working! She love to sweat and feel my muscles burning at the end of a ride so come to her class ready to push yourself to the edge to the beats of Van Morrison, ACDC, and the very best from every generation!
Elyse Bolterstein
Elyse
is super excited to be back in the saddle to teach her second year of spinology! She is a 5th year grad student in Molecular and Environmental Toxicology and although she really enjoys her research, she loves spending some out-of-lab time on the bike (both spin and road). Variety is a key factor in her roadie-inspired workouts, where she’ll use hills, sprints, surges and other combinations of drills with the goal of increasing strength and endurance. Get ready for a fun ride and a great work out!
Rachael Buck
Rachael Buck is currently a junior here at UW-Madison majoring in Accounting. She teaches group strength and loves running in her free time.
Jeff Carnes
Jeff Carnes is a Senior majoring in Linguistics. He teaches Core Crunch and Boot Camp. He was a Staff Sergeant with the 101st Airborne Division and deployed to both Kosovo and Iraq. When not at the SERF, Jeff enjoys traveling the globe and playing rugby with the Madison Minotaurs
Laren Chenevert
Lauren Chenevert is thrilled to be teaching spinning this year! She is a sophomore majoring in English secondary education. She loves fitness, and hope you will come to her class looking for lots of fun and energy-driven drills. She is also excited to teach in such a high intensity atmosphere and hopes to push everyone to new limits and really challenge yourself physically.
Deron Coleman
Jared Cooke
Kayla Dunnum
Kayla Dunnum is finishing her first year here at UW, majoring in
Secondary Education-Sociology. Besides fitness instructing she spends her time tutoring high school students and singing for the UW Gospel Choir.
Lorenzo Edwards
Lorenzo Edwards Jr., is currently a senior majoring in both Political Science and Legal Studies, with a certificate in African Studies. He teaches the African Dance fitness class. Outside of teaching he enjoys furthering his knowledge of the history and technique of west-African and African-Caribbean dance.
Ericka Engen
Ryan Gist
Brooke Glazer
Lydia Grundahl
Monica Harkey
I'm in the final months of my PhD in atmospheric sciences, specializing in remote sensing and modeling of clouds. I teach spinology. When the roads are clean(ish) I love biking, especially moderately long, hilly, non-competitive rides with friends. In last year's Horribly Hilly ride I was Team Fortran, which pretty much describes my riding style!
Samuel Herro
Sam Herro
loves to be outdoors. When teaching Spinning isn't enough of a workout he picks up a ping-pong paddle or burns some calories swinging in a hammock. Spinning is the best workout at the SERF/Nat, so drag your friends in and show them how fun, social, and satisfying biking hard and going nowhere can be!
Molly Hitt
Lisa Hooyman
Lisa Hooyman is a first year physical therapy graduate student here at the UW. She teaches group strength, complete with the infamous "Ying-Yang Abs." Outside of teaching, she enjoys running, anything outdoors, and watching insane amounts of sports (especially the Packers, Badgers & Brewers).
Sherry Johnson
Sherry Johnson is currently a graduate student here at UW and is majoring in Literary Studies. She teaches Cardio, Core Crunch, and Group Strength. Outside of teaching, she enjoys quiet walks on the beach.
Matt Knollenberg
Talia Kohn
Jaclyn Krupsky
Jaclyn Krupsky is currently a junior at the UW, majoring in kinesiology and hoping to go to med school in a few years. She teaches Zumba, and loves cooking, watching movies, and dancing - with or without a routine!
Jackie Malsch
Jackie Malsch is currently a junior majoring in Kinesiology and Anthropology at UW. She teaches Step, Box-Step, Core Crunch and Powerflow. Besides teaching, she loves dancing, hanging out with friends, trying new food.
Alex Marohn
Alex Marohn is an English major and will be graduating in May. She teaches powerflow at the Serf. She absolutely loves travelling and learning new languages.
Karen McCann
Karen McCann is a senior majoring in German Education at UW-Madison. She teaches Hip Hop Mania. After dancing, she loves travelling and cooking.
Leah McCann
Carmen Mendoza
Meghan Monahan
Benjamin Morris
Katelyn Murray
Josh Nelson
Samantha Newburg
Renee Nigon
Renee Nigon
is a senior this year. She is majoring in English and Secondary Education. Come to her class to hear some classic Queen and golden oldies with a little "Night of the Roxbury" mixed in! When she is not spinning, she spends her time running through Madison, enjoying true WI pepperjack cheese or chalking up a playing field in order to bring back the game of four-square.
Stacey Nuzbach
Stacey Nuzbach is a sophomore majoring in Communication Arts. She is training to teach cardio and group strength classes. When she is not hanging out with her friends, she loves to sing, dance, and play outdoor sports. Stacey hopes everyone can have a safe, effective, and fun workout in all of her classes!
Sarah Otten
Olive Oyama
Suzanne Peyer
Jessica Peyton
Jessica Peyton is a sophomore at UW and is majoring in nursing. She teaches Super Sircuit and is also a personal trainer. Outside of training, Jessica enjoys playing sports and singing in the car.
Beth Ann Pingel
Beth Ann is currently a senior majoring in Elementary Education with a math minor. This spring she is teaching Core Crunch and Zumba. When she’s not teaching classes, Beth Ann can most likely be found watching reruns of Full House or chowing down at Chilli’s!
Nina Pyatskowit
Kristin Radomski
Grace Riedle
Raquel Sancho Solis
Erica Sampson
Erica Sampson is a pre-med sophomore, majoring in microbiology. She is a floor instructor trainee. Outside of group-x classes, she enjoys training for triathlons, reading a good book, and spending time on the lake with friends during the summer.
Laura Shumow
Samantha Smith
This is Samantha Smith's first year at the UW, and she is training in step, box step, and group strength. She will major in Communicative Disorders and Spanish. In her spare time, she loves watching movies and spending time with friends and family.
Alina Soto
Jered Tennant
Sarah Traffas
Sarah Traffas is currently a freshman at UW Madison and is majoring in Nutritional Sciences. She hopes to eventually continue her education in the School of Physical Therapy. This semester she has been mentoring in cardio and group strength. When she's not teaching she enjoys going out with friends and spending time with family.
Jeff Treslley
Christian Truong
Salut! Christian Truong
is a super-junior majoring in Biological Systems Engineering (Food and Bioprocess) and Environmental Studies. When you come to his class expect lots of techno, cheesy stories, useless facts, and a challenging workout all while downing your water at the same time! Never has multi-tasking been so fun! When he is not teaching or working out, he studies, eats, sleeps, plays, volunteers and smiles.
Brittany Voigt
Yen-Chu Weng
Yen-Chu Weng is a graduate student in Geography. She teaches Powerflow classes. Her research is about public participation in urban ecological restoration programs. When she is not doing yoga, you will find her volunteering at the Arboretum as well as the County Parks.
