Rae Lane
Co-owner and General Manager of CLUB 14 FITNESS

After completing high school in Tallahassee, Florida, Rae moved with her family to Pensacola to attend Pensacola Christian College.  Later, she discovered a talent in wallpaper installation, and became one of Amelia Island’s best installers.   Her thirst for fitness began when she joined the Amelia Wellness Center in 1996 in an effort to ‘gain weight.’   Some guy named Doug, the General Manager of Amelia Wellness Center, decided that he would work with her to achieve her goal.  Approximately, two years later, she had achieved her goal.   The weight she gained included: a husband, a house, a health club, and eventually a dog named Jasmine.  Rae currently manages the club’s operations and continues to run a very tight ship at home.  She has been a Certified Personal Trainer, a Certified Aqua Aerobics Instructor, a Board of Health Food Handler, Apex Supplement Certified, and a Florida Department of Health Tanning Bed Operator.  As the CLUB 14 FITNESS Manager and Operator, her job is to keep the ship steered and moving in the right direction.

Doug Lane
Co-owner of CLUB 14 FITNESS/Owner of CrossFit Amelia Island

Born in Salt Lake City, Utah, then raised in a small Wyoming town, Doug has always had a love for competitive sports.  Track and field, bicycle racing, basketball, weightlifting and kickboxing are just a few of the many things he has done.  In 1990, he became interested in bodybuilding while enrolled at the University of Northern Colorado and changed his major from Education to Exercise Physiology.  Doug competed in bodybuilding all throughout college, winning the Southern Colorado and taking 2nd in the Mr. Wyoming.   Eventually, employment brought Doug to Florida in 1995 to become the General Manager at the Amelia Wellness Center.  In 1997, Doug met and married Rae.  Together they purchased the club and ran it until 2006 when Doug decided to start CrossFit Amelia Island.   He currently holds CrossFit classes and private coaching sessions which challenge clients on a daily basis!

Kristen DeRoo
Assistant Manager/Marketing Director

Originally from Rochester, New York, Kristen has over 20 years of client service experience, most of which are in the fitness industry.  She was consistently among the top 5% of all membership sales producers in a 10-club organization.  Prior to entering the fitness world, Kristen gained vast management experience in several fast-paced, high-pressured environments in New York.

Kristen has been a certified group fitness instructor with AFAA since 2002 which enables her to substitute teach when needed. She is also currently working toward her personal training certification.  Her responsibilities here are endless, from sales to management and everything in between, she does it all with great enthusiasm and a ton of energy.  Her love for and desire to help people make her the perfect fit for CLUB 14 FITNESS!

Addison Banerjee-Winston
Fitness Consultant

Addison was born in San Diego, California, and moved to
Fernandina Beach, Florida, when she was four years old.  She started
working for Rae and Doug Lane at the Amelia Wellness Center and has
continued to work at CLUB 14 FITNESS during her breaks from school. 
Addison is currently attending Rutgers University on an academic
scholarship as a Public Health major and plans to pursue a career in
nursing.  She is an avid dancer, particularly in ballet, ballroom, and
bellydancing.  Addison also enjoys working out, cooking, spending time
at the beach, helping others, and attending
Rutgers Football Teams...GO SCARLET KNIGHTS!!!

Amy Ellison
Fitness Consultant

Amy moved to the island in 1996 from Fort Wayne, Indiana, and became a member of the Amelia Wellness Center (now CLUB 14 FITNESS).  She was hired in 1997 to be the club’s Membership Accountant.  She left in 1999 to take advantage of some opportunities in Jacksonville.  Life happened and seven years later, Amy found herself at 180 pounds and miserable.  She knew that the only way she was going to gain control of her life was to get healthy again.  She knew she could change if she could surround herself with people who were positive about being healthy.  For Amy, that meant coming back to the club as a member, then taking a part-time position as a Fitness Consultant.  She was back at her home gym and within three months had lost 35 pounds!  She has now lost and kept off a total of 50 pounds, crediting the encouragement of both the staff and members of CLUB 14 FITNESS! 

Leanne Church
Fitness Consultant

Leanne Church joined the CLUB 14 FITNESS family in December of 2007.  She has lived in Fernandina Beach for 12 years and graduated with honors from FBHS in 2006.  She is now in her second year of college, working toward a B.S. in Health with a focus on nutrition.  Her favorite thing about being a fitness consultant at the club is the members!

Nathan Hall
Fitness Consultant

Originally from Sumter, South Carolina, Nathan is the oldest of three boys and a military brat. He moved to Fernandina Beach in 2000 for the beach and relaxed Florida lifestyle.  Nathan holds a Bachelors in International Business, is in management at the Amelia Island Plantation full-time, then makes his way to CLUB 14 FITNESS to close three nights a week.  He is a golfer and fitness enthusiast and says his biggest thrill working at the club is watching people come in, establish a goal, then being able to help them achieve it.

Sandi Morelli
Fitness Consultant/Tai Chi Instructor         

Sandi Morelli is originally from Boston and has been living in North Florida for the past 17 years.  She has studied Tai Chi for 14 years and holds a second degree black belt in Sholin Karate.  Sandi teaches a Tai Chi class and is the smiling face greeting the members as she runs the club each Sunday.

Leigh Ann Puca
Fitness Consultant

Leigh Ann is a local Fernandina Beach gal who has been a member of CLUB 14 FITNESS for over 15 years.  She first realized her love for fitness at the age of 12 when she joined the fit kids program at the club.  She now has three children of her own:  Daylee, Davin and Dane and a wonderful husband, Mark.  Leigh Ann is an active member of her church and also enjoys camping with her family and going to the beach.  She’s the friendly face who greets you when you work out in the wee hours of the morning Monday through Friday! 

Chris Antczak
Personal Trainer

Chris hails from Watterbury, Connecticut, and is the youngest of five siblings.  He graduated from Alliance College, Pennsylvania, in 1984 with a Bachelors in Science.  He then went on to National College of Chiropractic in Lombard, Illinois.  He graduated in 1989, then interned at Chicago General Health Center.  In 1990, Chris and a partner opened Spinal Logic Chiropractic Center.  In 1998 he went out on his own, opening Antzak Chiropractic Holistic Health Care Center with a full gym facility where he not only rehabilitated his patients but provided personal training as well.  Chris believes “we are born whole, we die whole, therefore we should be treated whole.”  Seeking a slower pace of life to raise his two young children, he and wife, Lorrie eventually moved to Fernandina on the recommendation of his brother who lives on St. Simons Island, Georgia.  Chris came to CLUB 14 FITNESS as a full-time trainer in 2006 to bring his experience and expertise to our clients.  He enjoys helping them not only reach their fitness goals but become “whole” as well. 

Dan Cermak
Personal Trainer/Group Fitness and Group Cycling Instructor

Those who know Dan fervently hold to the belief that he was not born of this world.  He did however manage to get into the University of Chicago and emerged four years later with a degree in Biology.  He then went on to graduate school at Colorado State University where he studied reproductive endocrinology specializing in hypothalamic-pituitary interaction.  While there, in the middle of the night staring out at racks and racks of test tubes yet to be analyzed, Dan had an epiphany.  “I don’t want to do this," he cried. “I want to be an aerobics instructor.”  That was more than 25 years ago, and the rest is history.  Join him in his never-ending quest to become a world class instructor and personal trainer.

Leslie Tanner
Personal Trainer/CrossFit Coach/Group Cycling Instructor
   
Leslie Tanner has been a cycling instructor for the past 3.5 years.  She enjoys running, biking, and spending time with her family and friends.  She has two children and is a Sunday school teacher
at St. Peter's Episcopal church. Certified HeartZones Cycling Instructor; Power Flex Instructor; Level I CrossFit Trainer

Viviane Thompson
Personal Trainer/Group Fitness and Cycling Instructor

 Viviane Thompson has been in the fitness field for about five years where she specializes in Cycling, Zumba, Core and Strength. She also enjoys spending time with her family, Rocky Mountain backpacking, volleyball, biking, traveling, and -- her passion -- dancing.   Viviane is a very dedicated mother of four, and she was even able to exercise during every pregnancy.  In addition, Viviane finds time to serve other people in her church where she teaches a weekly class for teenagers.
AFAA, Fittour, and Zumba Certified

Geri Aponowish
Pilates and Yoga Instructor

Geri has been teaching yoga and Pilates for us since she moved here in 2004 from Newport, Rhode Island.   She has three Pilates certifications:  AAAISMA in 2001, AFI advanced in 2003 and FITOUR advanced in 2005.  Her yoga certifications are from the Kripala institute’s healthy back workshop in 1999: Kripala associated Soma institute workshop certification in 2001 and advanced yoga certification from FITOUR in 2005.  Geri instructed at her own studio in the 1980s until her move to Amelia Island.  We feel quite fortunate to have this stellar lady!

Francesca Caleqari
Group Fitness and Group Cycling Instructor

Francesca was born in Milan, Italy, and came to the U.S. for the first time in 1985. She has always been in love with fitness and has worked out in several countries like Kuwait, Germany, Singapore, and Canada – where she lived. She has been living on Amelia Island with her daughter for seven years, and she has been a member of Amelia Wellness Center/CLUB 14 FITNESS since 2001. She finally became an instructor two years ago, and teaches Power Pump and Indoor Cycling. She likes the family atmosphere at CLUB 14 FITNESS and always look forward to the new trends in the fitness industry.

Lila Mayo
Yoga Instructor

Lila Mayo moved to Fernandina Beach in 1992 and is an entrepreneur at heart.  She sold her last restaurant in 2005 and went to yoga school in Miramar, Florida, graduated and has done continuing education in Salt Springs, Florida.  Lila graduated from Arlington School of Massage in 2006 and opened a studio called Center Street Massage here on the island.  She is currently studying to be a Bodybreathing Specialist and neuromuscular therapy.  She lives with her husband Bill and their two Dachshunds Jerrylee and Banjo.  Lila loves teaching yoga at CLUB 14 FITNESS!

Sarah Wanzo
Yoga, Cycling and Power Pump Instructor

Sarah is from the Gulf Coast of Florida.  She started in yoga and gymnastics at the of three.  She was on the dive team throughout high school, and started boxing her senior year, continuing though college where she became the golden gloves champion in her weight class.  She started teaching yoga to boxers at 18, and then became a personal trainer and certified in cycling, step, power pump, etc.  She moved to Fernandina for her job as an Air Traffic Controller.  She loves teaching to help people realize their goals and to help them feel better inside and out.  

Hilary Paestch
Childcare Supervisor

Hilary is a Nassau County native.  She comes from a large family of eight and has always liked being around children.  We are proud to have had Hilary as part of the CLUB 14 FITNESS family since 2005.  When she is not supervising childcare, she enjoys spending time with her husband, Josh, and son, Theron. She is registered Child Care Provider with the Nassau County Sheriffs Office.

Carli Rosenberg
Child Care Worker

Carli moved to Fernandina Beach in 2007 with her husband and son from Boston, MA.  She worked with children and families as a social worker for seven years while living in MA.  We are thrilled to have such experience in our childcare center here at the club!