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Dan is from Peabody, Massachusetts and grew up playing football, baseball and lacrosse. Following graduating from Peabody High School, he then went on to play football at the University of New England, being a three year starter on the offensive line.

After graduating with a bachelor’s degree in Health Sciences, Dan was an intern in the summer of 2021 and was hired as a strength and conditioning coach the following winter. Dan has been an assistant strength and conditioning coach with the Bentley University football and women’s lacrosse teams. He is also the head strength and conditioning coach at Austin Preparatory School, as well as working with the Hamilton-Wenham High School football team. Additionally, Dan works closely with AE’s IMPACT Football Academy, specializing in training offensive and defensive lineman. He is currently studying for his Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist certification through the NSCA.

Katie O’Brien joined the AE coaching staff full-time in the summer of 2021. She was hired after first coming to AE as a graduate fellow in the fall of 2020. Katie received a Bachelor’s degree in Athletic Training from the University of New Hampshire, graduating in 2019.  Katie continued her education at Merrimack College where she received her Master’s degree in Exercise and Sport Science. She is currently the Director of Education at Athletic Evolution, working with interns and graduate fellows throughout the year.

Katie is currently the Head Strength and Conditioning Coach at Bentley University and works directly with Bentley’s Women’s Basketball, Women’s Soccer, Volleyball, and Softball teams. She also works as a personal trainer, specializing in soccer, volleyball, field hockey, and softball athletes of all ages.

Originally from Peabody, MA, Katie grew up playing basketball, field hockey, and softball. She continued her passion for softball at the University of New Hampshire, competing as a member of their Club Softball team.

Katie is a Certified Strength & Conditioning Specialist through the NSCA.

Reggie comes to AE after spending the past 8 years coaching D1 football.  In 2013 he was the DB coach for URI.  2014-2016 he was the secondary coach for Pace University before heading to Temple where he became the Director of Player Personnel / recruiting.  After a coaching change at Temple he came to UMAINE where he went back to his roots as secondary coach.

Reggie attended Norfolk State University where he played Wide Receiver. During the pandemic, when the UMaine Football season was suspended, Reggie made the decision to switch to the private sector where he believed he could better serve student-athletes.  He spent the spring of 2021 interning and training under Dana Barry at Athletic Evolution.  He was hired full-time in the summer of 2021 and took over the AE Football Academy from Dana in the fall of 2021.

His wealth of knowledge as it relates to college football gives him a unique skill set that will help any high school football player achieve their dreams at the next level.  Whether you are looking for strength and conditioning, position work on the field, linear speed development, combine training, recruiting consulting, or a combination of all of these, Reggie is your guy!

Reggie is currently studying to become a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist through the National Strength and Conditioning Association.

Joe was a graduate fellow for Athletic Evolution the spring of 2023 while he completed his Masters degree at Merrimack College, and stayed on for a full-time position immediately following. He has a master’s degree in Exercise Science and Physiology, is a Level 1 USATF coach, and is pursuing his CSCS certification.

Joe is the head coach of the Athletic Evolution Track Club, founded in the Fall of 2023. He is an assistant coach in the AE Speed Academy, and his roles also consist of strength and conditioning training at onsite and offsite locations such as Austin Prep and the Cormier Youth Center in Andover.

Joe’s previous experience includes coaching sprints at Dover-Sherborn High School and graduate assisting at Harvard University, where he was the Men’s Rugby Club head strength and conditioning coach, and assisted with all other teams.

Joe ran track and field at Stonehill College, where he is an All-American in the distance medley relay, school record holder in the 400M dash, and NE-10 60M dash champion his senior year. 

Kyle spent the summer of 2021 interning at AE working with high school programs and athletic development. In the summer of 2022 Kyle returned for a part time position and will now be hired as a full time strength and conditioning coach after completing his undergrad degree at Umass Lowell.

Kyle was a three sport athlete at North Reading High School in football, track, and lacrosse and in 2019 after a year of playing football at Springfield College he became an assistant coach for his alma mater’s football team, where they won 4 league titles and had two super bowl appearances including one super bowl win in his time there.

With Kyle’s experience training athletes on and off he field he has a vast understanding of the needs and demands placed on them and is able to help these athletes achieve their goals.