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Our Coaches
Our coaching staff is comprised of experienced (and still active) athletes who bring their specialized expertise to the team. We consider it an honor and privilege to be leading these exceptional young humans in their pursuit of sport.
Mandy Lovett | Executive Director, Head Coach
Mandy has been coaching youth triathlon since 2018. Inspired by her own youth racing history, she was instrumental in creating, developing, and growing a youth triathlon team called TriEMAC, which was founded in a local USA Swimming club. The success of that team was the springboard for FireFly Tri. Mandy swam competitively up through her college years. She started racing triathlon in 1992, and learned to balance the demands of triathlon with her primary sport (swimming). Mandy was a member of the National Junior Triathlon Team during the 1994 and 1995 seasons. Mandy has raced throughout the United States and internationally. She is a member of USAT’s Century Club for having raced in nearly 200 races. She continues to compete in triathlon and masters swim meets to this day. Previously a practicing attorney, Mandy is now a USA Triathlon Level II Certified Coach with a Youth and Junior focus. She is also a USA Swimming certified coach. She finds her joy in working with youth athletes and watching them excel. As a means to foster the local youth triathlon community, Mandy has directed numerous youth races. She lives in the Lehigh Valley with her husband and two sons.
Pat is our cycling specialist. She has been a USA Cycling certified coach who comes to us from our local velodrome, the Valley Preferred Cycling Center. Pat has spent the better part of a decade developing youth and junior cyclists, both as a coach and a team manager. She has also been a track and road racer in her own right.
Spend any time around Pat on the bike, and her love of cycling is contagious. She’s just as eager to pass on the skills, knowledge and expertise that will enable young triathletes to successfully compete.
Pat Marzi | Assistant Coach
Mary Kay joined the coaching staff in 2021. She hails from a swimming background, having swum through college, and then transitioned to multisport, where she has flourished as an athlete. Mary Kay’s passion for working with youth athletes is evident from her coaching history. After relocating to the Lehigh Valley in 2001, she has taught swim lessons, coached at two USA Swimming Clubs, and has been the Head Coach at Trident Swim Club for five years. She is an ASCA Level 2 Swim Coach.
Mary Kay loves loves unique race experiences. She has: run a race called “Frozen Snot”, completed two 70.3 distance triathlons, jumped off the Cape May Ferry for Escape the Cape, raced in Otillo SwimRuns, competed in the World Triathlon Championships in Abu Dhabi (with Coach Mandy), swum the Great Chesapeake Bay 4 mile swim (and plans to do it this year!), and is active with her US Masters Swim Team, Landshark Masters (LASH), of which she is a founding member.
Mary Kay has three children with her husband, Matt. She loves coaching and can’t wait to see the FireFly Tri kids in action and set the world on fire!
Mary Kay Krause | Assistant Coach
Sean’s journey in triathlon started when he was very young, having done his first sprint triathlon at age 8 (after watching his dad race since he was two). Throughout high school he ran cross country, swam, and trained for triathlons. During his college years at the Ohio State University he studied physics while continuing to race triathlon, including the Collegiate National Championships in 2022. He was MECTC Regional Champion in 2021. Currently he focuses primarily on long course triathlon, and has qualified to race the Ironman World Championship in Kona in 2024. He races for Team Every Man Jack. After graduating from Lehigh University with a Masters in Data Science, Sean now works as a Data Engineer for a technology consulting company. He is also the Head Coach of the Saucon Valley High School swim team, and coaches several triathletes independently. Coaching is a passion for Sean, as he enjoys showing how and why proper technique and training methodology is important to the development of the successful athlete. Sean looks forward to making this a fun, developmental, and inspiring experience for our athletes..
Sean Fenoff | Assistant Coach
Maddie has been an assistant youth triathlon coach for three years. After a successful high school running career, she transitioned to multisport in college, joining the University of Michigan Club Triathlon team. While racing for Michigan, Maddie competed at all levels including local, national, and world championship events. She currently focuses on draft legal sprint and Olympic distance triathlons. After graduating with a degree in psychology, she moved to Philadelphia, where she joined a concussion research team at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. Throughout the past three seasons of coaching, Maddie has helped create an environment where young athletes feel supported and have fun!
Maddie Consuelos | Assistant Coach
Jeff is an experienced and accomplished cyclist fueled by a deep passion for the sport. As a USA Cycling licensed track, road, and cyclocross racer, Jeff embodies the versatility of cycling. In 2023, he joined the coaching staff as an assistant cycling coach in the youth triathlon realm, eager to share his extensive knowledge and skills with aspiring young athletes.
Jeff firmly believes that cycling is an excellent path for people of all ages to stay active and build/maintain fitness. His dedication lies in imparting race strategy and safe riding practices to youth cyclists. Beyond the competitive aspect, Jeff revels in the outdoor experience and diverse terrains that cycling offers, cherishing the camaraderie and conversations shared during group rides. He sees cycling as a lifelong, low-impact sport and hopes to instill this love in the young athletes he coaches.
Before becoming part of the youth triathlon team, Jeff volunteered as a coach and mentor for the Velodrome's house youth team, honing his skills in working with young cyclists. Excited to bring his wealth of experience and enthusiasm to the Firefly Tri, Jeff is determined to help these young athletes achieve their cycling goals.
Jeff McCary | Assistant Coach
Maura currently attends Kutztown University, where she competes on the track and cross country teams. She majors in criminal justice and minors in both psychology and coaching She is a graduate of our program, having raced triathlon for four years in high school. She is excited to work with up and comping athletes, and we’re happy to have her back with the team!
Maura Lenhart | Assistant Coach
Brian Lovett | Assistant Coach
Brian is a former collegiate swimmer with a lifelong passion for multisport. Over a few decades of racing he has completed innumerable triathlons, many Ironmans, and multi-day ultraendurance mountain bike races. He qualified for and competed in Kona twice. Brian assists with coaching and works behind the scenes assisting with the entire organization. He supports all kids’ athletic goals, whatever they may be.