Personal Training Profiles & Availability
Winter 2020
Cascade
Kris Basta (Cascade)
Availability: Mon-Wed, 9am-5pm; Fri, 9am-6pm; Sat, 9am-2:30pm
Kris has an AA in exercise science and is working on his BS at Portland State University. He is certified through The national Academy of sports medicine. Kris establishes his long-term client interactions with the goal of integrating exercise and optimal wellness into the demands of daily life.
Susan Milln (Cascade)
Availability: Tue/Thu, 9am-11am
Susan believes that fitness should be fun, not a chore. She keeps routines fresh and comes from a base that exercise, nutrition, and wellness are equally important. She works with students that are at many different levels of fitness to helps them create a personalized fitness program.
Haley Wilde (Cascade and Southeast)
Cascade Availability: Mon 7am-11am; Wed 8am-11am
Southeast Availability: Mon/Wed, 5pm-6pm; Fri, 9am-3pm
For Haley, fitness is just as much about emotional and mental health as it is about physical health. Connecting with our bodies through physical activity can build self-confidence. Haley focuses on developing a mind-body connection through fitness, which can help with both effective training progression and prevention/recovery from injuries.
Rock Creek
Mclain Leonard (Rock Creek)
Availability: Mon-Fri, 7am-3:30pm
Upon graduating from the PCC Exercise Science program, Mclain began his personal training career. He is a proponent of exercise being a big component of health and happiness. Mclain espouses that through consistency and proper exercise any physical fitness and wellness goal can be achieved.
Richard Willhite (Rock Creek)
Availability: Mon/Wed/Fri, 11am-7pm
Richard is a very passionate fitness professional who specializes in improving muscular strength, endurance, cardiorespiratory fitness and losing fat. His main focus is to tailor fitness programs to the likes and needs of his clients to help them reach their goals so they can become a healthier and better version of themselves. He is a firm believer that we all have what it takes to become a version of ourselves that we envision, and the key is to figure out what causes us to turn on that motor and get moving in the right direction one step at a time. Richard incorporates many different tools to keep individuals interested and understands that “the struggle is real!” He is an ACSM certified trainer, American Red Cross Lifeguard certified, and is a Graduate of the Exercise Science program.
Janie Zapata-Wilson (Sylvania, Rock Creek)
Sylvania Availability: Mon, 11am-5pm; Wed, 11am-2pm
Rock Creek Availability: Wed, 3:30pm-5:30pm; Fri, 12pm-5pm
Janie Zapata-Wilson is the quintessential, “If I can do it, so can you!” example. She is a personal trainer, group exercise instructor, Zumba-teaching, water-aerobics instructor who graduated in June 2012, with highest honors from the Exercise Science Program at PCC.
Sylvania
Heidi Baum (Sylvania)
Availability: Mon/Wed 8am-5pm; Tue, 5pm-8pm; Thu, 4pm-8pm; Fri, 8am-2pm
When it comes to health and fitness, Heidi believes we all want to feel healthier, look better, be stronger and have more energy. She coaches and designs practical programs that motivate students to be more active and enjoy overall results.
John Cunningham (Sylvania)
Availability: Mon-Thu, 11am-4pm
John believes we need to stay active, consistently challenging our mind and bodies. No Matter who you are or what your level of fitness might be, if you are interested in new challenges, John would love to meet and work with you!
Tiffini Gibbs (Sylvania)
Availability: Mon, 12pm-5:30pm; Tue, 11am-5:30pm; Wed, 10am-4:30pm; Thu, 11am-6:30pm
Tiffini has a curiosity and passion for all things fitness, which has led her to finish multiple marathons, compete in a fitness competition, and join a Hood to Coast team. She designs fitness programs that encourage students to push themselves, try new things, and have fun
Katie Jajko (Sylvania)
Availability: Mon, 8am-3pm; Tue, 6am-5pm; Wed, 6am-4pm; Thu, 6am-3pm; Fri, 8am-5pm
Katie is an ACSM Certified Personal Trainer, and has a passion for building a mind-body connection through exercise. She believes that everyone has the capability to live their healthiest lives, it’s just about finding that motivation to do so. That’s what she’s here for! She is committed to making an exercise program that can be fun, rewarding, and will improve your overall health and wellness.
Marc Leonard (Sylvania)
Availability: Mon-Fri, 7am-3pm
Marc is an ACSM certified trainer with his first aid and CPR certifications, and is very passionate about helping people reach and achieve their goals. He focuses on movement, strength, and learning to be pain free. He truly loves the changes a person can make through exercise, movement and hard work. He specializes in strength training and as a movement specialist. He looks forward to working with you and accomplishing your goals as well as his own, which is to help save the world one person at a time through exercise and fitness.
Micheale Lyon (Sylvania)
Availability: Mon/Wed, 1pm-7pm; Fri, 12pm-5pm; Sat, 7am-1pm
Micheale is a fitness professional that specializes in people finding joy in movement and finding their true strength. He does this by guiding them through improving their strength, endurance, balance, and flexibility. He helps build a roadmap to complete goals and to be able to carry on good habits for movement and health into the future. He currently competes in powerlifting, obstacle course races, and is training to compete in Oregon’s strongest man. Micheale graduated from Portland Community College’s Exercise Science program in 2018, and is an ACSM Certified Personal Trainer.
Niko Poti (Sylvania)
Availability: Mon/Wed, 11am-7pm; Tue/Thu, 10:30-12:30, 3pm-6pm; Fri, 8-12pm
Niko, a Portland local and graduate of the PCC Exercise Science program, has a passion for educating others about the importance of health and fitness. He enjoys helping people make improvements to their quality of life through exercise.
Janie Zapata-Wilson (Sylvania, Rock Creek)
Sylvania Availability: Mon, 11am-5pm; Wed, 11am-2pm
Rock Creek Availability: Wed, 3:30pm-5:30pm; Fri, 12pm-5pm
Janie Zapata-Wilson is the quintessential, “If I can do it, so can you!” example. She is a personal trainer, group exercise instructor, Zumba-teaching, water-aerobics instructor who graduated in June 2012, with highest honors from the Exercise Science Program at PCC.
Southeast
Haley Wilde (Cascade and Southeast)
Cascade Availability: Mon 7am-11am; Wed 8am-11am
Southeast Availability: Mon/Wed, 5pm-6pm; Fri, 9am-3pm
For Haley, fitness is just as much about emotional and mental health as it is about physical health. Connecting with our bodies through physical activity can build self-confidence. Haley focuses on developing a mind-body connection through fitness, which can help with both effective training progression and prevention/recovery from injuries.