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. 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 is dedicated to our RockSteady Boxers in challenging them through our class programs.
Coach Dedrick Bell
Dedrick is a Rock Steady Boxing Certified Coach, He is a professional boxer. Dedrick started started developing relationships with the boxers and coaches in 2016 when RockSteady Boxing Memphis began, at the UFC Gym in Cordova. Dedrick has always had a passion for health and fitness and helping those with Parkinson’s Disease. Dedrick is dedicated to growing our Rock Steady program all over Memphis and the mid-south. He is also our go to guy whenever we need anything. Dedrick loves making classes new and exciting while helping increase the daily quality of life of our Boxers.
Coach and Dr. McKinsey “Kinsey” Harmon
McKinsey is a Rock Steady Boxing Certified Coach and a Doctor of physical therapy from 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 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.
Dr. Pepper Trotten
“Dr. Pepper” came to RockSteady Boxing in July 2024. She got her Doctorate in Education and has helped teens and young adults with their fitness for many years at the University of Memphis. She heard about RockSteady and instantly wanted to be a part. She is an amazing part of our team, and our Boxers just love her.