SCI-FIT Founders

Brett's passion for fitness started at an early age as he played sports such as baseball, soccer and moved into playing high school and college football as well as boxing for three years. When he isn't working, Brett likes to continue educating himself on the body, as well as volunteer his time working with Autistic and Bipolar children and teenagers.

Brett has used his years of education and dedication to Health and fitness to continuously grow as a trainer and exercise therapist. Brett graduated from Cal State East Bay with a Bachelors of Science in Kinesiology (Athletic Training), and has acquired personal training certifications from NASM, and NESTA. He has been a personal trainer for four years working with clients looking to improve their athletic performance, weight loss, as well as injury rehabilitation and prevention. Brett is also a certified EMT and has a year of field experience on an ambulance.

Brett's life experience of working in multiple different environments and with all different age groups allows him to relate to people very well and helps him build strong relationships with clients. He is a very motivated person and uses his internal motivation and drive to help push clients to reach their goals and work as hard and smart as possible.

Kris Stucker is a graduate of California State University Chico with a B.S. Degree in Exercise Physiology. He is also CPR and AED certified.

Kris has dedicated his life to health and fitness after losing 80 pounds during high school. Kris lives an active lifestyle and participates in recreational sports. He played lacrosse at De La Salle high school and in college. He currently plays in a roller hockey league and has been playing on and off over the last 12 years.

During college Kris volunteered at a physical therapy clinic for two years. He loved working with people and helping them achieve their goals of getting back into their "normal" lifestyle after injury. Being a very detailed and passionate person, Kris knew this was the perfect direction for his future. After college he was a personal trainer for about eight months. Then Kris found Sci-Fit and fell in love with their program and how they were helping the spinal cord injury community beyond physical therapy.

Michael is a natural athlete whose talent in sports has led him to a career in fitness and health. His path began early, as a high school athlete that stood out in football by earning all conference honors.  He also lettered in track and field and wrestling.  At San Joaquin Delta College he played football and continued to compete in track and field.

Later, Michael, graduated from the University of Minnesota, Morris with a Bachelor of Arts in Sports Management while excelling in football and track receiving All-Conference Honors.

After graduation, he followed his passion for fitness as a sports performance coach, training young as well as elite athletes. Michael continued his desire to learn by becoming a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (C.S.C.S.) through the National Strength and Conditioning Association. He also currently holds certifications in CPR, First Aid, and AED. He enhanced his breadth of knowledge of the human body by becoming a certified massage therapist.

Throughout his career and education, Mike has worked with a myriad of athletes from different sports, states of injury and rehabilitation, as well as diverse backgrounds. His personable nature and can-do attitude has increased achievement levels for every person he trains. He continues to gain knowledge and strives to be the best at what he does with continued education and training.

Stephanie graduated from UC Davis in 2011 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Exercise Biology. She spent the latter half of her college career as a Student Athletic Training intern with UC Davis Intercollegiate Athletes, where she was introduced to sports medicine, injury rehabilitation, and emergency medicine. The internship provided the opportunity for her to work with athletes through their entire injury rehabilitation process, including functional strength training and patient education.

Stephanie is ACE certified and over the past several years, she has been teaching fitness classes particularly Spinning and step aerobics. She has career aspirations of earning a Master's degree in Clinical Exercise Physiology and becoming an ACSM Clinical Exercise Specialist.

Stephanie's positive attitude and enthusiasm for life is contagious. Her high expectations push clients to work hard every day towards their goals.

Kayla is a graduate of Springfield College in Massachusetts, with a Bachelor of Science in Applied Exercise Science. She acquired her Personal Training Certification from the American College of Sports Medicine and is also CPR and AED certified.

Kayla has always felt passionately about the field of health and fitness. Growing up in New England, she participated in sports ranging from Basketball to Track and Field. She was able to continue her participation in Track and Field at Springfield College. There she received all New England as well as all conference honors in multiple events.

Kayla has spent time interning at the successful Strength and Conditioning departments of the College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, Massachusetts as well as the University of Rhode Island. These internships gave her the opportunity to work with athletes in a variety of sports such as Football, Hockey, and Rowing. There she was also introduced to progressive functional training techniques and philosophies. After graduation, Kayla decided to pursue a career in Personal Training at a privately owned gym in Massachusetts where she worked with clients of all ages and ability levels in both one-on-one and group settings. A year later, she decided to relocate to California, where she found SCI-FIT. Kayla has always had an interest in working with special populations and is excited for the opportunity to work in the field of functional rehabilitation.

Coming from an athletic background, Kayla is an extremely motivated and goal-oriented person. She gives one hundred percent to everything she commits to and expects nothing but that from the individuals she works with. Kayla also believes that building a foundation of trust with her clients is the first step in being able to push them further then they would have imagined possible.