The Timmins Porcupine Figure Skating Club is proud to have some fantastic coaches.
CanSkate (Badge 2-6)
Club Coach: Meagan Montgomery
Pre CanSkate (Beginner & Badge 1)
Club Coach: Meagan Montgomery
Adult/Teen Skate
Club Coach: Meagan Montgomery
Freelance Coaches
Chantal Charette
Meagan Montgomery
Nadia Riopel
Coaches accepting new students upon availability
CHANTAL CHARETTE
- Bilingual
- Primary StarSkate coach Level 1 (trained and certified since 2014)
- Trained status for CanSkate since 2011
- Star 1-5 program training and assessor training
- First Aid level C
- Gold status for Skate Canada Continuous Education Program 2015
- Working towards StarSkate Coach level 2
- Participated in 1987 and 1988 Canadian Precision Skating Championships (Placed 3rd at the Challenge Cup)
- Many years of volunteer work at the CanSkate and Junior level
MEAGAN MONTGOMARY
- NCCP Regional Certified Coach
- NCCP CanSkate Certified Coach
- Bilingual
- First Aid Level C
- Coaching and Training experience in a variety of clubs across Ontario
- Attended professional seminars by notable skaters including Elvis Stojko, Kaetlyn Osmond, Elizabeth Manley and Meagan Duhamel
- Skate Canada Cold Medalist in Dance, Skills, Interpretive and Feeskate elements
- Organized and Choreographed several Ice Shows and Carnivals
- Undergraduate degree in Kinesiology, graduated with honours
- Bachelor of Education, Primary/Junior divisions, with a concentration in Early Primary Education
- Elementary School Teacher
- Mental Health training
NADIA RIOPEL
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Is a Certified Provincial Coach in Singles, Pairs and Synchronized
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Is a Certified CanPower Coach
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Certified First Aid
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Valid Backcheck (Police Screening)
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Figure Skating has been my career choice for 22 years, in various clubs (Chapleau, Iroquois Falls, Cochrane, Chisassibi)
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16 years of business experience as owner/operator of Climb N Fun
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Was club Administrator and Coach for the Chisasibi Club for one season.
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Organized and Choreographed several Ice Show, Carnivals
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Bilingual, enthusiastic, creative, innovative and quick thinker.
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Achieved Gold medal in Skills and Dance, Silver medal in Artistic, Jr. Silver Free Skate and 4th Figure
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Had many skaters achieve their gold medals in Skills, Free skate, Dance, Interpretive
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Have had multiple skaters from three different clubs qualify and attend the Provincial Competition