Coaching Team
All of our skating programs are instructed by Professional Skate Canada Coaches.
Skaters will receive instruction from a team of high quality club coaches.
Tomi Morris
Skating Accomplishments:
Quadruple Gold Tests (Free Skate, Dance, Skills, Interpretive);
2x Senior Competitive Synchronized Skater; Competitive Synchronized Skating experience;
2x National Synchronized Skating Medalist:
- 2024 Silver Medalist - Black Gold Senior Elite 12,
- 2022 Bronze Medalist - Black Gold Open;
6x National Synchronized Skating Championships qualifier.
Coaching Accreditation/Education:
NCCP National Coach Trained,
NCCP CanPowerSkate Certified Coach;
Recipient of the 2020 and 2022 National Synchronized Skating Coaching Apprenticeship Program;
Currently coaching STARSkate, PowerSkate and private lessons.
Crystal Dreyer
Skating Accomplishments:
16 years skating experience; Jr. Silver (Skills);
6 years synchronized skating experience with Black Gold Synchronized Skating Club.
Coaching Accreditation/Education:
NCCP Regional Coach Certified;
NCCP CanPowerSkate Certified;
NCCP Hockey Canada Skating L1 Trained;
Currently coaching CanSkate, Junior Academy, STARSkate, PowerSkate and private lessons
Megan Lye
Skating Accomplishments:
Triple Gold Tests (Dance, Skills, Interpretive),Diamond Dances,
Competitive solo dance experience,
Competitive Synchronized Skating experience;
Member of Team Canada for 2020-2022 with Nova Senior,
National Bronze Medalist with Nova Senior at the 2022 National Synchronized Skating Championships;
7x National Synchronized Skating Championships qualifier.
Coaching Accreditation/Education:
NCCP Provincial Coach Trained,
NCCP Special Olympics Community Sport Coach Trained;
Currently coaching CanSkate, STARSkate, off ice programming and private lessons.
Christiana Jones
Skating Accomplishments:
Quadruple Gold Tests (Free Skate, Dance, Skills, Artistic);
Skate Canada National CanSkate Instructor of the Year (1994);
Team Alberta Coach for Arctic Winter Games (2000)
Coaching Accreditation/Education:
NCCP National Coach Trained;
Currently coaching CanSkate, STARSkate and private lessons.
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Jennifer Wickson
Skating Accomplishments:
Quadruple Gold Tests (Freeskate, Dance, Skills, Interpretive.) Over 20 years coaching.
Coaching Accreditation/Education:
NCCP National Coach In-Training; currently coaching STARSkate, private lessons, CanSkate and PreCanSkate.
Amy Schendel
Skating Accomplishments:
Triple Gold Tests (Dance, Skills, Artistic). Former Senior Competitive Synchronized Skater; Competitive Synchronized Skating experience; Member of Team Canada for 2023-2024 with Nova Junior.
2x National Synchronized Skating Medalist:
- 2024 Bronze Medalist - Nova Junior,
- 2022 Bronze Medalist - Black Gold Open;
6x National Synchronized Skating Championships qualifier.
Coaching Accreditation/Education:
NCCP Provincial Coach Trained,
Recipient of the 2023 Skate AB|NT|NU Synchro Leadership Award.
Currently coaching STARSkate, private lessons, Academy and CanSkate.
CJ Kmiecik
Skating Accomplishments:
Triple Gold Tests (Dance, Skills, Interpretive.)
2x Senior Competitive Synchronized skater; Competitive Synchronized Skating experience;
2x National Synchronized Skating Championships Medalist:
- 2024 Silver Medalist - Elite 12,
- 2022 Bronze Medalist - Open;
7x National Synchronized Skating Championships qualifier.
Coaching Accreditation/Education:
NCCP CanSkate Coach Certified; currently coaching CanSkate.
Joan Cascadden
Coaching Accreditation/Education:
NCCP CanSkate Coach Certified with 13 years of coaching experience.
Specializes in coaching PreCanSkate and CanSkate for all ages: toddlers, teens and adults.
Over 40 years coaching experience with skating, volleyball, badminton and field hockey;
Currently coaching CanSkate.
Sophia Switzer
Skating Accomplishments:
2x Senior Competitive Synchronized skater; Competitive Synchronized Skating experience;
2x National Synchronized Skating Championships Medalist:
- 2024 Silver Medalist - Elite 12,
- 2022 Bronze Medalist - Open;
5x National Synchronized Skating qualifier.
Coaching Accreditation/Education:
NCCP CanSkate Coach Certified; currently coaching CanSkate.
Bella Staples
Skating Accomplishments:
Competitive Synchronized Skating experience;
2x National Synchronized Skating qualifier.
Coaching Accreditation/Education:
NCCP CanSkate and Regional Coach Trained; currently coaching CanSkate and Academy.