Meet Our Amazing Team
After almost two decades of operating and technology experience at fitness brands who serve the adult population, Adam’s personal passion turned towards helping our nation’s children become healthy and active, with a goal of reversing the growing childhood obesity epidemic that is sweeping our country. Adam has been CEO of the Dominique Dawes Gymnastics & Fitness Academy since August of 2024, and maintains overall responsibility for our national expansion, while ensuring that we inspire as many healthy and active kids as possible through the grace of recreational gymnastics and the fun of a fitness program designed around ninja competition. Adam has held senior roles at some of the industry’s most established brands, including the global CEO of Gold’s Gym, tenures as CIO at both LA Fitness and Gold’s Gym, brand President at the parent company of Anytime Fitness, and a long tenure as the CEO of Jonas Fitness. He also volunteers as the Chair of the National Health & Fitness Alliance (NHFA), which is the state and federal advocacy advisory board to the Health & Fitness Association (formerly IHRSA), the US health and fitness industry’s non-profit trade organization
Britt has a long history of competitive athletics and organizational leadership. With a lifelong passion for both sport and business, Britt has competed at four world championships in the sport of ringette as captain for the U.S. national team, and professionally has worked most notably with Special Olympics and City Fitness, a top fitness brand in Philadelphia. Changing lives through health and fitness has always been at the forefront of her professional endeavors, though her love for growing organizations and teams has been the backbone. Britt is thrilled to bring her experience to Dominique Dawes Gymnastics and Ninja Academy and is committed to providing a fun, safe and inclusive environment for our staff and athletes.
Kristen has been with the Dawes Gym Academy in Rockville since December 2022, starting out as the Associate Program Director and becoming Program Director in September 2023. She was a competitive gymnast for 14 years, competing Level 10 and as a Division I gymnast for the University of California, Berkeley. Her two active children were loving their gymnastics and ninja classes at the Academy and seeing them thrive in a fun and empowering environment inspired her to make a career change to be part of it all. She loves being back in the gym and seeing how much of a positive impact gymnastics and ninja has on kids. One of her favorite parts of the job is developing relationships with the families and students who attend the gym.
Jackson has been working at the Rockville Dominique Dawes location since November 2023. Over the years, he developed a passion for rock climbing, which very quickly transformed into a passion for Ninja fitness and competition. At the same time, Jackson began to realize how much he loved coaching and working with children, which led to him joining our DDGNA team. He also loves the outdoors and went on a 500-mile backpacking trip before starting his role with us. And a fun fact about Jackson is that he can ride a unicycle!
Larraine was a competitive gymnast in New Mexico starting at age 8 and has been coaching in the Xcel Program for over 12 years. She has been the Executive Director of the Xcel program at Dominique Dawes Gymnastics Academy since June of 2023 and recently took-on the additional role of Program Director at our Clarksburg location. Larraine believes that you not only coach gymnastics skills, you also coach the person in order to help build a solid foundation inside and outside of the gym. In her role, Larraine strives to build a safe, fun, and positive environment for all recreational and competitive gymnasts no matter the skill level. During her time off, she enjoys spending quality time with her 5-year-old daughter, Aly.
Ben Waibogha brings over eight years of experience working with children and a deep passion for sports and physical activities. A former Division 1 athlete, Ben completed his undergraduate degree at Long Island University (LIU). As the proud father of a 2-year-old son, Silas, who will soon be joining Columbia Gym as a member, Ben understands the importance of family-oriented programs. With a background in Ninja training and Pre-K gymnastics skills, Ben is excited to bring his expertise to the local community, offering an exceptional class experience to the families in our program!
Jermika Miller has been an athlete since the age of 4, having competed in gymnastics, cheerleading, and track & field. Graduating with a B.S in Physical Education, she has always enjoyed health and fitness but found her passion for working with children during her time as a volunteer coach for a summer track program in Baltimore. Jermika continued to follow her passion back to the gymnastics world and has been in love ever since. She has been with DDGNA since November of 2022, starting out at our Clarksburg location as a coach and member of the leadership team. Jermika is looking forward to sharing her knowledge and experience with our Columbia community!
