AAFSC Coaches

• Professional Staff
• Junior Coaches
• Synchro Only Coaches
• Learn to Skate Instructors

Professional Staff

Alex Hill

• Lesson Types:
  Skating Skills, Skating Skills/Moves Test, Synchronized Skating, Learn to Skate Skills

• Qualifications:
  

• Available for students:
  No

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Ariana

• Lesson Types:
  Skating Skills, Skating Skills/Moves Test, Synchronized Skating, Learn to Skate Skills

• Qualifications:
  2x World Championship Medalist and 4x International Gold Medalist in Senior Synchronized Skating. Former Team USA and Team Canada Athlete. Gold Skating Skills.

• Available for students:
  Yes

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Brad Newman

• Lesson Types:
  Singles Freestyle, Skating Skills, Skating Skills/Moves Test, Showcase

• Qualifications:
  Gold Freestyle, Gold Moves in the Field, Pre-Gold Dance, Juvenile Pair, Disney On Ice

• Available for students:
  No

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Brandon Forsyth

• Lesson Types:
  Ice Dance, Skating Skills, Skating Skills/Moves Test

• Qualifications:
  Gold Dance, Gold Moves, Gold Freedance, Int Pair, 5th Figure Test, Jr Men Freestyle

• Available for students:
  Yes

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Caroline Green

• Lesson Types:
  Ice Dance, Skating Skills, Choreography

• Qualifications:
  USFS Skating Skills Gold Medalist, USFS Pattern Dance Gold Medalist, USFS Free Dance Gold Medalist

• Available for students:
  Yes

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Claire Mifsud

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• Qualifications:
  Gold Move in the Field, Pre-Gold Dance, Learn to Skate Director, Ann Arbor United High School Figure Skating Coach, Licensed Athletic Trainer

• Available for students:
  Yes

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Connie Achtenberg

• Lesson Types:
  Ice Dance, Off-Ice Training, Skating Skills

• Qualifications:
  International competitor, 10x Solo Dance Finals competitor, Partnered Gold Dance + 5 Internationals, Gold Skating Skills, Gold Solo Free Dance, Silver Singles, PSA Basic Accreditation

• Available for students:
  Yes

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Dean Copely

• Lesson Types:
  Ice Dance, Skating Skills

• Qualifications:
  International Pattern Dance, Gold Free Dance, Gold Skating Skills

• Available for students:
  Yes

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Diana Muzyk

• Lesson Types:
  Singles Freestyle, Ice Dance, Skating Skills

• Qualifications:
  USFS Gold Medalist in Skating Skills and Singles Freestyle. Silver Pattern Dances and Silver Free Dance.

• Available for students:
  Yes

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Douglas Haw

• Lesson Types:
  

• Qualifications:
  Gold-FreeStyle, Dance, Figure, Silver Pair PSA Master Coach Free, MIF, Figure* Canadian Level 5 Olympic Coach* *the only coach in North America to have the highest certification in two countries

• Available for students:
  Yes

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Emilea Zingas

• Lesson Types:
  Ice Dance, Skating Skills, Choreography

• Qualifications:
  2026 Olympian in Ice Dance

• Available for students:
  No

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Jason Deveikis

• Lesson Types:
  Singles Freestyle, Ice Dance, Skating Skills, Skating Skills/Moves Test

• Qualifications:
  

• Available for students:
  Yes

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Jen Patero-Schneider

• Lesson Types:
  Singles Freestyle, Ice Dance, Off-Ice Training, Skating Skills, Skating Skills/Moves Test, Showcase, Choreography

• Qualifications:
  USFS Double Gold Medalist in Freestyle and Dance, 8A Figures. B.S. Dance Studio Management from EMU

• Available for students:
  Yes

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Karolyn Flaherty

• Lesson Types:
  Singles Freestyle, Skating Skills

• Qualifications:
  US Figure Skating Gold Medalist in Dance. Coached Regional Champions in Intermediate and Juvenile.

• Available for students:
  Yes

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Katharine Greene

• Lesson Types:
  Singles Freestyle, Off-Ice Training, Skating Skills

• Qualifications:
  Senior Freestyle, Senior Moves in the Field

• Available for students:
  Yes

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Kendra Pottenger

• Lesson Types:
  Singles Freestyle, Off-Ice Training, Pairs, Skating Skills

• Qualifications:
  National and International Coach, U.S. Triple Gold Medalist in Moves in the Field, Freestyle, and Pairs

• Available for students:
  Yes

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Lia Forsyth

• Lesson Types:
  Ice Dance, Skating Skills, Skating Skills/Moves Test, Synchronized Skating

• Qualifications:
  Former Junior World Team and Team USA member, International and 2 time National medalist. Professional Skaters Association Rated Senior and Certified Professional.

• Available for students:
  Yes

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Mary Johanson

• Lesson Types:
  

• Qualifications:
  US and Canadian Double Gold Medalist in figures and freestyle

• Available for students:
  No

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Melanie Bolhuis

• Lesson Types:
  Singles Freestyle, Ice Dance, Skating Skills/Moves Test

• Qualifications:
  Double Gold Medalist, Certified Rated Freestyle, Master Rated Field Moves, Level III Ranking

• Available for students:
  No

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Melissa Keil

• Lesson Types:
  Singles Freestyle, Skating Skills/Moves Test

• Qualifications:
  USFS Gold Freestyle and USFS Gold Skating Skills

• Available for students:
  Yes

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Meredith Longoria

• Lesson Types:
  Singles Freestyle, Skating Skills

• Qualifications:
  Gold MIF, Pre-Gold freestyle, intermediate pairs, pre-silver Dance, Certified rating Skating Skills, Certified rating Freestyle, Bachelor in Business Administration

• Available for students:
  Yes

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Michael Parsons

• Lesson Types:
  Ice Dance

• Qualifications:
  

• Available for students:
  Yes

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Pamela May

• Lesson Types:
  Synchronized Skating

• Qualifications:
  Hockettes On-Ice Director

• Available for students:
  Yes

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Rebecca Gerfen

• Lesson Types:
  Skating Skills, Skating Skills/Moves Test, Synchronized Skating, Learn to Skate Skills

• Qualifications:
  Former Team USA Athlete, 4x Synchronized Skating National Champion, 8x International Medalist, Gold Skating Skills, Gold Partner Dances, Gold Solo Free Dance

• Available for students:
  Yes

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Rebecka Hakansson

• Lesson Types:
  Singles Freestyle, Off-Ice Training, Skating Skills

• Qualifications:
  Quadruple U.S. Gold Medalist: Moves In the Field, Gold Freestyle, Gold Free Dance and Gold Solo Dance

• Available for students:
  Yes

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Rilynn Logeman-Cox

• Lesson Types:
  Singles Freestyle, Skating Skills, Adaptive

• Qualifications:
  USFS Gold Medalist for Moves in the Field, B.A Elementary Education

• Available for students:
  Yes

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Sam Herbert

• Lesson Types:
  Singles Freestyle, Off-Ice Training, Pairs

• Qualifications:
  U.S. National and International Medalist in Pairs

• Available for students:
  No

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Vadym Kolesnik

• Lesson Types:
  Ice Dance, Skating Skills

• Qualifications:
  2026 Olympian, International Ice Dancer, Gold Dances, Gold Moves, Gold Free Dance

• Available for students:
  No

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Veronica Pershina

• Lesson Types:
  Singles Freestyle, Off-Ice Training, Skating Skills, Skating Skills/Moves Test, On-Ice Harness, Choreography

• Qualifications:
  PSA Master Sport Science, BA, CMF, SFS, Senior Freestyle, Junior moves

• Available for students:
  Yes

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Yaroslava (Yasa) Nechaeva

• Lesson Types:
  Ice Dance, Skating Skills, Skating Skills/Moves Test

• Qualifications:
  World and Olympic Coach, Bachelor in Physical Education from Moscow State Academy, PSA level VII, PSA Registered in MITF

• Available for students:
  Yes

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Junior Coaches

Annalisa Albers

• Lesson Types:
  Singles Freestyle, Ice Dance, Skating Skills/Moves Test, Learn to Skate Skills

• Qualifications:
  USFS Gold Medalist in Skating Skills, Singles, Partnered Dance, and Solo Pattern Dance, Former US National Team Athlete for Synchronized Skating

• Available for students:
  Yes

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Elise Meints

• Lesson Types:
  Skating Skills/Moves Test, Adaptive

• Qualifications:
  Pre-Gold Skating Skills & Silver Ice Dance

• Available for students:
  Yes

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Georgia Oppenheim

• Lesson Types:
  Skating Skills, Skating Skills/Moves Test, Synchronized Skating, Adaptive, Learn to Skate Skills

• Qualifications:
  USFS Gold Medalist for Moves in the Field, Silver Dance Tests, 3x U.S National Synchronized Skating Champion

• Available for students:
  Yes

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Yahli Pedersen

• Lesson Types:
  Ice Dance, Skating Skills, Choreography, Learn to Skate Skills

• Qualifications:
  Team USA Ice Dancer, Junior World Ice Dance Competitor

• Available for students:
  Yes

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