Okanagan Gymnastics Centre Coaching Staff

	Head Coach: Sergei Chelest brings a wealth of international coaching experience to the Okanagan Gymnastics Centre, including work with national teams in Russia and Australia before moving to Canada. Sergei also coached with Club Omega in Vancouver. Joined OGC Coaching staff March 2006
	Trampoline & Tumbling Head Coach: Angelo Despotas has a wealth of experience both as trampoline coach and competitor. He has been coaching since 1985 and represented Canada throughout the 1990s. Joined OGC Coaching staff 2002
	Artistic Gymnastics Coordinator Heather Ivanitz Level 3 Certified Women's Artistic Gymnastics Level 2 Certified Artistic gymnastics Level 2 Trampoline and Preschool Gymnastics Certification National Level Women's Judge , Tramp & DMT Judge Dance Instructor & Club Choreographer Joined Coaching staff 1999
	Club Coordinator Anita Ott Certified Level 2 Women's Artistic Gymnastics Level 2 Technical on Trampoline Preschool certification Joined coaching staff 2001
	Preschool Coordinator Katie Lankhorst Certified Level 1 Women's Artistic Gymnastics Certified Level 1 Trampoline Joined coaching staff September 2007
	Maria Alimova Maria is here from Russia to cover Heather's maternity leave!  She is a national level coach in Russia.  Joined our coaching staff December 2009
	Dani Taillon Certified Level 2 Women's Artistic Gymnastics Certified Level 1 in Trampoline Joined coaching staff September 2007
	Emily Bissonnette Certified Level 1 in Women's Artistic Gymnastics Level 2 technical in Women's Artistic Gymnastics  Certified Level 1 in Trampoline Joined coaching staff September 2005
	Aly Nuyens Certified Level 1 in Women's Artistic Gymnastics Level 2 Theory Certified Level 2 Trampoline Joined coaching staff September 2009
	Diana Graves Part 1 technical in Gymnastics for All Part 2 Theory in Gymnastics for All Joined coaching staff September 2009
	Nori Horie Certified Level 3 Men's Artistic Gymnastics Level 1 Technical in Tramoline Joined coaching staff August 2008
	Michelle DeLeurme Certified Level 1 Women's Artistic Gymnastics Joined coaching staff April 2008
	Jamie Gardner Certified Level 2 in Women's Artistic Gymnastics  Certified Level 2 in Trampoline Joined coaching staff May 2005
	Jesse Jakins Certified Level 2 in Women's Artistic Gymnastics Certified Level 1 in Trampoline Provincial Level 4 Judge Joined coaching staff August 2006
	Stephanie Ott Certified Level 1 in Women's Artistic Gymnastics Certified Level 1 in Trampoline Level 2 Technical in Women's Artistic Gymnastics Provincial Level 4 Judge Joined coaching staff April 2008
	Kathleen Lane Certified Level 2 in Women's Artistic Gymnastics Certified Level 2 in Trampoline Level 3 Theory & Technical Trampoline Trampoline Judge Joined coaching staff September 2009
	Meredith Reynolds Certified Level 1 Women's Artistic Gymnastics Certified Level 1 Trampoline Level 2 Technical in Trampoline Provincial Judge for Trampoline & Tumbling Joined coaching team November 2005
	Noelannah Neubauer Certified Level 2 in Women's Artistic Joined coaching staff September 2009
	Nadine Mearns Certified Level 2 Women's Artistic Gymnastics Certified Level 2 Trampoline Joined coaching staff September 2003
	Nicole Dowhaniuk Certified Level 1 in Women's Artistic Gymnastics Certified Level 1 in Trampoline Joined coaching staff September 2005
	Brittany Falconer Level 1 & 2 technical Trampoline Joined coaching staff April 2009
	Richelle Casavant Certified Level 2 in Women's Artistic Gymnastics Certified Level 1 Trampoline Provincial Level 4 Judge Joined coaching staff Septmeber 2005
	Sandra Polley Certified Level 2 Women's Artistic Gymnastics Certified Level 2 Trampoline Level 3 Theory Joined coaching staff 1993
	Svetlana Rasseko Dance Instructor Joined coaching staff 2002
	Stephanie Palichuk Certified Level 2 in Women's Artistic Certified Level 1 & 2 Technical Trampoline Joined coaching staff  September 2009
	Tara Culbert Level 1 Technical Women's Artistic Level 1 Technical Trampoline Joined coaching staff April 2007
	Rochelle Ott Part 1 Technical in Gymnastics for All Part 2 Theory in Gymnastics for All Part 3 Artistic in Gymnastics for All Part 3 Trampoline in Gymnastics for All Joined coaching staff January 2007
	Ali Pavia Certified Level 2 Women's Artistic Gymnastics Certified Level 1 Trampoline Level 2 Technical Trampoline Level 4  Women's Artistic Judge Joined coaching staff September 2001
	Jenna Marshall Certified level 1 Women's Artistic Gymnastics Level 2 Technical Women's Artistic Gymnastics Certified Level 1 Trampoline Joined coaching staff September 2008
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