Learn to Skate Director
Frank Anderson began skating after college and has been an avid participant in the sport for over 35 years. During that time, Frank passed USFS proficiency tests in pairs (bronze level), moves in the field (adult gold) and ice dance (gold level). Frank competed as an adult and was the 2 time Southern California Adult Ice Dance Champion. Frank has been teaching skating skills and ice dance for 8 years.
contact: frank.anderson.sb@gmail.com
contact: patti.bates@outlook.com
Bri is a Counselor Education graduate from CLU. She has over 20 years of USFS and ISI figure skating experience and has been a coach for the past 9. She specializes in motivation, choreography, and teaching students with unique needs.
Allison Jones Gustafson is currently the Director of Gustafson Dance, the official school of State Street Ballet of Santa Barbara. Ms. Gustafson has been teaching ballet to all levels of adults and children for 25 years. In addition, she has been teaching ballet to figure skaters at the Lake Placid Summer Skating Program for the last four years. As Director of Gustafson Dance, she has developed curriculum, overseen productions and advised many students. She has produced and directed dozens of original ballets, including Nutcracker,Rudolph, Peter and the Wolf and Degas and the Little Dancer. Ms. Gustafson is an ABTÒ Certified Teacher, who has successfully completed the ABTÒ Teacher Training Intensive in Primary through Level 7 of the ABTÒ National Training Curriculum.
contact: allisongustafson@earthlink.net
contact: coachcedric@icloud.com website: www.laignier.com
contact: stevelaumann@verizon.net
contact: nadiachapmansk8@hotmail.com
Lauryn is a United States Figure Skating double gold medalist. In addition to teaching figure skating, she works in healthcare and has a passion for children’s health.
contact: lnlesovsky@gmail.com
contact: janyce.okamoto@gmail.com
contact: prlyjean@gmail.com
contact: terry@iceinparadise.org
Petra holds a Master Degree in German and French from the Sorbonne in Paris. She is the former editor of the national syndicated radio show “The Dream Doctor”. She has also cowritten two books with her late husband.
Born and raised in Austria, Petra always enjoyed ice skating. Her two daughters developed a passion for it and have joined the ice skating school. Petra is grateful for this opportunity and looks forward continuing to help the ice skating community.
Carlita was born in Holland and immigrated to Canada with her family at age 1. She remembers her dad strappito her boots in the winter to skate the canals. Once she got to Canada skiing was her passion. At age 60 a friend encouraged her to try skating. 10 years later she is still at it. Carlita loves helping the little ones get checked in and ready for skating school. "watching them grow in the sport is extremely rewarding"
I was born in Santa Barbara and did gymnastics from the age of 4 to 10 years old and ballet for 4 years after that. I have been ice skating for the past 8 months. I have found the sport that I truly love. I volunteer every Tuesday and Saturday for skating school. The reason that I volunteer is because I like to give back to the community and I love working with kids. I would like to thank the staff at Ice in Paradise for the opportunity to volunteer at this cool place to skate.
Volunteering at Ice in Paradise is such a pleasure. I enjoy working with the kids and the staff. I played soccer until I was 10 then my friend invited me to a Holiday Show at the Oxnard rink. I fell in love with skating. I am inspired to become a great figure skater. Now I am happy that we have a rink here in Goleta. I have always loved to skate for hours on end - it's my passion. I also love to see people having fun on the ice. I volunteer every Saturday and Tuesday. Sometimes I help with summer camps here at the rink.
