Coaches

Pam co-founded the Juneau Skating Club in 2003, has sat on the JSC Board of Directors, and is the current Figure Skating Coordinator.  Over the years, she has organized and directed the club’s activities including the holiday and spring shows, Basic Skills competitions, and USFS test sessions.  Pam skated competitively, starting at age 10, with the Long Island Figure Skating Club.  She passed her Novice Free Skate tests and Junior Figure tests and competed at the USFS North Atlantic Regional and Eastern Sectional Figure Skating Championships.  Pam and her identical twin sister were in a Doublemint Gum commercial where they were featured as figure skaters.

Currently, Pam is a member coach of both the Professional Skaters Association and U.S. Figure Skating and is a registered USFS Category A Coach, able to coach students at USFS tests, competitions, and other qualifying events.  Pam has personally experienced the benefits that figure skating can bring and hopes to pass on her passion and what she has learned from skating to her students.  Pam is available to coach group and private Basic Skills, Singles Figure Skating, Artistry, and Power stroking lessons and can be reached at 723-2031 or pammyjo00@yahoo.com.

Ryan began roller skating at the age of 4.  By age 8, he was competing in Figures, Dance, and Pairs Dance at the regional level in California placing 3rd in both Figures and Dance.  At age 11, his figure skating coach relocated and he continued to skate recreationally until age 19.

After battling serious health conditions, Ryan decided to begin ice skating in 2018 with the encouragement of his spouse.  Ice skating proved vital in his physical rehabilitation and greatly improved his overall mental health.  In 2018 he began testing in Ice Dance, Free Dance, and Moves in the Field. 

In 2019 Ryan became the Coordinator for the Learn to Skate program with the hopes of bringing the benefits and joys of skating to Juneau.

Leah started skating when she was three years old, and went to her first competition when she was six. As a skater, she earned USFSA gold medals in moves-in-the-field and ice dance, and juvenile level free skate, as well as ISI Freestyle 8. Leah’s competitive career included competing throughout the midwest and the lower 48 as an individual skater, as well as with the Miami University Collegiate Synchronized Skating Team in college.

Leah began assisting with learn-to-skate classes when she was 12 years old, and has been coaching private and group lessons part time for 22 years. Leah love skating because it’s a sport you can participate in through your whole life, and there is always something new to learn or improve on.

In her 24 years of skating, Alex started her career as part of the Fairbanks Figure Skating Club. Alex would summer in Lake Arrowhead, CA to train under the coaching team at Ice Castle International Training Center including World Team Member and Champion, Jennie Walsh, and International FS Choreographer, Phillip Mills. She has participated in numerous clinics and training with Olympic/National champions and coaches across the West Coast including Sun Valley, ID, Las Vegas, NV, Lake Tahoe, CA, Phoenix, AZ.

Alex started her focus on ice dancing at age 11, initially training with 4-time U. S. Championship Medalist, Glenn Patterson. She has continued her training with International Dance Medalist Peter Sasmore and most recently U. S. Nationals Medalist Todd Gilles. In 2014, she completed USFSA Gold Medalist achievements in Moves in the Field and Ice Dance.

Alex’s experience also includes 10 years as a competitive and social ballroom dancer. She completed a Bachelor of Arts in Biology with a minor in Business from University of Alaska Southeast in 2011. Since 2013, she has held a certificate as an ACE Personal Trainer.

Alex has been coaching for 11 years and coached at USFS Sectional and National Competitions. Alex is a member of the Professional Skating Association and is a USFSA Cert. A and an ISI Certified coach. She is certified coach through USA Hockey and has completed the USA Hockey Level One Certification. Alex specializes in Ice Dance, Moves in the Field, Choreography, Hockey, and Freestyle.

As a coach, teaches from the belief that anyone can accomplish their dreams, on and off the ice, at any age!

Aliyah started skating in the 4 th grade. She has passed her Novice Moves in the Field test and her Pre-Juvenile free skate test and is currently working on her Junior and Senior Moves in the Field tests. She is a member of Team Forget-Me-Not, Juneau’s synchronized skating team, and enjoys the many challenges
that skating brings.

Aliyah spent several years helping as an assistant in the Learn to Skate program before teaching as a Learn to Skate Instructor. She is now a USFSA coach with a PSA membership and teaches group figure skating classes as well as private or semi-private lessons. If you would like to take a lesson with Aliyah, please reach out to juneausk@hotmail.com.

Carly first started skating after watching the Juneau Skating Club’s annual holiday show. Afterwards, her mom signed her up for Learn to Skate lessons – she was 6 years old. Since then, she has continued to skate and has advanced through many disciplines of figure skating. She enjoys freestyle, synchronized skating, and moves in the field. Carly is currently working on her Novice moves in the field test with hopes of passing her senior moves test by the time she graduates high school in the Spring of 2023.

Carly also enjoys sharing her love of skating to others by coaching Learn to Skate lessons, private lessons, and group figure skating classes. She hopes to continue skating and coaching after high school. 

Wendy experienced the joy of skating on wheels, but when the Treadwell Ice Arena opened in 2003, she realized it was just as fun to skate on blades. After being approached to take lessons the first week the rink opened, she hasn’t stopped skating. Since 2003, Wendy has been very active with the Juneau Skating Club in various roles such as registrar, board member, treasurer, skate instructor, and basic skills staff manager.

In the USFS Moves in the Field (MIF) track (which replaced figures), Wendy passed the Gold Masters Adult MIF level and then moved into the standard track, and recently passed the Intermediate level. She is now currently working on the Novice Moves in the Field. In the USFS Dance track, Wendy has passed her Gold ice dances and reached her goal and is now a double gold medalist.

Wendy has such a passion for skating, and her goal is to share the joy of skating with the community of Juneau and Douglas. One of her biggest joys is to watch her grandchildren skate & performing in shows with them.

Sigrid grew up dancing and skiing, then started skating when Treadwell Arena opened.  She was delighted to discover that skating was essentially a blend of these two sports and hasn’t looked back since.  Currently working on Adult Gold Moves in the Field, Pre-Gold Pattern Dance, and Silver Free Dance (with partner Ryan Kauzlaurich), she serves as an example that skating is a sport you can continue for life.  She is a past JSC president and currently serves as the JSC SafeSport Chair. Sigrid coaches adult learn-to-skate classes, serves as the skate tech for the club, and is training to be a US Figure Skating judge. 

When she isn’t skating, she works as a hazardous materials engineer, goes sailing, and is a pyrotechnician on the Juneau Fireworks Crew.