Planet Granite Climbing Yoga & Fitness

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PG TEAM

	Micky Lloyd - Owner and Founder Primary owner Micky Lloyd is the original creator of Planet Granite. His main role is the design and construction of the gyms. When not at work, he is out playing in the mountains on skis, a mountain bike or climbing.
	Renee DeAngelis - Director of Operations, Owner Renee DeAngelis started working at PG during the construction of the Belmont gym. At the end of construction she started working on the front desk and quickly took on more responsibility, from Retail Buyer to Gym Manager to her current position. Renee is based out of all three locations, and oversees the entire PG family, ensuring each of our gyms offer the same quality experience.
	Parsons Smith - Director of Finance, Owner Parsons Smith started working at PG shortly after the first gym in Santa Clara opened. She has worked in every aspect of our business, from Front Desk to Memberships and now as Owner & Director of Finance. Today, she oversees all the financial transactions of Planet Granite-everything from a sale at our registers to the overall costs of running each facility! She is based out of our SF gym or otherwise found chasing her young daughter and/or surfing our coast!
	Lauren Sah - Accountant and Payroll Manager Lauren has been with Planet Granite since the Belmont gym opened in 2002. She worked her way thru the ranks as a front desk staff, to supervisor, to her current role as the accountant for PG. She also heads the yoga program at the Belmont location and continues to teach the women's 101 class. On her free time she likes to work up a sweat doing CrossFit, get all stretched out in yoga, swim laps at her local pool, or scream for her team at an Oakland Athletics game. Surprising fact: She's climbed more in foreign countries than she has in the States!
	Carolyn Link - Project Manager Carolyn has been climbing since January 2004 and loves all aspects of climbing, but especially loves trad climbing. A native San Franciscan, she loves commuting around town on her bike and also likes to run.
	Justin Vitcov - Project Assistant Justin has been climbing since 1991. Among his accomplishments, he has scaled numerous big walls in Yosemite, countless sport climbs around Bishop and Mammoth, plenty of multi-pitch climbs in the Valley and Red Rocks, and not quite enough summits in the High Sierra. “Climbing isn’t just mountaineering, or sport, or trad,” he says. “For me, it’s wild adventure.” So when he’s not cramming his foot into sticky rubber, Justin can be found hiking and backpacking anywhere there’s mountain scenery and rugged terrain. More recently, he decided to check out the bouldering craze. He’s even contemplating a crash pad purchase. Professionally, Justin has worked off and on in the industry since 1995. Between earning an undergraduate degree in philosophy and completing a teaching credential program, he has taught climbing programs for beginning, intermediate and advanced climbers. He has also guided extensively at Castle Rock and Pinnacles.
	Sallie Calhoon - Memberships/Database Manager Sallie Calhoon has been with PG for a very long time. Starting as front desk staff in Santa Clara, then to mens and womens retail clothing in our Santa Clara pro-shop and is now handling the memberships for our facilities.