Our Staff – Blaine

Come on in for a swim…

Melanie Grimes – Hi swimmers! My name is Melanie Grimes, Site Director at the Foss Swim School in Blaine. My favorite thing about working at FOSS is seeing young swimmers and their families every week! I really enjoy hearing about your week and finding out what you did at school that day! My office is decorated with the pictures you draw me. I live in St Paul. In my free time I enjoy kayaking, biking, and walking. I also love to do yoga and am a certified yoga instructor. Like swimming, yoga is a wonderful form of exercise that’s easy on joints and has a low incidence of injury. My favorite sport to watch is baseball, go Twins!!!

Danny Truong – Swim coach by day, Ninja by night! Hi, I’m Danny Truong, FASTjets head coach. I aspire to cultivate the best coaches and athletes in the state/mid-west/nation/world has ever seen! This team has been a surreal dream come true, a gift of a life time for me. I am fueled by the emotions and success of the athletes, families, and coaches of the program. I am a business major from the University of Phoenix, and enjoy applying the many business models to the club team. On my spare time, I like to train to become the next Ninja Warrior.

Jenna Tuma – Jenna started working with FOSS in the summer of 2005 while she was completing her Bachelor’s degree in Psychology and Sociology at Hamline University. She started as a part-time instructor while going to school, soon after became a part-time shift coordinator, then was the Office Manager for three years after graduating and most recently served as the Site Director. When she’s not at the pool, you can typically find Jenna at home relaxing and playing with her husband and young son.  She also loves bargain shopping, reading a good book, relaxing at the cabin and spending time with her extended family and friends.

Coming soon…

Ryan Olson – Shift Coordinator

Cale Schmidt-Jackson – Shift Coordinator