Instructor contact list
Office of Physical Activity and Health Programs
Classes are taught by full time faculty in the School of Exercise, Sport, and Health Sciences, part time instructors, graduate teaching assistants, athletic coaches and the community.
Emily Abrams, MEd, WEMT
ALI Operations Manager- Adventure Leadership Institute
- PAC Outdoor Recreation & Education Leader
Ann Asbell
FSF Instructor- Golf, Water Exercise
Rich Ash
PAC Instructor- Physical Activity Course (PAC) Program
Tiffany Bailey E-500RYT
PAC Instructor- Physical Activity Courses (PAC) Program
- Yoga
- YTT Co-Coordinator
Quinn Baxter
PAC Instructor- Physical Activity Course (PAC) Program
Casey Beckett
Office Manager
Rachel Beyer
PAC Instructor- Faculty Staff Fitness (FSF) Instructor
Rua Blount, PhD, MCoun, WEMT, E-RYT-500, YACEP
PAC Instructor- PAC Yoga Activity Area Leader
- Yoga Teacher Training (YTT) Coordinator
Rick Brand
PAC Instructor- Faculty Staff Fitness (FSF) Instructor
Sarah Brown, RYT 500, YACEP
PAC Instructor- Yoga Activity Area Leader
- Yoga Teacher Training (YTT)
Eric Bruce
PAC & FSF instructor- Physical Activity Course (PAC) Program
- Faculty Staff Fitness (FSF) Instructor
Tyler Bushnell
PAC Instructor- Sport & Martial Arts Activity Area Leader
- Red Cross Instructor
Olivia Cameron, HBSci., WEMT
ALI Trips & Classes Coordinator- Physical Activity Course (PAC) Program
Jessica Caze
PAC Instructor- Faculty Staff Fitness (FSF) Instructor
- Fitness Activity Area Leader
Nick Davis
PAC Instructor
Andrew Donaldson
PAC Instructor- Faculty Staff Fitness (fsf) Instructor
- HHS 231 Instructor
Jacob Duda
PAC Instructor
Jaime Eskeldson
PAC Instructor
Chris Evans
SCUBA Evaluator
Sheila Evans, MEd, WEMT
ALI Club & Custom Trips Coordinator- Red Cross Instructor
Adrienne Ewanchyna, BEd, AAS
PAC Instructor
Joyce Federiuk
PAC Instructor- Faculty Staff Fitness (FSF) Instructor
Penny Fentiman
PAC Instructor
Craig Fentiman
PAC Instructor
Judd Field
PAC Instructor- Physical Activity Course (PAC) Program
Patty Flatt
PAC Instructor
Joe Fradella
PAC Instructor
Nick Fraser, CSCS
PAC Instructor- Adaptive Exercise Clinic (AEC) Organizer
- Faculty Staff Fitness (FSF) Instructor
Casey Fries
PAC Instructor- Red Cross Instructor
Garett Gangelhoff
PAC Instructor
Lilie Gastelum
KidSpirit Instructor
Dee Gillen, MS
Senior Instructor- Kinesiology Experiential Learning Coordinator
- PAC Instructor
- Faculty Staff Fitness (FSF) Instructor
Dylan Gorman
PAC Instructor
Dan Hasselschwert
PAC Instructor
Ella Henely
PAC Dance Student Teaching Assistant
Evan Hilberg, PhD, MPH
PAC Instructor
Nate Hill, LGI, CPO
DRS Aquatics Coordinator- Certified Pool Operator
- Lifeguard Instructor
- CPR/AED/First Aid Instructor
- First Aid for Severe Trauma Instructor
- Head Neck Muscle Joint Bone Injury and Splinting Instructor
Emily Ho, PhD
OSU Distinguished Professor- Director of the Linus Pauling Institute
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Matthew Hogan
PAC Instructor -
Carolyn Hudson-Harris
FSF Instructor 
Drew Ibarra
PAC Instructor-
Jonathan Ingram
SCUBA Evaluator 
Bob Janes
PAC Instructor- Liason to Trysting Tree Golf
Sangam KC
PAC Instructor- Climbing and Challenge Course Coordinator
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Christopher Kenny
SCUBA Evaluator 
Katelyn "KK" Kirk, MS
Director of Physical Activity Programs- PAC Senior Instructor I
Julie Koyama
PAC Instructor- Rokudan Dan (6th degree) black belt
- International Judo Federation Continental Referee
- Certified Self-defense trainer
- US Judo Federation Certified Coach
Nicole "Nikki" Kurth, CSCS, CPT
PAC Senior Instructor I- Faculty Staff Fitness Coordinator
- Fitness Activity Area Leader
Jason LaFontaine
PAC Instructor
Nika Lebedev
PAC Instructor- SCUBA Certification Evaluation
- Physical Activity Course (PAC) Program
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Ben Lingenfelter
SCUBA Evaluator 
Laura Luczkiw
PAC Instructor- Faculty Staff Fitness (FSF) Instructor
Leslie Maksun, MS
PAC Instructor- 2nd degree black belt in Shotokan Karate
Avery Mannix
PAC Aquatics Student Teaching Assistant
Amy McDonnell
PAC Instructor- Physical Activity Course (PAC) Program
Amanda McDowell
SCUBA Facilities and Maintenance Assistant
Gabbi Merales Zott MS, ATP
Instructor- REAL Program Coordinator
- CATALYST Program Coordinator
- Faculty Staff Fitness (FSF) Instructor
Cressey Merrill
PAC Instructor- Aquatics & SCUBA Activity Area Leader
- Academic & Recreational Dive Center Coordinator
Josh Norris MA, WEMT, GeoMedic
Director of ALI
Julia Ollestad
Student Office Worker
Monica Olvera, PhD
Senior Instructor
Eric Pearson
PAC Instructor- Tomiki Ryu 6th dan
- Daito Ryu Aikijujutsu - jun-kyouju 準教授
- Judo 3rd dan
- TVI Teacher of Students with Visual Impairments
Monty Pletsch
PAC Aquatics Student Teaching Assistant
Lila Alice Reid, MFA
PAC Instructor- Artistic & Social Dance Activity Area Leader
Victoria Renard
PAC Instructor
Daniel Roberson, MS, MPH
Director of the Lifetime Fitness for Health Program
Cami Roberts, EdM
PAC Instructor- HHS Instructor
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Miles Rough
SCUBA Evaluator 
Ella Ruef
Student Office Worker
Priscilla Saldívar Maldonado, PhD
PAC Instructor
Rochelle Schwabb
FSF Instructor-
Malinda Shell
PAC Instructor 
Sarah Shouse, MFA
PAC Instructor
Megan Skinner
PAC Instructor
Michelle Smith
FSF Instructor
David Sullivan
PAC Instructor- Faculty Staff Fitness (FSF) Instructor
Karen Swanger
Director OSU KidSpirit, Extention and Engagement-
Janet Swensen
KidSpirit Coordinator 
Naomi Tuinstra, MEd, RYT 200
PAC Instructor
Emma Vawter
PAC Fitness Student Teaching Assistant
Jon Watson
PAC Martial Arts Student Teaching Assistant
Carol Weaver, MEd
FSF Instructor
Erica Woekel, PhD
Clinical Associate Professor- Director of the Lifetime Fitness for Health Program
Kylee Wong
PAC Instructor- Faculty Staff Fitness (FSF) Instructor