Qualifications

Amateur: As an amateur skater I competed at the Sectional level. In addition, I completed the following tests:

Gold Dance
Gold Skills
Gold Artistic
Novice Competitive Singles
Junior Competitive Dances
Competitive Skills Class 2
7th Figure
Senior Silver Freestyle
Silver Freedance

Professional: As a professional, I skated with a company called "Rainbow Ice" (1988 /1989). This troupe performed in a variety of skating venues such as: Winterlude and the World Cup of Figure Skating at the Ottawa Civic Centre. I also appeared in the award winning CTV production of "Dear Elizabeth" featuring Elizabeth Manley & a variety of other events including fashion shows, commercials and magazine articles.

Coaching Background: I turned professional in 1988 and I am currently completing my level 3 NCCP certification in singles (including five level 4 tasks). In addition, I am a GOLD STATUS professional coach in the Continuous Education Program (CEP). Skate Canada coaches are required to earn a minimum of 50 points to maintain Gold Status. This season I achieved over 170 points.
I coach all levels of skaters from Can Skate to Senior including competitive skaters in the Kingston area skating clubs. I instruct skaters that have attained medals at Star Skate Nationals, EOS Sectionals and many invitational events. I have athletes that have completed gold tests in all disciplines; passed competitive tests (up to Junior); won medals at EOSIC; received Skate Canada bursaries; attended the EOS Youth Camp; participated in the Provincial Training Camp; been invited to Jump Start; competed at the Ontario Winter Games, All-Ontario's and at a provincial summer championship event, and represented EOS on the Travel Team.

Seminar Participation: I am constantly upgrading my technical skating expertise. In addition to participating in various skating workshops, I strongly encourage skaters to attend seminars with me throughout the skating season. Skaters always return to the rink with a renewed passion for the sport, new training tips and fun exercises.

Please see my resume for a complete list of seminars that I have attended.

Other Skating Activities:

Administrative Director Kingston Skating Club (2005 - 2008)
- During my tenure the club received a Trillium grant that I co-authored; the club was recognized as one of the top 7 clubs in Canada; registration increased from 140 to over 480 members and the club became financially sound for the future.
Contributing author: Skate Canada/NCCP "Level 2 Technical Manual for Coaches" with Steven Sugar (2004).
Co-author of “Success Management for Figure Skating: A Yearly Planning Guide and Toolkit for Skaters, Parents and Coaches” with Steven Sugar (2003)
Director: Limestone Spring Figure Skating School (2004, 2005, 2007,2008)
Director, Cataraqui Summer Figure Skating School (2002 - 2005, 2007-2008)
Star Skate Co-Ordinator W.K.S.C. (2002 - 2005)
Coach of the Year. W.K.S.C. (2001-2002 & 2003-2004)