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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abigail

coach

Abigail began coaching at Gold Star in the summer of 2024. She enrolled in Girls Red when she was 6 years old but had switched to our All-Star Cheer program by the time she turned ...
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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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alexia

coach

Alexia started working at Gold Star in the fall of 2024 but has been a GSG student since the month she turned 3! Alexia moved from MiniStar 1 through every level past Girls Green...
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alexis

coach

Alexis started working at Gold Star in the winter of 2025. She joined our front desk crew with a ton of experience in customer service. Alexis loves the outdoors so much that she h...
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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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allison j

coach

Allison J began coaching at Gold Star in the summer of 2025. She took her first gymnastics class at 4 years old at one of our neighboring clubs and spent the next decade rising thr...
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allison w

coach

Allison W 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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andy

coach

Andy began coaching at Gold Star in the summer of 2025. He has been a GSG student since he was 4 years old and took his first MiniStar class. He quickly moved into our Junior Stars...
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annayely

coach

Annayely started working at Gold Star in the fall of 2024, but has tons of experience with children, having spent years babysitting her nephew and siblings. She has loved gymnastic...
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anthony

coach

Anthony began working at Gold Star in the summer of 2025, but comes to us with years of experience. He started teaching gymnastics and martial arts in 2017, and now shares his ti...
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anya

coach

Anya began coaching at Gold Star in the summer of 2025, but first joined GSG at age 7 when she enrolled in Girls Red. She spent the next four years advancing through our recreation...
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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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ara

coach

Ara began coaching at Gold Star in the summer of 2025, but has been a part of GSG since she joined our girls recreational program at age 7. Ara made the leap from Girls Green to ...
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ariella

coach

Ariella started coaching at Gold Star in the spring of 2024 but has been a gymnast at one of our neighboring gyms. She began competing at the compulsory level in middle school. Ari...
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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 o

coach

Audrey O began coaching at Gold Star in the summer of 2025, but has been a student at GSG since she was 7 years old and joined our recreational gymnastics classes. By the time she ...
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autumn

front desk

Autumn began working at our front desk in the spring of 2024. By day she is an elementary school teacher but spends her evening and weekend hours helping our clients navigate the w...
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banan

coach

Banan began coaching at Gold Star in the summer of 2025. She started gymnastics in kindergarten at another club and then came to GSG through our Teen gymnastics classes. When not...
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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 ele...
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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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chase

coach

Chase started working at Gold Star in the fall of 2024. He has a degree in Biochemistry from UC San Diego and is CPR and First Aid certified. After years of working in a lab he tra...
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chloe

coach

Chloe began coaching at Gold Star in the summer of 2025, but has been a member of our GSG family since she was a 3-year old MiniStar. She spent all of elementary school rising thro...
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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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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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Crystal

front desk

Crystal began coaching for Gold Star in summer of 2005, after cheering for the GSG All-Star Cheer teams. In 2015, she took on the role of Office Manager and now is one of our mos...
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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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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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daria

coach

Daria began coaching at Gold Star in the spring of 2024 but has been a cheerleader since she was in elementary school. She honed her skills by also taking dance and gymnastics clas...
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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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eliana

coach

Eliana began coaching at Gold Star in the summer of 2024, however she first arrived at GSG at the end of Kindergarten as a MiniStar and then progressed through all of our recreatio...
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elisa

coach

Elisa began coaching at Gold Star in the summer of 2024, but has a member of our All-Star Cheer teams since just after the pandemic. She started gymnastics classes when she was 3 y...
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ella p

coach

Ella P began coaching at Gold Star in the summer of 2024, but joined our girls recreational classes just after she turned 8 years old. She progressed through every level from Girl...
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ella s

coach

Ella S began coaching at Gold Star in the summer of 2025. She was a recreational gymnast at GSG in elementary school and volunteers as a teacher in the children’s programs at her...
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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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esme

coach

Esme began coaching at Gold Star in the summer of 2024, but has been in gymnastics classes since she was 5 years old. In elementary school she switched to GSG and by 2020 was pro...
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ethan k

coach

Ethan K began coaching at Gold Star in the summer of 2024, but has been enrolled in our Ninja classes since we started this program! He continues to train Ninja skills while also c...
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eva

coach

Eva began coaching at Gold Star in the summer of 2025. She attended gymnastics classes at a neighboring club, and came to GSG in middle school when she joined our All-Star Cheer pr...
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gabby

coach

Gabby started working at Gold Star in the fall of 2024. She discovered a love for cheerleading at age 14 when she joined her high school squad. She is...
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giselle

coach

Giselle began coaching at Gold Star in summer of 2016, after having joined our hip hop program in 2005. She has an Associate’s Degree in Child and Adolescent Development fr...
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golden

coach

Golden began coaching at Gold Star in the fall of 2025. She came to us with a ton of experience working with children since she started babysitting when she was in middle school. S...
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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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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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irina

coach

Irina began working at Gold Star in the fall of 2024 but has been a gymnast with us since she was 3 years old. She started as a MiniStar and moved to our JuniorStars program. In ju...
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isaac

coach

Isaac began coaching at Gold Star in the summer of 2024, although he has been in gymnastics classes at another club since he could walk. Isaac came to GSG when he was 10 and contin...
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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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jakob

coach

Jakob began coaching at Gold Star in the summer of 2025, but has been a member of the GSG family since the day he was born. His mother, aunts, uncles, and even his grandmother ha...
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janessa

coach

Janessa began working at Gold Star in the summer of 2019. She has a USA Gymnastics Safety Certification and is certified in CPR & First Aid. She has been competing for GSG as...
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jasmyn

coach

Jasmyn began coaching at Gold Star in the spring of 2021. She started gymnastics classes in elementary school then progressed to competing on our nationally acclaimed All-Star Chee...
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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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jaymie

coach

Jaymie began coaching at Gold Star in the winter of 2024 but joined our recreational gymnastics classes in elementary school, tumbling with us until high school when she became cap...
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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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jen

coach

Jen began coaching at Gold Star in the summer of 2022, first as a choreographer and substitute for our highest level Optional Girls Team, joining us full time in the summer of 2024...
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joey

coach

Joey began coaching at Gold Star in the fall of 2025. He is a member of his high school’s Varsity Cheer Team and has volunteered working with children frequently at elementary an...
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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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kate

coach

Kate began coaching at Gold Star in the summer of 2024, but was a student in our MiniStar program when she was in preschool through first grade before returning to join our All-Sta...
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katie

coach

Katie began coaching at Gold Star in the spring of 2024, but has been a gymnast since she was in first grade when she joined Girls Red. Katie progressed through all of our recreati...
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katy

coach

Katy began coaching at Gold Star in the fall of 2025 but started gymnastics classes when she was 7 years old. She came to GSG in fifth grade and enrolled in Girls Green. Katy r...
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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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kira

coach

Kira began coaching at Gold Star in the summer of 2025, although her own gymnastics training started when she was 4. She came to GSG in the summer of 2020 when we were only open ...
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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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lauren

coach

Lauren began coaching at Gold Star Gymnastics in the summer of 2025. She started working with preschool children at her Sunday School when she was still in middle school, is certif...
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lia

coach

Lia began coaching at Gold Star Gymnastics in the summer of 2025. She started gymnastics classes at age 10, and at an insanely impressive rate moved through Girls Red and Orange to...
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libby

coach

Libby began coaching at Gold Star in the summer of 2024 but has been a student since she was 5 when she first enrolled as a MiniStar. Libby was quickly moved to our Junior Stars pr...
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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 bega...
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luisa

coach

Luisa began coaching at Gold Star Gymnastics in the summer of 2025. She took her first gymnastics class when she was in middle school, and after just 18 months made the jump to our...
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luna

coach

Luna began coaching at Gold Star in the summer of 2024, but first came to us as a 3-year-old in our MiniStar program. She worked her way through the Junior Stars classes and began ...
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maja

coach

Maja began coaching at Gold Star in the summer of 2024, although she has been taking gymnastics classes at one of our neighboring gyms since she was 4 years old. She joined our Opt...
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manoah

coach

Manoah began coaching at Gold Star in the summer of 2024 after working as a party host at a local children’s entertainment center. He comes to us with tons of experience babysitt...
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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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mark

coach

Mark started coaching at Gold Star in the fall of 2024, but first came to us when he was four years old as a MiniStar. Mark quickly moved into our fast track and was competing in j...
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max

coach

Max started coaching at Gold Star in the fall of 2024. He came to us after having taught gymnastics for a few years at a neighboring gym. Max actually began in our KinderStar progr...
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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 spring of 2024. She discovered gymnastics in high school and fell in love with the sport. She comes to us with years of experience baby...
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neta

coach

Neta began coaching at Gold Star in the winter of 2024 but has been in gymnastics classes since she was in fourth grade. She joined our Teen class after moving here from Minnesota. She is certified...
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nev

coach

Nev began coaching at Gold Star in the summer of 2024, but first came to us as a MiniStar staying through Girls Red before returning in fourth grade to join our All-Star Cheer prog...
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nick

coach

Nick began coaching at Gold Star in the spring of 2025. He came to us after having taught at two gyms across the Bay, one for five years and the second for three where he became He...
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noa

coach

Noa began coaching at Gold Star in the spring of 2022. She began at Gold Star as a MiniStar when she was she was three and continued at GSG for five years before trading in her gri...
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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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piper

coach

Piper began working at Gold Star in the winter of 2018, left for college for a few years and then returned in the summer of 2024. She has been a GSG student since she joined our rh...
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portia

coach

Portia began coaching at Gold Star in the summer of 2024. She comes to us having been a camp counselor and babysitter, while also taking classes in recreational gymnastics. She is ...
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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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ronni

coach

Ronni began coaching at Gold Star in the fall of 2025 but has been a GSG student since she joined our MiniStar program at just 3 years old. She moved through our preschool and recr...
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rowan

coach

Rowan began coaching at Gold Star in the summer of 2024, but came to us as a MiniStar the month after turning 4. Rowan spent the next 12 years working through our Junior Stars prog...
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ryan m

coach

Ryan M started working at Gold Star in the spring of 2021 but within a few months was off to college, returning to coach for us in the winter of 2025. However, Ryan has been a memb...
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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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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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siena

coach

Siena began coaching for Gold Star in the summer of 2025. She started gymnastics when she was just 3 years old at a neighboring club where she advanced to their competitive team. ...
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sophia S

coach

Sophia S began coaching at Gold Star in the summer of 2025. Since kindergarten she has taken dance, tumbling, and cheer classes. After 10 years of training at one of our neighbor...
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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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sophie T

coach

Sophie T began coaching at Gold Star in the summer of 2025, but first came to GSG when she was 6 years old and joined a Girls Red class. She rose through every level of our recre...
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sydney

coach

Sydney began coaching at Gold Star in the summer of 2025, but she has been a part of the GSG family since the day she was born. Her parents are both original staff members from t...
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tabs

coach

Tabs began coaching at Gold Star in the summer of 2024, but she has been a member of our competitive program since the month she turned 7. After having trained at another local gym...
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taiga

coach

Taiga began coaching at Gold Star in the summer of 2025. He came to GSG when he was 8 years old and enrolled in his first Boys Red class. In just three ...
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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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taylor

coach

Taylor began coaching at Gold Star in the spring of 2024 but has been a GSG gymnast since she was in first grade and joined Girls Red. She progressed through all of our recreationa...
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tiara

coach

Tiara began coaching at Gold Star in the winter of 2024 but has been a gymnast at a neighboring gym since she was in preschool, and is now a competitive gymnast on their optional t...
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tina

coach

Tina began coaching at Gold Star in the spring of 2024 having been a cheerleader throughout middle school and high school. She is patient and kind with children, a skill honed from...
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vanessa

coach

Vanessa began coaching at Gold Star in the fall of 2025 but has been a gymnast since they could walk! They trained at other local clubs advancing to compete as a compulsory level g...
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vianna

coach

Vianna began coaching at Gold Star in the summer of 2025. While she is new to us, she attended 3 years of gymnastics classes at one of our neighboring gyms, and has over a decade o...
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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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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

abigail

coach

Albert

coach

alex

parking

alexandra

coach

alexia

coach

alexis

coach

alherd

coach

allison j

coach

allison w

coach

andy

coach

annayely

coach

anthony

coach

anya

coach

April

front desk

ara

coach

ariella

coach

Arlene

front desk

Ashley

front desk

audrey o

coach

autumn

front desk

banan

coach

bethany

coach

camellia

coach

cameron

coach

cara

coach

chase

coach

chloe

coach

chris

coach

Courtney

coach

Crystal

front desk

Dan

coach

daniil

coach

daria

coach

dominic

parking