Cal Coast Running, CdMHS Cross Country/Track Coach
Bill Sumner , known as “Coach” to most is an Orange County native. He is involved in many running events around the area and has run with the best of the best. His impressive resume includes having completed 54 marathons, competing in 27 Olympic qualifiers, and boasting over 50 years of running experience. He is currently the head coach of the Cal Coast Track Club, for which he has dedicated himself for the past 35 years. He also coaches for Corona Del Mar High School, and is the Race Director for the OC Half Marathon. We are beyond ecstatic to have Coach as an ambassador for lululemon, and look forward to all our “Coach of the Year” (yep, ESPN said so) has to bring to our community! Read the profile >>
Erika Burkhalter began practicing yoga at an age when most of us were watching cartoons on Sunday mornings. Intrigued by a PBS yoga series at the age of nine, Erika knew from an early age that she had found something she loved. Years later, she went on to complete her teacher training programs and began teaching yoga in 1999. Over the next few years, she sought out advanced training with well-known yogis from all over the globe, evening practicing in India. Today, Erika shares her gift and love of yoga at Yogaworks Costa Mesa, where she is an instructor. If you have ever taken her class, you know that’s a total mind and body experience. She will challenge you and help you take your practice to the next level. Erika’s passion for yoga is inspiring to all of her students. Something... Read the profile >>
CrossFit Costa Mesa
Gillian Formaneck has been involved with CrossFit since 2006 and has her Level 1 Certification. She comes from a background in distance running, and is now a competitive Olympic Weightlifter. Gillian is a student working toward a kinesiology degree and aspires to become a college Strength & Conditioning Coach. She has competed in the CrossFit Games (2008) and three national Olympic Weightlifting meets, as well as a ten year career in running. She loves to coach and feels like CrossFit is a great tool to becoming a better all around athlete, no matter who you are. Read the profile >>
Escape Pilates, YAS
Having always had a ridiculous passion for being active and running around outdoors, Jaime has been involved in a broad spectrum of athletic and fitness endeavors since the day she could say “It’s go time!”. :) Jaime openly embraces the lululemon culture, and brings this energy, focus, and positivity into every aspect of her life. Jaime played water polo at UCLA, earning 3 NCAA Championships, as well as being an All-American all four years. Combining her love for this sport and her passion for traveling, she has played water polo abroad in Australia and Europe. Taking her competitive drive to the next level, Jaime played for the USA Women’s National Water Polo team for five years, during which she earned two Gold Medals and one Silver Medal at the World Championships, and... Read the profile >>
More than a Spin and Yoga instructor, Jen Landry’s personal fitness testimony, and self-manifesto are inspirations in themselves. Discovering Indoor Spin classes 12 years ago, she was hooked the minute the wheels started spinning, music started blaring, and the sweat started dripping. Now a local favorite instructor, she has dedicated her life to making people happy and healthy by pushing them to stay motivated and active! You can find Jen at YAS Fitness Center in Costa Mesa teaching either Indoor Spin, RIPPED Yoga and/or Yoga for Athletes (R), a revolutionary way of combining movement, strength, breath, and mind. Despite Jen’s addiction to living a healthy and happy lifestyle now, she wasn’t always this way. However, through goal setting she committed herself to staying... Read the profile >>
CDM High School Running Coach
Jennifer Buckley is a certified advanced fitness trainer that is able to apply her training and knowledge to high school students on a daily basis. She coaches cross country and track at Corona del Mar High School. She is also certified in Aerobics and Step by AfAA and has taught for 25 years at 24 hour fitness. She graduated from CSUF with degrees in both biology and psychology. Running is her one of her greatest passions. She races all distances, 5ks, trail runs, marathons and even some ultra marathons. She just completed her 55th marathon and is registered for two more this year. She is the mother of four children and has one grandchild and another on the way. Her husband is a nationally ranked master swimmer, her children and their spouses all compete in road races and triathlons.... Read the profile >>
Jessica Duwe is an owner of The Bar Method Newport Beach with ambassador Whitney Bania. Whitney and Jessica became friends while living in San Francisco when both were addicted to taking Bar Method classes. They then were trained by The Bar Method creator Burr Leonard and started teaching in the San Francisco studios. A Pasadena native, Jessica is a graduate of UC Berkeley and ended up living in San Francisco for many years after graduating. She was eager to move back to Southern California, so she and Whitney decided to open The Bar Method's first Orange County location at Crystal Cove Promenade. Making the move from cold, foggy San Francisco to the gorgeous Pacific Ocean views at The Bar Method at Crystal Cove, Jessica loves going to work everyday. It continues to be greatly rewarding... Read the profile >>
Core Power Yoga, Studio Seaside
Jill has always loved any type of physical activity. She tried flow yoga to find balance in her active lifestyle and fell in love. Jill loved the way yoga challenged her mentally and physically yet left her feeling peaceful. Shortly after she starting practicing yoga she decided she wanted to share her love of yoga with others. With over 500 hours of professional training, she offers a class for all experience levels that will challenge you physically while leaving you feeling peaceful and calm. Jill lives in Costa Mesa with her husband and 2 cats. When she is not at the studio teaching, she loves to be outside; a walk at the beach, a bike ride or in the kitchen! Read the profile >>
Core Reform Pilates
Kelly Curtis has always been a dancer. From the time she was 2, she began her competitive dance career specializing in Jazz and Ballet. After high school, Kelly attended Orange Coast College to obtain her Fitness Specialist Certificate as dancing naturally led her to physical therapy. Kelly has spent substantial time working with and rehabilitating autistic children through ABA as well. From this venture, Kelly moved back toward the fitness industry, obtaining her pilates certification from BASI. Kelly uses her physical therapy background in her pilates classes, specializing in rehabilitation and pre/post-natal women. She is excited to be the studio manager and lead instructor at Core Reform Pilates in Newport Beach. Kelly is known affectionately as the “Drill Sergeant Pilates... Read the profile >>
Core Power Yoga and Sports Club LA
Early on, Monica knew that fitness was always going to be central to her life. Starting first as an aerobics instructor/personal trainer/group exercise director up to managing various health clubs she found her way to her true devotion and passion; Yoga. Monica began teaching Hot Yoga in 2003 and has not looked back. Currently Monica teaches Hot Yoga, hot and non heated Vinyasa Yoga and a challenging flow class with weights called Yoga Sculpt at Corepower Yoga in Huntington Beach and Sports Club LA / Irvine. Monica’s kind and true spirit make classes light hearted, fun, and challenging to the mind and body. Monica lives in Huntington Beach with her husband, two beautiful children, and three dogs. Read the profile >>
SUP Fit
Noelle Kozak, lives and loves her home in Laguna Beach, CA. She has been in the fitness industry for over 10 years, and is most at home…moving and teaching others to move…be it in water or on terra Fermi. Noelle developed a program to train trainers for a national gym, in order to keep clients engaged. During such time she won the title as top trainer for those sports clubs, nationwide. Ms. Kozak has led tours on various water crafts, crewed on sailboats, and helped designed programs to launch the ‘Wellness Center’ in the US Virgin Islands. Clients refer to Noelle as their ‘fitness guru’. Her list of success stories includes dozens of clients who gave her programs credit for their improved fitness levels and overall health and new passion for life. Noelle’s newest and... Read the profile >>
Whitney has led an active lifestyle and participated in year-round athletics from a very young age; from swimming to soccer and crew, she was always on the move. Always looking for the next challenge, Whitney discovered the Bar Method while living in San Francisco in 2006 and achieved a more advanced level of fitness than she thought possible. After her very first class, Whitney was convinced the Bar Method was everything she had been searching for. She was struck by the rare combination of intensity and calmness The Bar Method offers. The challenging one-hour classes provided the ideal stress-relief for her careers through the years as an investment consultant and editor. After more than a year of taking class at least five days a week she trained to be an instructor under The Bar... Read the profile >>
