Team

Aileen May

she/her

Senior Pilates Instructor
Teaches Pilates Mat, Pilates Equipment, + Barre

Training
Balance Body 500 Hour Pilates Mat + Equipment

Experience
Has taught private and group Pilates for 11 years in studios all across Chicago.

Teaching Goals
To create a healing environment, increase self-awareness of mind-body-spirit, infuse classes with levity and humor while maintaining a high impact structure. To help people connect with a deep sense of centeredness, both biomechanically and mentally.

Outside the Studio
Aileen is a talented dancer and performer who is often seen biking around her Logan Square hood, swimming in the lake at night, and being a cat mom.

kara hunsinger

she/her

Pilates Instructor
Teaches Pilates Equipment

Training
Certification in Fletcher Pilates under the direction of Kyria Waugaman with Bodyworks Pilates in Tucson, Arizona.

Experience
While finishing up school she worked at Bodyworks as an instructor and taught mat and reformer classes at the University of Arizona. Prior to moving to Chicago, Kara taught at Suhka in Modesto, California.

Teaching Goals
She looks forward to helping others build strength, confidence, balance, awareness, and most importantly sharing the joy of movement.

Outside the Studio
Outside of the studio, Kara is a professional dancer so she spends most of her time taking classes to maintain her technique. In her free time, she enjoys making music playlists for her friends, watching cute dog videos, and watching bad reality TV.

deedee bourdo

she/her

Pilates Instructor + Studio Admin Manager
Teaches Pilates Mat + Pilates Equipment

Training
Balanced Body

Experience
DeeDee teaches everything from Pilates Reformer, Chair, and varying levels of Pilates Mat classes to introducing new clients to Pilates in LSQP’s Launch Class! Her classes are pretty chill and calming with little bursts of burn!

Teaching Goals
My goal in teaching is to give my students the chance to feel and build strength from the inside out, and tune into the control they have over their own body and physical sensations. Coming from a dance background, I also love encouraging my students to "find their flow". Pilates is not only about mastering a move with with precision, but also about moving with a smooth quality and ease.

Outside the Studio
I just moved to Chicago this past summer (2022) from Dallas, Texas so I really enjoy exploring the city right now! I love cats (my own's name is Penny), comedy, and reality tv. I also love dancing, seeing live theater, and spending time with family and friends.

chris flood

he/him

Pilates Instructor
Teaches Pilates Mat + Pilates Equipment

Training
In 2017, he became a certified pilates instructor after completing a rigorous two year classic training program with The Pilates Center, based in Boulder, CO.

Experience
Since 2017, he’s worked with everyone from beginners and people recovering from injury to long time students and professional athletes and dancers. Chris teaches on the Reformer, Chair, Jumpboard, and Mat.

Teaching Goals
He is committed to helping everyone move well, feel good, love their body, and deepen the connection between mind and body. His teaching style strives to take the heart or intention of each pilates exercise and relay that to each student in a way that connects with them. This way, no matter their background or skill, they can find the empowerment and joy in pilates. 

Outside the Studio
Outside of the studio, Chris enjoys spending time with his partner and two dogs or hitting up neighborhood restaurants in Logan Square. Chris is a big music and art fan. He loves playing piano and learning new instruments as well as going out to support friends, musicians and artists within Chicago's creative community.

Frances Whitford

she/her

Pilates Instructor
Teaches Pilates Mat + Pilates Equipment

Training
The Lab Pilates Teaching Training, 500-HR Program.

Experience
Teaching group classes and privates since 2022.

Teaching Goals
For clients to leave feeling better than they did when they arrived. She teaches with a huge emphasis on breathing cues, with a hope that the client gets a strong workout while also calming down. She also hopes they get a better understanding of how their body works and a sense of improved posture. 

Outside the Studio
Frances is a professional dancer and manages a dance collective that she co-founded in 2020; they’re called Little Fire Artist Collective! When she’s not doing admin work or rehearsing, she enjoys going for long walks and listening to podcasts or knitting on her couch with her cat, Gata.

Wendy hauser

she/her

Senior Pilates Instructor
Teaches Pilates Equipment

Training
STOTT Pilates Comprehensive Certification;
200 Hour RYT Yoga One Cedarburg, WI

Experience
Her entire professional career included teaching a variety movement to all ages and levels of ability at schools and YMCAs. 13 years teaching equipment-based Pilates in Chicago & Wisconsin.
15 years traveling & teaching as an International Fit Bodies Instructor

Teaching Goals
Guiding students with the principles of Pilates to change how to safely move in their daily lives and inspire them to a regular Pilates practice.

Outside the Studio
Wendy enjoys all things outdoors: biking and paddle boarding at their lake home in Wisconsin in the summer and in the winter cross country skiing and snow shoeing. She also loves spending time with her husband, adult children and grand girls.

Nichole Brown

they/them

Yoga Instructor + Admin Assistant
Teaches Yoga

Training
Restorative, Gentle, Hatha (balanced), and Vinyasa Yoga

Experience
200hr with Tula Yoga Studio, 65hr psychologically sensitive and trauma informed teacher training Room to Breathe; 40hr Yoga for the Special Child under Sonia Sumner

Teaching Goals
To create a safe space for students to advocate for their needs and connect to themselves on a deeper level.

Outside the Studio
I love to dance! - not in a technical way, I have absolutely no training, but I love to move freely. I also like any excuse to get creative: story-telling; knitting; crafting; singing; painting; etc.

Daniel Alvarado

he/him

Pilates Instructor
Teaches Pilates Mat + Pilates Equipment

Training + Experience
Pilates led Daniel to complete his beginner and intermediate mat certifications through Power Pilates in New York and Chicago in 2015. He then moved to New York and completed his Pilates Comprehensive Teacher Training Certification through Alycea Ungaro’s “Real Pilates” in the end of 2016. During his time in New York, he was fortunate to have studied under Alycea Ungaro, Bob Liekens, Stephanie West, Carrie Clark Campbell, Susan Moran, and his Uncle Juan Estrada.

Teaching Goals
Daniel’s teaching style is about training both the mind and body. His goal is to challenge students to grow and become stronger with both consistency and hard work.

Outside the Studio
Since moving back to his hometown, Daniel has spent most of his time with his family and enjoys relaxing at home with his pets. He often travels back to New York every couple of months to continue his Pilates education and further increase his career.

Meagan Pagano

she/her

Apprentice Pilates Instructor
Teaches Apprentice Pilates Mat

Training + Experience
Balanced Body Comprehensive Teacher Training; coaching a variety of movement (swimming, water polo, track & field) to middle and high schoolers.

Teaching Goals
To guide students in a safe but challenging movement practice. Having found the world of Pilates through injury herself, one of her main goals is to help people feel better and connected with their bodies.

Outside the Studio
Outside of the studio, Meagan loves being with her cattle dog Cowboy, pole dancing, being at the lake in the summer, and watching bad reality tv.

Molly Gemerchak

she/her

Pilates Instructor
Teaches Pilates Mat + Pilates Equipment

Training
The Lab Pilates Teacher training, under Holly Swanson and Jacquelyn Brennan

Experience
Teaching other professional dancers and her students at various dance studios.  Upon completion of the teacher training program she worked at Engage Pilates in Evanston and guested at dance studios in the city and surrounding suburbs.

Teaching Goals
Mind body connection!! She wants her clients to leave the studio with a better understanding of their body. She loves cueing clients to check their posture with their brain rather than visually.  The more aware we are of our body the more we consciously (and subconsciously!) fix errors in our posture everyday, leading to happier, healthier bodies.

Outside the Studio
Outside of the studio, Molly dances professionally for Chicago Repertory Ballet and plays with her AMAZING kitten Zuko!  She and her husband also love hiking; their favorite hike so far was in the Anaga forest in Tenerife for their honeymoon.

Megan Fariello

she/her

Yoga Instructor
Teaches Yoga

Training
The 200-hour teacher training program at Tula Yoga Studio in 2021.

Experience
Coming soon…

Teaching Goals
Megan always wants her classes to be approachable, combining thoughtful, paced movement with the opportunity to explore more dynamic flows and postures. Her aim is to encourage students to be playful in their practice while also learning what works best for them. 

Outside the Studio
Megan is a giant cinephile and watches a lot of movies as well as writes about them; She is a regular contributor to Cine-File, a website providing weekly listings for film screenings in the Chicago area. She also just started co-hosting a monthly film screening at nearby bar, Consignment Lounge! 

Interested in joining our team?

We are always looking to meet talented instructors! Send your resume to info@logansquarepilates.com.