Test Record
Senior Moves: March 2005
Senior Freestyle: November 2005
Partnered Gold Dances:
- Westminster Waltz: February 2013
- Argentine Tango: July 2007
- Quickstep: February 2007
- Viennese Waltz: June 2007
Coaching Experience
City Ice Pavilion: New York City, New York
Skating Instructor: April 2013 – September 2014
- Coach at least two group class sessions per week
- Coach Tot 1 through Delta classes with pre-K to adult students
- Co-coach freestyle classes
- Contract with individual students
Texas Gulf Coast Figure Skating Club: Sugarland, Texas
Skating Instructor: January 2012 – June 2012
- Coached three group class sessions per week
- Co-coached Snowplow Sam 1 through Basic 8 classes with pre-K to high school students
- Contracted with individual students
Mount Pleasant I.C.E. Arena: Mount Pleasant, Mich.
Second Grade Learn-to-skate Coach: November 2007 – February 2008
- Taught second grade learn-to-skate classes as part of the students’ gym class curriculum
Midland Figure Skating Club: Midland, Mich.
Associate Instructor: October 2004 – August 2007
- Coached three group class sessions per week
- Taught Snowplow Sam 1 through Basic 8 classes with pre-K to adult students
- Contracted with individual students
Volunteer Instructor: October 2002 – October 2004
- Assisted full-time coaches with Basic Skills and Snowplow Sam classes
Competition History
Eastern Great Lakes Regional Championships:
- 2002 Juvenile Ladies
- 2003 Intermediate Ladies
- 2005 Junior Ladies
Midwestern Synchronized Skating Championships:
- 2001 Open Junior, 6th
- 2002 Open Juvenile, 1st
- 2003 Open Junior
- 2009 Open Collegiate, 2nd
- 2010 Open Collegiate, 5th
Michigan High School Figure Skating:
State Competitor – Solo:
- 2005 Junior/Senior Freestyle, 6th
- 2006 Junior/Senior Freestyle, 9th
State Competitor – Team:
- 2005 Level A Jumps, 5th, Level A Moves, 7th, Level A Spins, 11th
- 2007 Level A Jumps, 3rd, Level A Moves, 8th, Level A Spins, 11th
A Team Captain: 2003 – 2007
Synchronized Skating Team Memberships
Pivot Points: Open Junior: 2000 – 2001; Open Juvenile 2001 – 2002
Destiny: Open Junior 2002 – 2006
Central Michigan University Synchronized Skating Team: Open Collegiate: 2008 – 2011
Certifications
International Skating Institute:
- Bronze Judge: Sept. 2013
- Silver Judge: Nov. 2013
- Gold Judge: Nov. 2013
Education
Central Michigan University: Mount Pleasant, Mich.
August 2007 – August 2011
- GPA 3.59
- Bachelor of Applied Arts; Majors: Integrative Public Relations and Spanish
- Centralis Scholar Scholarship recipient
- Graduate of Honors Program
- International Service Learning, Summer 2008, Oaxaca, Mexico: worked in orphanages with children in child growth and development activities
- Deans List: Fall 2007 – Summer 2008; Summer 2009 – Summer 2011
La Universidad de San Francisco de Quito: Quito, Ecuador
May 2009 – August 2009
- Study abroad and travel experience
- Classes in Andean anthropology and public relations
Memberships
United States Figure Skating Association: 1999 – present
International Skating Institute: 2013 – 2014
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