Maple Ridge is proud to welcome Regan Taylor to our team of coaches for the 2010 season. As the past Regional Development Team Coordinator and as coach/organizer of various BC Coast Region skating seminars, Regan brings a wealth of knowledge and experience to help all skaters achieve excellence from the beginner to the elite competitive levels of our sport. Let her enthusiasm for skating and her extensive background inspire your child!
Elyse began skating at the age of 5 at the Maple Ridge Skating Club. She was a competitive skater in Freeskate and Dance. She medaled in Dance at the 2005 and 2006 BC/YT Section Championships and competed at the Skate Canada Western Challenge. As a Freeskater she competed in BC/YT Section Championships and BC Winter Games. She was BC Coast Champion in Pre-Juvenile and Juvenile. She has successfully completed her gold tests in Freeskate, Dance and Skills. She has had extensive training in RAD ballet, jazz and hip hop.
Brenda began skating at the age of 5 at the Williams Lake Figure Skating Club. She later moved/trained at the Kerrisdale Figure Skating Club in Vancouver under the watchful eye of Master Coach, Dr. Hellmut May. Brenda competed regionally and provincially, winning many competitions and Artistic awards.
Cindy has taught all levels and disciplines of skating, from Pre School through to StarSkate and CompetitiveSkate, both with children and adults. Her passion with synchro started in 1997 where, as a skater, she traveled to her first National Synchro Championships in Hamilton. She then began coaching a group of ladies which become the Coquitlam Masters Synchro Team. She has also coached Pre-Juvenile, Juvenile, Pre-Novice, and Novice teams representing the Maple Ridge SC and Cloverdale FSC.
A former elite track & field athlete, who competed internationally for Canada. He is the former provincial junior record holder in the 1500m, 3000m, & 5000m events and a former BC High School record holder at 1500m. Following winning the USA National Championships in high school, he went on to be ranked 9th in the world in 1987 in the 1500m.