Rancho Cucamonga

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.

Ryan began swimming for Hillside Aquatics when he was 4 years old. After swimming for over 15 years, Ryan was offered an athletic scholarship to Concordia University Irvine. There he obtained his Bachelors in Communications and his MBA. While attending school in Irvine Ryan fell in love with coaching and teaching swim lessons again. This led Ryan to pursue a career with Premier Aquatics in 2011. Ryan has now been teaching and coaching for over 15 years.

In his free time, Ryan likes to hang out with his friends & family, go camping, and travel.

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.

Hello! My name is Melissa and I am the General Manager here at Premier Swim Academy in Rancho Cucamonga. Swimming and working with the community has been a huge part of my life from a young age. My very first job in high school was lifeguarding and teaching swim lessons at my local pool in the city of Covina.  From there I went on to gain my degree in Teacher Education, where my love of working with children and their families continued to grow.

I started with Premier in April 2021 as a front desk admin and have had the wonderful opportunity to advance into my current role. During my time here I have enjoyed getting to know the families and students that come through our doors, as well as working with a great team! Being able to help families register for our programs, answer your questions, and take care of your scheduling needs has been a great experience so far.  When I’m not spending my day at Premier, I’m probably taking care of my 3 cats, 2 pups, turtle, and plants!

Hi! I’m Brianne. I’ve been working at PSA since March 2022. I love being a part of the PSA team because I enjoy meeting our families and watching the excitement that comes with students reaching their goals. As a Customer Service Lead and Facility Lead my roles revolve around ensuring our families have a positive, lasting experience with our offered programs. When I’m not in the facility sneaking Naga treats, I like to enjoy spending time with friends and family, watching movies, or hunting for CDs to add to my growing collection. 

Hi PSA families! I’m Gabby, the Training Manager here at PSA Rancho, and I’m so happy to be a part of your swimming experience. A bit of background on me, I’ve been teaching swimming lessons for the past 12 years, I started when I was 15 in high school while a part of my swim team and that’s where my love for aquatics really was cultivated. I grew up around pools and while not formally learning to swim I always loved the water and learning with my parents from a young age. As I grew up and started playing sports, I quickly realized the land was not for me and joined my high school swim and water polo teams where I had the most fun, I’ve ever had in competitive sports. My desire to bring the joy and opportunities aquatics brought me to others is why I never stopped teaching lessons through college and career changes. Now being at Premier and a part of the training program is an awesome opportunity for me to pass my learned knowledge and experience on to new and existing instructors. A few fun facts about me, I love to cook new and fun recipes, crocheting is one of my favorite hobbies, and orange is my favorite color! 

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.