Our team
The people you will work with
Every instructor at La Playa is comprehensively certified and continues to study the method. You will always know who is teaching you, and they will always know your history.
La Playa is an official BASI host studio: the studio where Pilates instructors are trained and certified. Study on the equipment, in the room, with the mentorship that produces working professionals.
Mandy Wright
BASI Senior Faculty · FST Level 3
A BASI-certified teacher and Senior Faculty member, Mandy is the owner of La Playa and leads the team. She works across private sessions, duets, group classes, and fascial stretch therapy.
Meredith Rogers
BASI Principal Faculty · Teaching since 2000
A BASI Principal Faculty member with more than two decades at La Playa, Meredith teaches private, duet, reformer, and mat sessions.
Jackie Davis
B.S. Psychological & Brain Sciences · BASI trainee
Jackie pairs a background in psychological and brain sciences with rehabilitative exercise teaching and ongoing BASI Pilates training.
Jacki DeLonge
BASI Pilates Certified · Movement & Mind-Body
A BASI-certified instructor with a background in anatomy, biomechanics, and psychotherapy, Jacki brings an efficient, whole-person approach to private and duet sessions.
Isabella Furrillo
Ballet-trained · BASI & NASM certified
A former professional ballet dancer and NASM-certified personal trainer, Isabella brings a precise, athletic eye to private and duet sessions.
Brooke Loggins
BASI Comprehensive Certified · 2007
A BASI-certified instructor since 2007, Brooke teaches private sessions, duets, group reformer, and mat classes with a focus on adaptable strength and targeted development.
Lorena Cheverez
Founder · Pilates, Bodywork & Movement
A longtime La Playa teacher and former studio owner, Lorena brings a bodywork-informed approach to private sessions, duets, and group reformer classes.
Michelle
Nationally Certified Pilates Teacher · Teaching since 2002
A nationally certified Pilates teacher and retired doctor of optometry, Michelle focuses on ease, breath, healthy joints, and long-term wellbeing.
Constance
Profile coming soon
More about Constance’s teaching and experience will be available here soon.
Michelle Lee
Nationally Certified Pilates Teacher · Teaching since 2002
A nationally certified Pilates teacher and retired doctor of optometry, Michelle focuses on ease, breath, healthy joints, and long-term wellbeing.