Our Wonderful Coaches
Our Staff
Our staff comes with experience coaching and teaching kids and adults.
Derek Mitchum
Owner
Derek is a long time Laramie native with a passion for fitness in all forms.
He loves helping people conquer the warp wall or perfect their flips into the giant air bag. Derek coaches our Leap Mountain Ready Fitness program on weekdays at 6:00am and Noon.
Jenny Raymond
Manager
Jenny heads up our toddler program and manages scheduling, planning, and events. She is a businesswoman mother of three including two boys and a brand new baby girl. She works tirelessly to help make LEAP a better place for all families.
Joel Taylor
Head Coach
Coach Joel "Red Beard" is the head coach for our Ninja Team and is responsible for setting up and maintaining our obstacle courses. He tests everything for safety and maximum fun. Joel competes regularly at competition in the region and helped our team at National last year in Texas. He has a passion for creating new obstacles and challenging kids of all ages.
Judi Hulme
Coach
Judi Hulme is a NASM-certified Group Fitness Instructor in Laramie who teaches small-group classes for adults of all ages and abilities—from competitive athletes to people new to exercise. She’s known for a fun, supportive class atmosphere that keeps participants motivated and coming back.
Jenny Johnson
Coach
Jenny is an ambitious student pursuing a degree in Criminal Justice. She enjoys being in environments that are physically challenging and evoke critical thinking. She loves coaching kids and teens. Jenny is also a Combat Engineer with the Army National Guard.
Michael Berreth
Jr Coach
Michael is from Cheyenne and is our only Professional Ninja. He is an energy source for the kids when he is helping with camps, birthday parties, and open gym.
Always a fun time - his ninja skills are matched up well with his abilities to do physical comedy at any moment.
Dylan McMullen
Jr Coach
Dylan is from Laramie and she started out as a ninja kid when we first opened.
Dylan now helps us with everything including Toddlers, Leap After school Program, Ninja Classes, Camps and Parties. She loves working with younger kids in particular.
Lovely Plant
Jr Coach
Lovely is a 2026 graduate from Laramie High School and is headed to UW for school this fall. She is an amazing new addition to our team. She teaches with our After School Program, Toddlers, Camps, and Parties and is always ready to help.
Gabe Villalobos
Coach
Coach Gabe is from Rock Springs Wyoming. We are cheering him on to become our first athlete to make it on the TV show American Nina Warrior. He is full of energy and excitement and the kids are always excited to see him. He is currently in school in Provo Utah studying to become a Physical Therapist. We hope to see him back in Laramie coaching when he is done with school.
Chris Larson
Coach
Chris is from Sheridan Wyoming and he regularly coaches our Pre-Team and Team kids. He is an excellent party host bringing tons of energy to help entertain kids of all ages. He is home this summer in Sheridan and we are excited to bring him back in the fall of 2026.
