Address: 4950 SW Western Ave. Beaverton, OR 97005-3428 | Phone: (503) 277-2237

.THE NORTHWEST FENCING CENTER

 

S T A F F

 
 
 Pictured: Two-time Olympian Seth Kelsey (l) receives a lesson from Sebastien Dos Santos.
 
Sebastien Dos Santos Fencing Master, Head Coach Simon Abram Fencing Master, Foil Coach
Darius Wei Foil Coach Seth Baldwin Epee Coach
Lisa Marx Youth Coach Mika Maruyama Assistant Coach
Ariel DeSmet Student Coach Helen Jolley Student Coach
Joan Bell Front Desk    
 
Our Fencing Masters
 

Sebastien Dos Santos
Sebastien is the current U.S. National Coach for Men's Epee. He was a member of the French National Modern Pentathlon team, and is a four-time national champion and international gold medalist. Sebastien was the head coach for the 2004 French Women's Modern Pentathlon Olympic team and the 2008 Brazilian Modern Pentathlon team.

Simon Abram
Simon was a fencing master in Aix en Provence, France. He earned his Master of Arms degree in Paris when he was 21. He is a two-time French National Team Championship bronze medalist and the captain of the 2009 Men's Foil U.S. National Championship winning team. He was a member of the French Junior National Team from 2002 to 2005.

 
Our Coaches
 

Darius Wei
Darius was a coach at the University of Rochester for 5 years. He has nationally ranked students in both men's and women's foil. Darius coaches the Pre-Competitive, Pre-Collegiate and Competitive programs, and leads the Evening Program's foil class.

Seth Baldwin
Seth is a Division 1 Men's Epee bronze medalist. He assists with the Competitive and Pre-Collegiate Programs.

Lisa Marx
Lisa holds a Level 2 Coaching Certificate from the United States Fencing Association Coaches College. She was a nationally-ranked women's foil competitor, and is also a certified Personal Trainer and Stott Pilates Instructor. Lisa leads the conditioning for the Pre-Competitive, Pre-Collegiate and Competitive Programs, and leads the Youth and Youth Competitive classes. She also assists with the Homeschool PE and Homeschool Fencing classes.

Mika Maruyama
Mika is a current member of the Japanese National Women's Epee Team. She assists students in the Youth, Youth Competitive and Pre-Competitive Programs.

Ariel DeSmet
Ariel is a two-time individual national champion and a five-time team national champion. He has been a member of Cadet, Junior and Senior U.S. World Teams. He is currently nationally ranked in Men's Foil. Ariel assists students in the Pre-Competitive Program.

Helen Jolley
Helen is a Division 1A Women's Epee national finalist and a member of the 2009 Junior Women's Epee National Championship winning team. She is currently nationally ranked in Women's Epee.
Helen assists students in the Pre-Competitive Program.

 
Our Office Staff
 

Joan Bell
Joan manages the front desk. She is happy to answer any and all questions related to NWFC.

 

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of sport.
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