Meet The Team

Kourtney A.

General Manager

Kourtney joined the Columbia Goldfish team in 2022! She loves sharing her leadership experience with the Crew and can’t wait to see the swimmers each week! Kourtney truly enjoys to celebrate every time she is on the pool deck.

Certifications include: Lifeguard, First Aid, CPR/AED, Certified Pool Operator

Nate C.

Assistant General Manager and Lifeguard Instructor

Coach Nate joined the team in 2023 and has been making waves ever since. Nate’s experience with aquatics and safety have made him a FIN-tastic Lifeguard Instructor for our team! 

Certifications: Lifeguard Instructor, Certified Pool Operator

Taylor M.

Assistant General Manager

Coach Taylor joined us in September of 2024 and has been to a benefit to the team ever since! Taylor has a strong background in coaching and has easily transitioned that into the water. 

Certifications include: Lifeguard, First Aid, CPR/AED, Certified Pool Operator

Hayley C.

Manager on Duty

Angela S.

Front Desk Representative

Coach Angela has been with Goldfish Columbia since 2022 and is a gem behind our Front Desk. Angela enjoys chatting with little swimmers before they head off to the pool deck and into their lessons! 

Certifications include: Lifeguard, First Aid, CPR/AED

Coach Corinne

Swim Instructor / Lifeguard / Front Desk Representative

Coach Corinne does a little bit of everything with us here at Goldfish Columbia! Whether she is behind the desk, teaching in water, or scanning our pool while Lifeguarding; her smiling face is a joy to everyone she encounters!

Certifications include: Lifeguard, First Aid, CPR/AED

Coach Katherine

Deck Supervisor / Lifeguard / Front Desk Representative

Coach Katherine loves watching her swimmers accompolish great things by reaching their goals! Katherine can also be seen hopping in water with new Swim Instructors to make sure we are delivering a Golden Experience! Ella habla español!

Certifications include: Lifeguard, First Aid, CPR/AED

Coach Micha

Deck Supervisor / Lifeguard

Coach Micha has joined us from a Goldfish in Pennslyvania and we are surely glad they came! Micha enjoys working with our Pro and Swim Force swimmers and fine tuning their competitive strokes! 

Certifications include: Lifeguard, First Aid, CPR/AED

Coach Christian

Deck Supervisor / Lifeguard

Coach Christian is truly everyones friend! Christian is great with nervous swimmers and those who need a little extra time getting used to lessons. 

Certifications include: Lifeguard, First Aid, CPR/AED

Coach Maryam

Deck Supervisor / Lifeguard

Coach Maryam loves working with children! Maryam loves to see Extratrodinary Results and has fun doing it!

Certifications include: Lifeguard, First Aid, CPR/AED

Coach Charlie

Deck Supervisor / Lifeguard

Coach Charlie loves to fine tune swimmer’s skills to be sure they are truly succeeding! They can be seen hoping in water to help swimmers that are stuck on skills. Now thats WOW Customer Service!

Certifications include: Lifeguard, First Aid, CPR/AED

Coach Ja'Kaylen

Swim Instructor / Lifeguard

Coach Ja’Kaylen aka Coach “JK” is a curious, driven, and creative individual who loves having fun in the water! He enjoys learning new things and thus loves learning with his swimmers. 

Certifications include: Lifeguard, First Aid, CPR/AED

Coach Cheryl

Swim Instructor

Coach Cheryl is known as the “mini whisperer”. Cheryl is great at getting nervous swimmers comfortable with the water. Many times Cheryl brings goodies for her swimmers to help them get comfortable having fun in class. 

Certifications include: First Aid, CPR/AED

Coach Gio

Swim Instructor / Lifeguard

Coach Gio loves to see growth with his swimmers. Gio’s favorite level to teach is Glider 2; but his fun can be enjoyed in very level!

Certifications include: Lifeguard, First Aid, CPR/AED

Coach Greyson

Swim Instructor / Lifeguard

Coach Greyson brings enthusiasm and “HYPE” to all his classes. His commitment to growth truly helps his swimmers progress through their skills. 

Certifications include: Lifeguard, First Aid, CPR/AED

Coach Khalik

Swim Instructor / Lifeguard

Coach Kristen

Swim Instructor / Lifeguard

Coach Kristen’s gentle nature is a true benefit in the water. Kristen enjoys helping our younger Junior swimmers, but also like helping our Swim Force swimmers master skills as well.

Certifications include: Lifeguard, First Aid, CPR/AED

Coach Ryan

Swim Instructor / Lifeguard

Coach Ryan enjoys bringing the fun to his lessons. Ryan is always looking for ways to grow, learn, and make things better and this can be seen in his teaching style!

Certifications include: Lifeguard, First Aid, CPR/AED

Coach Isaiah

Swim Instructor / Lifeguard

Coach Isaiah is a all around good time. Isaiah’s work hard, play hard attitude truly helps his swimmers succeed while having fun at the same time. 

Certifications include: Lifeguard, First Aid, CPR/AED