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Staff

Anna Love Fodel- Co-owner, All Star Director, Head Coach and Tumbling Instructor

  • USASF Level 1-5 Certified in Stunts, Tumbling and Tosses
  • CPR Certified
  • 11 Years of coaching and tumbling instruction at GAC
  • All Star Cheerleader at GAC for 3 years
  • BS in Communication from UNCG
  • Level 5 coach for 7 years
  • Coached teams in the World Championships for 6 years

Cindy Ellis- Co-Owner, Office Manager

Beth Durham- Co-Owner, Accounts

Pat Hill- Co-Owner, Marketing/Advertisement

Justin Whitman- Tumbling Instructor, Team Coach

  • USASF certified Levels 1-5 in Stunts, Tumbling and Tosses
  • CPR and Safety certified
  • Cheered competitively for 8 years at Level 5
  • Competed Worlds for 4 years (Level 5 Coed)
  • Trained at High Point Gymnastics for 3 years (Levels 5-7)
  • SpiritXpress Summer Staff 4 years
  • Studies Kinesiology at UNCG

Libby Swaim- Tumbling Instructor, Team Coach

  • USASF Certified
  • CPR and Safety Certified
  • Cheered at GAC for 7 years (Level 5/6)
  • Competed at Worlds for 4 years (Level 5 All Girl)
  • Trained at High Point Gymnastics for 8 years
  • BS in Kinesiology with a conentration in Sports Medicine from UNCG

Wanda Illescas- Tem Coach, Class/Tumble Instructor

  • USASF certified Levels 1-5
  • CPR and Safety certified
  • Cheer 2000 Owner/Director (2000-2011)
  • 35 years of combined Gymnastics and Cheerleading experience
  • Graduate of NCCU with a BS in Kinesiology and MBA in Adult Education
  • Diamond Life Member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority

Mary Kathryn (M-Kat) Fodel- Sapphires (special Needs) Head Coach and Program Director for Special Needs

  • USASF Certified
  • CPR and Safety Certified
  • Cheered for 7 years at GAC (Level 5/6)
  • NC All Star Cheerleader (East/West)
  • NC State Varsity Cheerleader for 3 years
  • Competed at Cheerleading Worlds
  • Gymnast at High Point Gymnastics
  • Champion/EDGE Summer Staff (7 years)
  • Founder of the Special Needs Program at GAC
  • Works for KidsRKids Day Care/ Preschool

Maegan Brewer- Team Coach, Tumbling Instructor

  • USASF Certified
  • CPR and Safety Ceritfied
  • Cheered at GAC for 7 Years (Level 5/6)
  • UNCC Cheerleader for 1 year
  • Coached for Miami Cheer Elite for 6 years
  • BS in Education from Miami of Ohio

Stephanie Swaim- Team Coach (Sapphires)

  • CPR and Safety Certified
  • 9 years coaching Pop Warner Cheer
  • 3 years coaching Glenn High School
  • Associates in Arts at Forsyth Technical Community College
  • Working on BS in Theraputic Recreation at UNCG

Nicole Aspiazu- Tumbling Instructor

Jessica Booker- Team Coach, Tumbling Instructor

  • Cheered for GAC for 5 years (Level 5/6)
  • Competed at Cheerleading Worlds 3 years
  • BA in Political Science and Spanish with a minor in Social Entrepreneurship from UNC-Chapel Hill
  • UNC-Chapel Hill Cheerleader
  • Assistant Coach for UNC-Chapel Hill All Girl Team for 3 years
  • SpiritXpress Summer Staff Member for 6 years (Head Instructor)

Caleb Vail- Tumbling Instructor, Team Coach

  • Cheered for Charlotte All Stars for 4 years (3 years at Level 5)
  • USASF Certified Levels 1-5
  • Competed at the Cheerleading Worlds 3 years (Bronze Medalist)
  • Studying Kinesiology at UNC-G