Vanessa is an ACE certified group fitness instructor. Her true passion for overall health, fitness and wellness began when she was preparing for her wedding in 2015. She is a proud Marine spouse and a mom of four!

Her professional background spans from death to birth, truly, from forensics to doula work. Vanessa seeks to serve families in unique ways and utilize all her skills to help other mamas feel their strongest, be their best.. and lift heavy stuff. 😉 “You’ve done harder things!”

Laci is a certified Barre instructor through ABT with 5 years of group fitness instruction experience. From San Diego, she is looking forward to continue creating memories in VA and sharing her love of Barre with all the mamas.

Laci is a mom of three and has been happily married for 8 years. In San Diego, she also taught competitive dance for 10 years (including ballet). In her free time, she enjoys finding new adventures to explore with her family. It’s only natural that Laci lead our field trips around Virginia!

Margaret is a newly certified ACE group fitness instructor, but she’s not new to SLAM! She is excited to incorporate her Labor and Delivery nursing skills, her own postpartum journey and love for getting fit and strong with SLAM.

As a mom of two, a 3 year old and an 8 month old, Margaret knows how important keeping up with the family is. SLAM has been the best part of her motherhood journey, and she is honored to work with other moms to give them the same experience!

An Army wife, Army veteran, and mom of 3 (including twins!), Brittany joins the SLAM Quantico team after coaching pregnancy & postpartum athleticism at SLAM Fort Knox for 3 years. She was bit by the SLAM bug in 2019 at Fort Leavenworth. As a social worker, she realized the power of community and encouragement for moms in any stage of parenthood.

Brittany is an ACE certified Group Fitness Instructor, a To Birth and Back Movement Professional, and an ISSA Certified Running Coach.

Dr. TaLisa Cummings-Taylor, affectionately known to us as Dr. Tee, connected with our SLAMily in April 2022, leading to her teaching our monthly core and pelvic floor class. As a pelvic floor physical therapist, she expounds on a combination of targeted exercises and breath work that focuses on rebuilding strength and endurance of our core and pelvic floor, as well as enhancing overall function through foundational movement.

Dr. Tee is a proud wife, mom of 2, and the owner of Taylored 4 You Health and Wellness.

Katherine has been SLAM’ing since July 2022! She and her husband have 2 daughters and a baby on the way! As the playgroup coordinator, Katherine leads a kid friendly craft, game, or other fun activity for the kiddos after class. She also shares her love of baking with a homemade snack. SLAM has provided her a great workout, friends for her and her kids, and lots of sweat, sore muscles, and fun times! She’s easily one of the nicest human beings, and she’s sure to be one of the mamas your little is excited to see at S.L.A.M. as she makes playgroup so FUN!

If sunshine were a person, it would be Courtney. Courtney joined SLAM in September 2023 and has been a vibrant part of the community ever since. She and her husband are raising four daughters and a toddler son. In her free time, Courtney enjoys gardening, crafting, reading, and spending quality time with family and friends. Her outgoing personality shines at SLAM, where she channels her energy and enthusiasm into her workouts, uplifting both the mamas and the kids.