Coaches

CanSkate, PowerSkate, and Synchro are club-coached programs. Skaters learn in groups, led by NCCP coaches contracted and paid by the club. All coaching fees are included in registration fees.

StarSkate, Competitive, Pairs, and Ice Dance are privately coached. This means StarSkaters are responsible for hiring their own coach and/or coaching team. All StarSkate coaching fees are invoiced and paid directly to your private coach(es). Registration fees do not include coaching.

If you need assistance in finding a coach, you can reach out to the Coaches’ Rep (powsccoachrep@gmail.com) or Club Administration (powsc@yahoo.com), for an up-to-date list of coaches and contact info.

Nicole Burt

CanSkate / StarSkate / Podium Pathway / Synchro / Ice Dance
NCCP Level: Regional Certified
Experience: 13 Years

“I grew up skating with POWSC. I learned to skate and was coached by Wendy Mercer (singles, podium pathway) and also participated in synchro under Shirley Thistle. I moved to Ontario in 2012 to skate with Nexxice Senior. Since then, I have lived and coached synchro & singles in Calgary and Toronto. I am the camp coordinator for a non-profit, OneTeamMVMT, organizing their 2 and 3 day high performance synchro seminars, as well as the Technical Director here at POWSC.”

Barbara-Katherine Cavell

CanSkate / StarSkate / Synchro
NCCP Level: Regionally Trained
Experience: 4 Years
Accepting New Intermediate Students
Email: bkmcavell@gmail.com

Yvonne Chan

CanSkate 
NCCP Level: Regional Certified
Experience: 14 Years
Email: ychan907@hotmail.com

Kathleen Curran

StarSkate / Competitive / Synchro
NCCP Level: Regional Certified
Experience: 7 Years
Accepting New Junior Students
kathleencurran@myyahoo.com

“As a full time Mechanical Engineering Student at MUN, I’m happy to still be following my passion for skating by coaching at POWSC. I aim to instill the love of skating into all my students by offering lessons in all Skate Canada singles areas (skills, dance, and freeskate) as well as Synchronized Skating. Some of my proudest accomplishments include receiving all four of my Gold pins as of 2018, and placing first in the Skate Canada Open Synchro National Championships in 2022.”

Wendy Mercer

StarSkate / Podium Pathway / Pairs / Ice Dance
NCCP Level: Nationally Certified
Experience: 50+ Years
Accepting New Junior Students
Email: wendymercer4@me.com

Caleigh Payne-Samson

CanSkate
NCCP Level: CanSkate In-Training
Experience: 2 Years

Charlotte Stoyles

StarSkate 
NCCP Level: Regional Trained
Experience: 1 Year
Email: charlottestoyles7@gmail.com

Clara Sullivan

CanSkate / StarSkate
NCCP Level: Regional Trained
Experience: 1 Year
Email: clara_sullivan@icloud.com

Michelle Walsh

CanSkate / StarSkate / Podium Pathway / Ice Dance / Synchro
NCCP Level: Provincial
Experience: 25+ Years

Yuriy Vaypan

CanSkate / StarSkate / Podium Pathway
NCCP Level: Regional Certified
Experience: 18 Years
Email: vaypanyuriy74@gmail.com