Instructor Trainers

Holly received her STOTT PILATES® certification in 2001 and became an Instructor Trainer in 2011. She holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Dance from the University of Michigan, and a Masters of Fine Arts is Choreography and Performance from Mills College in Oakland, California.  Holly is the founder and CEO of Blue Sparrow Pilates; a Licensed Training Center located in San Francisco.  With her passion for dance and her wide ranging experience in teaching movement, she offers over a decade of experience working with a wide-ranging clientele, from the highest-level of athletes to rehabilitation.  Holly is dedicated to helping students master the skills required to become successful fitness professionals, and is driven to share her knowledge and excitement with new teachers. 

Jan became a STOTT PILATES® Certified Instructor in 2005, and by 2008 had become a STOTT PILATES Instructor Trainer. She is also a licensed massage therapist, having graduated from the Southeastern Massage School in 1994, where she later returned to teach massage therapy courses. In addition to her Pilates teaching Jan offers myofasial, neuromuscular and cranio-sacral therapy at ABsolute Pilates. Jan is passionate about fitness and education, and is dedicated to teaching Pilates to foster wellness in other’s lives.

A Licensed Massage Therapist, Jayme was introduced to the STOTT PILATES^® method in 1998 by a client.  The following year, she started on her education path and became an Instructor Trainer in 2006.  The same year, her studio, Pilates Training Center Hawaii became what is still the only STOTT PILATES Licensed Training Center in the Hawaiian Islands.  Jayme prides herself on her ability to create an atmosphere of encouragement and motivation for students and clients alike with her enthusiastic presence and attention to detail.

Jean is a former modern dancer and dance educator with an M.S. in Dance and Kinesiology. She has been a STOTT PILATES^® Instructor trainer since 2000 and has taught Pilates in physical therapy clinics, health clubs and private studios since 1998. Complementary to this, Jean has obtained her ACE certification in personal training and has also obtained her MELT method certification. She has studied extensively with Australian physiotherapist Greta Von Gavel and feels privileged to have been able to travel around the world delivering STOTT PILATES education.  Apart from this, Jean has been extensively and very successfully involved in creating fundraising events at her studio, such as Pilates for Pink.

Jeff Ong is a Merrithew Health & Fitness™ Instructor Trainer, specializing in the STOTT PILATES® brand of exercise. Jeff works in the Corporate Training Centre of Merrithew Health & Fitness in Toronto, Canada as an Instructor Trainer and presents and teaches courses around the world on their behalf. He graduated from the National University of Malaysia with a degree in Nutrition and worked in the food and nutrition industry for six years before he decided to pursue his interest in body movement and fitness. The STOTT PILATES method of exercise and contemporary approach to mind-body fitness peaked Jeff’s interest, and by 2007 he was a fully certified STOTT PILATES Instructor. He is particularly passionate about the application of Pilates to the prevention and rehabilitation of injuries.