alexandergamelin@gmail.com

Alexander has been coaching since 2008 and has worked with students from their very first steps in the Learn to Skate Program to world-ranked international competitors. He has helped his students achieve USFS Gold Medal status in Pattern Dance and MIF.

Alexander is a 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympic Games competitor, 2017 & 2018 World Championships competitor, and two-time South Korean National Ice Dance Champion. He is also a former Team USA competitor and a USFS Triple Gold Medalist in Free Dance, Pattern Dance, and MIF. He has trained under 1994 & 1998 Olympic Champion, Evgeny Platov, and most recently, under the coaching team lead by world-renowned ice dance coach and choreographer, Igor Shpilband.

laser.amy@yahoo.com

Amy started coaching Learn to Skate when she was 14 and started coaching private lessons and synchronized skating in 2013. She has coached skaters from age 4 to graduating seniors and has helped students qualify for Nationals in synchronized skating, land axels, and double rotation jumps, and pass Novice MIF.

Amy has been competing since she was 10 years old and continues to compete on an adult synchronized figure skating team. She competed Freestyle at the Junior level and transitioned to synchronized skating in high school where she was on the Team USA synchronized skating team for nine years. Amy is also a two-time National Synchronized Figure Skating Champion and 2010 World Bronze Synchronized Medalist.

Amy currently offers off-ice training to SCN members.

sk8coach.deanna@gmail.com

Deanna has had experience working within the Learn to Skate program since 2010 and has been coaching private students since 2015. She is also a coach with the Arctic Edge Unity synchronized skating teams.

Deanna has achieved 6 USFS Gold Medals in MIF, Freeskate, Pattern Dance, Solo Free Dance, Partnered Free Dance, and International Pattern Dance. She has experience competing through Junior Freestyle, Senior Solo Dance, and Senior Partner Dance. She channels her experience training with World and Olympic coaches to help her skaters grow into the best version of themselves.

dgamelin@suburbanice.com

Danielle has been coaching since 2008 and has coached students from beginner through advanced levels. She has taken students through Intermediate MIF, Pre-Gold Solo Pattern Dance, and Basic Skills Competitions. She has also worked with performers of the Detroit Circus on movement and performance and coaches aerial at the Detroit Flyhouse.

Danielle is a former Team USA competitor and 9 time National Competitor. She is the 2009 Intermediate National Ice Dance Champion, 2015 US Eastern Section Ice Dance Champion, was named the 2015 S.T.A.R.S. Most Fit Ice Dancer and is a USFS Alumni Ambassador. She was awarded the Haley Rose Gans Award for Most Inspirational Performance in 2011 and 2013. Danielle is also a USFS Triple Gold Medalist in Free Dance, Pattern Dance, and MIF. She trained from 2000-2015 and had a 10- year competitive career. She has trained under 1994 & 1998 Olympic Champion, Evgeny Platov, and most recently, under the coaching team lead by world-renowned ice dance coach and choreographer, Igor Shpilband.

evamp@att.net

Eva started coaching in 2018 and coaches all levels of skaters. She has helped her students pass Junior and Senior Solo Free Dance tests.

Eva is a current Team USA Ice Dance competitor. She started training in 2006 and started her competitive career in 2007 and has since competed in Freestyle, Solo Ice Dance, and Ice Dance. Eva was a Regional Freestyle competitor through the Junior level and was a competitor in the National Solo Dance Series from 2011-2018 where she earned 7 National Solo Dance Championship Medals.

She is a USFS Quintuple Gold Medalist in MIF, Pattern Dance, Free Dance, Solo Pattern Dance, and Solo Free Dance and has also passed her Junior Free Skating test. In addition, Eva is the 2020 U.S. Ice Dance Final Senior Champion.

athleticdimensions@gmail.com

Julie has 24 years of coaching experience as a certified personal trainer and offers jump classes for her skaters. She coaches all levels of skating; from basic beginner to the elite athlete.

She has taken skaters to Eastern Great Lakes Regionals consecutively for the past 15 years. Julie is also the Founder and Editor of a figure skating magazine which gave her the opportunity to interview national and international level competitors, as well as world-renowned coaches and athletic trainers, gathering very insightful information through the years.

Julie competed for over 15 years and was a Regional, Midwestern, and National level competitor. She finished her career at the Senior level before transitioning to coaching. Julie is a USFS Double Gold Medalist in MIF and Freestyle and has passed her 4th Figure Test.

kimtheskater@aol.com

Kim has been coaching since 1980 and has coached skaters from beginner to

advanced. She has taught ISIA and USFS skaters and has worked with handicapped skaters for the Special Olympics. Kim has helped her students achieve USFS Gold Medal status in MIF, and has coached students through Junior Freestyle, Intermediate Pairs, 2nd Figure, and Pre-Gold Dance. She has also coached Regional Champions and Medalists in Freestyle, Ice Dancing, and Pairs and co-coached a Bronze Ice Dance Team for Junior Nationals.

Kim was a competitive skater for 10 years as a Freestylist and Ice Dancer and is trained in Freestyle, Ice Dance, and Figures. She was an Eastern Great Lakes Regional Ice Dance Competitor and a former member of the Fairlane Ballet Company and Southfield Ice Company and has performed in many local ice shows.

loganbye1@gmail.com

Logan is a top-five nationally ranked ice skater and internationally ranks among the top 25 in the world. Being named to Team USA in 2013 following his success on the ice, he has since proved to be one of the best in skating skills and technique among the US athletes, and brings those skills to the ice in his training and coaching.

Logan has competed internationally in multiple Grand Prix events between 2022-2024, attained a top ten placement at the Junior World Championships, and won the Youth Olympic Silver in 2016 in Lillehammer, Norway.

Having graduated with a Master’s degree in Biomedical Engineering from the University of Michigan, Logan continues to train under Olympic-level coaches and brings invaluable knowledge about how the blade and skates work together to create power and speed with proper edge control, to the ice. 

suekal9599@gmail.com

Sue started coaching in 1982. She has coached skaters from beginner to Senior levels. Sue has helped students achieve USFS Gold medal status in MIF, has coached skaters through Junior Free Skate, and has coached a Regional Gold Medalist, High School State Free Skate Champion, and High School State Dance Champion.

Sue trained for 14 years and competed for 12 years in freestyle, reaching the Intermediate level and was a Regional finalist. She passed her Junior Free Skate, 7th Figure, ISI Free Skate 8, and Pre-Silver Pattern Dances.

sk8er10@icloud.com

Samantha has been coaching in the Learn to Skate Program since 2018 and has been coaching private lessons for two years. She coaches beginner skaters on the basics and fundamentals of skating while creating a fun and welcoming environment where skaters can grow and develop on and off the ice.

Samantha has been skating for 11 years and has competed in Freestyle regionally. She is a USFS Gold Medalist in MIF and has passed her Junior Freestyle test. Samantha is currently training to complete her final Freestyle test and become a USFS Double Gold Medalist. She has also landed single and double jumps.

tammielowery@hotmail.com

Tammie has been coaching since 1990 and has developed skaters from beginner through Senior MIF and Freestyle. She has coached Regional competitors and ice show soloists. Tammie has directed and coached synchronized skating teams and is the current coach of the Novi High School Varsity Figure Skating Team.

Tammie has been skating since she was five years old and has achieved her 7th Figure Test, Junior Freestyle, Silver Pattern Dances, ISI Free Skate 8, and was a Regional competitor.

jacqulynmitchell@ameritech.net

As a Professional Coach, Jacqulyn is well versed in guiding and empowering skaters of all disciplines to optimum athletic and personal success by sharing expert knowledge and techniques. She is a high-energy, goal-orientated coach with over 27 years of experience and has a talent for cultivating hardworking and focused athletes, many of whom have earned their Gold test in both Freestyle and MIF.

Jacqulyn had a successful 10-year competitive career that transitioned into a professional venture at the age of 16. She ultimately signed with Disney on Ice as a principal skater playing the part of Ariel in Mickey and Minnie's Magical Journey South American Tour.