Instructors

At CFSV, your coaches know who you are.

NOTE: We are actively looking to hire (and train!) new coaches. If you have a dream of becoming a great trainer in a great community, especially if you are female, enby, or trans, we want to help you achieve that goal. If you’re interested in a job with CFSV, send us an email.

JT Scott, CrossFit Coach

JT is a CrossFit Level 2 Trainer who enjoys introducing new and formerly-untrained athletes to the prospect of unlocking their genetic potential. JT is dedicated to the goal of maintaining CrossFit Somerville as a facility that provides access to life-changing fitness education and inspiration to all comers. In addition, JT is a Biomedical and Electrical Engineer, Licensed Massage Therapist, anatomy nut, and chronic experimenter in new methods. JT tends to handle many of the members nutritional planning and diet questions – having a lot of personal experience in these fields.

As the first CrossFit Affiliate in downtown Boston, JT founded CrossFit Fenway in 2009 and then CrossFit Somerville in 2011. JT sold CrossFit Fenway in early 2016 to focus more on Somerville and family.

JT’s passion is creating a welcoming environment at CFSV and motivating members to use conscious choice as a practice in their lives inside and outside of the training facility. JT’s mission is to change the world.

Outside of CrossFit, JT is proud to serve as the elected City Councilor for Somerville’s Ward 2 (2018-present), where they live and work at CFSV. JT’s work and the environment here are informed by experience as an intersectional queer activist, and service working with Union United, the Union Square Neighborhood Council, and as a Director of Union Square Main Streets. JT has also been a (literal) fire-breather and fire-eater with the Boston Circus Guild, amongst many other interests.

Natalia Saunders, CrossFit Coach

Natalia has Crossfit Level 3, Burgener Weightlifting Level 1, Russian Kettlebell, NASM Personal Trainer, and TRX Certifications.

In her own words:

“After growing bored of conventional workouts, I decided to try CrossFit 7 years ago and quickly fell in love with it. Having my life transformed by amazing coaches and friends I’ve met along the way, I began coaching in 2019.

Since I started attending the conservatory at a very early age (and probably because I didn’t displayed any natural athletic gifts to be written home about) I had resigned myself to be the funny chubby sidekick to my incredibly athletically gifted wife (who was one of my very first CrossFit Coaches!). However, during the pandemic I decided to see what would happen if I tried my very best. To my surprise, I fell in love with running, completing a half marathon almost every Sunday during my “long runs” during lockdown, and qualifying for Individual Quarterfinals and Age Groups in 2021, 2022 and 2023. This past June I tackled one of my ultimate challenges and ran a marathon! As someone that needed to take a walking break for a 400m jog 7 years ago starting CrossFit, this was to me the real proof that the only limits we have are the ones we set for ourselves.

What I love most about coaching is being able to help others find their inner strength and confidence. My ultimate goal for every single class I coach is to show everyone that we all are capable of so much more than we think, and sometimes all we need is someone to believe in us.

Originally from Mexico City, in my spare time you can find me complaining about how cold it is, cuddling with my two English bulldogs: Missy Elliott and Cardi B, and “forcing” my wife Candy to watch reality TV.”

Candy Saunders, CrossFit Level 3

Nat is going to “force” Candy to write a blurb while watching reality TV.

Joe Winkelmann, CrossFit Level 1

Joe likes Taylor Swift and dislikes writing blurbs for websites.

Molly Silsby, CrossFit Level 1

Molly is a social media genius and also needs to write a blurb.