The Team
Jen
Coach & General Manager
Jen’s fitness journey started like many others. After stepping away from a corporate career to raise her three daughters, she struggled to find a workout routine that truly resonated-trying everything from home videos to big-box gym classes and boutique fitness studios, but nothing stuck. That changed in 2011 with her first CrossFit class. With a background in competitive dance, Jen was immediately drawn to the focus on form, precision, and progressive strength-building. Before long, she was swinging on the monkey bars alongside her kids-feeling stronger, more confident, and empowered.
Credentials: CrossFit Level 2, CrossFit Gymnastics, CrossFit Kids, CrossFit Weightlifting, CrossFit Advanced Mobility, Emergency Medical Responder
TREVOR
Coach
Trevor brings a wealth of experience and knowledge to Tidal’s community, both as a competitive athlete and seasoned coach. This broad understanding has translated very well in his ability to understand individual athletes and tailor programming to meet specific needs: performance, longevity, body composition. Originally from Toronto, he comes to Tidal from the Cayman Islands with 10 year of coaching experience. Credentials: Crossfit Level 2 Crossfit Weightlifting Crossfit Games 2012 team member Crossfit Regionals 2014 Individual Crossfit Masters qualifier 2014 finished 30th world wide Crossfit Games 2013 team member
Charles
Coach
Charles’ fitness journey started in childhood. As a kid he played baseball, basketball and soccer, fitting them in alongside hours of piano and violin lessons. In adulthood he started to work out at a commercial gym. Looking for a new adventure in his fitness journey he joined Tidal as a member in 2017. CrossFit was an exciting challenge, letting him celebrate his strengths and work on weaknesses. He has stayed at Tidal for the awesome community. Coaching was a natural next step for Charles as he has almost 20 years of experience as a high school science teacher and a passion to help people feel good and move well. In his free time you can catch him eating snacks at the park with his daughter, building lego or curating the perfect playlist for his next class.
Danilo
Coach
Danilo began his healthcare career as a biomedical scientist and clinical pathologist, but everything changed when he stepped into a CrossFit gym in 2017. Inspired by what the human body can achieve through movement and consistency, he quickly developed a deep passion for fitness. As a CrossFit Level 2 coach in Brazil, Danilo led packed classes full of eager members, always prioritizing their health and well-being.
He’s worked with a wide range of athletes-from adaptive and scaled to high-performing competitors-and believes every personal best is worth celebrating. What hooked him on Tidal was the community: a group of people who, as Coach Glassman put it, “perform the common uncommonly well.”
Danilo recently moved to Canada with his wife Thais (a fellow Tidal member), trading beachside coconuts for new opportunities in a tech-forward market-or at least that’s the official story.
Credentials:
CrossFit Level 1 Trainer
CrossFit Level 2 Trainer
JP
Coach
Hailing from Brazil, JP has always been involved in sports. A former competitive swimmer, he was part of the Brazilian team in the World Cups, the National Champion with the University of Toronto Varsity Blues and competed in three Olympic Trials. JP holds a strong belief that there is always something to be gained in our fitness journeys and has experience with a range of athletes. His many years of high-level training is especially helpful for athletes looking to perform their best during workouts. Credentials: Crossfit Level 2 Crossfit Gymnastics
Katie
Coach
Katie joined her first Crossfit Gym in 2013 after an accident and knee surgery made her reconsider her fitness trajectory. Instantly she was drawn to the energy generated by a group environment, and began to push her personal boundaries of strength, and stamina. A natural cheerleader in class, Katie pursued her Crossfit L1 in 2015, and began coaching. Katie’s Crossfit training has provided her with the fitness foundation for her career as a Firefighter. It has allowed her to compete in a variety of sports such as Powerlifting, FireFit, and the Highland Games. Credentials:
– Crossfit Level 2
– Crossfit Gymnastics
– Crossfit Weightlifting
– Full time Firefighter with Markham Fire and Emergency Services
Marc
Coach
Marc is a French Acadian raised in Moncton NB. From a young age, he pursued a career as news cameraman. He spent almost 2 decades covering events in harsh conditions and conflict areas. He eventually realized his physical and mental health was beginning to take a toll. In 2015, Marc decided to reinvent himself into the world of fitness. Working closely with calisthenic coaches, he developed a passion for gymnastics and gravity defying movements before discovering Crossfit in 2018. Credentials: Crossfit Level 1 Trainer Crossfit Gymnastics Certified Nutrition coach via Two-Brain coaching Johnny G Spinning Instructor
Rob
Coach
Rob’s journey with CrossFit began over a decade ago at Tidal, and he’s recently embraced a new chapter as a coach. Backed by years of firsthand experience, he brings energy, encouragement, and a strong commitment to helping others reach their fitness goals in a supportive and inclusive environment.
Outside the gym, Rob is a competitive sailor and certified scuba diving instructor, adding depth and variety to his skill set. After retiring from a long and rewarding career as an orthodontist, he’s shifted from shaping smiles to shaping fitness journeys. Now, he blends his professional discipline with a lifelong passion for movement-bringing patience, precision, and dedication to every class he leads.
Credentials:
CrossFit Level 1 Trainer
Sophie
COACH & ASSISTANT GM
Sophie began her career in health care as a Primary Care Paramedic. Her experiences in that profession led to the realization that preventative care measures were of great importance. Leaving paramedicine, she started as a Certified Personal Training and gained experience at several facilities in the GTA. Looking to improve her own fitness, Sophie joined Tidal as a member and quickly fell in love with the community and style of training. Credentials: Crossfit Level 1 Crossfit Weightlifting Precision Nutrition Coaching Level 1 Poliquin Group Biosignature Courses ACE Personal Training
Rachel-Ann Bermingham
COACH
Rachel-Ann has always thrived in competitive sports, spending much of her life on the soccer field and embracing the camaraderie of team dynamics. After a series of injuries, she looked to broaden her approach to fitness and discovered CrossFit in 2018. She was immediately drawn to its varied training, competitive edge, and supportive community-quickly realizing how well it translates to all sports. As an athlete, CrossFit transformed her mindset and boosted her confidence, making coaching a natural progression. With her energetic and bubbly personality, Rachel-Ann is passionate about helping others break through limits, unlock their potential, and discover their inner athlete-all while sneaking in a bad joke or two.
Credentials: CrossFit Level 1
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