About Us — Westside Athletes Association

It starts with a mission.

How it started

It all started with a dream. Chris Comma, current San Francisco CrossFit Coach, saw a need in the community for removing the cost barrier to health and fitness. His vision is to provide coaching and guidance to anyone who has the drive and passion to do it, no red tape or judgement. Everyone starts somewhere, including the board.

Meet our board members

N. Christopher Comma

Chief Executive Officer

N. Christopher Comma is the Founder of Westside Athletes Association, established in 2013. Christopher is a CF-L2 Trainer at CrossFit Potrero Hill and is an Executive Director of HR for Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Stanford. His interests include healthcare delivery, health outcomes, and the intersection of personal responsibility and individual growth.

Mio nitta

Chairperson of the Board

Mio is a healthcare executive with a background in business and public health. She started CrossFitting in 2017 and has her CrossFit Level-1, and participates in fitness competitions. She is passionate about helping people lead healthier lives through proper nutrition and exercise, with the goal of preventing disease and sustaining a long-term quality of life.

Karen Brohard

Chief Marketing Officer

Karen has been a lifelong athlete, primarily playing softball, ultimate frisbee and dance. She started CrossFit 4 years ago and volunteers at multiple sports-related non-profits around the San Francisco Bay Area to remove the financial burden preventing young athletes from hitting the field.

Amy Raimundo

Director

Amy has been a lifelong athlete who started Crossfit 9 years ago. She is the Managing Director of Kaiser Permanente’s venture capital fund where she invests in start-up companies that aim to impact health and improve the access and efficiency of our healthcare system.

Kimarie Haverty-Bozman

Director

Kimarie received her CrossFit Level 1 certificate in February 2007 and has worked as a member of the CrossFit Seminar Staff and the CrossFit Games management staff. She is a Certified CrossFit Trainer (Level 3) and has educated coaches and coached athletes all over the world.

Michelle Kempner

Director

Michelle is a lifelong athlete, who has been involved in CrossFit since 2011 and competed on team in SoCal Regionals in 2013 and 2014. Michelle is passionate about community and technology and works as Head of Operations, Curation at Facebook.

Sachin Allahabadi, M.D.

Director

Sachin ("Sach") is an orthopaedic surgery resident at UCSF who began coaching CrossFit to teach functional movement patterns to athletes to increase their well-being and capabilities with exercises in the gym and in daily activities. Sach aims to facilitate access for underserved communities with nutrition and exercise with the goal of optimizing longevity.