Topsfield’s Instructors

Our Coaches

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
* Please contact Dave at info@northshorecrossfit.comThis email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it

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

Dawn Adam-Brown coaches 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
* 1st place 2007 National Weightlifting Championships

Topsfield Instructors

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.

Paul Dalton bio coming soon

* CrossFit Level 1

Tracey Conley bio coming soon

* CrossFit Level 1