Our Coaches

I am an NCCP Trained CanSkate Coach. It brings me great joy to share my passion for figure skating by coaching our CanSkate students. My goal each lesson is to teach in a fun, encouraging way where each student receives individual help as well as group instruction. I regularly attend Adult Skating Seminars to continually upgrade my learning, as well as participate in online courses offered by Skate Canada. My interest in figure skating occurred when I was 7 years of age on an outdoor rink at Commonwealth School. There I observed a girl attempting a one foot spin and a waltz jump. That was the day I knew I wanted to learn how to figure skate. Many years later as an adult I began my dream of pursuing figure skating. Today I play the trumpet in the Brockville Community Band, sing classical music in the Brockville Community Choir and play the keyboard at church. I also enjoy painting with watercolours and oils, and gardening in the summer. I am happily married, have 2 adult children and 3 adorable grandchildren. I am thrilled to now teach my grandchildren how to skate and hopefully pass along my love of the sport to them.

I started skating at 3 years old in Prescott. I later transitioned to Skate Brockville early in my teens. I achieved Gold level and competed often and frequently represented Eastern Ontario at Provincials. I spent 4 years living in Quebec and studying at Bishop's University where I secured a degree in Sociology with a concentration in Criminology and law. Moving back to Brockville, I knew I wanted to get involved in skating again, coaching was the perfect way to inspire and carry on the love of skating I have. Last summer I completed the CanSkate coach training and am hoping to do the course for Star 1-4 this summer. Outside of the rink and work I can be found with my two dogs, going out with friends and family or at the gym!

We were thrilled to add George to our coaching team this year; partnering and coaching our star 3+ skaters for dance. George Waddell With his skating partner, Sasha Fear, he is the 2020 Nebelhorn Trophy silver medalist and the 2020 Budapest Trophy bronze medalist. At the junior level, he is a two-time British junior national champion (2018, 2019) and has competed in the final segment at the 2019 World Junior Championships. George is currently a Law student at Queen's University and in addition to partnering Skate Brockville skaters for High Dance Assessments, he also partners skaters in the Kingston area clubs.