Diamond Bar

Dan Berzansky founded Premier Aquatic Services in 2011. As a competitive swimmer, Dan taught swim lessons every summer throughout high school and college. In college, he swam on scholarship for Division I Stony Brook University in Long Island, New York. He was captain of the men’s college team his junior and senior year and is a five-time conference champion. After college, Dan was hired to open the aquatics program at the Jewish Community Center (JCC) of Orange County in Irvine. While there, he built a vibrant learn-to-swim program and started the OC Waves Club Swim Team, a USA Swimming sanctioned (USS) club program, which has produced scores of highly successful swimmers. In 2011, Dan graduated with his MBA from Pepperdine University and proceeded to leave the JCC.

In all, Dan has over 20 years of coaching and teaching experience, as well as over 14 years of experience in the recreation field with a focus on project management. In addition, he has over 17 years of experience as an instructor for the American Red Cross where he has taught classes ranging from CPR/AED classes, Professional Rescuer, instructor courses and lifeguarding and First Aid classes. In his free time, Dan is a Director for Stop Drowning Now, a drowning prevention education program which provides free drowning prevention education programs for children.

Dan currently lives in Laguna Niguel, CA with his wife and three young children.

Sal Ulloa brings over a decade of swim instruction experience coupled with seven years in management and training roles in the swim school industry. Raised in Orange County, California, where swimming is a way of life, Sal’s aquatic journey began as a competitive swimmer at Seal Beach Swim Club at 11 years old. Later continuing this journey with high school swimming and water polo. Sal studied Business Administration at California State University Long Beach where he continued to play club water polo.

Currently he is the Regional Manager at Premier Swim Academy. In this role, Sal brings together his swim instructor and management experience along with modern learning and development principles to create a positive work environment that is conducive of delivering great customer service to all our program participants.

Hi everyone, I’m Liz and I have been working in aquatics since 2015! I have a long history with swimming as I was a competitive swimmer for 14 years and I have taught swim lessons for the last 9 years. Before Premier Swim Academy, I was the Head Swim Instructor for 5 years and then the Aquatics Coordinator and Interim Aquatics Director for the last 3 years over at The Claremont Club. When I’m not working, I love to spend time with my friends and family going to Disneyland, hiking, or just hanging by the pool. I’m so happy to join the Premier Swim Academy family and look forward to meeting you all soon!

Hello! My name is Cassandra, and I’m proud to serve as the Administrative Manager here at Premier Swim Academy in Diamond Bar. I’m an alumna of Biola University with over five years of customer service experience. Although I now work in the office, the pool has always been a big part of my life. I swam competitively for 13 years and later spent four years teaching swim lessons as an instructor. These experiences allow me to bring both a swimmer’s passion and an instructor’s perspective to my role, helping create a fun and safe environment for families in and around the water. Outside of work, I enjoy going on spontaneous driving adventures, visiting local theme parks, diving into video games, and finding creative outlets—whether through writing short stories or designing novelty hats. Please don’t hesitate to stop by my desk to ask a question or simply say hello. I look forward to meeting you!

Hi! I’m Nikki, and I’m the Facility Manager and a floating swim instructor here at Premier Swim Academy. I have the honor of being one of the few people that have had the pleasure of teaching at all three of our swim school locations. I love animals and I’m currently looking at cosmetology schools to pursue my childhood dream of becoming a cosmetologist!

Born and raised in Southern California, Amber joined Premier in March, 2023. She came from an extensive background in retail leadership and throughout the years, discovered she had a passion for people. One of Ambers strengths is her natural ability to connect with people and coach them to bring out the best in themselves. Her favorite hobby is attending baseball games or gardening. A fun fact is that she was voted most friendly in high school.

Growing up, Jessica was a completive Irish dancer. In college, she worked at a police department as a cadet, where she gained experience training new hires. She graduated from CSU-Fullerton with a B.A. in Criminal Justice. She then worked in a city rec department where she got lifeguard certified and helped with the aquatics programing. She loves spending time with friends and family, hiking, and camping. Her fun fact is she is just so excited.