Our coaches profile page lists Skate Kingston affiliated coaches, their certification and experience as a courtesy to both the coaches and our skaters’ parents. The information is provided by the coaches and any errors or omissions are not the responsibility of Skate Kingston. All coaches are independent contractors and not employees of Skate Kingston. We neither endorse or make any coach suggestions, listing is alphabetical. Skate Kingston encourages skaters’ parents to reach out to coaches directly for further information and rates. This page should be strictly used as only a part of any coach selection and for contact information.
This list of Skate Kingston accredited professional coaches is arranged in alphabetical order. These coaches have had their coaching privileges renewed for the 2024-2025 skating season.
STARSkate Coaches:
Alisha Anderson
alishamcanderson1982@gmail.com
- Coaching since 2006
- Regional Coach
- Programs: CanSkate, STARSkate
Nancy Brennan
- Coaching since 1969
- National Coach
- CEP Status: Gold
- Programs: STARSkate, Competitive, Varsity, Power Skating
- Retired, Resource Coach availability only
Trina Dysktra-MacPherson (she/her), Assistant STARSkate Director
tdyks0433@gmail.com
- Coaching since 2017
- Provincial Coach & Choreographer
- Qualified Star 6 – GOLD Skills Coach Assessor, STAR 1-4 Event Assessor
- Base Level Technical Official – Singles
- MSc Student | Biochemistry, BScH | BiochemistryQueen’s University
- Certificate in Disability and Physical Activity, School of Kinesiology, Queen’s University
- Certificate in Business, Smith’s School of Business, Queen’s University
- Availability on all sessions for base coaching and resource coaching
- Website | Ig: @coach.trina
Natalie Henderson
nataliesalsbury@hotmail.com
- Coaching since 2004
- Regional Coach
- Programs: CanSkate, STARSkate
- Not available for private coaching in 24-25 skating season
Julie Hughes, CanSkate Director (Saturday’s)
- Coaching since 1975 (CanSkate to National Level Athletes)
- National Level 5 Certified Coach
- Learning Facilitator for Skate Canada for 28 years
- Former National/Internation Skater for Canada (Triple Gold in Skils, FreeSkate and Dance)
- Availability for Private Coaching: N/A, Resource Coach
Lisa Janssen
lisa.janssen77@gmail.com
- Coaching since 1995
- NCCP PS Certified, ISPC Theory and Technical Trained
- Trained Provincial Coach, Certified Regional Coach
- Special Olympics Community Sport Coach, Special Olympics Competition Coach
- Programs: Special Olympics, Competition Coach at Provincial, National and International Levels
Sylvie Kendell
sylviekendell@gmail.com
- Coaching 1991-1995, and since 2016
- Provincial Coach Trained, Regional Certified, CanSkate Certified, Power Skating Coach Certified
- STAR 6 to Gold Skills Coach Assessor
- Programs: STARSkate, CanSkate, CanPowerSkate
- Fully bilingual; instruction in French available
- Availability for Private Coaching: some Star A, B and C sessions, please contact for details on availability
Amanda Mathieu (she/her)
a.mathieu1985@gmail.com
- CanSkate and Regional Trained Coach
- Star 1-5 Coach Assessor
- Available for resource coaching A/B and Adult sessions
Elleni Kypriotakis
elleni.kypriotakis@gmail.com
- Coaching 2021
- Regional Coach Certified
- Programs: STARSkate, CanSkate
- Availability for STARSkate private coaching on Monday’s, Thursday’s, including Adults. Contact for other possible availability.
Rihana Kukkadi
rihana.kukkadi@gmail.com
- Coaching since 2017
- Regional Coach Certified
- Programs: STARSkate, CanSkate
Colleen Carlisle Lockwood
thelockwoods@bell.net
- Coaching since 1989
- NCCP National Coach Certified Singles, National Coach Dance & National Coach Synchro
- Programs: STARSkate, Competitive
- Availability: Currently accepting new skaters for private coaching on STAR A, B, C, and Adult STAR
Wesley Lockwood
wesley.lockwood2004@gmail.com
- Coaching since 2021
- Regional Coach Trained
- Programs: CanSkate, STARSkate, Specializing in Dance Coaching and Partnering
Jessie Mercer, Coaches Representative
jessie37@hotmail.com
- Coaching since 2015
- Regional Coach Certified
- Programs: CanSkate, STARSkate
Kim O’Donohue
skatewithkim@gmail.com
- Coaching Since: 1997-1998 in Oshawa; 2018 to present in Kingston
- Regional Coach
- Programs: Canskate, Starskate
Maddie Oster
9mmo@queensu.ca
- Coaching since 2017
- Regional Coach Certified
- Programs: Canskate, Starskate
Tonya Van De Ven, Director of CanSkate
tonyavandeven@gmail.com; 613-453-7689
- Coaching since 2017
- Regional Coach Certified
- Programs: CanSkate, STARSkate, Synchronized Skating
- Skate Canada Technical Specialist – Synchronized Skate
- Availability: Not currently accepting new skaters
Hilary Whitall, Director STAR A
lil_whitall@hotmail.com
- Regional Coach Certified
- Programs: CanSkate, STARSkate, Synchronized Skating
Phoebe Winser
- Coaching since 2018
- Regional Coach Certified
- Programs: CanSkate, STARSkate
- STAR 1-4 Event Assessor
- Fully bilingual; instruction in French available
- Availability: Monday’s STAR A and STAR C private lessons
Jenna Willoughby
jennamariewilloughby@gmail.com
- Coaching since 2011
- Regional Coach Certified
- CEP Status: Gold
- Programs: CanSkate, STARSkate
Alex Wright (she/her), Director of STARSkate
- Coaching since 2017
- Provincial Coach & Choreographer, Regional Coach Certified, Provincial Coach in Training
- CEP Status: Gold
- BSc (Hons) Kinesiology
- Senior Technical Specialist – Singles
- Programs: CanSkate, STARSkate, Off-Ice Training
- Availability for Private Coaching: All STARSkate sessions for base coaching and resource coaching
Instagram: @alexwrightcoaching
Recreational Program Coaches
June Lang
junelang_1@sympatico.ca
- Coaching since 1980
- Regional Coach Certified
- Programs: CanSkate, Adult Skate
