Our Team Coaches
Base Coaches

Carey Leal-Janvier
SENIOR BASE COACH
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- National Coach Certified, CanPower Certified
- Gold Freeskate, Gold Interpretive (accredited), Gold Skills, and Gold Dance
- Coach to Alberta Junior Development Team members
- Coach to Sectional Level Skaters
- Coach to Leading Edge Series Medalist
- Star 6 to Gold Skills Coach Assessor
- Canfit Pro
- National Level Fitness Competitor
- 14-years of jazz and hip hop training
- B.Comm, BGS, Massage Therapy Advanced Diploma working with multiple athletes on rehabilitation
- 25+ years of coaching experience

Jill Gainer
SENIOR BASE COACH
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- National Coach Trained, Level 4 Tasks Completed, CanPower Certified
- Gold Freeskate, Gold Skills, Gold Dances, Gold Interpretive
- Coached Provincial Team Members and Sectional Medalists
- Coaches all levels from Learn to Skate to Competitive
- Skate Canada Diversity Mentor Coach
- Bachelor of Education, Bachelor of Physical Education
- Master of Arts in Kinesiology with a focus on Equity, Diversity and Inclusion in Physical Activity
- Over 25 years of coaching experience

Karin Sutton
SENIOR BASE COACH
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- Provincial Coach Trained
- Section-level Technical Specialist
- Gold Freeskate, Gold Skills, Gold Dances, Gold Interpretive, Novice Competitive Freeskate
- 14 years dance experience, including training as a competitive dancer in a variety of disciplines
- Bachelor of Arts in Psychology
- 13 years coaching experience

Megan Newnham
SENIOR BASE COACH
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- Provincial Coach In Training
- Base Level Technical Official
- Gold Freeskate, Gold Skills, Gold Interpretive, Diamond Dance, Pre-Novice Competitive Freeskate
- Registered Dietitian
- Bachelor of Science in Food Science and Nutrition specializing in Dietetics
- Masters of Science in Applied Sport and Exercise Nutrition – in progress
- 9 years coaching experience

Valerie Ure
SENIOR BASE COACH
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- National Coach Certified
- Gold Figures, Gold Free Skate, Gold Dance
- Coach of Provincial Champions, National Competitor Singles and Pairs
- Skate Canada Alberta/NWT/ Nunavut Section Coaching Achievement Award Recipient 2015
- National Coaching Apprenticeship Program World Championships
- Star 6-Gold Skills Assessor
- Bachelor of Physical Education, Bachelor of Science in Occupational Therapy
- 30+ years coaching experience in Canada and the United States
Foundation Coaches

Megan Humphreys
FOUNDATION COACH
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- Regional Coach Certified
- Gold Freeskate, Gold Skills
- Former Gold Ladies Competitor
- University of Alberta Bachelor of Arts student
- Upcoming author of The Devil’s Ghost (estimated release: 2026)
- 4 years coaching experience
Supplemental Coaches

Amy Pennoyer
COACH
- National Coach Certified
- Diamond Dance, Gold Skills, Gold Artistic
- Coach of Provincial & National Competitors in Ice Dance
- Former Junior Ice Dance Competitor
- Certificate in Alternative Dispute Resolution
- Certificate in Marketing & Social Media Management.
- 21 years coaching experience
- Lessons arranged through Base coach

Ava Kourouniotis
COACH
- Regional Coach Certified
- Gold Artistic
- Bachelor of Commerce Student in Accounting at UofA
- 4 year coaching experience
- Lessons arranged through Base coach

Caitlin Pettapiece
COACH
- Provincial Coach Trained
- Gold Freeskate, Gold Skills, Gold Dances, Gold Interpretive
- Junior Ladies medalist
- DIO and VRO experience
- Bachelor of Sociology, Bachelor of Education
- 11 years coaching experience
- Lessons arranged through Base coach

Elleah Maurer
COACH
- Regional Coach Trained
- Gold Freeskate, Gold Skills, Gold Dance, and Gold Artistic
- Junior Women’s Competitor
- BSc of Animal Health Student at UofA
- 3 years coaching experience
- Lessons arranged through Base coach

Judith Namasivayam
COACH
- Regional Coach Certified
- Gold Freeskate, Gold Skills, Gold Dance, Diamond Dance
- Bachelor of Arts in Criminology
- Certificate in Applied Social Science Research
- 6 years coaching experience
- Lessons arranged through Base coach

Kelly Lim
COACH
- Regional Coach Certified
- Gold Artistic
- Star 1-4 Event Assessor (Judge)
- Bachelor of Elementary Education Student (UofA)
- 3 years coaching experience
- Lessons arranged through Base coach

Lily Davidson
COACH
- Coach
- Lessons arranged through Base coach

Megan Johnson
COACH
- Provincial Coach Trained
- Gold Freeskate, Gold Skills, Gold and Diamond Dances, Gold Interpretive
- Former Junior Ladies Competitor
- Star 1 to Juvenile Judge
- Bachelor of Science in Kinesiology; Registered Kinesiologist
- 9 years coaching experience
- Lessons arranged through Base coach

Siri Varghese
COACH
- Regional Coach Trained
- Gold Freeskate, Gold Skills, Gold Dances, Gold Artistic
- Former Novice Ladies Competitor
- Bachelor of Engineering Student at UofA
- 3 years coaching experience
- Lessons arranged through Base coach

Tophie Davies
COACH
- Regional Coach In Training
- Senior Pairs Test, Junior Competitive Test, Diamond Dances, Gold Skills
- 5-time National Competitor, Junior National Team Member, International Competitor
- National Silver Medalist in Junior Pairs and National Bronze Medalist in Novice Pairs
- Dance coach and partner through to Diamond Dances
- Pairs specialist
- Emphasizes strong mental skills along with physical skills
- Bachelor of Music in Jazz and Contemporary Music, Major in Composition, Diploma of Music with Distinction
- 20 years dance partnering and coaching experience
- Lessons arranged through Base coach

Michelle Currie
COACH
- National Coach Certified (Level 3), partial Level 4
- Coached National and International level skaters
- Senior Ladies Canadian Silver Medalist
- Senior National Team Member
- Senior Grand Prix Competitor and Golden Spin International Gold Medalist
- 2014 Skate Canada Edmonton volunteer coach award
- 25 years coaching experience, 2 1/2 of those in Italy
- Lessons arranged through Base coach