Staff

Owner

Pam

owner

Pam, the owner of Gold Star, began gymnastics classes when she was six, progressing to optional levels of competition. In 1979, she started coaching and replaced beam workouts with dan...

Managerial Staff

Gold Star Staff

abbey

coach

Abbey began coaching at Gold Star in the summer of 2023. She was a gymnast in our recreational program for three years and has a TON of experience with children. Abbey has been...
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Abi S.

coach

Abi S. began coaching at Gold Star in the summer of 2017 and is the daughter of Coach Michelle! She participated in our recreational program, having been in gymnastics classes since before she cou...
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aiden

coach

Aiden began coaching at Gold Star in the summer of 2021 and is CPR and First Aid certified. For years Aiden has been waiting in the car for his little sister to finish her GSG gymn...
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Albert

coach

Albert started at Gold Star in the winter of 2013. He had coached a variety of sports teams in and around Sunnyvale before joining our staff. He has certifications in USA Gymnastic...
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alex

parking

Alex began working as a parking lot attendant in the winter of 2023. He has been a music teacher since 2015. His own lessons began with the trombone when he was 9, and Alex now pla...
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alexandra

coach

Alexandra started coaching at Gold Star in the summer of 2023. She began gymnastics classes when she was just three years old and continued throughout elementary and middle schoo...
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alherd

coach

Alherd started coaching at Gold Star in the fall of 2022 but began gymnastics classes when he was 8 years old. He moved through our Boys Recreational levels and in just two years h...
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alishia

coach

Alishia began coaching at Gold Star in the fall of 2023, but has been a gymnast since before she could walk. She has been at the side of her mother, Tanya (who also works for us) w...
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allison

coach

Allison began coaching at Gold Star in the summer of 2023, but has been a student at the gym since she was 3 years old. She moved through our MiniStar and Recreational Girls prog...
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alondra

coach

Alondra began coaching in the fall of 2023. She has been a cheerleader since kindergarten and is currently on her high school team. She took tumbling classes in elementary scho...
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amy

coach

Amy began coaching at Gold Star in the winter of 2024, but has been a GSG student since kindergarten when she joined our MiniStar program. She rose through all of our recreational ...
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anne

coach

Anne began coaching at Gold Star in the summer of 2021 and is CPR and First Aid certified. She started her gymnastics training in New Zealand. When she joined GSG, Anne was already...
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April

front desk

April began working the front desk at Gold Star in the spring of 2016, but has been part of the GSG family since 2011 as mother of two Cheer and Hip Hop students. She graduated fro...
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Arlene

front desk

Arlene started working at Gold Star in the summer of 2017. She has been teaching grade school since 2001. Arlene graduated from Cal State Hayward with a Bachelor in Liberal Arts an...
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Ashley

front desk

Ashley began teaching in the fall of 2008 after joining on of our All-Star Cheer teams in 2007. She had coached Pop Warner for three years. In 2015, Ashley took on the roles of Ass...
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audrey

coach

Audrey started working at Gold Star in the fall of 2021, however she took her first gymnastics class in preschool, and the sport has kept pulling her back. She arrived at Gold Star...
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bethany

coach

Bethany began coaching at Gold Star in the summer of 2023. She has been a babysitter for many years for toddlers through elementary school children and is certified in CPR and Fi...
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camellia

coach

Camellia began coaching at Gold Star in the fall of 2023, but began in our MiniStar program when she was 3 years old. She continued to train in gymnastics and ballet through elem...
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cameron

coach

Cameron joined the Gold Star staff in the spring of 2022. He has trained extensively in a multitude of sports related to gymnastics: parkour, wrestling and weightlifting. He is eve...
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cara

coach

Cara started coaching at Gold Star in the summer of 2023, but began at GSG when she was 4 years old in our MiniStar program. Cara advanced through our Junior Stars program and be...
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carly

coach

Carly started teaching at Gold Star in the summer of 2023, but has literally grown up in the gym. Both her parents have coached for GSG since before they were married, and Carly ...
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Charlotte

coach

Charlotte began coaching at Gold Star in the fall of 2019. She is no stranger to the sport, joining when she was seven, and currently a member of our Optional Girls Team. She h...
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chris

coach

Chris began coaching at Gold Star in the winter of 2024. He has been an athlete since kindergarten playing football and basketball. Chris has worked with kids through the Mountain ...
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christy

coach

Christy started working at Gold Star in the fall of 2021, but joined our GSG family when she was five as a MiniStar then moved through our Girls Recreational classes until she was ...
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corina

coach

Corina began coaching at Gold Star in the summer of 2023, but joined our gymnastics classes when she was six years old. Since then, she has been a member of both her high school an...
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Courtney

coach

Courtney R. has been with Gold Star since 2000 and coaches our highest level Optional Girls Team. She has been coaching since high school, including assisting the team at Stanford when she was earn...
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Dan

coach

Dan joined the Gold Star staff in the summer of 2018, but has been coaching since 2003. As a gymnast himself, he reached Level 10 and won collegiate Nationals in 2008. He graduated...
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dana

coach

Dana began coaching at Gold Star in the summer of 2021. She is CPR and First Aid certified and has been training in gymnastics since kindergarten. She was an assistant teacher at a...
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daniil

coach

Daniil started coaching at Gold Star in the summer of 2023, but joined GSG in elementary school when he enrolled in his first Boys Red class. He has risen to become a member of o...
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Devon

coach

Devon started coaching at Gold Star in the summer of 2013 after joining our All-Star Cheer and Dance program in 2012. He has extensive experience as a choreographer and dancer, has...
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dineo

coach

Dineo started working at Gold Star in the winter of 2022, but has been enrolled in our girls recreational gymnastics classes uninterrupted since she was 7, many times attending fou...
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dominic

parking

Dominic began working as a parking lot attendant in the winter of 2023, but he has been at Gold Star since the week he was born when his mother CC, our program director, brought hi...
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dylan

coach

Dylan began working at Gold Star in the summer of 2023, but has been a GSG student since he was 8 years old. He started in Boys Red and advanced to become a member of our Boys Te...
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Elaine

front desk

Elaine is part of our front desk staff, and has been at Gold Star since 2001, after working for four years in the gymnastics club where her children trained. Elaine is CPR and Firs...
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ella

coach

Ella began coaching at Gold Star in the summer of 2023. She was a student at GSG as a MiniStar and then returned to the gym to join our Teen classes. Ella is certified in CPR and...
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ellen

coach

Ellen began coaching at Gold Star in the fall of 2021, but she has been in the sport since she was seven. She trained on the East Coast and rose to compete at Level 10 – the high...
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emily

coach

Emily began working at Gold Star in the summer of 2023, but has been coaching gymnastics since the year 2000. She was a gymnast herself, starting at age 3 and rising to compete Lev...
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esha

coach

Esha started coaching at Gold Star in the fall of 2023 but has been a gymnast since first grade. She was a member of our Girls Team for two years just after the pandemic, competing...
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finn

coach

Finn started teaching at Gold Star in the fall of 2023. He had worked as a host at a children’s party center and has coached kids’ soccer – in fact his father also coaches so...
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haley

coach

Haley began coaching at Gold Star in the summer of 2023, and is certified in CPR and First Aid. She has been a dancer and cheerleader for years and a member of her high school danc...
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hanabi

coach

Hanabi began coaching at Gold Star in the fall of 2023. She was a gymnast when she was in preschool and then switched to competitive soccer in elementary school – now playing o...
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hannah

coach

Hannah began coaching at Gold Star in the spring of 2021. She is CPR and First Aid certified and was a student in our Teen Gymnastics program. She currently competes on her high...
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hannah m

coach

Hannah M began coaching for Gold Star in the winter of 2023. She first came to our gym when she joined our All-Star Cheer program in elementary school. Hannah competed for two ...
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ila

coach

Ila began coaching at Gold Star in the fall of 2022. She started gymnastics when she was four years old and came to our gym at the age of seven. She moved immediately into our ...
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Jaelen

coach

Jaelen began coaching at Gold Star in the spring of 2015, but as CC’s oldest daughter, she grew up at the gym. She joined our All-Star Cheer and Dance program in 2004 and has com...
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janessa i

coach

Janessa began working at Gold Star in the summer of 2019, and holds a Safety Certification. She competed for GSG as a member of our All-Star Cheer Teams for five years. When Janess...
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jayden

coach

Jayden began working at Gold Star in the summer of 2023, but he has been in the gym since he was six years old when he joined our Boys Red class. Incredibly within just two years h...
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jaylene

coach

Jaylene began coaching at Gold Star in the summer of 2022. She started taking gymnastics classes when she was 10 years old, and then switched to cheerleading. Currently she is a me...
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jeanessa

front desk

Jeanessa joined our front desk staff in the fall of 2022. She first came to Gold Star as a member of our Hip Hop team, but has been connected to the gym for years because Jeaness...
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julicea

coach

Julicea began coaching at Gold Star in the spring of 2021. She came to us after working as a summer camp counselor and a tutor at several community centers. Julicea is CPR & ...
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kaelyn

coach

Kaelyn began coaching at Gold Star in the summer of 2022. She started at GSG in Girls Red when she was six and progressed through our entire recreational program including PreTeam ...
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kayla

coach

Kayla began coaching at Gold Star in the summer of 2022. She started gymnastics at the age of four and trained through XCel. She is certified in CPR and First Aid, and now she spen...
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kiana

coach

Kiana began coaching at Gold Star in summer of 2022. She started at GSG in our Girls Red classes when she was six. She moved through every level of our recreational program before ...
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Lana

coach

Lana joined the GSG staff in the summer of 2018, but has been coaching since 2001. She graduated with a degree in History from Odessa University in Ukaraine. She began coaching ful...
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Larry

coach

Larry joined the Gold Star staff in the winter of 2015. He had been a youth director for 7 years, where he not only managed staff, but also coach several sports including gymnastic...
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lichelle

front desk / coach

Lichelle began working at Gold Star in the winter of 2022. She was a member of our Cheer and Hip Hop teams for five seasons and comes to us after many years in hospitality. She is ...
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liran

coach

Liran began coaching at Gold Star in spring of 2022, but he has been part of the GSG family for most of his life. All three of his older sisters taught at the gym, and Liran began ...
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mabel

coach

Mabel began coaching at Gold Star in the summer of 2022. She has been an athlete for years training and competing in soccer, tennis, and swimming. Mabel is also artistic. Winning s...
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maria

coach

Maria started coaching at Gold Star in the summer of 2022. She began gymnastics at GSG when she was five years old and progressed through every level of our Girls Recreational Gymn...
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marisol

coach

Marisol began coaching at Gold Star in the summer of 2023, but she has been a competitive gymnast at one of our neighboring clubs since elementary school. In Level 3 she was crowne...
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maya

coach

Maya started coaching at Gold Star in the summer of 2022. She began gymnastics classes at GSG when she was eight and moved through every level of our Girls Recreational program inc...
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mei

coach

Mei began coaching at Gold Star in the summer of 2023. She started training as a cheerleader in Japan when she was 6 years old and joined our GSG All-Star Cheer Teams when she wa...
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michaelangelo

coach

Michaelangelo began coaching at Gold Star in the fall of 2021. He was a student in our gymnastics classes when he was in grade school advancing through all of our recreational boys...
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michelle

coach

Michelle began coaching at Gold Star in the summer of 2022. She started gymnastics classes when she was four years old and progressed through every level of our Girls Recreational ...
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mimi

coach

Mimi began coaching for Gold Star in the spring of 2021. She started at GSG as a MiniStar but moved through the preschool and recreational programs at a super sonic speed progressi...
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misty

coach

Misty began coaching at Gold Star in the summer of 2021, but joined GSG in third grade after moving from the East Coast. Misty sped through our recreational levels and in less than...
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moyo

coach

Moyo began coaching at Gold Star in the winter of 2024, but came to us with years of experience volunteering with children – at a local community center, babysitting his siblings...
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naama

coach

Naama began coaching at Gold Star in the fall of 2023, but has been a GSG student since second grade when she enrolled in Girls Red. She has moved through all of our recreational l...
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Nadia

coach

Nadia has been at Gold Star since 2000. Before coming to California, she taught for 20 years in Russia, earned a Bachelors in Education from the University of Moscow, began her car...
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nadia w

coach

Nadia W started coaching at Gold Star in the summer of 2023, but began gymnastics classes when she was five years old. She rose to compete on an Xcel team at a neighboring gym, but...
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naima

coach

Naima began coaching at Gold Star in the winter of 2023, but she started gymnastics classes when she was just 18 months at a neighboring club. She rose through the ranks to compe...
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Neal

coach

Neal began coaching at Gold Star in the summer of 2018 but has been coaching gymnastics since 2016 at a neighboring gym. He was an Eagle Scout where he was named Troupe Guide, Patr...
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nene

coach

Nene started working at Gold Star in the fall of 2023 but has been in a gym since she entered first grade. She trained in many different places and advanced through to Optional lev...
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neta

coach

Neta began teaching at Gold Star in the fall of 2023, having started gymnastics classes when she
was in first grade and coming to GSG two years later. She progressed from Girls Yellow throug...
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nils

coach

Nils began coaching at Gold Star in the spring of 2022. He started gymnastics classes at five and then came to GSG a few years later, almost immediately joining our Boys Team. Nils...
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noa

coach

Noa started coaching at Gold Star in the spring of 2022, although she first came to GSG as a MiniStar when she was just three years old. She continued for five years in our recreat...
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Olga

coach

Olga commutes between the US and Russia, and since 2002 has come to work here at Gold Star whenever she is in town. She has a Bachelors in Physical Education from Zaporozhskiy S...
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Paul

coach

Paul started coaching at Gold Star in the spring of 2006 after an illustrious career in competitive gymnastics. He began gym classes in elementary school in Ireland, competing inte...
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paya

coach

Paya joined the Gold Star staff in May 2019 but has been a part of the Gold Star Family since she was born. She is the daughter of the Head Coach of our Cheer Program (CC) and has ...
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Pearce

coach

Pearce joined Gold Star Gymnastics in the fall of 2016, with over 40 years of experience as a judge and a teacher, including a coach at Stanford, coordinating a Special Olympics pr...
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Rebecca

front desk

Rebecca joined our front desk staff in August 2019, but has been part of the Gold Star family since 2017 when her daughter began participating in our MiniStar program. Now both her...
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rettie

coach

Rettie began coaching at Gold Star in the spring of 2022, but she has been a member of our GSG family since before she turned two. Rettie moved through every level of our MiniSta...
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romi

coach

Romi started coaching at Gold Star in the fall of 2022. She began in our MiniStar program at age four and has participated across many programs (some we don’t offer anymore) from...
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ryan

coach

Ryan began coaching at Gold Star in the summer of 2022 and started gymnastics classes when he was eight. He progressed quickly through our Boys Recreational program and then joined...
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sabrina

coach

Sabrina started coaching at Gold Star in 2000. In 2003, she began to train our competitive students, and over the next fifteen years has coached every level of girls competitive ar...
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sanvi

coach

Sanvi began coaching at Gold Star in the winter of 2023, although she has been a member of our GSG family since joined her first Girls Red class before turning 7. Sanvi progresse...
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saydee

coach

Saydee began coaching for Gold Star in the fall of 2021 She has her CPR and First Aid certification, and began in our MiniStar program. She then left to compete with a neighboring ...
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sibylle

coach

Sibylle began coaching at Gold Star in the summer of 2021. She is CPR and First Aid certified, and has completed her Heads Up! Concussion Training. Sibylle began gymnastics at four...
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siona

coach

Siona started coaching in the summer of 2022. She began gymnastics classes in MiniStars when she was five years old and progressed through our entire Girls Recreational program t...
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Sophia

coach

Sophia began teaching at Gold Star in May 2019. She is certified in CPR, First Aid, and USA Gymnastics Safety. Sophia came to us with many years of experience working with children...
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Sophie R.

coach

Sophie R. started coaching in May 2019. She has competed in our All-Star Dance program since she was 10. Before joining our staff as a gymnastics coach, Sophie also taught several ...
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tal

coach

Tal began coaching at Gold Star in the summer of 2021. She was a gymnast in our recreational gymnastics program while also mastering martial arts, taking dance classes, training ...
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talya

coach

Talya started coaching at Gold Star in the spring of 2010. She had joined our All-Star Cheer in 2009 and throughout her career cheered for thirteen years. She has taught every leve...
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tanya

coach

Tanya started working at Gold Star in the fall of 2023 but has been coaching gymnastics since the year 2000. She has a BA in Physical Education from Zaporizhzhia State Universi...
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teresa

coach

Teresa began coaching at Gold Star in the spring of 2021. She is CPR and First Aid certified and has been a member of the GSG family since she was four years old. Teresa participated all three leve...
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thea

coach

Thea began coaching at Gold Star in the spring of 2021. She came to GSG in first grade and spent a couple of years in our girls recreational program before tumbling into All-Star C...
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troy

coach

Troy began coaching at Gold Star in the winter of 2023 and is certified in CPR and First Aid. He trained in gymnastics at a neighboring club for seven years during elementary and m...
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vadim

coach

Vadim began coaching for Gold Star in the fall of 2021. He started his gymnastics training at age four and joined our GSG classes five years later. Since 2017 he then has been ...
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vital

parking lot attendant

Vital started working at Gold Star as our parking lot attendant in the spring of 2015, but has been part of the GSG family since 2001, when his daughter CC implemented our Cheer &a...
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weini

billing coordinator

Weini has been working for Gold Star since 2001. She was originally hired as a receptionist, then became our Camp Director and is now our Billing Coordinator. She has completed the...
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winnie

coach

Winnie started working at Gold Star in the fall of 2023. She began gymnastics classes when she was six years old at a neighboring club, progressing to compete in Compulsory and Opt...
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yael

coach

Yael began coaching at Gold Star in the summer of 2023, but has been a student in our girls gymnastics classes since she was 7 years old. Yael knows our program well because she ...
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yuval

coach

Yuval began coaching at Gold Star in the fall of 2023 but has been taking gymnastics classes since she was a toddler, coming to GSG when she was eight years old and immediately joi...
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zoe

coach

Zoe began coaching at Gold Star in the fall of 2023. She has been in All-Star Cheer since she was in elementary school and traveled to Disney World to compete in Nationals. Current...
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Staff

Owner

Pam

owner

Managerial Staff

Gold Star Staff

abbey

coach

Abi S.

coach

aiden

coach

Albert

coach

alex

parking

alexandra

coach

alherd

coach

alishia

coach

allison

coach

alondra

coach

amy

coach

anne

coach

April

front desk

Arlene

front desk

Ashley

front desk

audrey

coach

bethany

coach

camellia

coach

cameron

coach

cara

coach

carly

coach

Charlotte

coach

chris

coach

christy

coach

corina

coach

Courtney

coach

Dan

coach

dana

coach

daniil

coach

Devon

coach

dineo

coach

dominic

parking

dylan

coach

Elaine

front desk

ella

coach

ellen

coach