Meet The Team
Andrew Malek-Zadeh, Owner and CrossFit Head Coach (CrossFit Level 2 Certified Instructor)
Andrew Malek-Zadeh is a certified Level 2 CrossFit instructor, a NASM certified personal trainer, and also holds a number of other CrossFit coaching certifications. He has been a fitness and personal training coach since 2010 at Hercules CrossFit, UFC Gym, and now CrossFit Endzone. His goal as a fitness coach is to inspire individuals to make long-term lifestyle changes to improve overall health and wellness. He is always eager to help others through fitness, and considers it a privilege to have the opportunity to make a difference in people's lives on a daily basis.
Andrew was active throughout high school in sports including football, basketball, and track and field. He went on to play football for Sacramento State while earning his Bachelor's degree in Communications. Through sports is where he found his passion for fitness and developed his competitive spirit. For the past 4 years, he has consistently ranked as one of the top male CrossFit athletes in the Northern California region, and in 2016, he competed in the California Regional CrossFit competition.
Andrew strongly believes that CrossFit's scalability appeals to all individuals with different abilities and backgrounds, and is the perfect fitness program to help everyone reach their full potential. He looks forward to being a part of everyone's fitness journey at CrossFit Endzone.
Ajay Goel, Owner and Olympic Lifting Coach (USAW Level 1 Performance Coach and CrossFit Level 1 Certified Instructor)
Ajay Goel is one of the Olympic lifting coaches at CrossFit Endzone. He is a certified USAW Sports Performance Coach and is also CrossFit Level 1 Certified.
Ajay played sports throughout his childhood, including tennis, basketball, baseball, and soccer. His athletic interest led him to MMA training, and competing in several body building shows. Ajay has been a member of the California Strength Olympic Lifting team since 2013, and has finished in the top 10 twice at the USAW Nationals Competition.
Ajay enjoys the competitive aspect of sports and sees it as beneficial to the development of one's athletic mindset. He believes this personal drive can help people perform beyond their own expectations. He finds it very rewarding to help people meet and exceed their fitness goals in class or in the competition environment, and believes that the confidence which comes from reaching one's personal goals can carry over to benefit all aspects of life.
Ajay looks forward to coaching and helping everyone at CrossFit Endzone.
Danielle Malek-Zadeh, CrossFit Coach (CrossFit Level 1 Certified Instructor)
Danielle is one of the CrossFit coaches at CrossFit Endzone. She is CrossFit Level 1 Certified and has a Bachelor's Degree in Health Science with a minor in American Sign Language from Cal State East Bay.
Dani is very passionate about health and fitness and enjoys coaching everyone, from the experienced athlete preparing for his or her next competition to a new member who is doing the Fundamentals class for the first time. She wants to help everyone who comes to Endzone reach their fitness goals, no matter how big or small. She wholeheartedly believes that everyone is capable of doing great things - they just have to try.
Dani found CrossFit in 2011 after finishing college and was looking for a change in her fitness routine. Six months into her CrossFit journey, she competed in her first competition and placed in the top 50 out of 100 female athletes. A year later, she began coaching CrossFit classes at Hercules CrossFit, which fueled her passion for helping others make healthy lifestyle changes through fitness.
Outside of the gym, Dani is a licensed Ultrasound Technologist and works full-time at Alta Bates Summit Medical Center in Oakland, CA. On her days off, you can find her training alongside Andrew
Greg Brown (CrossFit Level 1 Certified Instructor)
I was born and raised in a small farming community located in Northern California. Before moving to the Bay Area, I was a Firefighter and Emergency Medical Technician for 9 years. I was introduced to CrossFit in 2014 through a friend and former EZ coach. Experiencing the health benefits of CrossFit and its wonderful community, inspired me to earn my Level-1 & CrossFit Kids certification and become a coach. I am finishing up the final year of my doctorate program for clinical and sport psychology. I grew up playing basketball and golf, as well as shooting sporting clays competitively for 11 years. I enjoy hunting, fishing, shooting guns, playing the links, and drinking beer.
Vanessa Santillan (CrossFit Level 2 Certified Instructor)
Vanessa is one of the group coaches and personal trainers at CrossFit Endzone. She graduated from Cal State Fullerton with a Bachelor's Degree in Kinesiology. She is CrossFit Level 2 certified as well as a NASM Corrective Exercise Specialist. Vanessa has experience working in all types of exercise settings: gyms, sports performance facilities, rehabilitative and functional fitness. Her passion for sports exercise and helping others led her to pursue massage therapy and become a certified massage therapist and open Massage and Movement Rx. Vanessa’s athletic career started at a young age and included playing on a full-contact women’s football team during college. She currently competes in CrossFit as a master’s athlete and has previously competed at the CrossFit Games at the team level. When she’s not at the gym or working with clients you can find Vanessa enjoying the outdoors with her partner, pups, and pals
John “Johnny” Salvador (CrossFit Level 1 Certified Instructor)
My name is John, however, I got the nickname “Johnny” from a couple of the coaches here at Endzone and a few members. I was born and raised in Pittsburg, Ca. I have a Bachelors's degree in Kinesiology from San Francisco State University. It was a couple of years after I had graduated high school that I discovered my passion for working out. My brother had introduced/taught me to the Olympic weightlifting lifts (clean & jerk and snatch) and slowly introduced me to Crossfit. As much as I train, it brings me joy to see others wanting to improve their own lifestyle, grow, and get stronger. Growing up I played baseball and throughout high school, I played tennis. Outside the gym, I don’t do much other than play video games and spend time with my nephews.
Will Trovato (USAW Level 1 Weightlifting Coach and CrossFit Level 1 Certified Instructor)
Will is on the newer side to the CrossFit sport, but has fully embraced the lifestyle in his short time. Having played competitive soccer from a young age, Will was a quick fit into CrossFit’s high intensity driven workouts as well as the competitive aspect it has to offer. He is rapidly gaining experience coaching, and is motivated to not only improve others but himself on their fitness journey.
Outside the gym, you can find Will somewhere in the outdoors camping or backpacking. For work, Will runs a Auto repair Shop alongside his father in Martinez.