Our Coaches

Adam Daugherty, CCFT

  • Certifications: CrossFit Level 3 (CCFT), CrossFit Endurance, CrossFit Football, CrossFit Strongman, CrossFit Mobility, CrossFit Olympic Lifting, Pregnancy and Postpartum Strength Seminar, and Precision Nutrition Level 1

  • Started coaching: October 2011

  • Started CrossFit: March 2011

  • Athletic background: College baseball and high school basketball, competitive CrossFit - central east regional 2012, 88th in world 2021 open 35-39

  • When you’re not coaching: eating and sleeping, I'm always coaching!

  • Education: Bachelor's Degree in Business, MBA in Strategic Marketing

  • Favorite movement: Handstand Push-up and Pull-up

  • Favorite workout: Fran

Nick Righetti

  • Certifications: CrossFit Level 2, CrossFit Gymnastics, CrossFit Scaling, CrossFit Judges

  • Started coaching: 2015

  • Started CrossFit: 2013

  • Athletic background: Played youth and high school hockey and golf

  • When he’s not coaching: Engineer

  • Education: Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering. Alma Maters: Michigan State University and Purdue University

  • Favorite movement: Snatches, anything with a vest, and muscle-ups

  • Favorite workout: Amanda and Nasty Girls

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Stacy Vespremi

  • Certifications: CrossFit Level 2, CrossFit Gymnastics, CrossFit Judges, Working Against Gravity Coaches Certification, Precision Nutrition Certification, CrossFit Nutrition I

  • Started coaching: 2016

  • Started CrossFit: 2011

  • Athletic background: She has been in competitive sports since a child and was a regional athlete in softball and tennis in high school. She continues to enjoy multiple sports along with Crossfit including yoga, running, spin, and functional bodybuilding.

  • When you’re not coaching: Educator

  • Education: Bachelors of Science in Microbiology, Michigan State University; Professional Teaching Certification in General Science and Chemistry, University of Michigan-Dearborn; Masters in Educational Leadership, Wayne State University

  • Favorite movement: Dumbbell Snatch

  • Favorite workout: I love chippers for time...get your head right and grind it out!

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Lisa Seymour

  • Certifications: CrossFit Level 1

  • Started Coaching: 2019

  • Started CrossFit: 2015

  • Athletic background: Prior to CrossFit she was a collegiate athlete at Wayne State University in Detroit. After college she transitioned to distance running completing several marathons and half marathons.

  • When you’re not coaching: Implementation Manager for Techstars

  • Education: Bachelor of Science and a Masters of Business Administration from Wayne State University

  • Favorite movements: monostructural (running, biking, rowing) and power cleans

  • Favorite workout: Kelly

Susannah Wingfield

  • Certifications: CrossFit Level 1, CrossFit Level 2, CrossFit Scaling, CrossFit Judges, CrossFit Gymnastics

  • Started coaching: 2018

  • Started CrossFit: 2016

  • Athletic background: Cross country and rock climbing

  • When you’re not coaching: Clinical Social Worker

  • Education: Bachelor of Social Work from Appalachian State University, Master of Social Work from New York University

  • Favorite movements: toes to bar and anything with a dumbbell

  • Favorite workout: Moszer

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Clint Fugate

  • Certifications: CrossFit Level 2, CrossFit Scaling, CrossFit Judges

  • Started coaching: 2019

  • Started CrossFit: 2016

  • Athletic background: Grew up playing basketball and golf. Still trying to keep the handicap low.

  • When you’re not coaching: Marketing and Sales at Ford Motor Company

  • Education: Bachelor of Science in Marketing - Murray State University

  • Favorite movements: Deadlifts, Cleans, Bar Muscle-ups

  • Favorite workout: Open Workout 20.5 and 19.4, Cindy, Diane

Sophie Shaft

  • Certifications: CrossFit Level 1

  • Started coaching: 2023

  • Started CrossFit: 2015

  • Athletic background: Gymnast before CrossFit. Played volleyball and American Ninja Warrior. 4x CF Games Athlete in the Teen Division (8th in 2019, 5th in 2021, 3rd in 2022). Won Best Female Lifter at the 2023 National Junior Championships. Selected to represent Team USA at Junior Worlds in 2023.

  • When you’re not coaching: I’m at Optimus Barbell Olympic Lifting!

  • Education: High School and currently attending college

  • Favorite movement: Snatches and Strict Handstand Push-Ups

  • Favorite workout: Anything short with gymnastics and lifting!

Haley Wallis

  • Certifications: CrossFit Level 1, CrossFit Gymnastics

  • Started coaching: 2022

  • Started doing CrossFit: 2021

  • Athletic background: Collegiate Swim and Track

  • When you’re not coaching: Admissions Counselor

  • Education: Bachelor’s in Communication Studies, Master’s in Public Relations

  • Favorite movement: Running, bench press, dumbbell snatch

  • Favorite workout: Helen

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Helen Taylor

  • Certifications: CrossFit Level 1, CrossFit Gymnastics, CrossFit Judges, Power Monkey Fitness gymnastics, American Counsel Of Exercise - personal trainer, American Counsel of Exercise - sports and exercise nutrition (pending)

  • Started coaching: 2017

  • Started CrossFit: 2015

  • Athletic background: 23 years in Tae Kwon Do - 4th degree black belt, Cyclist (novice competitor in mountain biking), Marathon runner

  • When you’re not coaching: I’m retired now so I workout a lot, bike, love decorating and love having lots of dogs

  • Education: Some college

  • Favorite movement: squat cleans and clusters

  • Favorite workout: Hero WOD: “Manion”

Lori Xu

  • Certifications: CrossFit Level1, CrossFit Judges

  • Started coaching: April 2024

  • Started CrossFit: April 2021

  • Athletic background: Attempted multiple sports before starting CrossFit, including running, insanity, bodybuilding, weightlifting.

  • When she’s not coaching: Assistant Professor at Oakland University

  • Education: Master & PhD in Computer Science, Wayne State University

  • Favorite movement: Squats and Olympic lifting

  • Favorite workout: Karen