Since 1994

Our Team

Doug Kleber

Founder

Doug Kleber received his B.S. in Kinesiology from the University of Illinois. He is a Registered Kinesiotherapist and Certified Massage Therapist. Doug is a former All-American football player, collegiate baseball player and Pro NFL player. His focus in working with athletes is on more than building strength; his treatments and training plans ensure that injured players are not only ready to get back into the game, but that they do so with sufficient strength and recovery to prevent future injury.

Sue Kleber

Founder

Sue Kleber has a B.S. in Physical Education from the University of Illinois. Sue is a seasoned teacher; she has taught health and physical education and is an experienced Junior and Senior High School volleyball coach, and former Big 10 volleyball player. Sue works with her personal training clients to develop and maintain healthy programs that will build strength and endurance in ways that also prevent future injury.

Staff

Jake Cohen

A strength and conditioning coach and trainer with years of experience as an assistant track and field coach at the U of I. I am here to help you reach all your goals. Whether you are trying to get ready for your next season, trying to change your body composition, or just trying to move better and get more fit, I can help you! Reach out and ask about a free consultation.

Caleb Unzicker

Caleb Unzicker is a graduate of the University of Illinois Athletic Training Education Program, and has a Masters in Health and Physical Education from Illinois State University, where he focused on exercise physiology and biomechanics. He is an experienced athletic trainer for local area high schools. At Personal Performance, his work has focused on injury prevention and treatment, and personalized training. Caleb is also developing an injury prevention and management program for use in Industrial and other on-the-job settings.

Amber Blackford

A local farm girl, wife of a cattleman, and mom of four beautiful kids. Amber graduated from Life Path School of Massage Therapy, Peoria IL in 1998. Amber is member of the AMTA, certified in Equine Massage, and originally planned to work with Equine athletes. But after doing an internship at Personal Performance with Doug Kleber n 1998, she discoverd a passion for and a better understanding of the human body. She has had the privilege of working alongside three doctors in Richmond Indiana, tending to patients who suffered from chronic pain patterns like Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Fibromyalgia, and arthritis. Amber has also seen the benefits of massage in a spa atmosphere, working at the French Lick Spa, in French Lick Indiana, as well as a few health clubs. Her work has been diverse depending on each client's need. The majority of her career has been at Personal Performance, which she loves! Amber firmly believes that massage, nutrition, and exercise all are key components to overall health and wellbeing. Trained in trigger point, sports massage, Neurostructural Integration Technique, and Swedish massage, Amber is passionate about the positive effects of massage therapy on the body and mind. She can provide a massage for post workout to help with sore stiff muscles, help with recovery from injury, rehabilitation, or surgery - or to just simply help you unwind and forget about life stresses for an hour of relaxation.