Jack Nunn
View Jack Nunn’s profileJack created Powerhouse Fitness after winning numerous medals in various events on the international stage. He was a gold medalist in 2007 at the first ever Concept 2 Team Indoor Rowing challenge, held in Essen, Germany. In 2006, he took silver at the Masters Nationals Open Single Event. As a member of the US Rowing National Team from 2001-2004 he placed second at the 2003 Pan American Trials in double sculls and had an outstanding 2002 that saw him claim a gold medal in Senior 8 and a silver medal in the Elite Double at the US Nationals. He was also a silver medalist in 2001 in the Nations Cup (now the U23 World Championships) 8 in Ottenshiem, Austria.
Jack started rowing in 1996 for Long Beach Juniors and made the 1997 Junior National Team Selection Camp. He went on to star for four years at UC Berkeley, winning four Pac-10 championships and three IRA National Championships. Jack was a member of the first ever undefeated Pac-10 and IRA National Champion Freshman 8 in 1998 and repeated the feat by going unbeaten in 1999. Jack helped his varsity 8 place second at the Henley Royal Regatta in 1999 in the Ladies Plate Challenge Cup in London, England.
In 2008 and 2009 Jack competed in two international Ironman competitions in Nice, France and Florianopolis, Brazil.
Jack also played two seasons with the Cal Ice Hockey Team before graduating in 2001 with his Bachelor’s Degree in Business/Communications.
Katrin Gleie
Katrin is a native of Denmark who began rowing for the Lyngby Rowing Club in 1996, joined the Danish National Team in 1998, and rowed for USC from 2000 through 2003. During this time, Katrin had a long list of accomplishments which included 1st place in the women’s 2x at the 1996 Danish National Championships, a Concept2 Ranking of 10th in the world in 1997 with a time of 6:52.1, 6th place in the women’s 4x at the 1999 World Championships in Canada, 1st place in the women’s 1x at the 2000 Danish National Championships, and 6th place in the women’s 4x at the 2000 Olympics in Sydney, Australia.
Katrin’s accomplishments continued throughout her rowing at USC and her most recent success occurred as a member of LBRA, winning the Women’s AA 1x and Club B 8+ at the 2008 Masters Nationals here in Long Beach. Katrin is a certified indoor rowing coach with both Concept2 and Rowbics and is training men and women in the Rowbics program at LBRA and CSULB. Katrin’s combination of National, International, and Olympic experience coupled with her continued competitiveness, dedication, and love of the sport will offer all LBJC rowers a positive example to look up to, learn from, and to follow.
Nicole Mire
Nicole Mire has been a competitive runner for most of her life and into college. In 2003 she grew an interest for rowing and joined crew at Long Beach State University. She has been a certified personal trainer since 2003 specializing in strength training, weight management, and injury care and prevention. Currently, she is getting her Master’s Degree in Kinesiology as well as teaching with an emphasis on strength and conditioning, and gait analysis for amputees. Nicole has a wealth of experience in both group and individual settings and is a stickler for biomechanics and form. “It’s one thing to go through the motions, but it’s another to live the lifestyle. I want my family and friends to learn to love to move and be able to do so for the rest of their lives.”
Joe Phelan
Joe has been an instructor at Powerhouse Fitness since 2009. He started rowing in 2006 with the CSULB men’s varsity crew and competed for a couple of years. In addition to rowing, Joe is an avid runner and mountain biker. In 2010 trained and competed in the Big Sur marathon, where he placed in the top 10 of his age group.
Joe enjoys teaching group classes, as it gives him the opportunity to motivate and assist members in reaching their fitness goals. He became a Certified Personal Trainer in 2010 and is about to complete his degree in Kinesiology at Long Beach State. Powerhouse Fitness members often refer to him as “Just Row Joe,” and can attest that his mostly rowing workouts are challenging, yet rewarding.
Nick McCutcheon
Nick started rowing in January of 2009 with Long Beach Junior Crew. Before he started rowing he competed in football, wrestling, and baseball. Nick has climbed the ropes in rowing fast in the past three years with many different experiences. In the 2009-2010 season Nick had one of the top junior erg scores in the country. He is the Team Captain for the Men’s Varsity Team for Long Beach Junior Crew. In the summer of 2010, Nick was one of the forty rowers out of the United States to be invited to the Jr. National Team Selection camp. This past October Nick placed sixth at the Head of the Charles Regatta in the Junior Men’s Double Event. He is currently training for a spot on the U23 National Team while also competing with his junior program.
Nick brings his knowledge of rowing and training regimens from world class coaches. He is very excited to be teaching classes with Powerhouse Fitness. His goal is to teach and give great fitness workouts to everyone. He strives to give all of his effort into each and every workout with his class. In the fall of 2011, Nick will be attending and rowing with the University of California, Berkeley.
Dani Bell
Born and raised in Long Beach and after captaining two sports at Wilson, Dani went on to Stanford to continue her water polo and educational career. We are excited to have Dani at least once a week at the Boathouse!
Genevieve
Genevieve went from being one of our best students to one of our favorite instructors. She has successfully taken the Concept 2® instructor training course and is a fully certified Spin® Instructor. She loves working with new students and looks forward to seeing you in class. Genevieve is also currently rowing on the water and becoming a very skilled coxswain. I hope that you all get a chance to take one of Genevieve’s classes and get the competitive edge while learning more technique in her classes.
Ian Simpson
Ian Simpson comes to Powerhouse Fitness with tremendous rowing experience. He is a former National Rowing Team Coach and he has been coaching rowing for over 20 years. During the past 10 years he has been the head coach of two nationally-ranked junior rowing programs.
Ian will share his passion for rowing and he wants to see you having a happy and successful rowing experience at Powerhouse Fitness. Ian has a unique one on one type of rowing class, which can get your rowing stroke almost, perfected in just one workout. With over 10 years of successfully coaching, mentoring, and guiding rowing classes the value of his experience here at Powerhouse Fitness is amazing!
Ian has only one rowing class every Friday night at 5:30 pm at the Powerhouse Fitness Warehouse. I recommend his class to all levels of rowers who want to practice and have a better rowing stroke.
Kent Redell
Kent started rowing in 2006 for CSULB Men’s Crew. His finale was 1st place in the Men’s Varsity Pair event at the Western Intercollegiate Rowing Association Championship Regatta. Kent has been instructing group rowing for 3 years now, and continues to give challenging workouts.
Outside of rowing, Kent is on a bicycle or working on finishing up his Bachelor’s at CSULB in Environmental Geography.
Lauren Dees
Born and raised in Long Beach, CA, Lauren Dees has spent most of her days either in or around water. She grew up going to Mother’s Beach, she was a member of the Seal Beach Swim Club, and the Brethren Christian High School swim team. Lauren left for college and left swimming, but stayed close to the ocean at Pepperdine University in Malibu, where she received her B.A. in Studio Arts with an emphasis in Painting in 2002. From there she went on to Claremont Graduate University to earn her M.F.A. in Studio Arts with an emphasis in Painting in 2005. During her time at graduate school she renewed her interest in exercise and started training with a retired boxer. After school Lauren began teaching studio art at Long Beach City College and the University of California, Irvine. She also continued her pursuit of health, working with various trainers and exercise programs. In 2008 her mother recommended an indoor rowing group exercise program at the L.B.R.A. Boathouse. When Lauren tried it, she was hooked and became a member of the program as well as a member of the Boathouse and began rowing on the water. Shortly thereafter she enrolled in the instructor training for indoor rowing classes and began teaching. Rowing is such a wonderful sport and she’s thankful for being introduced to it… wish she would’ve found out about it sooner!
Mica Brandt
Mica was a Division 1 waterpolo player at UCSB. She has Degree in Psychology with a Minor in Nutrition and Exercise and became a Certified Personal Trainer in 2009. Her goal is to bring enthusiasm and fun to exercise to change peoples perception of exercise from a chore to hobby.
Shelley Rocha
Shelley moved to Seal Beach three years ago and started Rowing indoors for exercise. She immediately got addicted and in the fall of 2008 become a Concept 2 certified rowing instructor. Her passion is and has always been health and fitness. “I also work a full time corporate job managing the western half of the US, but my true love is teaching my 6am rowing class Monday and Friday Mornings.”
