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HPC STAFF
Albert Stillman
Director of Performance
B.S., NSCA CSCS, USAW
Albert Stillman was born and raised in South Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Albert is married, with two young children. He is certified through the National Strength & Conditioning Association (NSCA) as a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS). He is also an active member of the National High School Strength and Conditioning Coaches Association.
Albert received his Bachelor's degree at the University of Arizona. Before joining HPC, he was mentored under two successful and knowledgeable coaching staffs at Yale University and the University of Florida Football. He has also had the opportunity to coach high school football, powerlifting & track alongside future hall of fame coaches in WI. Albert also was formerly a Non-Commissioned ROTC Army student.
Quote from Albert: "Myself and the coaches at HPC believe there is greatness in everyone and we are driven by this belief to lead people to achieve exceptional things through the concepts of extreme ownership. I value a "Players' First" mission within any organization allowing decisions to be centered around that."
Contact information: AlbertHPC217@gmail.com - (414) 216-1451
Matt Thomson is a performance coach at HPC! He was born and raised in Springfield, IL and graduated from the University of Portland in 2019 with a Bachelors degree in Biology. Matt played two years of college baseball at Olivet Nazarene University before transferring to UP.
Matt has a passion for health and wellness and really enjoys lifting/exercising, coaching, and helping others be their very best. He has been working out since he was a sophomore in high school and has been working as an assistant trainer with HPC since December of 2020. In his free time, he enjoys watching and playing sports, being outdoors, listening to music, and spending time with friends and family. What Matt loves about working at HPC is the opportunity to help young athletes gain confidence in themselves, their sport(s), and achieve their goals.
Matt is currently preparing for Med School while working at HPC.
Matt Thompson
Performance Coach
Bo Bennett
Performance Coach
NASM- Corrective Exercise / Enhanced Performance Specialist
Bo Bennett graduated from Williamsville High School in 2012. After graduation he headed to Southern Illinois University Edwardsville to pursue his Bachelor’s degree in Exercise Science and eventually Physical Therapy. His plans changed once a professor reached out to him in undergrad with a job opportunity to be a personal trainer in the St. Louis area. There he found his passion for helping clients reach their fitness & performance goals.
After graduation Bo decided to move back to the Springfield to work as a personal trainer. He spent his first year working at the local YMCA and also the rehabilitation floor at Memorial Hospital.
He quickly experienced growth as a personal trainer and decided to devote all of his time to that craft. For the last 3-years Bo has been a personal trainer in the Springfield area, as well as training clients across the country online.
Bo has worked with a wide variety of clients ranging from ages 8 to 90; and differing in abilities from a paraplegic to high level collegiate athletes. Bo says he has enjoyed every experience equally, and is always up for a new challenge in helping someone reach their goal. "Being a personal trainer is much more than knowing how to teach people the ins and outs of the exercise and nutrition world - communication is key. No two people are the same and one of the hardest parts about training is figuring out what works for your client, not what works for the masses."
Drake Berberet is the co-owner and Head of Performance at HPC. Prior to HPC, Drake spent 2-years as the Assistant Strength & Conditioning Coach for the University of Illinois Men's Basketball Team. Before his time at Illinois, Drake worked as a Sport Scientist at Resilience Code in Denver, Colorado and worked with high-level athletes from the NFL, NBA, MLB, MLS, UFC, and Olympic hopefuls. Drake also spent time at the University of Illinois - Springfield after graduation.
Drake graduated with two degrees in Exercise Science and Human Performance from St. Ambrose University. He also acquired his Master's in Exercise Science & Nutrition from Liberty University. While completing his MS he taught two college courses: Introduction to Weight Lifting and Kinesiology 101.
Drake is a native of Rochester, Illinois and was apart of 4 Football State Championships. In high school. Drake trained at ER Fitness Inc. under the instruction of Rico (ER Fitness Inc. Original Founder). It was here that he found his passion for training athletes. During his undergrad Drake was an assistant performance coach at ER Fitness Inc. and learned Rico's system that he spend +25 years mastering.
Drake currently works for Hawkin Dynamics - a sport technology company that provides athletic testing solutions to professional, college, private sector, physical therapy, and military organizations all over the world. He also runs his own business Strength 2 Speed LLC - which provides online training services to athletes worldwide, and also data analytic consulting services for companies in the sport performance sector.
Drake will oversee all training at HPC and will assist the Director of Performance with designing training programs for athletes.
Contact information: d.berberet2@gmail.com
Drake Berberet
Co-Owner, Head of Performance
M.S., NSCA CSCS
Robbie Kelley
Co-Owner, Director of Operations
M.S., MBA
Robbie Kelley is a 2014 graduate of Rochester High school. He was an all-state QB under Derek Leonard, and was apart of the group to have 4 state championships at Rochester. He also played basketball and was 1st team all conference in the CS8 in baseball his senior year. Upon graduation, he went on to Quincy University, where he graduated in 3-years with his bachelors in business management. Athletically, he broke a majority of the single season passing records for the QU Hawks.
He grad-transfered to the University of Akron in the MAC (Mid-American Conference) under Terry Bowden. At his time in Akron, he got his MBA with a concentration in management and also got a masters of Sports Administration while earning academic All-American. Athletically, he was able to play in a MAC championship game at Ford Field, the Detroit Lions field, played in the Boca Raton bowl against FAU and Lane Kiffin, and play against Saquon Barkley in Happy Valley.
Robbie is extremely excited to co-own and be apart of the HPC team for a multitude of reasons - the first and biggest is to be able to invest and give back to a community that has invested and supported me immensely in my athletic career. I am forever indebted to the city of Rochester/Springfield and people like Derek Leonard- who have poured everything they have into me to see me succeed. Now it is our turn at HPC to be able to pass that on to the younger generation.
Robbie will conduct day-to-day operations as well as conduct football / QB clinics.
Contact information: 217-899-3383
Meagan Berberet is a graduate from Rochester High School. She is currently obtaining her associates degree in Business Marketing from Lincoln Land Community College.
Meagan assist with all administrate tasks at HPC, scheduling, and handles the social media platforms.