Amy Ferro
Amy@CrossfitSouthie.com
2011 CrossFit NorthEast Regional Games 4th Place finishing CrossFit Southie Team Member
2010 CrossFit NorthEast Regional Games 24th Place Women’s Individual
Amy Ferro recently graduated with a Master’s of Science in Clinical Exercise Physiology from Northeastern University. Throughout her graduate program, Amy worked with patients battling diseases such as diabetes, CAD, obesity (pre and post gastric bypass), and congenital heart disease. During graduate school, Amy worked at a personal training studio in Copley Square where she began to build her client base two and a half years ago. Her passion for training inspired her to pursue fitness full-time, and she now enjoys training all populations. Amy is a very active member of the CrossFit community. CrossFit in combination with ACSM and her clinical experience has prepared her to increase fitness in anyone from the athlete to the elderly. Amy has a true passion for every one of her clients and believes she can build an effective program for anyone.
Education/Experience
M.S. Clinical Exercise CrossFit Level 1
B.S. Kinesiology CrossFit Chasing Performance and Recovery
B.S. Health Science ACSM Health Fitness Instructor
CrossFit Level 2 Coaches Prep Course
Chris Gosler
Goose@CrossFitSouthie.com
2011 CrossFit NorthEast Regional Games 14th Place Men’s Individual
2010 CrossFit NorthEast Regional Games 27th Place Men’s Individual
Chris earned his B.S. in Kinesiology from the University of Massachusetts Amherst and is certified by the most sought after programs in the fitness industry. He has many years of experience helping clients, of all abilities, learn real world fitness. By using specific corrective exercise strategies and re-teaching functional movements, he can teach you how to move efficiently and pain free. Chris was an integral member of the Bodyscapes personal training staff, which was awarded Boston’s Best Personal Trainers in 2006 by Boston Magazine.
Education/Experience
B.S. Kinesiology Crossfit Level I
CrossFit Level 2 Coaches Prep Course ACSM Certified Personal Trainer
Crossfit Nutrition NASM Corrective Exercise Specialist
Crossfit Olympic Weightlifting NASM Performance Enhancement Specialist
CrossFit Chasing Performance and Recovery NASM Certified Personal Trainer
Chris Berretta
Chris.Berretta@CrossFitSouthie.com
Chris was born and raised in East Bridgewater, Ma and graduated with an Exercise Science B.S. degree from the University of New Hampshire. Since an early age Chris has been fascinated with human physiology, mainly exercise and nutrition. He has trained a wide demographic of individuals ranging from high school athletes to the geriatric population and everything in between. Chris’s goal as a coach is to constantly evolve, gather valuable information regarding fitness and share it with each person to help achieve their goals and fitness potential. Outside of Crossfit, Chris enjoys outdoor activities, music, and of course cooking and eating.
CrossFit Level 1
CrossFit Coaches Prep
Aaron Landes
Aaron@CrossFitSouthie.com
Aaron has been a coach his entire professioal life. After graduating from Brandeis University with a degree in sociology, where he also was played baseball and was team captain 2 years, he served as the pitching coach and assistant recruiting coordinator at Harvard University for 4 years. During his time at Harvard he earned his Masters in Education with a specialization in Physical Education and Coaching Principles from Boston University. He feels finding CrossFit was inevitable as it is a perfect blend of his love for fitness and need to compete every single day. Aaron loves teaching and helping people work to achieve their goals and believes CrossFit is the perfect forum for people to accomplish things they never thought possible, both physical and mental.
Aaron has been a CrossFit coach for over a year and competed with the CrossFit Fenway Affiliate Cup team at the 2011 Reebok CrossFit Games this past July.
CrossFit Level 1 Certified
Certified Sports Nutritionist, International Fitness Association
Christina Morris
Christina@CrossFitSouthie.Com
We are very happy to announce our newest addition to the CrossFit Southie staff, Christina Morris! Christina graduated from Liberty University in Virginia with a Bachelor’s degree in education. Her pursuit of a career in teaching led her to move to Massachusetts to accept a job within a local charter school. After a year of teaching, she realized that she loved working with the youth but did not enjoy the legalities within the school system. She decided to pursue a career in health-care by applying to the post baccalaureate pre-med program at UMass. Within her first semester, Christina heard through the grapevine about the “ kool-aid” that the people over at CrossFit Southie were drinking so she decided to give it a try . Little did she know that her world would be completely transformed.
TJ O’Neill
TJ@CrossFitSouthie.com
2011 CrossFit NorthEast Regional Games 4th Place finishing CrossFit Southie Team Member
T.J. is new to Crossfit, but has a vast amount of knowledge in many other facets of strength and conditioning. He has been helping other athletes create affective training programs as well as nutrition plans for the last 10 years. T.J. has competed in a number of different team sports throughout his life and played football at The College of William and Mary. His passion to compete both with and against others has been rejuvenated recently within the Crossfit Community. T.J. loves the competitive atmosphere that Crossfit provides and looks forward to pushing athletes to reach their personal goals as well as being pushed by others to reach his own.
Alec Chevalier
Alec@CrossFitSouthie.com
2011 CrossFit NorthEast Regional Games 4th Place finishing CrossFit Southie Team Member
Alec has been playing sports and been involved in athletics from a very early age. Like many people however he became out of shape after high school and in college. Alec took up running after college as a way to lose weight and get back in shape. After a few years of running however he yearned for the competitive feeling and camaraderie he felt from organized sports. Luckily a friend introduced Alec to Crossfit in 2008 and from the very first workout he knew he was hooked. The friendly competitive nature of Crossfit and varied interesting workouts were what drew him in initially, and the fun and true Crossfit community is what has made Crossfit such a large part of his life.
Alec enjoys working with both experienced athletes and average people who are new to exercise or Crossfit. Alec is a huge proponent of the paleo diet and feels a combination of smart, clean nutrition and Crossfit workouts can lead everyone to health, athleticism, fitness and wellness. Alec enjoys helping athletes meet their goals and enjoys giving nutritional advice and tips.
Outside of Crossfit Alec enjoys eating and cooking local meat and veggies and keeping up on the nutritional literature.
Education/Experience:
BS Mechanical Engineering, Cornell University, 2004
Crossfit Level 1
Crossfit Football
First Aid and CPR certified.
Chuck Jones
Chuck@CrossFitSouthie.com
Chuck is currently a student in the Exercise and Health Science Program at UMass Boston. He is a former Marine Sergeant and overall junkie for all things CrossFit. He knew he had found “something special” after the first train wreck workout in late 2007. On his journey with CrossFit, he has been known to make a gym and train almost anywhere – from garages to beaches to the back of his car. Chuck’s approach to coaching is to always focus on what is best for the athlete to make gains, stay healthy, and have fun. Whether training elite athletes or beginners, he continually strives to constantly adapt the tools and skills available to clients, giving them a truly dynamic experience. His philosophy on CrossFit is that it should be not only physically and mentally challenging, but also a playful exploration of our full personal potential.
Education
Associate of Arts and Sciences – Middlesex Community College
Bachelor of Science – University of Massachusetts Boston – 2010-present
Certifications
CrossFit Level 1
CrossFit Olympic lifting
CrossFit nutrition
CrossFit Coaches Prep
Nick DeDonno
Nick@CrossFitSouthie.com
Nick is a Cleveland native who is currently enrolled at Suffolk University Law School focusing in business and financial services. Nick completed his undergraduate degree in sports management at Ohio Wesleyan University where he played football and lacrosse. Since college, Nick has been looking to replace the competitive and family atmosphere he loved so much in sports. The typical everyday benching, squatting and curling was just not cutting it. Ever since his first CrossFit workout he has been hooked and hasn’t looked back since.
Nick loves ice cream, pizza, and cupcakes but he gave it all up for the life of Paleo-lovin and ferociously lifting weights. In his spare time he likes to party, watch sports, walk his three legged dog Mitch and occasionally he likes to remember that he is in law school and probably has homework to do.
Education/Experience
JD Business Law and Financial Services, Suffolk University Law School, 2009-Present
BA Sports Management, Ohio Wesleyan University, 2009
CrossFit Level 1
Natalie Johnson
Natalie@CrossFitSouthie.com
Natalie received her BA with an entrepreneur/mgt major. Always being a “hands on” sort of spirit, she decided to attend massage therapy school. She was not positive that this would be the path for her, though she knew she really enjoyed a naturalistic approach to healing and making people feel better.
Natalie attended massage therapy school, first , in San Diego, CA. After 8 months, Natalie missed the East coast and came back and finished at Bancroft School of Massage Therapy in Worcester, MA. She did the accelerated program with studies consisting of acupressure, sports massage, myofascial release, trigger point work, and deep tissue. Her first event she did through school was the 2007 Boston marathon(the really cold and windy one). She really became interested in the deep work aspect of Massage, the honing in on specific tightness and releasing the pain(“knots”). Her first job out of school was at big spa in Providence, RI. while she enjoyed the spa atmosphere, she realized her skills were wasted on light touch. That’s when she made the move to Boston and has been working with a clinical approach to massage for 3 years. Her clientele consists of Cross-fitters, ultra-marathoners, tri-athletes, and everyday workers with repetitive use issues.
Some of her latest continuing education classes include Stretching techniques, deep tissue massage for problem areas, and Orthopedic assessment.
Natalie has always had a love for sports. Growing up in a household where her brother was on ice skates at two, and her dad working for a Professional Hockey team, it’s no wonder that she played field hockey. She also enjoys softball, golf and BOWLING!! Recently she has found herself entering into little races. Some of which she has completed was the 5k St. Paddy’s Day Somerville, a 5 miler in Jamaica Plains and the Harpoon 5 miler. She enjoys the challenge and gradually increasing mileage that she did her first half marathon last year.
When she is not working or enjoying the outdoors, she is taking in a Sox/Celtics game, or on the look out for upcoming concerts. Next, Natalie hopes to get training in Kiniesio Taping, pregnancy massage, and thai stretching.
Check out Natalie’s website: www.nataliekjohnson.com
Stephanie Soscia
Steph@CrossFitSouthie.com
Stephanie first sought out yoga in 2005 in order to stretch out tight muscles from running and biking. She completed her 200-hour teacher certification at South Boston Yoga in 2012, and at that point began debuting her teaching skills with her favorite crossfit community, CrossFit Southie. Since becoming an avid crossfitter in 2011, Stephanie has noticed a great improvement in her yoga practice and vice versa. To her, yoga and crossfit perfectly compliment one other, creating a synergistic balance of strength and mobility. Outside of power snatching and forearm-standing, Stephanie has a PhD in Anatomy and Neurobiology, and studies the role of lipid metabolism in Alzheimer’s disease at Massachusetts General Hospital. She continues to be fascinated by the mind/body connection, and her classes incorporate breath-work with movement, with a specific focus on the hips, legs, and shoulders – areas begging for attention in crossfitters, runners, and bikers alike. Yoga is all about re-balancing the body, which can make for more efficient athletic movements and ultimately prepares you for your next Olympic lift, gymnastic move, and WOD.
Haley Byrnes
Haley@CrossFitSouthie.com
- CrossFit Level 1
- CrossFit Movement & Mobility
- Certified Sports Nutritionist, International Fitness Association
- 3rd Place, 2011 Northeast Regional Affiliate Team
Chris Harris
Harris@CrossFitSouthie.com
Chris grew up in Holliston, MA and Graduated from Suffolk University with a Degree in Business. He has been involved in sports from a very young age; football, lacrosse, track, and basketball. He also loves outdoor activities and anything competitive. After college he found himself with screws in his right wrist, a reconstructed ACL/MCL left knee, a reconstructed ACL/Meniscus in his right knee, and he was told that he may never successfully play sports at 100% effort again. Running and lifting in a basic gym was not enough. His cousins, which most are currently in the service, introduced him to Crossfit. As soon as he was cleared from my most recent surgery he joined Crossfit Southie, this past Summer and fell in love with the community, intensity, and life it brought to him… He was completely hooked. He love helping others meet their goals and seeing the excitement it creates. He loves working and inspiring people with injuries in their past, correctly and efficiently move past what they thought their limits were. Elite fitness is his passion. He is CrossFit Level 1certified.
