EM Coaches, Trainers & Staff
In addition to having played Professional or Collegiate sports at a high level, EM Trainers are certified by the National Association of Sports Medicine, have a degree in kinesiology or other ‘regulated’ sports medicine governing body – not just an ‘internal company generated certification’. We are sports training experts, and we think that means going the extra mile with everything we do. We expect our athletes to give us 110% every day, so we give you the same effort and provide you with qualified, motivated and expert training that gets you better every day!
Here are some of the many qualified EM Coaches and Trainers, that together, help make EM an experience for athletes that is unequalled in the performance training industry.
Because the safety of our athletes is our first concern, EM Trainers are submitted to a background check.

Rod Richard
EM Speed and Power | Master Trainer | Program Development
Coach Roderick Richard is entering his fourth year in his second term as Strength and Conditioning Coach/Football Strength and Conditioning Coach at EM Speed and Power. In his position at EM, Coach Rod will design and develop all facets of the strength and conditioning for the EM football program.
During his time at EM coach Rod also served as Strength and Conditioning Coach at California Polytechnic University, Pomona working with men’s and women’s soccer as well as volleyball.
Prior joining the staff Coach Rod was also an assistant strength coach with the New York Mets for the 2011-12 season and before moving back to California, he was an assistant football coach and worked in the area of strength and conditioning at Diamond Bar High School for fours years and at West Hills (Ca) Chaminade College Prep for a year.
After 3 years as a Biological Medicine major Coach Rod decided to switch gears and earned a bachelor’s degree in business from Michigan Technological University 2004.
Coach Rod is certified by the National Strength and Conditioning Association and USA Weightlifting (USAW). Additionally, he is also a certified strength and conditioning specialist Registered Strength and Conditioning Coach and a certified sports performance coach.
Roderick Richard II CSCS, RSCC, USAW-I

Doug Alston
EM Speed and Power | Trainer

Amy Marquardt
EM Speed and Power | Trainer
Has played softball for 15 years as a catcher, middle-infielder, and outfielder
Graduated from Rancho Cucamonga High School in 2011
Second Team All Baseline League as a junior
Graduated Summa Cum Laude from California State University, Monterey Bay in 2014
Bachelor of Science in Kinesiology with a concentration in Exercise Science
Certified Strength and Conditioning Coach – National Strength and Conditioning Association

Halecia Griffith
EM Speed and Power | Trainer
Professional Education:
California State University, Fullerton (MS)
California State University, Long Beach (BA)
Background:
Halecia has a Master’s degree is Kinesiology (concentration in biomechanics and strength & conditioning) and a Bachelor’s degree in Kinesiology (concentration in athletic training).
As an undergraduate student she worked integrally assessing and treating injuries of student-athletes, at CSULB and Mt. San Antonio College, in the following sports: basketball, volleyball, soccer, softball, baseball, tennis, water polo, crew, rugby, wrestling, track and field, and football. Prior to her graduate studies she worked alongside the former athletic trainer of the Los Angeles Angels, in his private practice, rehabbing athletes in various sports, including professional baseball and golf (LPGA). Through her graduate studies she learned how to screen for potential injuries (e.g. ACL prevention) and improve the strength and power development of athletes, to excel in their sport. Halecia’s primary research concentrated on lumbar spine injury and isometric core stability, which lead to writing a training manual (entitled “Safe & Effective Core Training: A Stabilizing Approach”).
Halecia’s athletic experience includes high school basketball, volleyball, and track. She is passionate about seeing each athlete she works with move with greater efficiency and achieve a higher level of athleticism.