Cheryl Risk Johnson

Owner

Team Director

• More than 22 years gymnastics experience

• 10 years coaching experience

• USA Gymnastics Professional Member

• USA Gymnastics Safety Certified

• USA Gymnastics Kinder Accreditation for Teachers (KAT) Certified

• CPR and First Aid Certified

• Certified in Personal Training

• BS in Human Nutrition, Foods and Exercise from Virginia Tech

• MS in Health Promotion from Virginia Tech

Geoffrey

Neely

Instructional Coordinator

Birthday Party Coordinator

Camp Coordinator

• 5 years competitive cheerleading experience
• 2.5 year coaching experience
• Virginia Tech Varsity Cheerleader 2006-2007, 2009-2010
• Pursuing a BS in Math with a minor in Medicine from Virginia Tech

Katie

Thacker

Preschool Coordinator

Communications Coordinator

• 20 years of dance experience
• 8 years of dance instruction experience
• Dance experience includes ballet, modern, jazz, lyrical, hip-hop, and interpretive
• 4 years aerobics/Pilates instruction experience
• 2 year in dance training for competitive gymnastics
• Certifications in CPR, Aerobics, and Personal Fitness Training

Gabriela Aron

Team Coach

• Over 22 years of artistic and rhythmic gymnastics experience
• Over 7 years of ballet training
• 9 years coaching experience
• Member of the Romanian National Team of Rhythmic Gymnastics (1993)
• Certified in Aerobics and Personal Training
• Diploma in choreography, Art High School in Romania
• USA Gymnastics Professional Member
• USA Gymnastics Safety Certified
• CPR and First Aid Certified
• BS in Physical Education with a minor in Artistic Gymnastics Coaching from Ovidious University in Romania

Christina Griffith

Team Coach

• 18 years gymnastics experience

• 10 years coaching experience

• USA Gymnastics Professional Member

• USA Gymnastics Safety Certified

• USA Gymnastics Kinder Accreditation for Teachers (KAT) Certified

• CPR and First Aid Certified

• BS in Human Nutrition, Foods and Exercise from Virginia Tech

• MS in Health Promotion at Virginia Tech

• Exercise Physiologist and Cardiac Sonographer at Montgomery Regional Hospital

Amanda Moyer

Team Coach

• 18 years gymnastics experience
• 7 years coaching experience
• USA Gymnastics Professional Member
• USA Gymnastics Safety Certified

Daniel Nester

Team Coach

• 2 years cheerleading and gymnastics experience
• 2 years coaching experience
• USA Gymnastics Professional Member
• USA Gymnastics Safety Certified
• Currently a Virginia Tech Varsity Cheerleader
• Pursuing a BS in Human Nutrition, Foods and Exercise with a minor in Political Science from Virginia Tech

Becky Noss

Team Coach

• 15 years gymnastics experience

• 5 years coaching experience

• USA Gymnastics Professional Member

• USA Gymnastics Safety Certified

• First Aid Certified

• BS in Math from Virginia Tech

• Pursuing Masters of Education and Curriculum at Radford

Lindsay

Amateis

• 8 years gymnastics experience
• 2 years coaching experience
• Pursuing an advanced diploma from Blacksburg High School

Kate Axsom

• 12 years gymnastics experience
• Currently a member of VA Techniques DANSpring Team
• 2 years coaching experience
• Pursuing advanced diploma at Blacksburg High School

Cindy

Dowdy

• 6 years of gymnastics experience
• 9 years cheerleading coaching experience
• 2 years coaching experience
• National Board Certified Teacher
• 1^st grade teacher at Belview Elementary School
• BS in Early Childhood Education from Virginia Tech
• MS in Child Development from Virginia Tech

Stephanie

Goetz

• 7 years gymnastics experience
• Currently a competitive level 8 gymnast at Virginia Techniques
• 2 years coaching experience
• Pursuing advanced diploma at Blacksburg High School

Abby

Johnson

• 7 years gymnastics experience
• 2 years coaching experience
• Pursuing Business Information Technology degree at Virginia Tech

Melissa

Kirkendall

• 25 years gymnastics experience

• 14 years cheerleading experience

• 13 years coaching experience

• NCA (National Cheerleading Association) Safety Certified

• AACCA Safety Certified

• Competitive Cheerleading choreographer - College, High School and All-Star

• BA in Communications from Virginia Tech

Keith "KC"

Moyer

• 2 years gymnastics experience
• 3 years coaching experience
• BS in Interdisciplinary Studies from Virginia Tech

Gretchen

Ninestein

• Over 20 years dance experience
• Over 15 years working with children
• Over 6 months of coaching experience
• USA Gymnastics Safety Certified
• BA in dance from Columbia College in South Carolina

Kelly

Peters

• 4 years gymnastics experience
• 2 years coaching experience
• Pursuing advanced diploma at Christiansburg High School

Kayla

Sledd

• 7 years gymnastics experience
• 4 years coaching experience
• USA Gymnastics Safety Certified
• Pursuing a degree in radiography

Helen

Wooge

• 4 years gymnastics experience
• 6 months coaching experience
• Pursuing advanced diploma at Christiansburg High School