Meet Our Coaches!
Denise Harris
Denise grew up skating with the Woodville Skating club until the age of eight-teen. She attended Seneca College for two years and graduated from their figure skating technique coaching program. She began her coaching career in 1992 with the Cannington Figure Skating Club and returned to Woodville’s Club in 1997. Denise is a level 2 certified coach, with her level 3 theory and technical. She is also a certified power skating instructor.
Throughout her coaching career, Denise has coached numerous skaters through their gold tests, and has had some skaters qualify and win provincials at the STARSkate Level. Her favourite thing about being a coach is watching skaters achieve what they did not think they could, as well as the great friendships and bonds that she is able to create with her skaters and their families. She also enjoys seeing friendships develop on the ice, and watching each skater grow as individuals.
Arlene is no stranger to our club. She coached from 1986 until 2000 with Woodville. She coached many of our Alumni through their gold tests and many successful competitions. We were thrilled to welcome her back to the club in 2020. You can find Arlene out on the ice during all of our programs.
Arlene Matthews
Kathryn started skating at the age of 3 following in her mother's footsteps. She has been part of the Woodville Skating Club ever since.
She is a triple gold skater who completed her gold skills at the age of 12 and more recently completed her gold dances. She is working towards completing her gold freeskate which will make her a quad gold skater.
Kathryn is currently still competing in star 9 short program and star 9 artistic and has qualified twice for provincials in star 6 and once in star 7.
Throughout her skating career, Kathryn found a passion for coaching when she began helping as a PA on the CanSkate session at a young age. She loves working with all ages, especially kids. Kathryn is a regional coach and is coaching on our CanSkate, Bronze STAR and Silver STAR sessions while training with our Gold STAR skaters.
Kathryn is in her first year of university at UOIT, working towards her bachelor of health sciences in neuroscience. She plans on attending medical school in the future.
Kathryn Jackson
Emerson started skating at the age of 3, as she wanted to be just like her mom. She has been a part of the Woodville Skating Club since 2022. Throughout her time at Woodville, Emerson has found her passion for coaching while helping as a Program Assistant on the CanSkate sessions.
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Emerson is a regionally trained coach, and coaches on our CanSkate, Silver STAR and Gold STAR sessions, while still skating for herself.
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Emerson is in her first year at Georgian College for business, while working towards becoming a full-time coach at the Woodville Skating Club.
Emerson Fisher
Alana has been skating with our club since she was a little girl, and found a passion for skating at a young age. Alana is currently competing at a star 5 level for both her free skate and her artistic solos.
Alana is a grade 11 student at I.E. Weldon Secondary School where she is in both the IB program and the French immersion program. She plans to carry on with science in university after high school.
Throughout the last couple of years, Alana has found herself in many positions working with young kids, one of these include the many years that she's been a PA for our CanSkate program. When the opportunity presented itself, Alana received the training needed to become a coach herself and aspires to help other young kids grow in their skating and find their passion for the sport that she found.
Alana Dukelow
Claira Yates started participating in the CanSkate program at Woodville Skating Club when she was eight years old. She fell in love with the sport and has been a part of the club ever since. Claira currently
competes Star 4 in freeskate and Star 5 in artistic.
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Claira has just recently completed the NCCP CanSkate Coaching course and is looking forward to joining the club's group of coaches. Claira has been a PA on our CanSkate ice for three years. She enjoys being with the kids on the CanSkate and Bronze level sessions and is excited about her new roles as a coach. Her favorite thing about skating is making
friends and trying new things on the ice. Claira is a student in grade 10 attending I.E. Weldon Secondary School.