Body & Soul | Vancouver Personal Training
Customer Service Team
Klara Staniszkis (Front Desk Supervisor)
Klara, a born and bred Vancouverite, joins the Body and Soul team from a background in sports and psychology. Klara graduated from Little Flower Academy in 2008 and then moved to Ontario where she studied Psychology, Nutrition and Health Sciences at the University of Guelph. Since moving back to Vancouver in June 2010, Klara has been working at the Body & Soul, where she can be found cheerfully helping clients at the front desk.
Outside of the gym, Klara is a student and an active athlete. Currently studying at Langara College, she plans to do her degree in Nursing in the near future. Her sports interests include running, training, fitness and injury recovery. She is also a field hockey player and coach and actively volunteers with the Vancouver Hawks FH Club. Klara participates in a number of other fundraising activities for breast cancer, diabetes and several other great causes.
Laura Longstaffe (Marketing Coordinator)
Laura first walked into Body & Soul for a personal training program at the age of 13. She has had a strong involvement with the facility ever since.
When Laura decided it was time to pursue a career, it was apparent she had a natural talent and passion for marketing, so choosing the direction of her professional life was easy. She enrolled in the marketing program at Langara College in 2007. When the time came to choose her co-op project it seemed only natural that she would find her way back to Body & Soul. Her dedication and passion for the facility was quite obvious and what was supposed to be only a 3 month term grew into a 9 month term and finally into a full-time role. We are very happy to have her here helping Body & Soul maintain our goal of being the premier personal training studio in Vancouver.
Outside of the studio, Laura is an avid animal lover and enjoys taking long walks with her rescue dog, Baby.
Randall Smith (Facility / IT Manager)
Originally from Australia, Randall has degrees in Information Technology and Aviation Mechanical Engineering and has worked as a commercial pilot, an aircraft mechanic and a travel consultant. However, despite his many years spent working in the aviation and travel industries, Randall’s true passion lies in the pursuit of sports and fitness goals. After spending two years as Manager of the Westside Gym, Randall made the move to Body & Soul, handling our IT needs, social networking, maintaining our gym equipment, and continuing with his management duties. Randall now enjoys working with Body & Soul clients and his co-workers who, like him, are dedicated to achieving a healthy lifestyle and pursuing personal development.
In his free time, Randall enjoys skiing, hiking, walking his dog, reading on the beach, weight-lifting, watching documentaries and gourmet cooking.
Yinny Chen (Operations Manager)
Yinny comes to Body & Soul from a background in fashion (she obtained a diploma in Fashion Business and Creative Arts in 2008 from the John Casablancas Institute). Although fashion continues to be one of her interests, she has realized that it is administration and organization, not fashion, that she thrives on. She started working at Body & Soul in January 2010, and has already taken on the roles of inventory manager, storage space organizer, and fashion consultant (keep your eye out for new pieces in our staff uniforms).
Yinny has a passion for volunteering and has spent time with the Canadian Cancer Society, Boobalicious (Breast Cancer), Relay for Life, Light the Night Walk for Leukemia/Lymphoma, the Weekend to End Breast Cancer, Vancouver Fashion Week and the Easter Seals. When she’s not working or volunteering, Yinny enjoys Yoga, tennis, working out, taking dance classes, bowling, golfing, biking and baking.