Coaching Staff and Volunteers
Tiffany Gadanyi (Wednesdays and Saturdays)
Tiffany comes from 10 years of figure skating experience under the training of Adrian Oleksyszak, Markus Leminen, Earnest Pryhitka and Nancy Lemaire just to name a few. Qualified for provincials three times and finished her skating career at the Pre-Novice ladies singles level. She works with all disciplines, but predominately prefers FreeSkate.
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NCCP Regional Coach trained
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Off Ice Trainer
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Coaching for 5 years
John MacMullen (Wednesday)
John comes to HESC with over 26 years of Coaching experience! He has achieved Gold Dance and Senior silver FreeSkate and is also NCCP trained in Baseball and Basketball.
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CanSkate Certified
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StarSkate Certified
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CanPower Certified
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StarSkate support Coach
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Dance Coach/Partner
Vicki Newman (Saturday)
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National Trained Skating coach with over 25 years experience
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Seneca College graduate in Applied Coaching Techniques
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Skate Canada Central Ontario section Coach of the Year
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PrePowerSkate Coordinator Acton Skating Club
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PowerSkate Coach at several clubs
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Canfitpro certified fitness instructor
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Exceeded Standard in the CANSkate Excellence program as both a Coach and CanSkate Coordinator at multiple clubs.
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Continually maintaining and exceeding the requirement for Continuing education as set out by Skate Canada and the Coaching Association of Canada
Lizzi Leitch (Wednesday)
Lizzi found her love of skating in 2017 and hasn't looked back! She has shared her skills as a Program Assistant for the last 4 years, and has won multiple Program Assistant of the Year awards.
She is excited to join the coaching team and to continue supporting kids who are learning to skate.
Kacelynne (Wednesday)
I come from 10 years of figure skating experience in both singles and ice dance. During my competitive years, I obtained my Gold Dance, Gold Skills, and Junior Silver Freeskate testing. I have also represented Skate Ontario at Canadians for ice-dance. I am very honoured to join the HESC team and I am excited to help teach the love of skating.
OUR VOLUNTEERS
Role Models, Leaders, Supporters
Our volunteers and program assistants are invaluable members of our club. They are responsible for assisting the coaches in teaching and in many aspects of the CanSkate program. Having their help on the ice ensures that we can maintain a 1:10 or lower coach/program assistant-to-skater ratio. This ratio guarantees the best and safest delivery of our CanSkate program by allowing more personalized support leading to greater skater success and quicker progression. All of our volunteers and program assistants have been trained by a member of our professional coaching staff.