Born & raised in San Antonio, Texas, I developed a fervor for fitness at an early age. In 1997, when I was 7, my mom became a group fitness instructor. My siblings & I would watch her classes through the window of the childcare center & naturally, began modeling similar behavior. I acquired my first weightlifting set - a pink vinyl bench, a metal pipe, & cement plate weights - at age 12 & fell in love with building strength. Concurrently I played basketball throughout my formative years, though I tended to enjoy the strength and conditioning aspect more than the sport itself. I would later become a competitive bodybuilder & while I no longer compete, it remains a part of my daily lifestyle.

I became a personal trainer in 2008 & received my BS in Kinesiology with a focus in Exercise Science from UTSA in 2011. In 2015 I moved to Austin & began working at a specialized personal training studio, where I would eventually manage a team of talented & forward-thinking fitness professionals. I eventually decided it was time to take the leap on my own & in 2021, started Ion Fit in Austin, TX. In 2023, my family & I moved just southwest to Wimberley, TX, & began building a fitness studio on our property - the new home of Ion Fit!

When I’m not training my awesome clients, I dabble into a little bit of everything: boxing, yoga, DJing, drawing, cooking, swimming, reading (though I prefer audiobooks). What I enjoy most, though, is spending quality time with my family.