Staff 2011-2012

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Owners

Frank Vurro
*Co-Founder CheerForce Inc. *Co-Founder Canadian Cheer Evolution *Head Coordinator CheerForce World Teams and Senior Competitive Programs *2011 IASF Coach of the Year Nominee *Canadian-USASF Certification Administrator *Coach 3 time World Champion Team Canada All-Girl Team *Over 20 yrs. coaching experience with all age groups and levels leading to many National and International Titles *Executive Director-CheerForce Inc *

Chris Hollingsworth
*Co-Founder CheerForce Inc. *Coach 3 time World Champion Team Canada Coed Team *23 yrs. coaching Mini, Youth, Junior, Senior, Sr. Co-Ed & Open / University cheerleaders *Coordinator CheerForce Junior, Youth and Mini programs *Co-Founder Canadian Cheer Evolution *Numerous National, International and Provincial Championships *Captain/member UofT, *Member UWO 99 NCA squad, *Coach Ontario All-Star 1998, *Coach BC All-Star 1999, *99/00, 00/01 OCF Executive Member * Multiple Worlds Bids

Sharon Hollingsworth
*12 yrs. coaching in Primary, Junior, Co-ed & Varsity cheerleading *11 National Championships *8 Ontario Championships *Coach at M.M.R High School *Cheerleader/captain M.M.R *4 yr. member the UWO Mustangs *Captain UWO Mustangs *Coach Milton District 1998 *Coach Ontario All-Stars 1998, 1999

Trish Vurro
*13 yrs. coaching Primary, Junior & Varsity *13 yrs. competitive gymnastics training *10 National Championships *12 Ontario Championships * Former coach of TAB and Silverthorne Collegiate *Former cheerleader UofT *NCCP level 3 certified

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Coaches

Eric Martel
*12yrs cheerleading and coaching *Coached School, University and All-star *Sr. Cheer Alliance instructional staff 5 years *Over 25 National Championships in both Canada and the U.S. *L3 Grand Champs & 3 National titles in 2010 *2009 Gold Medalist & World Champion with Team Canada *2010 CheerForce Coach of the Year *Producer of 2009, 2010 & 2011 Team Canada Music *Coached Tigers and Jaguars *Head Coach at CheerForce WolfPack *Coach of Co-Ed Worlds team 2012 *Owner (CMS) Cheer Music Solutions – the leading cheer music company in the country. *2011-2012 coach of Youth 3. Junior 2, 3, 4. Senior 4.2, Co-Ed 4. Co-ed Worlds.

Ryan Heffron
*15 yrs of cheerleading experience *Guelph Cheer Alumni *MAC Cheer Alumni *CF Open Coed Alumni *5 time CF Worlds Coed Athlete *In 10 yrs of coaching at CheerForce I have had the pleasure of working as a Head or Assistant Coach with Senior 4, Senior 4.2, Coed 3, Coed 4, and International Open 5 teams. *Owner (CMS) Cheer Music Solutions – the leading cheer music company in the country. *In the 2011-2012 Season I’ll be coaching a great set of athletes on the Coed 4 and IO5 teams, with goals to replicate and improve upon the successes of last season *USASF Coaching Credentials for Level 5 in all disciplines.

Chrissy Martel
*12yrs cheerleading and coaching experience *Over 20 National and Provincial Championships *L3 Grand Champs in 2010 *3 National Championship titles in 2010 *Original Instructor with Cheer Alliance *Cheered at MDHS *Coached at TAB *2009 Gold Medalist and World Champion with Team Canada *2008 & 2009 CheerForce Coach of the Year *Coached Tigers and Jaguars *Multiple years of gymnastics experience *2010 Most Dynamic Dance x2 *Coach of Co-Ed Worlds team 2012 *Head Coach at CheerForce Wolfpack *Coaches every age and ability *2011 -2012 coach of Youth 3. Junior 2, 3, 4. Senior 4.2, Co-ed 4. Co-Ed Worlds.

Michele Larry
*11 yrs coaching Mini, Youth, Junior and Senior *2 Worlds Bids *5 National Championships* 7 Provincial Championships *2006 CheerForce Coach of the Year *1 yr Coach Brock University *3 yr member Brock University *1 yr coach Westmount Secondary *4 yr member Westmount Secondary *1998 Ontario All Star Member

Diana Solakov
*11 years cheerleading and coaching experience *Over 20 National and Provincial Titles *Coached all ages and levels *CheerForce Jaguars Gym Director *Coach Jaguars Junior and Senior *Coach WolfPack IOAG5, Open All Girl and Coed 6, Worlds teams IOCE and IOAG6 *St. Thomas Aquinas S.S.  cheerleader and coach 8yrs. *Multiple National, Provincial & International Championships *Cheered CheerForce Wolfpack Open 6 Team 4 yrs *Cheer Alliance Staff for 5 years *8th yr as a CheerForce Coach, *2 – 5th place finishes at the 2010 World Championship.* 5th place finish at the 2011 World Championship *Choreographed for 3 time Gold Medalist Team Canada All Girl- 3 years and Coed – 1 year.

Jesse Cooney
*16 yrs Cheerleading: Rolling Meadows, M. M. Robinson (Captain), Ontario Allstars, CheerForce WolfPack (Captain) and the UWO Mustangs.  *Coach Rolling Meadows, CheerForce WolfPack, St Mary’s Co-Ed.  *PCA Staff 6 yrs. *Numerous Regional, Provincial, National and International titles.  Judge and Choreographer across Canada and the United States.  *Member of Team Canada Coed 2010 ICU World Champions.  *Member of the National and World Team for Power Tumbling.

Laura Bound
*Involved in cheerleading for 30 yrs *Coach for 22 years *Judged for 20 yrs *Member of OCF for 6 years *Judge trainer for 9 yrs *Dancer for 23 yrs *Teacher for 8 yrs *Admin at CF for 7 yrs *Coach with CF for 10 yrs *Currently coaching Y2 and TAB for 11 yrs

Steve Morrison
*2 Ontario Championships *5 yrs. WLU Mascot and Cheerleader *2 yrs. Pirate Show (Acrobatic Stuntman) at Canada’s Wonderland *10 yrs. CEO of Cheerleading Dynamics Canada 1986-1996 *Toronto Argo Cheerleader and Coach *7 yrs. coaching.

Jon O’Brien
*1 yr. Blessed Trinity SS *2 yr. CFWP Sr. Coed *1 yr. CF Tigers Sr. *3 yr. CFWP Open team *3 yr. CFWP Coed Worlds Team *1 yr. McMaster University Cheerleading *2 yr. coach Blessed Trinity SS *4 yr. coach CheerForce Tigers – Mini, Junior and Senior *1st yr. coach at CheerForce WolfPack *Cheer Alliance Event Staff and Clinic Staff *Multiple Provincial and National Championships – 1 Grand National Championship

Brittany Johnson
*10 yrs with CF program *5 yrs National Gold *3 yrs Open program *3 time World Championship competitior *1 yrs CF Dallas Sr. Elite team *3 yrs cheerleader at T.A.Blakelock *Coached at CF for 8 yrs *Coached T.A. Blakelock 4 yrs *2 yrs coach at CF Jags *Previously competitive gymnast and coach *Currently coaching Jaguars Mini and Youth *Coaching WolPack Youth L2, and T.A.Blakelock Highschool

Michelle Kupa
*5 years cheerleading experience *CheerForce Jag (2006- 2010) *CheerForce WolfPack (2007- present)  *4yrs WP Sr National Gold *Team Canada All girl 2009 (ICU World Champions) *5 Worlds competitons, *4 NCA competitions*6 yrs coaching experience with all ages *1st year coaching CheerForce tiny, mini, youth, junior

Andrew Kwok
*8 yrs of Cheerleading *8 yrs of Competitive Gymnastics *2 yrs of Competitive Trampoline *Carleton University Cheerleading (Athlete and Coach) *Capitol City Storm Cheerleading (Athlete) *CheerForce WolfPack Worlds Team for 3 yrs (Athlete) *Team Canada Cheerleading Gold Medalist for 2 yrs (Athlete) *Ottawa University Cheerleading (Coach) *McMaster Cheerleading (Coach) *NCCP Level 3 Artistic Gymnastics Certification

Ashliegh McGuiness
*CheerForce Jags coach – Mini, Youth, Jr & Sr – 4 yrars *Cheered for 10 years *Coaching for 7 years *Danced competively for 10 years *Cheered at M.D.H.S for 2 years *Cheered with Scorpions for 4 years *Cheered with CFWP 4 years *CF open for 4 years *Multiple National and Provincial titles *Coached at Scorpions for 3 years

Kaitlyn Mallysh
*12 years of cheerleading experience *CF Open Alumni *CF World All-Girl 6 Athlete *Event coordinator and registrar at Cheer Evolution *8 years of coaching at CheerForce I have coached everything from Tiny’s up to Seniors of all levels *This year i’ll be coaching the Senior Coed 4 team as they defend their Championship in Ohio, and go for a National Titles at Cheer Evolution 2012 National Championships *USASF Coaching Credentials for Level 5 in all disciplines

Samantha Robb
*12 years cheerleading experience *MapleHurst Public School *Cheer Central Storm AllStars *Black Widow Cheer Gym *University of Ottawa Gee Gees Cheerleading *CheerForce WolfPack Cheerleading (Provincial Gold, CoEd, National Blue, National Gold) 2005-Present *3 World Championships *Currently coaching tiny, mini, youth and junior.

Jessica Montoya
*8 years cheerleading with CF *3rd year as a coach – Junior and Mini

Alyssa Wadey
*1st yr CheerForce coach – mini 1&2, tiny *2 yrs as a level one gymnastics coach *4 yrs cheerleading experience – CFWP Jr and Sr Gold L5 *4 World Championships

Jake Bound
*Cheerleader and mascot – Wilfrid Laurier University Golden Hawks *Head instructor – Cheerleading Dynamics Canada *Executive member and technical judge – Ontario Cheerleading Federation  *Head Coach, co-ed – St. Mary’s High School (Kitchener)  *Head Coach, co-ed – Mayfield Secondary School (Caledon) *Assistant Coach, all-girl – Silverthorn Secondary School (Etobicoke) *Co-Head Coach, all-girl – White Oaks Secondary School (Oakville) *Assistant Coach, co-ed – CheerForce WolfPack

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