Our Team Coaches
Base Coaches
Carey Leal-Janvier
SENIOR BASE COACH
[email protected]
- 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 Medalists
- 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
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 Humphreys
BASE COACH
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- Regional Coach Certified
- Gold Freeskate, Gold Skills
- Former Gold Ladies Competitor and Sectionals C0mpetitor
- Student at University of Alberta with a major in English, completing a Bachelor of Arts
- Author of The Devil’s Ghost (November 2025)
- 5 years coaching experience
Valerie Ure
SENIOR BASE COACH
[email protected]
- 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
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
Angie Chu
COACH
- year 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
Deborah Lyon
LTS COORDINATOR & COACH
- years coaching experience
- Lessons arranged through Base coach
Eliana Lee
COACH
- Regional Coach Trained
- Gold Freeskate, Gold Skills
- Former Novice Ladies Competitor
- Junior Development Team Member 2018-2019
- Bachelor of Commerce Student in Accounting at MacEwan University
- 4 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
Jill Gainer
COACH
- 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
Kayla Poon
COACH
- Regional Coach In-Training
- Gold Freeskate, Gold Skills, Gold Artistic, Gold Dance, Partial Diamond Dance
- Former Gold Ladies Competitor
- 3 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)
- 4 years coaching experience
- Lessons arranged through Base coach
Lily Davidson
COACH
- Coach
- Lessons arranged through Base coach
Linda Kemigisha
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
Rebecca Lu
COACH
- Regional Coach Trained
- Gold Artistic, Gold Skills
- 2 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