Meet the Board

Jeremy Raymer
Co-founder & President

Jeremy “Coach J” Raymer is the CEO & Head Strength Coach of Raymer Strength, LLC. He holds certifications in USA Weightlifting, the Functional Movement Screen, and personal training. 

He earned his Bachelor’s in Kinesiology from IUPUI and his Associate’s in Business Administration from Ivy Tech in 2012. 

He spent his formative years as an elite Taekwondo athlete, earning 4 National medals, punching tickets to three U.S. Team trials, and representing the United States on the U24 team.

Rachael Raymer
Co-founder & Vice President

Rachael is employed by Salesforce as a UX Designer and Art Director, and is the volunteer CMO for Raymer Strength, LLC.

She graduated from IUPUI with two Bachelor’s degrees (Business & Design). Currently, she's pursuing her Master’s in Human Computer Interaction.

Outside of work and school, Rachael is passionate about health, fitness, and sports. She trains out of her garage gym whenever she can.

Czarnest Dela Cruz
Director of Events

Czarnest is an inpatient Exercise Physiologist for Community Heart and Vascular Hospital. He enjoys using his skills to help educate and promote a healthier lifestyle among older adults after a cardiovascular related event. 

Czarnest was born in Honolulu, Hawaii and later moved to Indianapolis, Indiana. He graduated from IUPUI in 2014 with a Bachelor's in Kinesiology and Certificate in Personal Training. 

Cecily Johnson Cruz
Director of Outreach

Cecily is a Georgia native and currently serves as Director of Strategic Initiatives at Domestic Violence Network, in Indianapolis. 

Cecily received her Bachelor’s in Psychology, with a minor in Women and Gender Studies from Mercer University. She received her Master’s of Social Work from Georgia State University. Cecily then relocated to Las Vegas, where she worked for the statewide coalition to end domestic and sexual violence, where she managed a federal grant project, through Nevada's Office of the Attorney General and U.S. Office of Violence Against Women.

Cecily is a certified-personal trainer through NASM and is a former Division 1 cheerleader. She calls Fishers, Indiana her home with her husband Dustin.

Penny Tselikis
Secretary

Penny has worked at Salesforce for the last 8 years, currently employed as a Lead User Experience Designer, where she (in a nut-shell) designs cloud software. She received her Bachelor's in Graphic Design from The Art Institute.

Penny become "aware" of the importance of her health over the last decade, losing over 100lbs. and transforming her health through diet and exercise. She competed in women's amateur boxing in the past and volunteered as a coach for children's/teen boxing classes at a few gyms in Indianapolis. 

When she’s not working or in the gym, Penny is tending to her indoor greenhouse.

Fun fact: She has over 300 plants!