Marina is one of the coaches at Emerge CrossFit. She is a single, independent working woman who is progressing in her nursing career. She has been doing CrossFit since 2018 and originally started as an injured ex-gymnast trying to find a sport to fulfill the same intensity and love that gymnastics had given her. She was invited to try CrossFit by a parent of a child she coached for gymnastics, at the time. 

She loves finding new coffee spots, hiking, and catching as many sunsets at the beach as she can. She started her coaching career in high school, originally with gymnastics, swimming, and diving. As you might guess, walking on her hands is her favorite part of CrossFit! Marina has her CrossFit-L1 certification.