Meet Our Gymnastics Coaches
Karrie Wright
Karrie works in our Mother's Day Out, DC, and Kids Corner programs. She attended college at the university of Arkansas in Fayetteville and has over 10 years of child care experience. Karrie has 2 daughters who have been involved in competitive cheer at Rock Solid Elite for 7 years. She loves working with kids and being involved with her daughters' cheer gym!
Certifications:
CPR and First Aid
Kacie Stephens
Kacie is a member of the MGC Kids staff as of summer 2016. She is a Discovery Club Kids teacher as well as a van driver. She has 5+ years’ experience in childcare. Her daughter has been a part of our Rock Solid Elite Cheer program for 4 years. She loves working with kids!
Certifications:
CPR and First Aid
Cindy Rochelle
Cindy is married with 3 kids and lives in Maumelle. She loves working as the Events Coordinator at MGC Kids! You may also see her at the front desk from time to time. She handles all of the birthday parties, field trips and other various events at the gym. Cindy graduated from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock with a television degree. She worked for 10 years as an Account Executive and National Sales Manager at KARK and Fox 16. Cindy decided to leave the corporate world and find something that would allow me to be more available to my children and their busy lifestyles. My 2 sons, Brendan (12) and Brody (7), play competitive baseball, football and basketball. Blakely (10) has been at MGC for 8 years, including 7 years as a competitive cheerleader.
Paul Stover
Coach Paul teaches some of our Strength & Agility classes as well as Tumbling classes. He is mostly known as “Splinter” for our Ninja Zone program. He also gives private lessons in Tumbling, as well as American Ninja Warrior themed training. His main career is as a Healthcare Administrator, but has been involved with MGC for many years through his own children taking Competitive Cheer and gymnastic classes. Paul is very active and is up early to workout at D1 Sports Training most mornings at 5:00 am. Paul brought his experience in fitness and joy for helping kids to MGC in the Fall of 2015. "Though I don't have a background in gymnastics or cheer, I feel that I have a great ability to watch a child perform and adapt training around them so that they can enjoy it and succeed."
Certifications:
USASF Member
USAG Member
CPR
Amber
Amber has been a part of the MGC family for almost 11 years. She started as a pre-school parent, then a gymnastics instructor and has since been a part of almost every program MGC has to offer. Currently she teaches fitness classes and is the person that drafts your accounts. Amber’s two daughters have grown up in the gym and participated in gymnastics, tumbling, Discovery Club and one is still an RSE cheerleader.
Brian Waller
Brian was a competitive cheerleader at the University of Central Arkansas. He has 10 years of experience in competitive cheer. He received his degree from UCA in Kinesiology with an emphasis in Exercise Science and a minor in Nutrition. He was an Exercise Specialist Intern at Arkansas Children’s Hospital while finishing up college. Previously, he has worked as a Sports Performance/Strength and Conditioning Coach at Parisi Speed School, Personal Trainer and Group Exercise Instructor. He was the keynote speaker at Arkansas’ State High School Weightlifting Competition in 2010 and a keynote speaker on Strength and Conditioning and Injury Prevention at Arkansas’ State High School Cheerleading Coaching Conference in 2014. He is currently the Rehab Specialist at Skinner Chiropractic. Brian has coached at MGC kids since 2012 and now is a substitute coach. He has helped develop the Strength and Flex program our athletes use. Outside of work, he enjoys racing in endurance sporting competitions. He is a trail ultra-marathoner, cyclist and was once on an Xterra Triathlon Racing team. He once rode his bike 336 miles in 2 days across the state of Arkansas.
Certifications:
U.S. All Star Federation Tumbling Levels 1-5
Functional Movement Systems Level 1 and 2
American Council on Exercise Personal Trainer
CPR/AED - American Heart Association
Ashlyn
Ashlyn started at MGC Kids in the Summer of 2016. She works with our Discovery Club Summer and After School Programs. As well as coaches a few Cheer 101 and Tumbling classes. She was a cheerleader at Arkansas Tech University for one year before switching attendance to Pulaski Tech. She is currently working on becoming a Dental Assistant. Ashlyn loves being with the kids because they are all full of energy, fun to be around, and she enjoys seeing their creativity come to live.
Audra
Audra was a competitive gymnast for 7 years, finishing off at level 7. She then transitioned into becoming a cheerleader for 12 years. 3 of those years she cheered for the University of Central Arkansas, where she met her husband. She graduated college with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology with a minor in Art in Studio. Audra and her husband do choreography and tumbling clinics for other gyms and schools, in and out of state. They have both been a part of MGC since Spring of 2013. Their little boy is a part of our Mother’s Day Out and Preschool Gymnastics Program. Her experience and knowledge in both gymnastics and cheer, as well as her being a parent, have helped prepare her for our Office Manager position. Audra loves being the first person people see when they walk through our doors. Her goal every day is to put a smile on someone else’s face.
Certifications:
USASF Building Levels 1-5
USASF Tumbling Levels 1-5
USASF Career Membership
Double-Goal Coach: Coaching for Winning and Life Lessons
Heat Wise
Cardiac Wise
Concussion Wise
CPR
Hillary
Coach Hillary has been a gymnast since the age of 3. She began competing in gymnastics and cheering at the age of 12 and started her coaching career at 16. She continued her pursuit of coaching and personal training while completing her B.S. in Exercise Science from Arkansas State University. While in school she attained 200 hours of Yoga Teacher Training through the Circle Yoga Shala. After completing her degree, she owned and operated Down Dog Studio in Jonesboro, AR where she facilitated many avenues of fitness, wellness, and athleticism. Hillary then moved to North Carolina where she coached XCEL, Power Team Gym, cheerleading and recreational gymnastics classes. In addition to gymnastics she has most recently taught tumbling and acro for competitive dance teams in Arkansas. She is excited to bring her passion and excitement to Maumelle and be a part of the MGC Kids family.
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