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Kathy Taylor Elias (WFSC Coach Liaison) - is a PSA member and joined the Westminster Figure Skating Club coaching staff in 1999. She has been coaching for thirty years. Kathy is a USFS Double Gold Medallist in Figures and Freestyle, and completed Pre-Gold Dance. She has coached skaters through National Senior Ladies. Kathy's accomplishments include New England Juvenile runner up, Intermediate, New England and Eastern champion. She was a soloist in Boston Ice Chips and Harvard Jimmy Fund Evening of Champions.
Areas for private lessons include: Freestyle, Choreography, and Basic Skills.
Professional Fee: $12.50/15 minutes, Phone: 814-835-0964
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Sarah Walker Mattocks - Sarah has been coaching with WFSC for 11 years. Sarah has completed her Senior Moves in the Field, Silver Dance, and Intermediate Freestyle & Third Figure Tests. As a coach, Sarah has coached skaters through the Senior Moves and Junior Freestyle Tests and maintains her ISI Silver Certification as a Judge. As an amateur Sarah trained in Lake Placid and throughout the Tri-State Region. She performed with Leary Ice Productions before returning to school and earning her B.S. Degree in Nursing from Edinboro University in 2002. Sarah is also a staff pro for the Meadville Figure Skating Club and works as an Emergency Room Registered Nurse and Trauma Coordinator at Meadville Medical Center.
Areas for private lessons include: Freestyle, Choreography, Moves in the Field, Basic Skills,and Dance.
Professional Fee: $9/15 minutes, Phone: 814-789-2225
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Dottie Vassar - Organized the Westminster Figure Skating Club of Erie, is a PSA member and has taught and arranged group lessons for 49 years. She passed the Second Figure and Freestyle, Pre-Silver Dance and trained at Lake Placid and New Haven Connecticut. She attends PSA seminars and has chaired several club Ice Shows. Dottie placed third in the American Waltz at Lake Placid in 1945.
Areas of private lessons include: Basic Skills, Freestyle, Moves in the Field, Dance, and Precision teams.
Coaching Fee: $7/15 minutes, Phone: 814-833-0332
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Brigitta Zollinger Francoeur - is a member of USFS and PSA member, coaching for 14 years and worked with Emmy award winning Choreographer Sarah Kawahara. She completed her Third Figure, Intermediate Freestyle, and Pre-Silver Dance. Brigitta has coached skaters of all levels from beginner through Senior Moves in the Field and taught Penn State Behrend Skating Classes. She skated for six years in the Ice Capades, performed in Nutcracker on Ice 1994, Mitsui Greenland Japan Show 1994, and also toured China. She trained at the Broadmoor World Arena and was coached by Carlo Fassi and Janet Champion.
Areas for private lessons include: Freestyle, Choreography, Moves in the Field, and Basic Skills.
Professional Fee: $10/15 minutes, Phone: 814-868-9661
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Amy Coffman - is a member of the PSA and USFS. She has been a member of the Westminster Figure Skating Club for the past 19 years, and skated competitively for ten years, completing her Senior Moves in the Field, Novice Freestyle, Pre-Gold Dance, and First Figure. In her five years of teaching at WFSC, Amy has successfully coached skaters through their Senior Moves in the Field test, as well as choreographed both solo and group numbers for exhibition and competition. Amy is also a physical therapist assistant with experience in sports medicine currently employed at Rehab Solutions.
Areas of private lessons include: Freestyle, Moves in the Field, Dance, and Basic Skills.
Coaching Fee: $7.50/15 minutes Phone: 814-898-2360
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Julie Byham, O.T. - Julie has been coaching for nine years. She has been coaching with Westminster FSC of Erie for five years and has coached with Meadville Figure Skating Club for nine years. Julie is a member of PSA, USFS, and ISI. She has achieved Novice Moves in the Field, Pre Preliminary Freestyle, and her Gold Medal in Dance. Julie has her ISI Silver Judges Certification. Julie has a B.S. in Health Science and a Master's Degree from Gannon University in Occupational Therapy.
Areas of private lessons include: Freestyle, Basic Skills, Moves in the Field, and Ice Dance
Coaching Fee: $9.00/15 minutes Phone: 814-333-9622 Cell: 814-573-2977
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Caryn Kadavy - Caryn has captured the eye of audiences around the world with her classical style, spiritual elegance and quality skating technique. Established as a world class athlete and performer, her accomplishments include medals in National and World Championships, competing in the 1988 Winter Olympics and winning numerous professional titles. Caryn is a PSA member with a BA and has also been awarded through the PSA the Sonja Henie Award in 2007. She conducts seminars throughout the country annually and enjoys choreography and encouraging all levels of skaters.
Areas of private lessons include: Freestyle, Moves in the Field, Choreography, and Basic Skills
Coaching Fee: $15.00/15 minutes Phone: 814-833-4491
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Jenny Turak - Jenny is a member of the PSA and USFS and has been a member of the Westminster FSC for 15 years. She represented the club competitively for 9 years attending North Atlantic Regionals in 2000 and 2001. She has completed her Senior Moves in the Field, Junior Freestyle, and Pre-Silver Dance tests. Jenny joined the Westminster FSC coaching staff in November 2003 and has successfully coached skaters from the Pre-Preliminary to Senior level in Moves in the Field. Her experience also includes teaching freestyle, choreographing programs, eight years of instructing basic skills classes, four years assisting handicapped children develop skating skills through the Gliding Stars (SABAH).
Areas of private lessons include: Freestyle, Moves in the Field, Dance, and Basic Skills.
Coaching Fee: $7.25/15 minutes Phone: 814-825-9030
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Kassandra Bidwell - Kassandra, a PSA and USFS member, has been skating with the Westminster FSC for 12 years. She has completed her Junior Moves in the Field and Novice Freestyle. Kassandra was assistant coach for the Westminsterettes performance team for three years and is currently head coach of the team. She is a recent graduate Gannon University with a Bachelor of Science degree, specializing in Sports and Exercise Science. In the fall, she will begin graduate classes at Gannon, working toward a Doctorate of Physical Therapy degree.
Areas of private lessons include: Freestyle, Moves in the Field, Choreography, and Basic Skills.
Coaching Fee: $7.25/15 minutes Phone: 814-746-5744
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Christie Turak - Christie is a member of the PSA and USFS and has been skating with the Westminster FSC for 12 years. She represented the club competitively for nine years, attending North Atlantic Regionals in 2003 and 2004 and is a Keystone State Gold Medallist. She has completed her Senior Moves in the Field and Senior Freestyle. Christie has six years of experience as an assistant coach and one year of experience as a coach for the Westminster Junior Club. She also has experience in teaching private lessons in areas of Moves in the Field, Freestyle, Basic Skills, and Choreography. She currently teaches public group lessons for the JMC Ice Arena and has been coaching Ice Crystals for the past year. Christie is also a six-year Gliding Stars (SABAH) volunteer, where she assists handicapped children develop skating skills and serves as an assistant and substitute coach.
Areas of private lessons include: Freestyle, Moves in the Field, and Basic Skills.
Coaching Fee: $7.00/15 minutes Phone: 814-825-9030
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Kristin O'Hern - Kristin has been a member of the Westminster FSC for 14 years. She has completed both her Senior Moves in the Field and Freestyle tests. Kristin has competed for 9 yrs., representing the club in numerous local competitions as well as 3 North Atlantic Regionals, at the Open Juvenile, Intermediate, and Novice levels. She has also been a volunteer assistant coach for Westminster’s Junior Club sessions for 5 years. Kristin is a member of both the PSA and USFSA. She is a sophomore at Gannon University, studying nursing.
Areas of private lessons include: Freestyle, Moves in the Field, and Basic Skills.
Coaching Fee: $7.00/15 minutes Phone: 814-898-2824
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