Personal Trainers

At MPHC, our entire staff is dedicated to making each and every visit to our facility the best experience possible. Not only do we provide friendly, helpful service, we are also home to some of the most accomplished personal trainers in the city! Looking to lose a few extra pounds, or build up rock hard muscle? Schedule a customized personal training session with any of our certified personal trainers! They’ll use their experience to maximize your results.

Not sure who to go with? Below, you will find the personal bios of our staff of trainers. Find the person that fits your needs and make an appointment today!

Personal Trainer | Elite
Kelsey Sheppard

Personal Trainer | Pro
Ana Carolina Andrade

Personal Trainer | Pro
Jeffrey Parizotto

Personal Trainer | Elite
Diana Henriquez

Personal Trainer | Master
Espi Rivadeneira

Personal Trainer/Pro
Gill Vaughn-Spencer

Fitness Director | Elite

Arsenio Garcia

HOMETOWN: Puerto Padre, Cuba
CERTIFICATIONS: ISSA CPT, Nutritionist, Corrective, Exercise Development
SPECIALIZATIONS: Strength Training and Conditioning, Corrective Exercise and Injury Recovery, MMA Conditioning and Development, Diet and Nutrition

FAVORITE QUOTE: “1% each day adds up to 100%”

FUN FACTS: Theatre and Film Actor focusing on Fight Choreography. Trains in Jeet Kune Do. Makes and models Superhero Costumes.

Personal Trainer | Pro

Pedro Granados

HOMETOWN: New York, NY
CERTIFICATIONS: NASM, AFFA Group Exercise, AFFA Kickboxing, TRX, Mad Dogg Indoor Cycling
SPECIALIZATIONS: Weight Loss, Circuit Training, Functional Movement, Core Stability, Strength Conditioning, Threshold Training.

FAVORITE QUOTE: “It’s not about what you’re capable of, it’s about what you are willing to endure”

FUN FACTS: Has a fraternal twin. Always wearing green. Want to see his happy face? Bring him apple pie!

email:pgranados@mphc.com

Personal Trainer | Elite

Daniel DiRico

HOMETOWN: Queens, NY
CERTIFICATIONS: American Council on Exercise (ACE), CPR/AED, Nutritionist (DTR)
SPECIALIZATIONS: Core Stability, High-Intensity Interval Training, Strength Training and Conditioning, Nutrition Counseling and Meal Planning, Weight Management

FAVORITE QUOTE: “If you put your mind to it, you can accomplish anything.”

FUN FACTS: Received a black belt in Taekwondo at the age of 10! Lived the Mediterranean lifestyle for a semester in Italy. Loves movies, music, and theme parks.

Personal Trainer | Pro

Michael Jackson

HOMETOWN: Bushkill, PA
CERTIFICATIONS: National Gym Association
SPECIALIZATIONS: Weight Loss, Circuit Cardio, Strength Training, Rehabilitation, Sports Training

FAVORITE QUOTE: “Don’t have the mountain in front of you moved, just build up the strength to climb over it.”

FUN FACTS: The real Michael Jackson. Mike once owned a horse named Tyson. Has To Perform one form of exercise before bed.

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Personal Trainer | Pro

Lisa Riehle

HOMETOWN: New York, NY
CERTIFICATIONS: American Council On Exercise (ACE)
SPECIALIZATIONS: Strength Training, Flexibility and Corrective Exercise, Senior Fitness, Prenatal Fitness, TRX

FAVORITE QUOTE: “Change your results by changing your actions.”

FUN FACTS: Makes the best mac n’ cheese. Favorite movie: Rocky Happy place: the beach

Personal Trainer | Elite

Kelsey Sheppard

HOMETOWN: New York, NY
CERTIFICATIONS: NASM-CPT
SPECIALIZATIONS: Functional fitness, endurance training, strength training, dance, flexibility and mobility

FAVORITE QUOTE: “Be yourself, everyone else is already taken.”

FUN FACTS: Professional actor, singer, and tap dancer! Two-time marathoner. Bean to bar dark chocolate connoisseur.

Personal Trainer | Pro

Kelvin Melendez

HOMETOWN: New York, NY
CERTIFICATIONS: ISSA CPT
SPECIALIZATIONS: Isolation Exercises, Strength Training, Hypertrophy, Cardio Conditioning

FAVORITE QUOTE: “Dedication makes dreams come true”

FUN FACTS: Big fan of anime and video games. Goal to become a voice actor.

Personal Trainer | Master

Caleb McGee

HOMETOWN: Pittsburgh, PA
CERTIFICATIONS: ISSA CPT, Nutritionist, Fitness Coach
SPECIALIZATIONS: Bodybuilding, Strength Training and Conditioning, HIIT, Fat Loss, Balance, Diet and Nutrition.

FAVORITE QUOTE: “If something stands between you and your success, move it”

FUN FACTS: Film and TV Actor. Played 10 years of baseball. Loves Disney movies and Pokemon.

Personal Trainer | Pro

Ana Carolina Andrade

HOMETOWN: Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil
CERTIFICATIONS: NASM CPT, Bachelor in Physical Education
SPECIALIZATIONS: Strength and Conditioning, Weight Training, Weight Loss, Hypertrophy, Postural Alignment.

FAVORITE QUOTE: “It’s not about being the best, it’s about being better than you were yesterday.”

FUN FACTS: I love to travel! I’ve visited 13 states in Brazil and 9 states in the US so far. I really like music festivals and concerts. I feel very happy when I cook Brazilian recipes for my friends.

Personal Trainer | Pro

Jeffrey Parizotto

HOMETOWN: Denver, Colorado
CERTIFICATIONS: ISSA CPT
SPECIALIZATIONS: Strength and Conditioning, Form and Technique, Bulking, Dance and Muscle Development.

FAVORITE QUOTE: “Life is not about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself.” – George Bernard Shaw

FUN FACTS: I was a gymnast and a cheerleader for 13 years and still currently tumble at Chelsea Piers. I love and purchase so many Nike products that I truly believe they should sponsor me already. I am a total dog person- so much so that number three was adopted November 2020.

Personal Trainer | Elite

Diana Henriquez

HOMETOWN: Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
CERTIFICATIONS: NASM CPT, NASM Nutrition Coach, 200-hr Yoga Alliance Certification, ISCA Kickbox Round II Certification
SPECIALIZATIONS: Mobility, Flexibility, Bodybuilding, Strength Training, Hypertrophy Training, Beginner Kickboxing, Calisthenics, Fat/Weight loss, and Nutrition coaching.

FAVORITE QUOTE: “Life is like a sandwich, no matter which way you flip it the bread always comes first.”

FUN FACTS: Along with fitness and movement therapy like dancing, my other passion is art (painting and photography). I’m a homebody and love snuggling up with a book or to watch a movie, but when the weather is right I’m outside enjoying nature.

Personal Trainer | Pro

Tyler J. Gasper

HOMETOWN: Phoenix, Arizona
CERTIFICATIONS: NASM CPT, CNC
SPECIALIZATION: HITT, Weight Training

FAVORITE QUOTE: “Have the Courage to be Kind.”

FUN FACTS: I’ve seen the entire TV series ‘Friends’ 31 times. Drag Artist since 2014. Musical Theatre Performer.

Personal Trainer | Elite

Janet Rogers

HOMETOWN: Charleston, West Virginia
CERTIFICATIONS: ISSA Strength and Condition, ACE, Precision Nutrition Master Coach
SPECIALIZATION: Strength Training and Conditioning, Nutrition Coaching, Weight Management/Fat Loss, Olympic Lifting

FAVORITE QUOTE: “This is 70!” – Janet Rogers

FUN FACTS: Placed #6 in CrossFit International Games in 2015. Became a chiropractor at age 50. Love to travel and hang out at the beach.

Personal Trainer | Master

Espi Rivadeneira

HOMETOWN: Niskayuna, New York
CERTIFICATIONS: ISSA CPT, Nutritionist, Online Coach
SPECIALIZATION: Strength & Conditioning, HITT Training, Weight Loss.

FAVORITE QUOTE: “I can, I will, I must.”

FUN FACTS: Stand-up Comedian! Owner of a pet bunny who is very dear to her heart.

Personal Trainer | Pro

Shannon Eberly

HOMETOWN: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
CERTIFICATIONS: NASM CPT, MS Exercise Physiology
SPECIALIZATION: Injury Recovery/Prevention, Senior Fitness, Prenatal/Postpartum, Marathon Training, Boxing Fitness, Strength Training.

FAVORITE QUOTE: “Some people feel the rain, others just get wet.” – Bob Marley

FUN FACTS: Current cat mom and expecting human mom 🙂 Can do back flips; preachers kid.

Personal Trainer | Pro

Brett Willbanks

HOMETOWN: Fort Worth, Texas
CERTIFICATIONS: NASM NCCA-Accredited Personal Trainer, NASM Corrective Exercise Studies, Adult/Pediatric CPR
SPECIALIZATION: Body Sculpting, Corrective Exercise, Iyengar-Based Yoga, Posture and Alignment, Placement of the Body, Core Stabilization/Strengthening, Range of Motion Restoration, Creating a Solid Foundation at the Foot

FAVORITE QUOTE: “Straighten the body before strengthening the body.”

FUN FACTS: Enjoys studying yoga, piano, classical ballet technique, and language. Spent a year teaching English to high school students in France. Former faculty at Manhattan’s Steps on Broadway, teaching hatha yoga classes within the dance community.

Personal Trainer/Pro

Irene Chung

HOMETOWN: Queens, NYC
CERTIFICATIONS: CPT
SPECIALIZATION: Strength and conditioning, weight management and fat loss, functional training and mobility, calisthenics, HITT

FAVORITE QUOTE: “The work we do on ourselves becomes our gift to others.”

FUN FACTS: Has a background in healthcare, precisely in emergency medicine and mental health. Has a background in tech, specifically in the semiconductor industry. Enjoys cooking, and anything involving the outdoors/being in nature. Served in the US Marines.

Personal Trainer/Pro

Gill Vaughn-Spencer

CERTIFICATIONS: NASM-CPT, CNC
SPECIALIZATION: Strength-Training, Hypertrophy, Flexibility and Core Stabilization, Nutrition, Dexterity, Dance.

FAVORITE QUOTE: “The difference between a novice and a master is that a master has failed more times than a novice has tried. Yusei Matsui”

FUN FACTS:
1) I started dance as a self-taught breakdancer named: B-Boy Throwdown.
2) Every year I hike the Upper Palisades in Idaho. Ask me for photos, I have way too many.
3) I’ve rode on a pirate ship in Japan.

Personal Trainer/Pro

Justin Park

HOMETOWN: Dallas, TX
CERTIFICATIONS: NASM CPT
SPECIALIZATION: Strength Training and Conditioning, Weight Management, Functional Training

FAVORITE QUOTE: “Always strive to be better!”

FUN FACTS: Competitive swimmer with USMS. Fan of all types of fitness/sports. Background in trading/finance.

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