Lynde Weatherford

Director of Training Services; Personal Trainer; Health Coach

Credentials: NSCA Certified Personal Trainer; AFPA Nutrition and Wellness Consultant

Lynde has been a personal trainer for five years and couldn’t be happier with her career choice. With her parents as inspiration along with her high school years as an athlete, she acquired a true passion for health and wellness. Lynde enjoys showing others what they are capable of to achieve their health and fitness goals. During her years as a trainer, she has been able to help others achieve weight loss, gain muscle mass, live a better quality of life and teach them skills they can use for the rest of their lives. It is her goal to coach those who think they can’t do it to thinking that they can achieve what they want despite what may be currently challenging them. She looks forward to speaking with Performance members to develop an individualized plan of action for achieving health and fitness goals.

Suzi Albers

Personal Trainer, Strength and Conditioning Specialist, Athletic Trainer, Health Coach

Credentials: B.S. in Athletic Training; Certified Athletic Trainer; Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist; Certified Health Coach

Suzi’s life-long desire to help others led her to her roles in health and fitness. She enjoys helping clients progress correctly and meet their goals. Outside of work, Suzi enjoys biking, kayaking, running and spending time with family and friends.

Shane Crew

Personal Trainer

Shane has 10 years of experience working in the sports industry including helping clients reach their goals, teaching fitness classes, coaching youth sports camps and supervising gym facilities. Prior to joining Performance, Shane was a sports performance intern for the University of Iowa Women’s Soccer program and a volunteer strength coach for the Iowa Olympic Strength and Conditioning Department. Shane also worked at the University of Wisconsin, assisting the Badgers in the Olympic Strength and Conditioning Department. He has had the opportunity to work with a variety of collegiate and professional athletes assisting with program design and implementation. Shane is also working towards becoming a certified strength and conditioning specialist (CSCS). In his spare time, Shane is an avid follower of the Iowa Hawkeyes and Chicago Blackhawks. He also enjoys tinkering with his motorcycle.

Jake Dye

Personal Trainer

Credentials: B.S. in Kinesiology; NSCA Certified Personal Trainer

Jacob (Jake) completed an internship at Physiotherapy Associates working with therapy patients and an internship at On With Life working with patients who have suffered from brain injuries and neurological conditions. As a high school athlete he participated in baseball, track, wrestling and football. He then went on to play three years of college football at Grand View University. Jacob enjoys seeing people become the best version of themselves and reaching their goals. He found his passion for exercise through sports and wants to share the the positive impact it has had on his life with others. In his free time, Jacob enjoys fishing, weight lifting, playing sports and being outdoors.

Thomas Keating

Certified Personal Trainer

Credentials: ACSM-Certified Personal Trainer

Thomas ran track in high school competing at the state championships twice in the 4×800 and 4×400. After graduating High School, he joined the US Army National Guard in the Infantry, where he is currently a Sergeant. After getting home from basic training, he became certified as an Iowa High School Athletic Association Certified Coach and has been coaching Junior High track since 2014. Thomas became very interested in strength training and exercise science so he began to read books on the topic and got into the first year Exercise Science program at Kirkwood Community College, and also earned his ACSM certification. Thomas formerly completed an internship at CrossFit Kilo 2 in Iowa City, and has worked at Orangetheory Fitness as a personal trainer/group fitness instructor. He has experience in Olympic Weightlifting, high intensity interval training, increasing strength and power through resistance training, and in track and field as a coach for sprinters and long distance, improving both speed/acceleration, aerobic, and anaerobic conditioning. In his spare time he enjoys spending time with his wife, friends, and family, watching sportsl, working out, and being outdoors when the weather is nice.

Leslie Kos

Personal Trainer; Health Coach

Credentials: B.S. in Movement and Exercise Science; ACE-Certified Personal Trainer

Leslie enjoys having a career in which people’s lives are changed and they are pushed beyond what they thought were their limitations. Through personal training, she is able to prove to clients that they are able to do more, both physically and mentally, then they thought. In her free time, Leslie exercises, goes fishing, plays all kinds of sports and loves to laugh and enjoy life.

Kelsey McCrea

Personal Trainer

Credentials: B.A. Health and Human Physiology- Exercise Science, ACSM Certified Personal Trainer

Kelsey has always had a passion for sports and helping people growing up with an athletic background. She combined her passion at the University of Iowa where she graduated in 2016 with an Exercise Science degree. Since then she has gained experience through rehabilitation internships at hospitals, working with the University of Iowa football team and personal training. She enjoys working with clients of all ages, motivating and pushing them to new fitness limits while building relationships. In her free time Kelsey loves spending time with friends and family, being outdoors, traveling, playing volleyball and going to sporting events.

Brendon Panther

Personal Trainer

Credentials: B.S. in Sport and Exercise Science, USAW Level 1 Sports Performance Coach, M.A. in Kinesiology

​Brendon grew up in Iowa City. After writing his own programs in high school, he learned technique of Olympic weightlifting under coach Jianping Ma as well as how to write strength programs under UNI’s head strength and conditioning coach Jed Smith. Brendon gained more experience working with the Waterloo Black Hawks as well as multiple teams at UNI. Brendon is currently at Iowa City West High School working as the strength and conditioning coach as well as working with the students in Performance PE. In his free time, Brendon enjoys music, relaxing with his family and supporting his athletes whenever possible.

Monte Priske

Personal Trainer

Certifications: B.S. in Therapeutic Recreation; NASM-Certified Personal Trainer; StrongFirst Certified Kettlebell Instructor Level 1; Functional Movement Specialist Level 1 and 2

Fitness and exercise have always been a passion for Monte. Throughout high school, he participated in many sports and weight training. In college, he played rugby at the University of Iowa. Monte’s adult fitness interests have included running marathons, half marathons, strength training and yoga.

Two years ago he became a certified kettlebell instructor. As he started training others, he knew assisting others to become strong and reach their fitness goals was his calling. He has since become certified as a personal trainer and functional movement specialist. His goals as a trainer are to share his knowledge and enthusiasm to assist clients in maximizing their fitness and improving their quality of life. His special interest is in helping middle aged people like himself reach their fitness goals while making strength training an integral part of their personal fitness and wellness program.

Matt Risch

Personal Trainer

Credentials: B.S. in Exercise Science; Certified Strength & Conditioning Specialist

Matt has been around the strength and conditioning world ever since high school where he played baseball. He continued his baseball career at Carroll University located in Waukesha, Wisconsin. There he became the career saves leader as well as single season saves leader at Carroll. During his senior year he completed a fall internship with the strength and conditioning staff at the University of Iowa. While at Iowa he assisted with Baseball, Softball, Swimming, Diving, Tennis, Track and Field. Matt loves to spread his knowledge and love for fitness with clients of all ages and is very excited about joining a great staff at Performance Health and Fitness. In his spare time, Matt loves playing all kinds of sports and staying active.

Leah Robertson

Personal Trainer

Credentials: M.S. in Exercise Physiology; B.Ed.S. in Exercise Science; Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist; Strength and Conditioning Coach Certified; USA-W Level 1 Sports Performance Coach; Eleiko Strength and Conditioning Coach Certified

Leah has been involved in strength and conditioning since high school when she started strength training for softball. After high school she played softball for the University of Kansas. While at KU she interned with her strength staff as well as completing a summer internship at the National Strength and Conditioning Association Headquarters in Colorado Springs where she got to assist with training the local Police, S.W.A.T. and Fire departments as well as assisting with pre-season testing for the Colorado Avalanche. After graduating from KU she continued at Auburn University as a graduate assistant and assistant strength and conditioning coach working with the Softball, Diving and Gymnastics as well as assisting with Baseball, Swimming, Volleyball, and Track and Field. Leah enjoys sharing her education and love for fitness with others and is excited to be a part of the Performance Health and Fitness team. Outside of work, Leah loves to spend time in the kitchen cooking and baking for family and friends.

Bryan Rohrbach

Personal Trainer

Credentials: M.A. Kinesiology; B.A. Exercise Science; Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS); United States Weightlifting Certified (USAW)

Bryan attended the University of Northern Iowa for undergraduate and his masters from 2008-2015. While there he was a member of the top 25^th ranked Men’s Track and field team. After Track and Field Bryan got involved with Olympic Weightlifting with coach Jianping Ma, Coach Ma was a member of China’s first Olympic Weightlifting team at the Los Angeles Olympics in 1984. After learning from Coach Ma, Bryan began interning with the UNI Strength and Conditioning department working with Track and Field and Football. In 2015 Bryan began his masters and became the Head Strength and Conditioning coach for UNI Track and Field while also assisting with UNI Football. After finishing his masters, Bryan became the Sports Performance Director for Sioux City East. After 2.5 years at East Bryan returned to UNI to become the Head Strength and Conditioning coach for UNI Women’s Tennis while assisting with UNI Track and Field. Bryan joined Performance Health and Fitness in May of 2018.

Mitchell Schumacher

Personal Trainer

Credentials: B.S. in Human Performance and Fitness, NSCA-CSCS, BOEE Certified Coach

Mitchell received his Bachelors degree in Human Performance and Fitness from St. Ambrose University in 2016. He has always been interested in sports and staying active. Since the age of 5, Mitchell has played tennis; his sport of choice. Mitchell enjoys working with people on the “little things” in the gym that can lead to BIG differences in performance and functionality. When he is not with clients or doing his own training, Mitchell enjoys being outside, fishing, and catching up with friends and family.

Jenny Vens

Certified Personal Trainer

Credentials: B.A. in Psychology; ACE Certified Personal Trainer

Jenny has always had a passion for staying active. She has played Tennis since she was 7 and was involved in weight training throughout High School. Jenny enjoys sharing her knowledge and love of fitness with others and is excited to work with Performance members. She enjoys working with clients of all ages and motivating them to achieve their goals. In her free time Jenny enjoys exercising, spending time with friends and family, and just being outdoors.

Melissa Prieskorn

Kettlebell Conditioning Instructor

Certifications: StrongFirst Certified Kettlebell Instructor Level 1; NETA-Certified Group Fitness Instructor

Melissa Prieskorn has been teaching at Performance Health & Fitness since 2013. She has a StrongFirst Level 1 Kettlebell Certification (SFG1) and has been teaching kettlebells since 2015. Melissa also has received her group fitness instructor certification from NETA (National Exercise Trainers Association).

In addition to her contributions to Performance Health & Fitness, she also has a BSW (Bachelor of Social Work) and worked in that field prior to becoming a stay at home mom. She loves helping others and discovered her passion for fitness once she joined a gym and began working with a trainer. She learned it was very empowering to lift heavy weights, and decided to get a group fitness instructor certification. She now gets to combine her passion for fitness with love for helping others.