Our Coaches

Our Coaches

NSCF's original 3 with Coach Glassman 2006

Dave Picardy is the Head Coach, Operations Manager, and owner of North Shore CrossFit. After a short stint in the Army and a career in the office furniture industry, Coach Dave finally settled into the fitness industry as a personal trainer. He brought with him years of martial arts training and an understanding from the army of real world fitness. It did not take very long to realize the current fitness industry model of building lean muscle and burning calories was way off base. After reading two journals from Greg Glassman (What is Fitness & Foundations) everything changed. Welcome to North Shore CrossFit! Dave holds the following certifications.

* CrossFit Certified Level III
* CrossFit Olympic Weightlifting certified
* CrossFit Running and endurance certified (Pose running)
* USA Weightlifting Club Coach
* USA Weightlifting Sports Performance Coach
* CrossFit Kettlebell certified under Jeff Martone
* National Academy of Sports Medicine (NASM) certified personal trainer
* Assistant instructor at the Martial Arts Research Institute

*USAW Referee

• Bronze 2010 National Masters Weightlifting Championships

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Tara Picardy is our business manager (which makes her the real boss!) and coach. After several years in the corporate legal field, Tara realized her true passion for fitness when her husband Dave stumbled upon CrossFit. Tara’s education, knowledge of business and interpersonal skills has allowed her to pursue her coaching/business manager career full time. Being physically active for most of her life, Tara was excited to be able to share this passion with men, women and children of all ages. Tara’s qualifications include:

* CrossFit Certified Level II Instructor
* CrossFit Running and Endurance certified (Pose running)
* USA Weightlifting Sports Performance Coach
* CrossFit Kettlebell certified under Jeff Martone

*CrossFit Nutrition Certification
* AS in Business Science with a Concentration in Court Reporting
* Mother of three of the strongest, fastest and craziest kids around

*USAW Referee

• Gold 2010 National Masters Weightlifting Championships
• Gold 2010 Masters Pan Am Games

Dawn Adam-Brown is our Program Director as well as our Event Coordinator.  When she is not working on the programming or our next event you will find her working the floor coaching adult, teen and family group classes, private and semi-private sessions and is our active recovery trainer. Along with her educational background in nursing, massage therapy and coaching, she brings her own personal experiences with the challenges of balancing family, work and health to the table. Dawn’s qualifications include:

* CrossFit Certified Level II Instructor
* CrossFit Olympic Weightlifting certified
* CrossFit Running and endurance certified (Pose running)
* USA Weightlifting Sports Performance Coach
* CrossFit Kettlebell certified under Jeff Martone
* ACE Certified Personal Trainer
* Certified Massage Therapist
* Nursing Background

• Gold 2007 American Masters Weightlifting Championships
• Silver 2010 National Masters Weightlifting Championships
• Gold 2010 Masters Pan Am Games

*USAW Referee

Steve Blair is one of our longest members.  He is a serious runner who has brought CrossFit into his training for a competitive edge.  Steve teaches our running/endurance class on Saturday’s.  You can also find him leading an advanced class during the week.

• CrossFit Level 1
• CrossFit Running and endurance certified (Pose running)
• USAW Referee

Paul Dalton bio coming soon

* CrossFit Level 1

*USAW Club Coach Certifictification

Andy Waterson is our  on staff Web Developer and Level 1 instructor.  He started CrossFit in 2007 in Atlanta and then moved to Mass that fall.  He is an avid O-lifter.   To contact Andy about web related questions please go here.

* CrossFit Level 1

Rafael Flores, Coach and Muscular Therapist

Rafael has more than 20 years of involvement in fitness. His initial focus was with bodybuilding before moving on to more sport specific functional training as he developed as a fighter. In addition to training himself, Rafael has trained various fighters in boxing, kickboxing and mixed martial arts. This experience has resulted in Rafael teaching with a style that stresses technique and a greater understanding of how the body works.

Rafael’s professional career in the health field began in 1994. As a licensed muscular therapist, Rafael has worked as a rehab assistant in chiropractic offices and with physical therapists leading therapeutic exercise groups. This experience of working in various enviorments has has resulted in his unique therapy style of focusing more on specific bodywork to help return the athlete to functionality.

Rafael holds the following Certifications/Accreditations:

• CrossFit Level I
• CrossFit Kettlebell
• Kickboxing Instructor
• Licensed Muscular Therapist, American Muscle Therapy Association

Marco Martinez

CrossFit Kids Instructors

Kaitlin Lyons is our CrossFit kids coordinator.

• CrossFit Level 1
• CrossFit Kids
• CrossFit Endurance
• CrossFit Mobility

Tracey Conley CrossFit Kids instructor

* CrossFit Level 1

Jane Spiro CrossFit Kids instructor