Daisy Power
Director of Coaching |
 |
Certification: Provincial Coach Certified
Bio: Daisy has over 20 years experience coaching at all levels of skating. Currently Daisy coaches Pre-CanSkate, CanSkate, Synchro, STAR and Competitive skaters. She is currently the Director of Coaching at MPPSC. |
| Ashley Bishop |
|
Certification: Provincial Coach Trained
Bio: Ashley brings 10 years of coaching experience to our club. |
| Lori Brett |
|
Certification: National Coach Certified
Bio: Lori has over 20 years of coaching experience. She has coached skaters/teams at the National and International Level with highlights including Junior Grand Prix events in Germany and Bulgaria. Currently teaching the CanSkate, IntroSTAR, Junior, Intermediate and Senior sessions with the Mount Pearl-Paradise Skating Club. |
| Joanne Burry |
|
Certification: Provincial Coach Certified
Bio: Joanne brings 30 years of coaching to our club.
Contact regarding accepting new students |
| Danica Dean |
|
Certification: Regional Coach Certified
Bio: This is Danica's 7th year coaching and 4th with MPPSC. She currently coaches STARSkate, Adult 3 Synchro, and help out on CanSkate and IntroSTAR as needed. Outside of coaching, Danica skates with the Adult I Starlites and is completing a Bachelor of Education + Technology Diploma at MUN. Danica is currently team coach with Emil Francis, any inquires about coaching can be directed to him.
|
| Emil Francis |
|
Certification: Regional Coach Certified
Bio: Emil loves coaching all disciplines of skating with a particular interest in synchronized skating and singles. He has worked within the STAR stream, Podium Pathway, and Special Olympics. His coaching philosophy centres around meeting his students where they are and helping reach the skating and life goals they set for themselves. Emil has six years of experience and coaches alongside Danica Dean and Sarah George.
*Currently accepting new skaters to their team |
| Lindsay Janes |
|
Certification: National Coach Trained
Bio: Lindsay has coached the Pre-CanSkate, CanSkate, STARSkate, CompetitiveSkate and Synchro programs for the past 16 years.
Not currently accepting new skaters |
| Juliette LeFrançois-Bélanger |
|
Certification: Regional Coach Trained
Bio: Juliette has been coaching with MPPSC since 2022. As a skater, she obtained three gold pins and passed a diamond dance. She currently coaches Pre-CanSkate and CanSkate, as well as on Junior, Intermediate and Senior singles sessions. She coaches primarily in partnership with Victoria Short and Adèle LeFrançois-Bélanger. She is available to take on skaters at all levels and ages, including those who are neurodiverse and/or disabled. In addition to English, she speaks fluent French, intermediate Mandarin and some Arabic.
*Currently accepting new students |
| Brittany Morgan |
|
Certification: National Coach Trained
Bio: Brittany has 16 years of coaching experience in Dance, Skills & Freeskate.
Not currently accepting new skaters |
| Victoria Short |
|
Certification: Provincial Coach in Training
Bio: 7 years actively coaching. Experience coaching Pre-CanSkate, CanSkate, IntroStar, StarSkate, and Competitive skaters. Have experience with singles, and ice dance.
*Currently accepting new students |
| Katie Slaney |
|
Certification: Regional Coach Trained
Bio: Katie coaches on the Pre-CanSkate, CanSkate and STARSkate sessions. Katie was a competitive skater with MPPSC for many years prior to starting coaching last season. Katie is a first year MUN student and skates on the Open Starlites. |
| Neal Thorne |
|
Certification: National Coach Certified
Bio: Neal has 21 years coaching experience. Currently coaches Pre-Canskate, CanSkate, IntroSTAR, STARSkate, and Competitive skaters. |
| Miranda Walsh |
|
Certification: National Coach In-Training
Bio: Going into her 12th year of coaching skaters from both STARSkate and Podium Pathway along with all levels of synchronized skating from Beginner (Star 3) to Adult.
*Contact regarding accepting new students |
.png)