Basic Skills Coaches
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| Kim Dostal, Basic Skills Coordinator | Lauren Anderson |
Patty Collins |
Sigrid Dahlberg |
Maggie Frank |
Karla Geissler |
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Barbara Holian |
Pam Leary |
Kim Mix |
Masayo Nishiyama | Jennie Oxman | Emily Peyton |
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Debbie Roberts |
Alex Sargent |
Ebett Siddon |
Brendan Sullivan |
Wendy Vuille |
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Figure Skating Coaches
Pam Leary, Figure Skating Coordinator
Pam co-founded the Juneau Skating Club in 2003, has sat on the JSC Board of Directors, and is the current Figure Skating Coordinator. Over the years, she has organized and directed the club’s activities including the holiday and spring shows, Basic Skills competitions, and USFS test sessions.
Pam skated competitively, starting at age 10, with the Long Island Figure Skating Club. She passed her Novice Free Skate tests and Junior Figure tests and competed at the USFS North Atlantic Regional and Eastern Sectional Figure Skating Championships.
She is a member coach of both the Professional Skaters Association and U.S. Figure Skating and is a registered USFS Category A Coach, able to coach students at USFS tests, competitions, and other qualifying events.
Pam has personally experienced the benefits that figure skating can bring and hopes to pass on her passion and what she has learned from skating to her students. Pam is available to coach group and private Basic Skills, Singles Figure Skating, Artistry, and Power stroking lessons and can be reached at 723-2031 or pammyjo00@yahoo.com.
Elizabeth “Ebett” Siddon, Figure Skating Coach
Ebett has been coaching with the Juneau Skating Club since 2003, was the former Figure Skating Coordinator and Basic Skills Competition Coordinator, and currently sits on the JSC Board of Directors.
Ebett trained at the Skating Club at Dartmouth in Hanover, NH until age 12 and skated competitively with the Skating Club of Mt. Lebanon outside of Pittsburgh, PA until age 16. She passed her Intermediate Free Skate test and Novice figure tests.
She is a member coach of both the Professional Skaters Association and U.S. Figure Skating and is a registered USFS Category A Coach, able to coach students through USFS testing sessions, competitions, and Regional and/or qualifying events.
Skating has always been a part of her life and she loves to watch her students grow up smiling on the ice! Ebett is available for group and/or private instruction for Basic Skills, Figure Skating, Power skating, or hockey skating skills. Ebett can be reached at ebett_calvert@hotmail.com.
Alexandra “Alex” Sargent, Figure Skating Coach
Alex has been a coach with the Juneau Skating Club and director of the Juneau Skating Club Annual Show for two years. Originally from Fairbanks, Alaska, Alex began her freestyle skating career at age 8. Since then, her adventures in skating grew with interests in ice dancing, coaching, and choreography.
Alex has passed USFSA Intermediate Free Skate test, Novice Moves in the Field test, and Pre-Gold dance tests. During ages 8-13, she skated competitively in Alaska and across the Pacific Northwest. In 2000, Alex switched gears to ice and ballroom dancing and has never stopped dancing since.
Alex is now a member of USFSA as a Category A coach allowing her to coach students at competitions, other qualifying events, and coach or partner ice dance students at USFSA test sessions.
As a coach, Alex believes that any goal or dream envisioned by any one student is achievable, at any age.
Alex is available to coach group and private Basic Skills, singles figure skating, singles and pairs ice dancing, power stroking, beginning hockey, and artistry. Contact: 907-378-8244 or asargentalaska@gmail.com.
Karla Geissler, Figure Skating Coach
Karla has been coaching private and group lessons of all levels with the Juneau Skating Club since 2007. Before moving to Juneau, she was coaching in Wisconsin since 1997.
Karla skated competitively in the Midwest (WI, MN, MI) from ages 7 to 18. She has passed her Senior Moves in the Field and Senior Free Skate tests. She has competed as a member of the Eau Claire (WI) Synchronized Skating Team and the University of Wisconsin Synchronized Skating Team. Karla has competed in the Upper Great Lakes Regional Competition and the National Collegiate Synchronized Skating Competition.
Karla is a member coach of both Professional Skaters Association and U.S. Figure Skating and is a registered USFS Category B Coach, able to coach students at USFS-sanctioned test sessions and local (non-qualifying) competitions.
Karla is available to coach group and private Basic Skills, Singles Figure Skating, and Moves in the Field lessons and is available for program-writing and choreography. She can be reached at 723-6743 or kmgeissler@gmail.com
Brendan Sullivan, Figure Skating Coach
Brendan Sullivan is from a rural community in central Alberta, Canada. He started skating at the age of 5 and enjoyed working his way through the Canadian Figure Skating Association (CFSA) skill levels. He competed in Singles Free skating and Ice Dance competitions throughout Alberta at both the Regional and Provincial levels. As a teen, Brendan qualified and competed in the 1992 Alberta Winter games. Brendan also excelled as a part of a competitive dance team. He and his dance partner placed at many Regional and Provincial dance competitions. Throughout the years, Brendan performed as a guest skater at multiple skating clubs.
Brendan loves skating and all that it has brought to his life. He is excited to help coach new skaters, in hopes they, too, will appreciate skating for all it is worth. Brendan is honored to be a part of the Juneau Skating Club and his goal is to help cultivate the next skating generation here in Juneau!
Brendan is available to coach group and private Basic Skills and Figure Skating lessons and can be reached at 209-1155 or Sullivan_1b@hotmail.com.
Debbie Roberts, Figure Skating Coach
Bio coming soon!