Coaches
Our coaches are registered professional coaching members of Skate Canada who are trained and certified in the National Coaching Certification Program (NCCP).
Elisabeth Beaudoin, Head Coach
- 11 Years of coaching experience
- 24 Years of skating experience
- Adult Gold Provincial Bronze Medalist 2019
- Adult Gold Stratford Super Series Silver Medalist 2022
- Registered Skate Canada Professional Coach
- Club Coach and Regional Trained Coach
- NCCP Regional Coach
- Special High Skills Major in Arts & Culture
- Ice Show Director and Coordinator
- Holds Valid First Aid and CPR Certificate
- Passed BackCheck Screening
- Completed Respect in Sport Activity Training
- Elisabeth practically lives at the rink! Dedicated to coaching for several local clubs, she’s usually at the rink before the sun comes up and still there long after it goes down.
Time off? Never heard of it. If she’s not on the ice, she’s probably on her way there!
Amanda Lachance, CanSkate Coordinator & Manager
- 10 Years of coaching experience
- Over 22 years of skating experience
- Registered Skate Canada Professional Coach
- NCCP CanSkate Coach Certified
- NCCP Regional Coach Trained
- Specializing in Pre CanSkate and CanSkate
- Holds Valid First Aid and CPR Certificate
- Rowan's Law Certified
- Passed BackCheck Screening
- Completed Respect in Sport Activity Training
Jacquelyn Lalonde, Club Coach & Adult Skating Lead
- 6 Years of coaching experience
- Over 30 years of skating experience
- Registered Skate Canada Professional Coach
- NCCP CanSkate Coach Trained
- NCCP Club Coach Trained
- Specializing in Pre CanSkate, CanSkate, Little Star and Adult Learn to Skate
- Holds Valid First Aid and CPR Certificate
- Rowan's Law Certified
- Passed BackCheck Screening
- Completed Respect in Sport Activity Training
- Off the ice, Jacquelyn is a dedicated mother, works as a law clerk at a
local law office, and continues to purse her own passion for figure skating.
She balances her professional and family life while staying connected to
the sport she loves.
Ocean Dinel, Ice Dance & PowerSkating Coach
Lisa Berry, Club Coach
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5 years coaching experience
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NCCP Canskate and Regional Club Coach
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Over 30 years of skating experience -
trained at Barrie and Mariposa and competed up to the Pre-Novice level -
Achieved Gold tests in Freeskate, Skills, and Dance.
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Lisa continues to skate as a member of an adult synchronized skating team.
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Off the ice, Lisa has been a teacher with the
Simcoe Muskoka Catholic District School Board since 2013. -
Holds valid First Aid, CPR, Backcheck and Respect in Sport certifications
Brianne Watt Chepurnyj
Sydney Boston
Leah Shenishevska