Tony Robles, Founder/Director of F.A.S.T.
Tony R. Robles, AT, ATC, is a Licensed Athletic Trainer and the Founder and Director of Functional Athletic Sequence Training (F.A.S.T.) in Troy, MI. He is known as a leader in athlete performance management. Prior to founding F.A.S.T., he helped design and develop the Sports Performance Academy at the Detroit Medical Center. Tony has a decade of experience working closely with athletes of all ages and skill levels, focusing on the delivery of sports medicine and athlete performance development. He has developed sports-specific functional training programs for hundreds of athletes in Metro Detroit and around the country.
Tony has a passion for education. He develops specialized training programs for parents, coaches, and athletes, keying on the proper biomechanics of jumping and running. Tony’s workshops are designed to help attendees understand how to best progress athletically, in order to get the most out of themselves. Tony also focuses on developing training programs for female athletes to help decrease the rick of ACL injuries in sport. He also has a special interest in Osteopathic Manual Medicine and analyzing athletes’ basic functional movements to enhance their ability to perform their sport.
Tony Robles was inspired to become an Athletic Trainer in college. While attending Azusa Pacific University in California on an athletic scholarship for soccer, Tony had an accident in which he broke his neck. Following the incident, Athletic Trainers were instrumental in helping him return to the sport he loves. As a result, he was inspired to do the same for others. After receiving his Bachelor’s degree from Azusa Pacific, Tony moved to Michigan to be the Intern Staff Athletic Trainer at Michigan State University. His responsibilities there included Women’s Rowing and assisting with Football. He then transferred to Alabama State University, where he became the Assistant Athletic Trainer, working with Men’s Basketball, Women’s Soccer, Men’s Baseball and Men’s and Women’s Track and Field. Tony is a member of the National Athletic Trainers’ Association. He currently resides in West Bloomfield with Katie, his wife of 11 years, and their three sons, Isaac, Ian and Sammy.
Jordan Kimmel, Sports Performance Specialist
Jordan Kimmel brings over a decade of experience in rehabilitation, mobility coaching, and personal training to the F.A.S.T. team. With an Associate of Applied Science in Physical Therapist Assisting from Marion Technical College and certification as a Personal Trainer (NFPT), Jordan specializes in functional movement assessments, injury prevention, and athletic reconditioning.
Before joining F.A.S.T., Jordan served as the Lead Stretch Mobility Coach in Cincinnati, where she not only led and developed personalized programs based on clients’ needs, she managed a growing team. She combines her deep knowledge of biomechanics with cutting-edge mobility techniques to help athletes of all levels improve performance, regain strength, and move without limitations.
Jordan is passionate about empowering clients to take control of their movement and recovery through education, individualized programming, and hands-on coaching — and finds the greatest reward in seeing them win, grow, and achieve their goals.
Anthony Wash, Lead Certified Athletic Trainer/Sports Performance Specialist
Anthony graduated from Albion College with a Bachelor’s Degree in athletic training. He played basketball at Albion where he was voted team captain and MVP his senior year. He has a Master’s Degree in kinesiology from Wayne State University. Throughout his college career, he developed a passion for human movement and realized that he wanted to help individuals and athletes reach their maximum potential and achieve their own personal goals. He is also interested in sport biomechanics and sport psychology.
Previously Anthony was at a physical therapy clinic working with individuals with spinal cord and traumatic brain injuries. There he was able to develop and expand his knowledge and practice of various neuromuscular facilitation techniques as well as various cueing strategies.
He has always wanted to train and work with athletes while helping them prevent or rehab injuries, with the goal of seeing them improve their overall sports performance. He looks forward to learning new approaches and techniques while training those athletes.
Nina Billotto
Nina holds a bachelor’s degree in exercise physiology from West Liberty University and a master’s degree in exercise physiology from Newcastle University (UK). A former collegiate volleyball player, Nina competed for both West Liberty and Newcastle, giving her firsthand insight into the demands placed on high performing student-athletes.
During her time in England, she interned with Durham Women’s FC, a professional women’s soccer team, where she gained valuable experience in applied sports science and athlete monitoring. Her master’s dissertation, ‘The Effects of Different Carbohydrate Ingestion Rates on Performance During Extended Simulated Soccer’, explored how varying carbohydrate intake influences performance outcomes. The insights gained from the research have helped to shape her approach to training and fueling athletes for optimal performance. Most recently, Nina worked with Athletic Republic, where she trained athletes across a wide range of sports and performance levels. In this role, she utilized advanced technologies to assess, monitor, and enhance athletic development.
Nina previously interned and trained as an athlete at FAST, where she developed a deep appreciation for the facility’s commitment to athletic development and performance excellence in all individuals. Returning now, she is passionate about continuing FAST’s mission to help clients maximize their potential through individualized, science-based training.
Dr. Shelley Nepa, D.O.
Assistant Professor, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Wayne State University School of Medicine
Clinical Interests:
- Neck and Back Pain
- Musculoskeletal Disorders
- Sports Injuries
- Spine Disorders
- Electrodiagnostic Testing (EMG and Nerve Conduction Studies)
- Brain Injury
- Stroke
Board Certified:
- American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
- American Osteopathic Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Specialty Training:
- Residency – Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Wayne State University – School of Medicine/Rehabilitation Institute of Michigan, Detroit, MI, Chief Resident
- Medical School: Michigan State University – College of Osteopathic Medicine, East Lansing, MI
- Chiropractic School: Logan College of Chiropractic, St. Louis, MO
Vincent Hosfield B.S., MTOM, L.Ac.
Vince Hosfield is a licensed practitioner of Chinese Medicine. He graduated from Michigan State University with a degree in Marketing. Vince studied Chinese medicine at the prestigious Emperors College of Traditional Oriental Medicine in Santa Monica, California. Upon returning to Michigan he worked at Henry Ford West Bloomfield Hospital and co-founded Michigan Integrative Medicine with Dr. Elizabeth Zide.
Vince has been treating pain and injuries for almost a decade. He has treated all types of athletes from professional football and hockey, high school and college athletes, to the novice “weekend warrior.” Vince combines electro stimulation and when applicable Chinese cupping. These therapies help to improve circulation, reduce pain, reduce inflammation, and improve recovery times.
Vince is excited to be joining the team at F.A.S.T. to focus on his passion for treating athletes and helping them improve their recovery times and get back to competition faster.
