On-Ice: Coaches and Program Assistants
Penny McDougall
Professional Skating Coach• Skate Canada National Coach Certified
• 2007 Inductee to the Ingersoll Sports Hall of Fame
• Coaches skaters at the CanSkate level up to Gold StarSkate
• Previously has taught Synchro, Power Skating
• Over 40 years coaching experience
Carrie Butterworth
Professional Skating Coach, Head Coach• Skate Canada Regional Coach Certified
• Certified Skills and Artistic Coach Assessor
• Coaches skaters at the CanSkate level up to Gold StarSkate
• Coaching since 2015
Lynne Finlay
Professional Skating Coach• Skate Canada Provincial Coach Certified
• Skate Canada National Coach Trained
• Previously has taught Synchronized skating
• Hockey: Certified Coach - Development, Coach 2
• Skate Canada National Coach Trained
• Previously has taught Synchronized skating
• Hockey: Certified Coach - Development, Coach 2
Olivia D'Ambrosio
Junior Skating Coach• NCCP CanSkate Coach Trained
• Coaches at the CanSkate level
• >10 years PA Experience, Coaching since 2025
• Coaches at the CanSkate level
• >10 years PA Experience, Coaching since 2025
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Sarah Bittorf
Professional Skating Coach• Skate Canada Regional Coach Certified
• Currently skating with London Synchronicity Synchro team
• Previously coached with Special Olympics programs
• Coaches at the CanSkate and StarSkate levels
• Coaching since 2021
Program Assistants
Our team of PAs can be identified on the ice by their red vests. They are Club skaters aged 9-18 who are volunteering their time to share their love of skating! We couldn't run our CanSkate and Learn to Skate programs without them!
Program Assistants
Our team of PAs can be identified on the ice by their red vests. They are Club skaters aged 9-18 who are volunteering their time to share their love of skating! We couldn't run our CanSkate and Learn to Skate programs without them!