Melody Benson
Please contact the Skate club for Melodys contact information
A USA Figure Skating Certified coach, Melody brings a wealth of experience and passion to the ice. Melody's dedication to the sport is evident not only in her coaching but also in her own accomplishments, including winning the 2018 free skating gold medal at the U.S. Adult Figure Skating Championships. She shares her expertise across multiple clubs in the state, including Champlain Valley and Rutland, where she continues to inspire skaters of all levels.
CANDACE ELMQUIST
908-418-8350 candaceelmquist@gmail.com
Candace is a member of US Figure Skating, Learn to Skate USA, and the Professional Skaters Association. She has a Registered Skating Skills Coach certification from PSA, and she has passed her Intermediate Skating Skills and Adult Bronze Skating Skills tests. Candace has been an instructor at both CVSC and BFSC for the past few years. She is on the BFSC board and is currently the head coach of the BFSC basic skills program. Her skaters range from children to adults, with interests ranging from recreational skating to beginner and intermediate skating skills testing. When not skating, Candace is a financial director for the State of Vermont.
Rate: $30/hr
JILLIAN GEISS FRASCOIA
802-318-2364 jillianaran@yahoo.com
Jillian is a member of US Figure Skating and Learn to Skate USA. She is the director of the Vermont Skating Academy which is a Learn to Skate USA program at the Essex Skating Facility which includes group lessons, introduction to private lessons and competitive freestyle ice. She was a New England Regional competitor at the Silver level and has her Pre-Gold Free Skate, 5th Figure and Pre Silver dance tests. Jillian has been instructing for over 34 years in this community and been a member of CVSC for 41 years and is currently an active board member and professional liaison for the club. She enjoys teaching both competitive and recreational figure skaters of all ages. Jillian is a Medical Laboratory Scientist (MLS) at the University of Vermont Medical Center.
Rate: $60/hr.
Erin gravelle
(802) 238-9023 ekjvermont@gmail.com
Erin has over 25 years of a variety of roles in the figure and recreational skating worlds. A former member of Disney on Ice, coach and skater with Vermont Children’s Theater on Ice in the early 2000s: she has passed her Gold Skating Skills, Pre-Silver Freestyle, Pre-Gold Pattern Dances and Fifth figure tests. Erin has taught USFS learn-to-skate and private lessons to skaters of all ages throughout Vermont and at Wollman Rink in NYC. She especially loves wild ice skating on the frozen lakes and ponds when nature provides, and sharing the simple joy and thrill of skating with students of all ages.
Standard Lesson Rate: $60/hr, Intro to Private Lessons $40/hr
MARTHA HARDING
(802) 238-0686 mhardingvt@gmail.com
Martha is a member of the PSA and a Master rated professional in Figures, Freestyle, Moves in the Field and Group, and a Registered rated professional in Team skating. She has passed her 8th Figure, Senior Freestyle and Silver Dance tests and has 50 years of experience teaching. Her students range from children to adults, and include both recreational and qualifying competitive skaters. Her students have medaled at Regionals, Sectionals, Adult Nationals and Collegiate Nationals competitions. Martha is a professional for On Thin Ice and Vermont Children’s Theatre On Ice.
Rate: $66/hour
JENNIFER LUPIA
(802) 309-0419 jloops@yahoo.com Jenn’s web page Jenn’s FaceBook page
2017 World Figure Silver Medalist, World Figure Hall of Fame Inductee plus Gold Medal Status in Dance, CFSC Dance, Figures, Freestyle, Free Dance, Moves in The Field, PSA Rated Registered MIF & FS, Power Hockey Level 2. As a coach, Jennifer’s objective is to encourage her students to set goals and achieve their dreams. She instills a sense of diligence and dedication as well as the joy of skating through creativity. Plus every summer Jennifer takes skaters to Lake Placid for a training camp. Jennifer coaches all levels and abilities. She does have some lesson slots still open.
Rate: $70/hour
JULIE MACDONALD
(802) 863-3031 juliemacdonald@comcast.net
Julie is a member of US Figure Skating and the PSA. She has passed the ISI Freestyle 3 and Figure 1 tests, the US Figure Skating Preliminary Freestyle, Moves and Figure tests, and Preliminary Dances. Julie teaches group lessons for the Burlington Parks & Recreation Department and the Essex Skating Academy. She is the coordinator of the Advanced Group lesson skating class at Leddy Arena. Julie has taught private and group lessons for the past 44 years. She is available to teach all ages, from 3-year-olds through adults and has some slots still open for this winter.
Rate: $54/session, Intro to Private Lessons: $27 per 1/2 session
PATRICIA A. STOKOWSKI, PHD
(802) 383-8951 Patricia.Stokowski@uvm.edu
Patricia is a Gold Medalist and specialist in ice dance who coaches all ages / all levels in ice dance and moves in the field. Her students have competed and medaled at Lake Placid Ice Dance Championships, New England regional and Eastern sectional ice dance competitions, and Adult National Championships, and her teams have placed within the top six at Junior National Championships. She is eager to share her love of ice dance with both competitive and recreational skaters! Beyond the rink, Pat is a Professor in the Rubenstein School at the University of Vermont.
Rate: $66/ hour
