TGISC Professional Coaches
(left to right) Karen Clarke, Catherine Greenwood, Melissa Butler, Tara Garland, Diane Greenwood, Ashlea Kilpatrick
 
 
Melissa Butler, Head Coach/Program Co-ordinator
Bachelor of Commerce, Marketing Major
 
  • ISPC (formerly NCCP Level 2) Trained - (completed ISPC Technical Courses)
  • NCCP Level 1 Certified
  • CanPowerSkate Instructor Certified 
  • CanSkate Coach / STARSkate Coach / CanPowerSkate Coach 
  • 18 years experience 
  • Novice Competitive Freeskate
  • Sr. Silver Skating Skills, Dance, and Interpretive
  • Skate Canada Club and Recreation Coach Award of Excellence - Calgary Region Nominee 2010
  • Skate Canada Best of the Best CanSkate Coach National Finalist (Top 20)
  • Specializing in choreography, style enhancement, developing artistic impression, and off-ice dance training. 
  • Extensive dance background performing and choreographing for productions with: World Police and Fire Games, Legends Alive Tour, Artists Elite International, Dance with France Studios, Blue Collar Dance Company, the University of Calgary, Calgary Opera, and many city wide events.
 
 
Diane Greenwood, CanSkate Head Coach
Bachelor of Communication & Culture, Pursuing Bachelor of Education
 
  • NCCP CanSkate Coach Certified / CanPowerSkate Instructor Certified / NCCP Level 1 (Trained)
  • CanSkate / CanSkate Enhanced / CanPowerSkate Coach / Primary StarSkate Coach 
  • Currently Skate Canada CEP Bronze Status
  • 8 years experience / 9 years Program Assistant
  • Gold Dance
  • Skate Canada Club and Recreation Coach Award of Excellence - Calgary Region Nominee 2011
 
 
Karen Clarke
Bachelor of Science & Environmental Health, Pursuing Masters of Public Health
 
  • NCCP Level 1 Certified, NCCP Level 2 Theory
  • CanSkate Coach / StarSkate Coach
  • 11 years experience
  • Gold Dance, Sr. Silver Skating Skills
  • Skate Canada Club and Recreation Coach Award of Excellence - Calgary Region Nominee 2011
 
Ashlea Kilpatrick
Bachelor of Psychology, Honours
 
  • NCCP CanSkate Coach Certified / CanPowerSkate Instructor Certified / NCCP Level 1 (trained)
  • CanSkate /  CanSkate Enhanced / CanPowerSkate Coach/ Primary StarSkate Coach
  • Former 2 time Novice & Junior Synchronized Skating National Champion and Canada World Team member
  • 7 years experience / 5 years Program Assistant
  • Currently Skate Canada CEP Gold Status
 
Tara Garland
Disabililty Studies Diploma, 4th year Bachelor of Community Rehabilitation
 
  • NCCP CanSkate (trained) / CanPowerSkate Instructor Certified
  • 3 years experience / 6 years Program Assistant
  • CanSkate /  CanSkate Enhanced / CanPowerSkate Coach
  • Gold Interpretive, Jr. Silver Skating Skills, Jr. Silver Dance
 
Catherine Greenwood
4th year Bachelor of Nursing
 
  • NCCP CanSkate (trained)
  • 1 year experience / 6 years Program Assistant 
  • CanSkate Coach
  • Triple Gold Skater (Skating Skills, Dance, & Interpretive)
 

 

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