The Mt. Pleasant Figure Skating Club is very lucky to have many qualified and caring coaches on staff who will guide your skaters as they make the transition from group lessons within the Learn to Skate USA program to semi private and private lessons as part of our Rising Stars, Junior Club and MPFSC Programs.
Please read through the bios below to learn more about our instructional staff.
Miranda Bender
Email: steff1mc@cmich.edu
Phone:989-506-7214
Skating Experience: 20+ years of skating experience; 2 years of Theater, 7 years of coaching, 4 years as Learn to Skate Director and 1 year of experience on the Ferris State University’s Intercollegiate Team.
Qualifications: Pre-Juvenile Moves in the Field/Preliminary Freestyle
Disciplines Taught Rising Stars, Junior Club, Moves in the Field, Freestyle through single jumps.
Accepting New Students? Contact for availability
Days Available for Lessons: Contact for availability
Lesson fee rate: -Please contact for current rate.
Kim Bishop
Email: kimbishop901@gmail.com
Phone: 989-506-1698
Skating Experience: 24+ years coaching experience
Qualifications: Gold Dance, Junior Moves in the Field, Intermediate FS, Learn to Skate Instructor/Director for multiple clubs, & Show Director for multiple clubs. Past Regional Competitor. Highest test level passed by students: Senior MIF, Int. Freestyle, Pre-Gold Dance.
Disciplines Taught: Freestyle, Moves in the Field, Dance, Pairs, Hockey, Power Skating, Adult, and Synchronized Skating and Instructor for College Team levels.
Accepting new students? Please contact for availability
Days available for lessons. Please contact for availability
Lesson fee rate Please contact for current rate.
Melanie Black
Head Coach & Director, Journey Into Imagination Theater Team
Email: megosk8
Phone: (989)423-5877
Skating Experience: Melanie is an active adult competitive freestyle skater and has coached since 2001. She is a twelve time National Champion at Adult Nationals and National Showcase as well as a three-time gold test medalist. Melanie coaches all levels, ages and abilities. She has coached Theater on Ice teams as well as finalists and champions at Adult nationals and Showcase Nationals.
Qualifications: Melanie holds a Professional Skaters Association Registered Free Skate rating, Registered Group rating and a Senior Moves in the Field rating. She also has PSA certification in power skating for hockey, Hockey 1 and 2. Melanie has received a silver lifetime competitor award from USFS for attending 16 Adult National competitions and a PSA/USFS Get up Award. She holds a degree in broadcasting/marketing/music history and is an ACE certified personal trainer.
Disciplines Taught: private and group lessons in basic skills, theater, stroking, freestyle, moves in the field, choreography, hockey, and power skating.
Accepting New Students? Contact for availability
Days Available for Lessons: Tuesdays and Saturdays
Lesson fee rate: Please contact for current rate.
Madison Morey
Email: madsmorey@gmail.com
Phone: (989) 513-8744
Skating Experience:
Qualifications: Senior Moves in the Field/Intermediate Free Skate/Gold Dances
Disciplines Taught: Learn to Skate USA, Rising Stars, Junior Club, Free Skate, Moves in the Field
Accepting New Students? Contact for availability
Days Available for Lessons: Contact for availability
Lesson fee rate: Contact for current rate
Kayla Morgan
Head Coach, Journey into Imagination Intro Team
Email: americanhannah2@gmail.com
Phone: (989) 824-0587
Skating Experience: Kayla has been skating since 2008, competing since 2011, and coaching since 2017. She has competed at Michigan Showcase, National Showcase, Theatre on Ice Nationals, the Excel National Festival, Michigan High School State Figure Skating Championships and the USFSA High School National Finals. Kayla is the Assistant Coach for the Journey into Imagination Theater Team and the Head Coach for the Journey into Imagination Intro Team.
Qualifications: Kayla has passed her USFS Juvenile Freeskate and Junior Moves in the Field Tests
Disciplines Taught: Learn to Skate USA, Rising Stars, Junior Club, Journey into Imagination Intro Team, Showcase, Moves in the Field and Freestyle
Accepting New Students? Contact for availability
Days Available for Lessons: Mondays, Tuesdays and Saturday mornings.
Lesson fee rate: Contact for current rate.
Ginni Phillips
Ice Director/Coach, Middle of the Mitt High School Figure Skating Team
Email: gpsk8r@gmail.com
Phone: 989-560-3871
Skating Experience: 62 Years Skating / 40+ Years Coaching
Qualifications: 7th Figure in US and Canada; Gold Dance and Gold Free Dance in US and Canada; Intermediate Pair; National Junior Dance Competitor 1969 [placed 7th]; National Senior Dance Competitor 1970 [placed 9th]
Disciplines Taught: Dance, Moves in the Field, Freestyle
Accepting new students: Contact for availability
Days available for lessons: Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays & Saturdays
Lesson fee rate – Please contact for current rate.
2023 – 24 Learn To Skate USA Instructors:
Coaches: Lianna Bolen, Shannon Croad, Ava Garvrilides, Reghan Haley, Kayla Morgan, Jennifer Reinhardt
Volunteers: Lily Itauma, Mighty Itauma
Are you a figure skater attending CMU or live in the local area? Are you interested in helping young skaters learn and develop their skills? Consider joining MPFSC as a Learn to Skate Coach!
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