Page Lipe, Founder & Director of SQSA
- A.B. from Dartmouth College in Psychology & Education
- USFS Double Gold medalist in Figures & Freestyle
- Eastern Sectional Competitor
- Principal Understudy Corps de Ballet in Ice Capades
- Coach for 40+ years
- Level VI International Coach
- PSA Mater Rated in Freestyle & Group Instruction
- Coached ISI levels through FS 10 & USFS Gold tests
- Member USFS, ISI, and PSA Category A Coach
- ISI Gold Judges Certification
- Currently accepting new students
Raleigh Weld
- Director, SQSA Learn to Skate program
- USFS/ PSA Category A coach
- ISI / USFS / PSA member
- ISI Gold Certified Judge
- Coach of USFS Gold Medalists
- Coach of ISI FS 9 skaters
- Coach of State Champions
- Sectional Qualifying Coach
- Summer SQSA Skate Camp director
- Full time skating professional
- B.A. Communications – University of Minnesota
Gina Bianco
- BA English BA Speech Communication NDSU, 1996
- U. S. Figure Skating member since 1981
- Coaching professionally since 1991.
- Private coach for local, state and regional competitors
- Freestyle, Moves in the Field, choreography and music editing group lessons and Learn to Skate program development.
- PSA, ISI, Hockey Level II
- Currently accepting new students
Tamie Klindworth Campbell
- Triple Gold Medalist in freestyle and figures (U.S., Canada, International)
- Two time Regional Senior Ladies Champion
- 35 years as national and international skating judge
- 2018 Olympic Judge
- World Championships, Grand Prix and Four Continents judge
- Team Leader for 22 International events
- National Referee, Technical Controller, Data Input Controller and Video Replay Operator
- JET (Judges’ education and training)
- U. S. Figure Skating Board of Directors Member and Secretary for 3 years each; Chair of Singles Committee; Vice Chair of Competitions and Singles Committees; Also served on Finance, International. Selections JETS and International Judges Oversight
- International Technical Rep at four international events
- USFS Champs Camp invited presenter
- 10 years coaching experience prior to judging appointments
- University of Minnesota, B.A; University of St. Thomas, M.B.A.
- Returning to coaching from long career as an official and looking forward to sharing her unique, high-level skill set with skaters
- Accepting students as secondary coach
Brittyni Carlson
- USFS quadruple gold medalist (skating skills, freeskate, partnered ice dance and solo free dance)
- ISI gold certified judge
- Five years national and international ice show experience
- Trained by Olympic coaches for adagio skating
- Trained in the Netherlands at an International Skating Academy
- ACE certified personal trainer
- Aerial arts instructor
- Lyra certified instructor
- Over 18 years coaching experience
- Currently accepting new students
Debbie Einzig
- Parade Professional since 1991
- Member PSA
- ISI Gold Judges Certification
- USFS 7th Figure & Jr. Ladies Freestyle
- Former Upper Great Lakes Competitor
- B.S. from University of Minnesota
- Coached ISI Tot through Freestyle 9
- Coached USFS Pre-Preliminary through Senior Moves in the Field & Freestyle
- Currently accepting students at all levels; specializing in ISI & USFS Moves, Freestyle & Choreography.
Sam Kaplun
- Ukrainian national team member
- U.S. Nationals competitor Junior & Senior level
- Disney on Ice and Royal Caribbean solo performer
- Master of Sports in Ukraine
- USFS Double Gold Medalist in Moves in the Field and Ice Dance
- Specializing in Skating Skills, Ice Dance and Choreography
Ari Lieb
- Former National & International Team Member
- Member PSA
- Senior Rated Dance
- Coached National Level Skaters
- Specialize in Moves in the Field & Ice Dancing
- Currently accepting new students
Char Martin
- Professional Skaters Association
- Certified Coach
- CER Category A Coach
- Ice Skating Institute
- Gold Level Judge
- District 10 Referee
- District 10 Board Member 2003-2010
- Worlds Skater, Coach, Judge, and Referee
- National Seminar Speaker/Presenter
- United Skates Figure Skating
- Competed and tested in Figures, Freestyle, Synchronized Skating, and Dance
- I have been a Skating Director (St Louis Park Ice Arena, Parade Ice Garden, Plymouth Ice Center) and Coach for 35 plus years. I have coached many different levels, and ages of skaters. I have been involved with skating all my life in many different capacities.
- Competition Director for Skate Parade annual competition
- Currently accepting new students
Val Matzke
- USFS Double Gold Medalist in Figures and Freestyle.
- Northwest Regional Champion and Pacific Coast Sectional Competitor.
- Competitive skater through the Senior Ladies level.
- Soloist with Ice Capades National tour and Holiday on Ice International tour for 13 years.
- Coaching for since 1994.
- Coached ISI through FS 10, USFS Senior Singles, Senior Skating Skills and Canadian Gold Free tests.
- Experienced in coaching skaters through local, MN State, regional, sectional and international competitions.
- Member of USFS and ISI
- PSA Category A Coach.
- PSA Master rated in Freestyle instruction.
- PSA Level IV Ranking (International Coach).
- Experienced Learn to Skate director for six years
- Full time skating professional.
- Currently accepting new students
Lindsay Paulsen
- Member of ISI, USFS, and PSA
- ISI district 10 referee
- ISI high level test examiner
- ISI gold judge
- PSA Certified rated in Group Instruction
- PSA Registered rated in Freeskate
- PSA Registered rated in Program Direction
- PSA Hockey Certified level 1 and 2
- Coached skaters through gold (senior) level tests
- Coached skaters through ISI Freestyle 9
- Currently accepting new students
Mandy Pirich
- BA in Child Psychology from the University of Minnesota Twin Cities
- U.S. Figure Skating and ISI Member
- U.S. Figure Skating Compliant Coach
- U.S. Figure Skating Accredited Master Coach
- ISI Gold Judge Certification
- Current Director of a Learn to Skate USA Program and Annual Ice Show
- Coached U.S. Figure Skating Gold Medalists through their Skating Skills and Singles tests
- Experience in coaching local, state, regional and sectional competitors
- Coaching since 2000
- Currently accepting new students
Kirsten Vike
- BA from University of Wisconsin-La Crosse in Interpersonal Communication
- Skating Programs Director for the City of Plymouth since 2014
- Featured presenter on iCoachSkating.com
- Member USFS, PSA and ISI
- Five time Minnesota State Champion
- Five time U. S. Nationals competitor
- Former Team USA member
- USFS double gold medalist in Moves in the Field and Free Skating
- Coach of Regional and Sectional competitors
- PSA Category A coach
- ISI Gold judge certification
- Coached USFS levels through Senior Moves in the Field and Junior Free Skating
- Currently accepting students; specializing in freestyle, moves, and choreography
Tyra Schmalzbauer
- ISI / USFS / PSA members
- ISI Gold Certified Judge
- Pixies Team Coach
- USFS Triple Gold Medalist in Freestyle, Moves and Solo Free Dance
- Five time Minnesota State Medalist
- Passed ISI Freestyle 9
- Student at Century College
- Currently accepting new students
Carey Tinkelenberg
northfieldskatingschool@gmail.com
- International Skating Union (ISU) Coach Developer
- US Figure Skating Triple Master Accredited in skating skills, group and program developer. Senior accreditation in Freeskate
- Awarded Professional Skater’s Association President’s Award of Excellence, 2023
- Past Board of Governors, Professional Skaters Association
- Inaugural Business Development Specialist, Learn to Skate USA
- Founding Owner/Director Northfield Skating School
- B.A. Psychology, Carleton College
- Coach of Gold Test skaters, state finalists, regional competitors and international seminars
- Gold Test skater, trained in Boston, MA with Mark Mitchell and Peter Johansson
- U. S. Figure Skating coach development consultant and presenter, has served on multiple governance committees
- New England Regional Silver Medalist and Easter Sectional competitor, singles
- Author of leadership and program management articles for SKATING magazine, PS magazine, and RINK magazine
Sandy Wittmann
- USFS Accredited Master Coach
- USFS Accredited Senior Coach
- USFS Coach Core certification
- Hockey Level 1V certification
- Coach of ISI Freestyle 9 Athletes
- Coach of USFS Gold Freestyle, USFS Gold Skating Skills and Canadian Gold freestyle athletes
- Coach of State Champions, Regional and Sectional athletes
- ISI Gold level Referee and Judge
- TCFSA Delegate
- Starlight Ice Dance Club SafeSport Compliance Chair
- Presenter at ISI World Conferences and local seminars
- Coaching since 1985
- Accepting new athletes, all levels
Abbreviations Key:
USFS: United States Figure Skating
ISI: Ice Skating Institute
PSA: Professional Skaters Association
CER: Continuing Education Requirement
TCFSA: Twin Cities Figure Skating Association