Trainers

March Trainer of the Month - Sarah Grace Brodmann

Meet Sarah Grace Brodmann, our Trainer of the Month for June!  

Sarah Grace is originally from Savannah, Georgia, and moved to Charleston with her husband, William, in May 2022. She attended Georgia Southern University in Statesboro where she graduated with a Bachelor of Health Science with an emphasis in Human Performance and Fitness Management.  

Following her graduation, Sarah Grace moved with William to Charleston after he got a new job as the Terminal Manager at a trucking company. She started working with clients at the beginning of 2023.  

In her role as a Personal Trainer, she is responsible for training clients and working toward their personal fitness goals. These can include a multitude of things, such as demonstrating proper workout techniques to clients; serving as an instructor for clinical programs, such as Rocksteady Boxing; and assisting clients with body composition tests, to name a few.  

She’s already becoming a welcomed part of the Wellness Center, and a familiar face to our members.  

When she’s not demonstrating proper stretching techniques, crafting workout regimens, or interpreting body composition test results, Sarah Grace enjoys taking her dog Banks to the beach, hiking on nature trails, finding new restaurants to try, playing pickleball, and traveling with William.  

 

MUSC Personal Trainers

Alicia O'Connor

The center’s Director of Personal Training and exercise physiologist has over 25 years of experience in all areas of personal fitness and wellness training.  She specializes in helping people stay injury free and pain free while improving fitness and lifestyle habits. She loves working with post-rehab and disease management.  Alicia is an athlete spending many hours on the ski slopes the past 20 years as a professional ski instructor. She also surfs, hikes, and stays active as she “walks the walk”!

Galen Bennett  

Education: B.S. Kinesiology: Exercise and Sport Science from Coastal Carolina University, ACSM Certified Personal Trainer, Youth fitness instructor at the Charleston Air Force Base Youth Center. 

Training Motto: Do something today that your future self will thank you for.

Chris-Ann B. Streeter

Education:

M.S. in Sports Management Military.

 

Specialist certified trainer with 28 years of personal training and group exercise experience. Focuses on strength and conditioning training, weight training, compound exercise training, strengthening with Band exercises, interval training, functional training, one-on-one training and group exercise (Bootcamp, HIIT, and Core). "My clientele's experience ranges from ages of middle school to late 70's". Chris-Ann worked with CADETS at Virginia Military Institute (VMI) training for RAT line, worked as Supervisor of Military fitness facility at VMI, and trained Marines and families. 

Training Motto: "I believe living a healthy lifestyle is a mindset; Find the workouts you enjoy and push yourself to keep moving." "It's important to me to listen to the needs and goals of my clients first and find the best plan that meets their fitness lifestyle". 

Brooke Sease 

Education: Southern Methodist University

Certifications:

Athletics & Fitness Association of America (AFAA) Certified Personal Trainer. Rock Steady Boxing Certified Trainer.

Training Motto: Live a better life through exercise.

David Ruef  

Education: Over 10 years of experience helping a wide variety of clients meet their health & fitness goals: Stuck in a rut of the same exercises and want to move to the next level? Ready to work with a successful certified behavioral coach on a healthy weight management plan? Want to get stronger, more mobile, improve a nagging injury? Certifications: ACE Personal Trainer; Medical Exercise Specialist, Behavioral Coaching Specialist, Mature Fitness Training Specialist, Kettlebell Instructor, TRX Training, SCW Pilates Matwork, Integrated Stretching, Functional Movement Screen, etc. Masters degree in Organizational Psychology.

Training Motto: Success = Assessment, Goals, Customized Strategy, Expertise, Effort, Enjoyment and Partnership.

Sheila Dawson

  

Education: B.S. Nutrition Science, University of New Hampshire; Certified Personal Trainer - NASM; More than 20 years of Industry experience. Life-long fitness/wellness enthusiast and former competitive runner; Focus on corrective exercise, while delivering a creative approach for optimal results. I put my personal beliefs into practice and encourage others to do the same to achieve their goals.

Training Motto: Focus on overall Well-being, including mind, body and spirit. As your Fitness Coach, I provide the tools you need to generate results for the rest of your life.

Jeremiah Spires

Education: Certified Personal Trainer, Nutritional Advisor, and Sports Conditioning Coach under the American Fitness Professionals and Associates (AFPA).

Jeremiah is also certified in several Pilates techniques with the Pilates Method Alliance (PMA). He has extensive experience working in senior fitness, after-school programs, trigger-point therapy, and much more. He’s an experienced professional fitness coach, sports conditioning specialist, and senior fitness advisor. 

Training Motto: I believe that approaching goals with a positive outlook will heighten your chances of succeeding, and that consistent commitment to health and wellness will drastically change your life in various positive ways. When someone can understand how to approach their fitness as a lifestyle, I believe they’ll be more successful in the long-term of their life.

Sarah Grace Brodmann

Education: Georgia Southern University, Bachelor of Health Science with an emphasis in Human Performance and Fitness Management. 

Training Motto: Training clients and working toward their personal fitness goals. These can include a multitude of things, such as demonstrating proper workout techniques to clients; serving as an instructor for clinical programs, such as Rocksteady Boxing; and assisting clients with body composition tests, to name a few. 

 

Deiontre Nixon

 

 

Education:

B.S. Kinesiology (Charleston Southern University)

 

Certifications:

NASM Certified Personal Trainer

NASM Performance Enhancement Specialist

NASM Certified Sports Nutrition Coach

 

Training Motto: “ Determination, Commitment, Effort and Patience are the foundation for achieving one’s goals/success and experiencing the process makes the results more rewarding.”