Our Trainers
Coach Mosi Wolpe
Here at Rock Steady Boxing Memphis, Mosi is our General Manager as well as a certified Rock Steady coach. Mosi is originally from Plymoth, New Hampshire and moved to Memphis with her husband David in 2008. She later became involved with Memphis Brazillian Jiu Jitsu, which sparked her love for boxing and her entrance into the fitness industry. Mosi was working as a marketing executive when she met our owner, Cheryl Schlitt, who later hired Mosi to manage the UFC Gym in Cordova in 2014. Through her experiences at UFC, Mosi became a UFC Gym and Rock Steady certified coach. Mosi spends her free time obsessing over any dog she sees especially her Doberman, Kaiser.
Coach Abbe Hargett
Abbe is a Rock Steady Boxing Certified Coach, she is one of the youngest people to receive a certification. Abbe started developing relationships with the boxers and coaches she interacted with every day while assisting in classes. Abbe has always had a passion for health and fitness and is on her way to obtaining a degree in Exercise, Sport, and Movement Sciences from the University of Memphis. Abbe is dedicated to growing our Rock Steady program all over Memphis and the mid-south. She is also our go to girl whenever we we cant figure out the WiFi or Spotify, amongst many of other things. Abbe cares about each person she works with, and always looking for ways to help our boxers, staff, and volunteers in any way.
Coach McKinsey “Kinsey” Harmon
McKinsey is a Rock Steady Boxing Certified Coach and a doctoral student of physical therapy at The University of Tennessee Health Science Center. Prior to becoming a RSB coach, McKinsey was a member of UFC Cordova and UFC Germantown under Head Coach Cheryl Schlitt. McKinsey fell in love with boxing and became a certified USA Amateur Boxing Official in 2019 for sanctioned events held in Memphis and Arkansas. In September 2022, Cheryl reached out to McKinsey to join the Rock Steady Boxing Team and she has been dedicated to helping fight back ever since! Not only does McKinsey help the boxers fight back, they have even helped her embrace her own diagnosis. McKinsey has alopecia and lost all of her hair at 21 years old. After wearing a wig for years, Kinsey finally let her light shine! She credits a lot to her Rock Steady Family that made her feel seen and understood. She coaches hoping to do the same for them. It is more than boxing, it’s a family!
Coach Evan Burgess
Evan is a certified Rock Steady Boxing coach and Doctorate of Physical Therapy Student at University of Tennessee Health Science Center. He has been working at Rock Steady since September 2022 and became certified in RSB in January 2023. Prior to PT school, Evan worked at a local outpatient clinic for two years after finishing his kinesiology degree at the University of Arkansas. Outside of his four years in Fayetteville, Evan has lived and worked in Memphis his whole life. When he is not in class, studying, and teaching RSB, Evan enjoys hiking and running.
Coach Cheryl Schlitt
Cheryl first heard of Rock Steady Boxing when her daughter took Professor Stephanie Combs Miller’s first year graduate class at University of Indianapolis. Professor Combs-Miller conducted the study proving how non-contact boxing is beneficial to people diagnosed with Parkinsons . Once Cheryl heard about this study, she instantly fell in love with the Rock Steady Boxing program and went through training in order to become a Coach. She then became an affiliate to bring the Rock Steady Boxing program to Memphis. She established Rock Steady Boxing Memphis in January 2016 and has since opened our Rock Steady Boxing Memphis gym in the summer of 2019. Cheryl is always doing her very best and working with each of us to make our program the best it can be for our boxers.