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2023/2024 COACHING TEAM

Our coaching team is a dynamic part of the Federation Skating Club that molds and shapes the atmosphere on and off the ice. Their enthusiastic dedication to the skaters and our programs enables them to pass on knowledge and build the basics skills of all our skaters.

Each coach has obtained national certification from Skate Canada and NCCP (National Coaching Certification Program) and routinely updates their training, education, first aid and background information. Pleaser refer to this document for the skating level equivalent from the bronze/silver/gold program to the Star program.

Skaters receive the technical skills (basic skills, spinning, jumping and footwork), mental preparation, physical training (stamina, strength, flexibility), and musicality (how to skate with the music with their skills and physical expression) that allows them to progress their skating ability and appreciation.

To arrange private StarSkate lessons, please contact a StarSkate coach using their email.

STARSKATE COACHES

Jenna Hodnefield

Email: j.hodnefiel1@gmail.com

Regional Coach Certified
Club Coach Certified
Program Coordinator
9 yrs experience coaching CanSkate and STARSkate (includes STAR Competition experience)
7 yrs Program Assistant experience
Gold Skills, Gold Interpretive, Gold Dance, Rhumba Diamond Dance, Senior Bronze Freeskate
CanSkate Coordinator for Beaumont Skating Club
BSc in Agricultural Business Management

Abi Seewald

Email: a.seewald98@gmail.com

Regional Coach Certified
Club Coach Certified
Program Coordinator
9 yrs experience coaching CanSkate, STARSkate, Competitive
4 yrs Program Assistant experience
Diamond Dances, Gold Skills, Gold Interpretive, Senior Silver Freeskate (now called Star 10 Freeskate)
4th, 6th at 2012 Nationals & Two time Gold medalist at AB/NWT/NUN Sectionals (provincials) Novice & Junior Ice Dance
Specialized in edges, footwork, and partner work.
16+ yrs Dance experience (RAD Ballet, Contemporary, Ballroom, Bharathanatyam and Bollywood)
BSc, MPH, MD in progress

Rhea Sherman

Email: rheajsherman@gmail.com

Regional Coach Certified
Club Coach Certified
CanPowerSkate Certified
8 yrs experience coaching CanSkate and STARskate
5 years program assistant experience
Junior Silver Skills, Junior Bronze Freeskate, Junior Silver Dance and Bronze Interpretative
Bachelor of Economics
Bilingual (French - English)

Emily Johnston

Email: emilyyjohnstonn3@gmail.com

Regional Coach Certified
Club Coach Certified
6 yrs experience coaching CanSkate and STARSkate
Gold Skills, Gold Dance, Silver Artistic and Preliminary FreeSkate
CanSkate Co-Director & ITS Director for Leduc Skating Club
Skate Alberta/NWT/Nunavut Central Region Volunteer Coach of the Year 2018
BSc

Jayla Nokohoo-Badry

(Away for the 2023-2024 season)

Email: jaylanokohoo@hotmail.com

Regional Coach In-Training
Club Coach Trained
Program Coordinator
5 yrs of CanSkate and IFS coaching experience
3 yrs of StarSkate experience
CanSkate Director for Leduc Skating Club
Junior Bronze Freeskate, Gold Dance, Sr Bronze Skating Skills
BEd Elementary

Jaelyn Hodnefield

Email: jaelynhodnefield@gmail.com

Club Coach Certified
Regional Coach Trained
3 yrs coaching experience
7 yrs PA experience
Gold Skills, Gold Dance, Sliver Artistic, Jr Bronze Freeskate
BA in Anthropology at U of A in progress

Megan Wischnewski

Email: meganskates@outlook.com

Club Coach Certified
Regional Coach In-Training
4 years coaching experience
8 years PA experience
Silver Skills, Senior Bronze Dance, Senior Bronze Freeskate
Completing BA at U of A

Marie- Terez Abou Rjeily

Email: marie.terez29@gmail.com

Club Coach Certified
Regional Trained
4 years coaching experience
2 years coaching Synchronized skating
Competitive Synchronized Skating Experience
Star 6 Skills, Star 6 Dance, Star 2 FreeSkate
Active skater
BA in Psychology and Political Science at UofA in progress

Melanie Cheng

Email: melaniecheng06@gmail.com

Club Coach Certified
Regional Coach Trained
One yr experience coaching CanSkate and IFS
Three yrs Program Assistant experience
STAR 10 skills, gold artistic, STAR 9 free skate, STAR 10 elements, STAR 6 dance
Active figure skater
Student at Lillian Osborne High School

LEARN TO SKATE COACHES

Katrina Abou Rjeily	Club Coach Trained 3 yrs experience coaching 6 yrs PA experience Competitive synchro skating experience BEd UofA
Amy Warnke	Club Coach Certified 4 yrs experience coaching CanSkate 4 yrs program assistance experience Gold Skills, Gold Dance, Gold Artisitic, Star 6 FreeSkate Triple Gold Achievement with Skate AB/NWT/Nunavut 2021 3rd Year Bachelor of Elementary Education President of UofA Figure Skate Club Current active skater competing as an adult
Darci Wilson	Club Coach Certified 5 yrs experience coaching Canskate Competitor Gold skills, gold dance, gold interpretive, gold freeskate, one diamond dance RN
Grace Fedor	Club Coach In-Training 2 years CanSkate and Intro to Figure experience 7 years PA experience Gold Dance, Gold Artistic, Gold Skills, 9b Freeskate BScN in progress at Macewan University
Ellen Kim	Club Coach In-Training
Sofia Arzayus Trujillo	Club Coach In-Training
Astha Shah	Club Coach In-Training

CANPOWER COACHES

Brodie Case

Email: brodoe15@gmail.com

CanPower Coach in-Training
20+ yrs of hockey experience
Played Tier 1 hockey
Taken several credited competitive coaching courses at the college and university level
Professional photographer with a Certificate from the New York Institute of Photography
Bachelor of Kinesiology