SKATING BACKGROUND :

Rebecca coaches Talbot Figure Skating Club’s Production and Synchronized Skating Teams. She is also a coach in Talbot County Parks and Recreation’s Learn to Skate programs and offers private lessons to skaters of all ages and levels. Rebecca has over 20 years of coaching experience in the disciplines of freestyle, dance, skating skills (Moves in the Field,) synchronized skating, power skating, and hockey skating skills. Rebecca was a former freestyle competitor and a member of University of Delaware’s synchronized skating team who were national silver medalists. Rebecca is a US Figure Skating member and USFS gold medalist and accredited coach, and an Ice Skating Industry professional member and gold test judge.

 CONTACT INFO :
(410) 924-5516
sk8rcrotti@gmail.com

SKATING BACKGROUND :

Rorie Roe is a five-time USFSA Gold Medalist in Skating Skills (Moves in the Field), Solo FreeDance, Partnered Pattern Dance, Solo Pattern Dance, and FreeDance. In addition, she has competed in multiple national competitions. Rorie has over a decade of coaching experience in all fields, including FreeSkate, Skating Skills (Moves in the Field), Choreography, Synchro, Production, Program development, and Dance. She teaches both USFS and I.S.I curriculum. She is a certified I.S.I learn to Skate instructor from Tots-Freestyle 10, a USFS Ice Certified Coach, and is a gold certified judge and referee through the Ice Sports Industry. Rorie is the current Competition Director for the Talbot Figure Skating Club and is a Coach for the Talbot County Parks and Recreation Learn to Skate Program.

Rorie strives to inspire and share the love of skating by creating a fun, safe, and nurturing environment where students' creativity thrives, confidence grows, and the joy of skating shines. She believes that it’s never too late to learn how to skate and that skating is for everyone.

Rorie provides private lessons for all ages, including adults, and all levels.

CONTACT INFO :
(443) 786-5917
roriesk8@gmail.com

SKATING BACKGROUND:

Yana Hanes (Tsvetkova) was born in Moscow, Russia but grew up in Sofia, Bulgaria. Yana began skating at a young age, taking figure skating lessons from Russian Coaches. At the age of 8, Yana took 5th place in a national figure skating competition in Bulgaria. Ove the next five years, Yana competed at the national level and was ranked 7th to 3rd place in the country. Yana was approached at the age 14 by Ivan Pandov, a speed skating coach, to pursue short track. Over the next 9 years, Yana participated in thirteen European and World Championships. In 2005, due to back trauma, Yana stopped speed skating professionally and began coaching in figure skating programs in Sofia, Bulgaria. By 2008, Yana made her way to the US, where she began coaching Speed Skating for the Maryland Special Olympics. In 2011, Yana was hired by TCCC and began coaching Learn-to-Skate and private figure skating students. Yana is a certified coach though PSA and ISI and is a Gold test judge with the Ice-Skating Institute. 

CONTACT INFO:

(443) 995-8507 (cell)

yanakhanes@gmail.com 

SKATING BACKGROUND :

Katie Ewers started her skating career at a young age at Talbot County Community Center with the Learn to Skate program. She skated competitively as a teen with ISI thru Freestyle 5 and was a member of the University of Delaware Precissionaires synchronized skating team. Katie has over 10 years of coaching experience with the Learn to Skate program, as a certified ISI instructor and team coach. Katie currently coaches Talbot Figure Skating Team’s Production and Youth Formation synchronized skating teams, in addition to, offering private lessons. Katie is a certified Bronze and Synchro/Team Judge through ISI.

CONTACT: 

ktewers@gmail.com

443-786-0054

SKATING BACKGROUND :

Stephanie is a coach in the Talbot County Parks and Recreation's Learn to Skate program and offers private lessons to skaters of all ages and levels, with a special interest in coaching adult skaters and skaters who are new to the sport. Stephanie has trained, tested, and/or competed in freestyle, skating skills (formerly moves in the field), ice dance, and synchronized skating, competing at Synchronized Skating Nationals at the collegiate level. She has over 30 years of skating experience, and more than 10 years of coaching experience. Stephanie is currently an Ice Sports Industry (ISI) professional member and gold level judge. 

CONTACT INFO:

(443) 994-4707 

stephaniewishart210@gmail.com 

SKATING BACKGROUND :

Kayla began skating at Talbot County Community Center with the Learn-to-Skate program and fell in love with the sport. She has synchronized skating experience as well as solo skating experience. She has been coaching for 4 years. Kayla currently coaches Learn-to-Skate and is accepting new skaters who are looking to start or continue their skating career for the 2025-2026 season! 

CONTACT INFO:

(410) 714-3383 

kaymc10379@gmail.com 

SKATING BACKGROUND:

Madison brings a well-rounded background in figure skating to the team, with experience in synchronized skating, solo programs, Moves in the Field, ice dance, and Learn to Skate. Madison is passionate about helping skaters grow in both technical skill and performance quality. I am available for private lessons, please reach out via email.

CONTACT:
(410) 490-4583
madisonl.loker@gmail.com

SKATING BACKGROUND:

With more than 17 years of skating experience, Megan has traveled and competed in both USFS and ISI competitions in solo free skating events and has passed, and is continuing to pass, numerous USFS moves in the field and free skate tests. Additionally, Megan has had the opportunity to attend a variety of clinics and camps progressing her skating skills on and off the ice. Growing up, Megan worked with many coaches who helped her become the skater and person she is today. She knew she wanted to do that for others. So, she began volunteering with the Learn to Skate program in high school and after graduating in 2022, became a certified learn to skate instructor, ISI coach, ISI judge, and certified in U.S Safe Sport.  Megan continues to update and further her credentials through continuing education opportunities. When Megan is not coaching you can catch her practicing for her next USFS test in her figure skates or working on hockey drills in her hockey skates; either watching or attending a hockey or baseball game; and being a dog mom to her beagle rescue, Daisy! Megan currently teaches Learn to Skate classes and offers private lessons for those wanting to learn how to skate (in either figure skates or hockey skates!) and those who want to further their skating careers both recreationally and competitively.  

Fun Fact: In high school, Coach Megan put orange laces on her skates in support of the O’s and still has orange laces on both her figure and hockey skates today! 

CONTACT:
(410) 443-3350
Megf628@gmail.com 

SKATING BACKGROUND:

My name is Syerra Smith and I have been a figure skater for 18 years. I am entering my third year as a private USFS Coach and my first year as an ISI Coach! I was a Learn to Skate Coach for about seven years, and I choreographed Ice Show group numbers at the Centre Ice Rink in Harrington. My coaching abilities entail beginner to advanced skaters interested in joining the sport just for fun, competing, and Skating Skills testing. 

CONTACT:
(302) 362-6074
syerrasummer@gmail.com 

SKATING BACKGROUND:

My name is Mikaela Smith. I grew up skating in the learn to skate program in Harrington, Delaware. That experience inspired my love of the ice and I went on to coach learn to skate, choreograph show numbers, and become a private coach. I have been private coaching for 4 years and am grateful to help all my skaters foster their own love of skating. 

CONTACT:
(302) 236-4679  
mikaelas1231@gmail.com