The Timmins Porcupine Figure Skating Club is proud to have some fantastic coaches.

CanSkate
Head Coach: Meagan Montgomery
Assistant Coach: Nadia Riopel

Advance CanSkate/StarSkate 1
Meagan Montgomery

Adult Skate
Chantal Charette

Freelance Coaches
Chantal Charette
Nadia Riopel
Shelley McGee

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

NADIA RIOPEL

•  Is a Certified Provincial Coach in Singles, Pairs and Synchronized
•  Is a Certified CanPower Coach
•  Certified First Aid
•  Valid  Backcheck (Police Screening)
• Figure Skating has  been my career choice for 22 years,  in various clubs (Chapleau, Iroquois Falls, Cochrane, Chisassibi)
•  13 years of business experience as owner/operator of Climb N Fun
•  Was club Administrator and Coach for the Chisasibi Club for one season.
•  Organized and Choreographed several Ice Show, Carnivals
•  Bilingual, enthusiastic, creative, innovative and  quick thinker.
•  Achieved Gold medal in Skills and Dance, Silver medal in Artistic, Jr. Silver Free Skate and 4th Figure
•  Had many skaters achieve their gold medals in Skills, Free skate, Dance,  Interpretive
•  Have had multiple skaters from three different clubs qualify and attend the Provincial Competition

SHELLEY McGEE

• Certified Provincial Coach in Singles, Pairs and Synchronization Disciplines
• Completed Level 1
• Completed Level 2 in Singles, Pairs and Synchronization Disciplines
• Star 1-5 program training and assessor training
• Certified First Aid
• Gold Medalist in Dance, Skills, Free Skate, and Figures
• Has had many students accomplish Gold Dance, Gold Skills, Gold Figures, and Gold Interpretive
• Coached Synchronized Skating Team
• Coached Adult Skate
• Coached skaters that represented Northern Ontario
• Organized and Choreographed many Ice Shows and Carnivals
• Has 32 years of coaching experience