MEET
OUR TEAM

Chris has an unbridled passion for swimming and has been involved with the sport for the majority of his life. Chris's first college coaching job was at the University of Missouri where he helped transform the Tigers into a top-25 ranked DI program. After his time at Missouri, Chris traveled east to become the Asst Coach for the men’s program at The Ohio State University. During this time, he was mentored by B1G Coach of the Year Bill Wadley. In addition to his years spent as an asst coach, Chris was the Women’s Head Coach at the University of Toledo. Prior to his coaching career, Chris was an accomplished swimmer himself. The peak of Chris’ swimming career is when he qualified for the 2000 USA Olympic Trials in the 100 and 200 Backstroke events.

Marianne Peters has 20 years of valuable experience in the business world. Marianne earned her Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting from Indiana University and is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA). Marianne’s current role as Director of People & Performance at Savage & Associates encompasses more of an operational role. Like Chris, Marianne grew up swimming competitively as a child. As an adult, she continued her love for swimming by competing in several triathlons and other masters swimming events. Marianne also has a passion for running. She has completed numerous half-marathons as well as four marathons, including qualifying for and competing in the Boston Marathon in 2013.

Kristian comes to us from Clarion University in Clarion, PA where he served as the Director of Campus Recreation where he oversaw a 48,000 square foot Student Recreation Center, Intramural Sports, Indoor & Outdoor Informal Recreation, fiscal operations, staffing, membership and strategic planning. Before his time at Clarion, Kristian was the General Manager for LA Fitness in Downington/Pottstown, PA’ where he was in charge of all day-to-day operations serving 3,500 members. Kristian earned his Bachelor of Art in Sport Management and his Masters of Art in Sport Management from Morehead State University.