Our Coaches

I’m Anni, owner and coach at Lamorinda CrossFit. I have been coaching CrossFit for over 15 years and it has been the best and most rewarding part of my professional life. What I love most about Lamorinda CrossFit is helping others become part of our community and guiding them in changing their lives for the better. Not having an athletic background, CrossFit seemed scary and daunting to me. About 16 years ago, a friend invited me into a CrossFit class where I was greeted by people who were truly invested in their fitness goals as well as mine; this gave me the tools to live a more healthful life and the drive to pay it forward–which turned into opening Lamorinda CrossFit.

Allison has always enjoyed sports and athletic activities. Growing up, she swam, danced, and played soccer and water polo. In college, she played Division I water polo at the University of the Pacific. After becoming a mom, Allison tried just about every workout trend in town, with each one lasting only a few months before boredom set in. That all changed when she found Lamorinda CrossFit; she has been an avid CrossFitter for over 7 years. Allison is thrilled to join the training staff at Lamorinda CrossFit so that she can share her love and enthusiasm for CrossFit with all of our amazing clients. When Allison isn’t at the gym, you can find her making memories with her family, teaching elementary school students, driving her two children to endless activities, playing soccer or curling up with a good book.

Grant grew up playing sports (wrestling, lacrosse, cross country) and spent many years as an avid runner and occasional ultramarathoner. He discovered CrossFit while living Bogota in 2014 and it transformed his understanding of fitness. He later moved to the Bay Area to work in software and discovered the magic of kettlebells with Coach Dave at LCF. Grant is carrying on the LCF kettlebell tradition to build a community of resilient strength among his fellow suburbanites. Outside the gym he enjoys wild places and dreaming up trips and projects – he may even have finished building a boat in his garage by the time you read this. Grant lives in Orinda with his wife Lauren and their two kids.

Matt’s CrossFit journey began almost ten years ago. Just like any father to be, he wanted to get healthier for himself and his family. After a year at a local box in the East Bay, he and his family packed up and decided to move to London. There, Matt joined a box in northwest London where he honed in on both gymnastics and Olympic lifting. Then he decided to get his CrossFit Level 1 certification at Central London CrossFit. Not too long after he began to coach both CrossFit and Olympic lifting at his home box. After spending five years traveling all over the world and dropping in at over 30+ CrossFit boxes, he and his family decided to move back to Lamorinda to be closer to family. That’s where he joined Lamorinda CrossFit. Not too long after Anni noticed Matt’s CF Level 1 t-shirt and asked him if he would like to start coaching. The rest is history.