Jean brings passion, fire, and energy to the gym floor. One of her favorite motivations as a coach is taking someone from a beginner’s level and helping them discover that anything is possible. She believes in hard work, determination and a never-give-up mentality to accomplishing goals. And at the young age of 40-something, she will remind you that age is just a number.
She discovered CrossFit in 2010, thanks to a friend who encouraged her to check it out. After four years of playing around with the sport, she was encouraged to take it to the next level and get back into the arena of competing and coaching. Jean currently holds her CrossFit Level 2 certificate and has attended several seminars along the way. She has been a part of the Invictus Masters Athlete community since 2016 with her greatest accomplishments of placing 4th at the 2016 Granite Games Masters 40-44 division, participating in the 2015-2017 CrossFit Master Qualifier 40-44 division, and being a member on the 2015 and 2017 CrossFit Wilsonville West Regional team.
Born and raised in Oregon, her life was structured around family and sports. With a father who loved to be active and an older brother to lead the way, she spent the majority of her childhood playing sports year round. After hanging up her softball cleats at the University of Washington in 1992, she started coaching high school softball, with her last position being the head coach at Lakeridge High School from 2009 to 2012. After several years working in the dental field, she made a flip and started a career in massage therapy – thus leading to a passion of body movement and overall wellness. She is happily married to her husband, Eric, of 20 years. They stay busy traveling and discovering new golf courses and CrossFit gyms wherever they go.