Experience, Care, and Commitment at Every Level
Our team
Our team brings deep experience in operations, development, marketing, and finance. But more than that, we care. We’re hands-on, locally rooted, and fully invested in the success of our clubs, our teams, and the members we serve. We grow together and lead by example.
Justin Drummond
President
Jacob Jones
Chief Financial Officer
Josh Beyer
Chief Development Officer
Rich Hartman
VP of People and Culture
Matt Norris
VP of Finance
Andrew Poirer
Vice President of Operations
Karen Cepress
Vice President of Strategy
Peter Hall
Director of Marketing
Allyson Ratliff
Director of Operations (MD / DC / TN / FL)
James Pope
Director of Operations (WA / CA / MI / WI)
Bill Flax
Director of Construction
Steve Hobbs
Director of Merchandise
Merlowe Henry
Director of FERM
Jeremy Smoot
Director of Fitness Training
Victor & Lynne Brick
Founders
Victor & Lynne Brick
Founders
Victor Brick, M.Ed. and Lynne Brick, B.S.N, M.A began their journey in the fitness industry over 40 years ago. They founded Brick Bodies Fitness Services which operates full-service gyms in the Baltimore, MD area.
In 2007 they co-founded Ohana Growth Partners, LLC (OGP) which is one of the largest franchisees in the Planet Fitness health club system, operating clubs throughout Maryland, Washington DC, Tennessee, Washington state, California, Florida, Michigan and Australia. OGP has earned numerous awards from Planet Fitness, including the inaugural franchisee of the Year in 2014, Highest Average Brand Excellence Review (BER) Score winner in 2015, and Developer of the Year in 2014 and 2015.
Victor served on the inaugural Planet Fitness Franchise Advisory Council as chairman of the Real Estate Committee. He is a member of the Board for the Johns Hopkins Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Science and sits on the Board of Advisors for the Global Wellness Summit. He is also on the Board of Directors for Defiance Fuel, which is the first structured water on the market.
Lynne previously served on the PF Franchise Advisory Council (FAC) from 2015-2018 and chaired the PE@PF committee from its inception until June 2019. She currently sits on the Planet Fitness Independent Franchisee Council’s (PFIFC) Government Relations committee and the Member Experience Committee. Prior to her career in fitness, Lynne practiced nursing at the Maryland Shock Trauma Center, the first shock trauma unit in the world.
In 2015 Victor and Lynne founded the John W. Brick Mental Health Foundation in memory of Victor’s oldest brother John, who suffered from schizophrenia and died of complications from the disease. The mission of the John W. Brick Mental Health Foundation is to change the way the world treats mental health. They do this by funding and promoting research and programs that promote healthy lifestyle choices as part of the mental health care delivery system. In 2020 Victor and Lynne were recipients of the Global Wellness Summit Debra Simon award for leadership in furthering mental wellness.