Chris Spells

Director of Recreation, Manager of Roberts Pavilion
Instructor for: Jungle Gym
Chris joined CMS Recreation in April of 2016. With Roberts Pavilion's grand opening that Fall, the opportunity to create a Recreation class program for the CMC, HMC, and Scripps campuses became one of the priorities for him and the Recreation team. He has always been passionate about recreation, health and wellness., and has had the joy of working as a personal trainer, group fitness instructor, and rehab assistant in the past.  While Jungle Gym is usually a class held in the Fitness Center, with a variety of different pieces of equipment, you can currently take it via ZOOM, wherever you are, with no equipment needed.

Raechel Holmes

Coordinator of Health and Wellness
Instructor for: Body Weight Body Fit
Raechel has worked at CMS for over 12 years. While her passions span health and wellness and sports medicine, she is filling in a gap for fitness instructors during our virtual programming. This semester Raechel is teaching the Body Weight Body Fit class to show everyone how to utilize body weight fitness to keep up activity without equipment. Lifelong health and wellness is her passion and finding a way to get things done, even when the environment or timing isn’t ideal, like teaching class from home while the dog and kids are running around.

Matt Ryan

Assistant Director of Recreation
MC for: Thursday Night Trivia, Game Nights with CMS
Matt Joined the CMS Recreation team in August of 2016 and started hosting Trivia in Roberts Pavilion in the spring of 2017.  Normally a full house event in the lobby of Roberts Pavilion, the weekly event has lived on during this time of distance learning, and now lives on ZOOM.  Game Nights with CMS is a new program with a variety of different games each week! He also directly oversees all Club and Intramural Sports on our campus'.  Originally form Chicago, Illinois, Matt has 1 cat and few freckles. 
Aaron Garcia
Instructor for: CrossFit
Aaron has experience in coaching and competing in CrossFit since 2009. He has been coaching with CMS Recreation for the last three years and also coaches at CrossFit Foothill. He excels on creating an inclusive class for CrossFitters of all experiences and loves modifying all the movements so that everyone gets the best experience possible.  ​While he loves to sleep in, Coach Aaron holds classes Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday mornings.
Andra Istrate
Instructor for: Meditation, Power Yoga
Andra joined CMS Recreation in the Fall of 2020. She is an experienced and innovative teacher who uses creative methods to bridge the gap between ancient yoga traditions and the modern-day life to inspire students of all levels to explore the depths of their bodies, hearts, and minds. You can join Andra Monday’s for Guided Meditation, and Wednesday and Thursday for Power Yoga.
Alan Alcid
​Instructor for: Blissful Yoga
Alan is in his third year of teaching Yoga with CMS Recreation and has been teaching yoga exclusively for 6 years. Alan has followed regular practice and has woven it into the fiber of daily life. He enjoys working with Yogi’s of all levels and is certified in multiple practice variations. This semester you can join Alan Tuesday’s at 3:00pm for Blissful Yoga.