Jacqueline has been coaching for almost 20 years, starting with Learn to Skate in college and added private lessons soon after. She was the Learn to Skate coordinator at Walker Ice and Fitness Center for 10+ years, and recently retired so she could have more flexibility on Saturdays. Jacqueline believes that skating is for everyone and that anyone can learn to skate and loves working with all ages. She also knows that not everyone that loves skating loves to perform and likes to encourage everyone to at least try it out and see where skating can take them. Jacqueline spends most of her time coaching at Griff's IceHouse West and specializes in freestyle, moves, power skating and hockey coaching. She lives in Grand Rapids with her family and (lots of) pets.

Danielle Bozio has been skating for 22 years and coaching for 6 years. As a skater she loves moves in the field and Synchronized skating. She is the Skating School Director at Southside Ice Arena in Byron Center Michigan. She strives for a fun, welcoming, and engaging skating environment for all skaters and skill levels. She’s passionate about group training for young skaters but also loves the one on one setting of private lessons and thinks both are important! When she’s not at an ice rink, she’s busy at home with her husband, and 3 young children. Danielle coaches primarily at Southside and Kentwood Ice Arenas.

Denise Hendershot has been skating for 25 years and offers a unique perspective beginning her figure skating journey as an adult. She started coaching private lessons in 2015 and has taught learn to skate at various rinks since 2005. Success in figure skating requires hard work and dedication but first and foremost it needs to be fun. Her goal as a coach is to help her students become the best skater they can be while having fun in the process. She strives to be a positive influence, role model, and mentor for every student. Denise enjoys teaching students of all ages and abilities to help them reach their goals big or small. I focus on fundamentals, moves in the field, jumps, and love teaching spins. When Denise is not on the ice, she is enjoying her new hobby or making and stoning figure skating dresses!

Jessica Lohr has been skating for 26 years. She grew up skating in the metro Detroit area, where she competed with the Gems on Ice and Hockettes synchronized skating teams. She now lives in the Grand Rapids area with her husband Jack and their dog Luna!

Jess specializes in coaching Synchro, Moves in the Field and Ice Dance, and primarily coaches at Southside/Kentwood. She has coached a synchronized skating team for the past 8 years, previously coaching the GVSU Synchronized Skating Team, and now coaching the Lake Effect Flurries. In addition to Synchro, she has been coaching private lessons as a PSA Certified Professional Skating Coach and a Certified Learn to Skate Instructor for over 10 years.

Stephanie Jursa is a double gold medalist in both Freestyle and Moves in the field skating. After years of competing at the amateur level Stephanie went on to a professional career with Disney On Ice. For 8 years Stephanie traveled the world performing and developing as a professional figure skater. Here she portrayed an array of different Disney Princesses and gained the knowledge and training of a pair skater. In later years she became an acrobatic skater, performing various circus acts on ice consisting of, the spanish web, aerial silks and strap routines. Stephanie also has an extensive background in ballet, yoga, barre and endurance training. She loves to get to share her love and passion for the ice with everyone and is happy to help with specific trainings or be a head coach. She primarily coaches at Griff’s Icehouse West in Holland.