Figure Skating Coaches

Twila - Head Coach

Twila has nearly 15 years of coaching experience at clubs in Saskatchewan, Edmonton, and Calgary. She is NCCP Level I certified. As a skater, Twila competed on the provincial level. Twila has been with the CCA Figure Skating Club since 2013.

Brittany

Brittany began coaching with us in 2009, and she has over 10 years of coaching experience in Calgary, Chestermere, and Strathmore. She is partially NCCP Beginner certified and has been skating since age 5 with 10 years of competitive skating experience.

Marisa

Marisa has almost 15 years of coaching experience including synchronized skating. She is NCCP Level I and II certified. Marisa is a registered dietician and has started her own dietician and food counselling business. She has been coaching the Figure Skating program at the CCA Figure Skating Club since 2014.

Olivia

Olivia joined us as a coach in the Figure Skating programs in 2016. She began skating in 2004, skated a few years right here at the CCA Figure Skating Club, and has gone on to skate both competitively and recreationally with several clubs in Calgary. Olivia is NCCP Beginner certified and has experience coaching figure skating, hockey, and power skating.

Power Skating Coaches

Olivia

Olivia also coaches the Power Skating program in addition to her work with the Figure Skating program. She loves coaching power skating, and is interested in obtaining her NCCP Power Skate certification.

Barb P

Barb has been coaching with the CCA Figure Skating club for nearly 20 years. She has extensive coaching experience including on the national level with the Special Olympics.

Hockey Buddies Coaches

Adam - Head Coach

Adam has been coaching with the Hockey Buddies program since 2011. Adam has played hockey since he was 5 years old, going on to play Junior in BC. He started coaching at age 15 has been the lead Hockey School Instructor at the Flames Community Arena since 2014. Adam is NCCP Multi-Sport certified.

Dani

Born and raised in Fernie, BC, Dani has been playing hockey since she was 4 years old, going on to play at the Warner Hockey School in Warner, Alberta, and at Manhattanville College in Purchase, New York. She currently plays in a Calgary women's league. Dani has nearly 15 years experience coaching various hockey programs.

Learn to Skate Coaches

Danita - Head Coach

Danita brings over 30 years of coaching experience and coaches provincial champion skaters at clubs across Calgary. She is NCCP Intermediate Level III Coach certified.

Emily

Emily has been coaching as a program assistant for over 10 years and began her NCCP coach training in Spring 2018. She began skating in 2004 with the Cypress School of Skating and went on to skate both competitively and recreationally with the LBFSC here in Calgary. Emily joined the Learn to Skate program in 2018.

Kristy

Born and raised in Cape Breton, NS, Kristy has been skating since she was 5 years old. She is NCCP Level 1 trained and brings 5 years of coaching experience and 8 years as a program assistant. Kristy joined the Learn to Skate program in 2019.