Our Coaches

Bio

Coach Donald has worked with hundreds of athletes of various sports across Pennsylvania, Texas, Kenya, and Belize. He's a former collegiate sprinter/hurdler with a Masters of Education in Exercise Science.  Guiding people to improve themselves is something Donald takes pride in as his unique quality in life & it's reflected throughout GHP. Donald is a USA Track & Field Certified Level 1 Coach, earned his NSCA Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist Certification, and is an EXOS Certified Performance Specialist.

Donald fosters his experience across many backgrounds into an artful fitness experience that allows people with various goals to harmoniously train together.  Having experience successfully coaching:

• building resilient fast runners from HS sprints to adult marathons
• grooving athletic performance with ultimate frisbee & other sports
• post PT injury rehabilitation
• creating healthy habits to create a healthy nutritional & activity based lifestyle

He has cultivated GHP to be a place where people from many worlds come together and train alongside each other to get more out of their bodies and life.

Away from GHP, Donald is enjoys traveling, coaching track, playing ultimate frisbee, nerding out on sci fi (or anything), and exploring desserts!

Donald enjoys anything that has blueberries in/on it and has a weakness for cheesecake.

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Coach Khyla has experience working with a multitude of youth and adult athletes to help them reach their strength and competition goals.  She brings a mental component to her coaching by working to implement sports mindfulness practices to enhance performance. Khyla is originally from San Diego, California and moved to the east coast to attend the University of Pittsburgh where she competed as a Division I track and field athlete in the 100m, 200m, and 4x100m relay. She is a NASM certified trainer and Performance Enhancement Specialist with expertise in athletic development and running mechanics.

Khyla utilizes her sports experience and knowledge to work with athletes and adults from a variety of backgrounds. She focuses on developing well rounded athletes both physically and mentally. She has experience successfully coaching:

• Former collegiate athletes 

• Youth athletes who deal with performance anxiety and other mental barriers 

• Young adults seeking to improve their fitness and self esteem

• Adult athletes seeking to continue a highly active and competitive lifestyle 

• Adults and youth recovering from injuries 

Khyla has worked to develop an atmosphere in which every person can be free to bring their authentic self to the game and the world.

Outside of coaching at GHP, Khyla runs camps and provides sports mindfulness training for young female athletes through her business AuthentiKFit. She enjoys water activities, traveling, movies, and dancing.

Khyla is the Performance Director at GHP and enjoys using her experiences to motivate those she works with.

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In December 2022, we welcomed Eden Bloom to our staff as our Marketing Director.

She brings experience from multiple communications & management positions sharpening her skill set for GHP's newly formed role. She has spent time working for non-profits in Pittsburgh designing & implementing volunteer campaigns and assisting with event planning & promotion. Most recently, she has held roles as a Communications Specialist, and subsequently as a Creative Project Manager for a major healthcare provider in San Francisco. Here she was responsible for all social media platforms, email campaigns, philanthropic efforts, client education, presentation & conference planning amongst some of her primary duties.

Outside of our work, Eden is entering her second year as Head Coach of the XC / T&F programs. During her tenure as Head Coach, she has helped see the program through record setting seasons. Throughout the 2021-22 season, the Cougars broke 21 school records and two Presidents’ Athletic Conference (PAC) records. The team boasted 4 individual titles last year, and a number of other podium finishes. She spent two years as an assistant prior to this role, where she coached a PAC Champion in Men’s Triple Jump - the first individual title for the men’s track and field program. 

In addition to coaching at Chatham, she has worked in the private sector as well, most often working with young runners & endurance athletes. Eden was a 3-sport athlete throughout her college years running cross country, track & field, and playing basketball until solely focusing on XC/TF during her senior year and grad school. She is a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS) and a Functional Range Conditioning Mobility Specialist (FRCms) and holds a Bachelor’s in Human Biology. In her free time, she enjoys running, reading, playing with her plants and making good coffee.

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Coach Dan is a dedicated Sport Performance Coach hailing from Philadelphia and raised in Bucks County, Pennsylvania. He possesses an unwavering passion for fitness that has guided his journey in the sports industry.

From an early age, he has immersed himself in various sports, including football, baseball, wrestling, and track & field. This exposure to diverse athletic disciplines instilled in him a deep understanding of the physical and mental demands that athletes face. Coach Dan pursued his education in Kinesiology, earning a Bachelor's degree from Temple University in 2017. During his time at Temple, he also minored in Adult and Organizational Development, furthering his ability to support individuals in achieving their full potential.

Recreationally, Coach Dan has practiced in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Olympic Weightlifting, Powerlifting and competed in Surf Boat Racing with the Wildwood Crest Beach Patrol. Eager to expand his knowledge and expertise, he interned as a strength coach with The University of Pennsylvania and Villanova's Sports Performance teams, solidifying his foundation in Division 1 collegiate strength and conditioning practices.

In 2019, Coach Dan earned a dual concentration Master's degree from California University of Pennsylvania. His studies focused on Performance Enhancement and Injury Prevention, coupled with a specialization in Sports Psychology. With this, he possesses a comprehensive skill set to optimize athletic potential while nurturing mental resilience.

New to the Pittsburgh Area, he is eager to channel his passion for fitness and performance to empower others in becoming the best versions of themselves. With his extensive experience and expertise, he strives to cultivate an environment where athletes can thrive and exceed their limitations. Coach Dan's unwavering dedication to the pursuit of excellence makes him a valuable asset to the GHP community.

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​​Coach Brad was born and raised in Erie, PA. He got into sports when he started to play football in elementary and middle school. During high school, he was a three-sport athlete (football, swimming, track & field), which is where his passion for fitness started. After high school, he pursued powerlifting while he attended Penn State Behrend for his Bachelors in Computer Science. He and his friends started the first barbell club at Behrend, where they raised money for Penn State’s Thon charity. After graduation, he moved to the mid-Hudson Valley in New York and fell in love with the outdoors. He started distance running for the first time when COVID closed gyms. Since then, he’s run numerous half marathons, two full marathons, and a single ultra-distance marathon. He decided to change careers to help others with their fitness at the beginning of 2023. In his free time, Coach Brad enjoys hiking, cooking, playing with his cats, and spending quality time with his partner. Welcome, Coach Brad!