Meet Our Team of Professionals

Teresa - Executive Director
“My goal as executive director is to offer a safe, clean and inspiring facility for staff and members. The vibe at VFC is engaging and supportive and we want to see you reach your health and fitness goals! See you in the gym!”
Meet Your Personal Trainers

Taryn Fontana
CERTIFICATIONS:

Chris Matheson
Having been born and raised in Invermere, Sports have been a high priority in my life. Through my community sports involvement, such as hockey, football, and baseball, I have developed a passion for fitness and health. While struggling with my own weight loss journey. I turned to personal training and made significant changes in my own life. This has guided my passion for helping people to commit to healthy decisions while building their confidence and installing discipline. With over six years of personal training experience, and coaching a diverse clientele set, I bring an abundance of knowledge to ensure your success toward a happier, healthier lifestyle.
- Elevated Learning Academy Diploma
- ACE Certification
- Twist Conditioning Bronze
- Sports Nutrition
- Fitness Nutrition Specialist
- Youth Fitness Specialist
- Kettlebell Specialist
The training I provide is focused on proper technique, and functional movement patterns, with an emphasis on mobility and flexibility. With over six years of experience coaching strength training. I have the versatility to provide specific programs tailored to your goals. Whether you’re training for a specific sport or just looking to build a healthier lifestyle, I will create a personalized program and nutrition plan that enables you to be successful. I’ll be your coach and I’ll be your friend. I’ll walk beside you rather than behind you. I’ll guide you instead of guilting you. I’ll teach you the principles of human performance so that one day you’ll be in full control of your own health. I’ll be open, honest, and put my nose to the grindstone for you; in return, I expect the same from your end.

Courtney Mastine
Having grown up in rural Ontario I spent a lot of my time as a child being physically active and outdoors. As I got older, I directed that energy to sports playing almost anything from soccer to rugby. I played competitive rugby for about 10 years from high school to the Quebec Women’s Premier League, to being Provincially ranked at Algonquin College, and Nationally ranked at the University of Ottawa. We would train five days a week with one game a week, in that time, I developed discipline, structure, determination, and a passion for fitness.
As I transitioned out of competitive sport and into the “real world”, I remained an athlete at heart. These days I can be found farming vegetables, mountain biking, or running marathons through the mountains. Although my sport and fitness goal shave changed over the years the outcome remains the same; to live a healthy physically active life. That is why I want to help my clients achieve whatever their goals may be.
I am Certified as a Personal Trainer, with a specialization in Women’s Fitness including women of all ages, stages of life, and pre/post-natal women. I am also a Certified Nutrition Coach. I believe that working consistently as a team is the key to success, especially when wanting to make a change to improve your life. I’m no tone to sugarcoat things and tell you things will be easy when they are in fact hard. When things get hard you can lean on me for support and guidance because that’s what teammates do. You may be just starting your fitness journey, or you may have already started, no matter what stage you’re in I’m here to help.
—
Class Instructors

Megan Dereski

Michelle Taylor

Alison Brown

Courtney Mastine

Becky Wiegert

Dani Wong

Ellen Kelly

Joanne Bragg

Taryn Fontana

Kelsie Smith

Laura Mackinnon

Carmen Emel

Marhyn MacSteven
