Meet The Soma VT Team

General Manager 

Kevin Guild

    • National Strength and Conditioning Association State Director ‘17

    • Sport Performance Coach with Oakland Athletics 2017 - 2022

    • Massage Therapist

    • NASM Corrective Exercise Specialist

    • NSCA Registered Strength and Conditioning Coach

    • Injury Prevention and Rehabilitation

    • Sport Performance

    • Weight Loss

  • When not in the gym, Kevin enjoys being outside and staying active hiking, golfing, playing basketball and being around friends and family.

Development Manager 

Sam Orfanidis

    • Lyndon State College ‘14 Strength and Conditioning/ Health Fitness

    • NSCA Certified Personal Trainer

    • NSCA Tactical Strength and Conditioning Facilitator

    • Powerlifting

    • Injury Prevention

    • Sport Performance

    • Strength Training

    • Socializing

  • If not in the gym (which is rare) Sam spends his time outside, making beer, driving some boats, and periodically catching up on Netflix.

Member Success Manager 

Meg Satterthwaite

    • Penn State University 2014, Nutritional Sciences

    • Registered Yoga Teacher 200

    • NASM Certified Personal Trainer

    • NASM Corrective Exercise Specialist

    • Injury Prevention

    • Strength Training

    • Balance & Mobility Training

    • Women's Health

  • When she's not in the gym, you can find Meg on her mat practicing yoga, hiking in the woods, skiing out on the slopes, spending time with loved ones, and/or making some of her favorite meals in the kitchen.

Coach

Robina Winkler

    • B.S. in Psychology at Champlain University

    • Post-Bachelor Pre-Medical Certificate Program at the University of Vermont (currently attending)

    • NASM Certified Personal Trainer

    • Licensed Massage Therapist

    • Certified Yoga Teacher

    • Injury Prevention

    • Rehabilitation

    • Myofascial Release and Structural Integration

    • Mobility

    • Strength and Conditioning

  • Robina's endless curiosity for movement as medicine originated from her own personal experiences and continues to be fueled by her passion for helping others. She believes in a well-rounded, diverse movement practice and works to help individuals increase proprioceptive awareness.

    She appreciates the uniqueness of each individual and understands the complexity of structural differences from person to person. Her own unique challenges with structural anomalies and hypermobility has led to an interesting focus on both mobility work and strength and conditioning for pain management and injury prevention supported by bodywork and manual manipulation.

Coach

Jacqueline Leo

    • B.S. in Exercise Science from the University of Vermont

    • Minors: Nutrition and Food Sciences, Behavioral Change Health Studies

    • Integrative Health and Wellness Coaching Trainee

    • Integrative Health and Wellness Coaching

    • Behavior Change

  • Jacqueline believes that fitness is centered around feeling her best. Her training philosophy is rooted in the idea that a strong body leads to a strong mind.

    She works to create optimized training programs to meet the unique needs and goals of her clients, ensuring that they get the most of their workouts. With her background, she also strives to understand and appreciate the whole person in order to lead to positive results in the long term, tackling lifestyle habits outside of the gym in addition to the benefits seen with in-house training.

    When not in the gym, she looks for opportunities to expand her knowledge of the field, so you will often find her in a coffee shop studying textbooks and academic journals as she pursues additional certifications and higher education.

Coach

Daniel Stoddard

    • B.S. in Biological Sciences from the University of Vermont

    • ACSM Certified Personal Trainer

    • Bodyweight Strength and Flexibility

    • Muscle Building

    • Injury Prevention

  • Daniel believes in doing what you enjoy.

    He believes that the foundation of fitness is sustainability and works to optimize and accommodate multiple physical interests and goals.

    Daniel will help you develop a strong foundation in muscle mass, flexibility, strength, and education so you can keep doing what you love and improve at it whether its Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, Dance, Gymnastics, etc, or more common activities like Running or Lifting.

    When he isn’t training people, working out, or thinking about the gym, Daniel is either working with preschoolers, spending time with his partner, or attempting to improve his cooking skills.

Coach

Amber Foy

    • National Personal Training Institute-CPT

    • National Academy of Sports Medicine- NASM

    • Strength training

    • Cardio Endurance 

    • Balance and mobility training

    • Self Empowerment 

  • Outside of the gym Amber owns and operates a cleaning business. She knows the value of a functional body. Alongside her active lifestyle Amber enjoys spending time with her family, running, strength training, and independent challenges such as running and obstacle course races. 

    Amber believes exercise should be a resource of empowerment, and self improvement. Not only a workout but an investment for the mind and body. Meeting each client where they are at and creating a personalized program with intentions to create lifestyle wins alongside progress in their workout. Amber thrives from sharing the benefits of exercise with others.

Coach

Sophie Hatch

    • B.S-Exercise Science, Keene State College

    • Exercise for injury rehab and healing

    • Movement for enhancing mental and physical well-being

  • Sophie has been passionate about health and fitness since her youth, initially through soccer and views exercise as a crucial investment in one's health.

    At Soma, Sophie is eager to learn from both coaches and clients, looking forward to expanding and applying her skills in a dynamic and supportive environment.

    When not training at SOMA VT, she enjoys spending time with family and friends, reading, listening to music, and attending concerts.

    In recent months, she has also taken up long-distance running.

Meag Rinier

Intern - Coaching

    • Pursuing ACSM Certified Personal Trainer

    • Strength Training 

    • Balance and Mobility

    • Injury prevention

  • Meag developed creative ways to stay active as an avenue of healing while navigating autoimmune disease. They are inspired to meet clients where they are with creating a sustainable movement practice that is in line with their goals. 

    Outside of the gym space, Meag especially enjoys being active in nature and spending time with their partner and their elder pit bull Lucy.

Laura Chartrand

Registered Dietitian

    • Registered Dietitian with a Master’s Degree from UVM in Dietetics

    • Certification in Weight Management

    • 4+ Years Experience in the Fitness Industry

    • Individualized Nutrition Support

    • Disease Management (Diabetes, Cardiovascular Disease, Digestive Disorders)

    • Weight management

    • Food Allergies & Intolerances

    • Healing from Diet Culture

  • She believes in individualized nutrition support and takes a well-rounded approach to help her clients achieve and sustain their wellness goals.

Jes Hill

Movement Matters

    • Dartmouth College 1997, BA Biology, minor Psychology

    • Simmons College 2002, Masters Degree in Physical Therapy

    • Simmons College 2002, Doctorate Degree in Physical Therapy

    • NSCA Certified Strength& Conditioning Specialist (CSCS) 2001

    • Specialized Functional Movement Assessment (SFMA) practitioner (levels 1 & 2)

    • Functional Movement Screen (FMS) practitioner (level 1)

    • Functional Range Conditioning (FRC) certified

    • RockTape Functional Movement Systems certified instructor & provider (IASTM, kinesiology taping, cupping, flossing)

  • Jes has over 20 years of clinical experience in general orthopedics, sports medicine, industrial rehabilitation, pre-/post- surgical care, performance enhancement, wellness training, & injury prevention. She has worked with clients of all ages and across all activity levels – from highly sedentary people to highly active populations including athletes of all levels, law enforcement, and the military. It is her life’s mission to help others toward “Better” and to assist people on their journey out of pain and injury and back to life.

    Have you got a new injury or a nagging asset that is holding you up? Please schedule a free injury/movement consult.

  • I am a physical therapist, movement professional, and instructor for RockTape USA. I am a biomechanics, fascial chain, applied neurology, movement geek who never tires of learning and will read anything an arm’s length away. I am an active human across multiple movement disciplines. I enjoy playing, resting, reading, and exploring.

Joy Snow

Massage Therapist

    • Certified Orthopedic Massage Therapist

    • Licensed Massage Therapist

    • Member of Association of Bodywork and Massage Professionals

    • Deep Tissue

    • Sports Massage

    • Active Release Therapy

    • PNF Stretching

    • Neuromuscular Re-Education

    • Myofascial Decompression

    • Cupping Therapy

    • Trigger Point

    • Kinesio Taping

    • Myofascial Release

  • Joy’s passion for massage therapy stemmed from her own need for extensive rehab from a crippling sports injury. She was amazed that by addressing the soft tissue components surrounding the injury site it promoted muscular balance and fluidity, with pain free movement patterns.

    Joy also studies to understand structural movement patterns, the difference between male and female muscular balances and how to address injuries and rehabilitation. Joy is looking forward to working with you and creating a healing environment that promotes a healthy, balanced and active lifestyle.

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