Paul Askham
           Kent Valley Ice Centre Coaching Director
        Kent Valley Figure Skating Academy Founder
  • 4 times British Senior Ice Dance Champion.
  • 5 times World and European team member 
  • 1988  Winter Olympic Games team member 
  • Medalist in many international  ISU events
  • Principle skater Holiday on Ice 
  • Coach of Senior lady USA Nationals 2012
  • Coach of Senior Solo Ice Dance Champion 2017
  • Coach of regional and sectional skaters
  • Coach of numerous Solo Ice Dance finalists.

Diana Tristani
Adult Skating Chair

  • Adult Chair for the Kent Valley Figure Skating Club
  • I love to work with skaters of all age groups and am currently taking new students.
  • Specialize in Basic Skills, Freestyle and Adult from Levels 1 through Bronze.
  • Love to work with edges, spins, artistry and single jumps.
  • 8 years of skating and competitive experience in Free Skate and some
  • Theater on Ice
  • Currently in training for Adult Silver Level
  • USFSA Coach, Learn to Skate and PSA certified
  • Technically trained by A Level Coaches in Freestyle and Ice Dance
  • Bachelor’s in Accounting and a Master’s in Human Resources

Stacie Dunning

  • Experience teaching all ages, 
  • Trained with Olympic level coaches,
  • Love skating.
  • Over 13 years experience
  • Member professional skaters association, and U.S. Figure skating.

Chloe Blair

  • 10+ years as a competitive ice skater
  • 2x national competitor as solo ice dancer 
  • 5th place in USA solo dance nationals x2
  • 15 years of classical ballet training
  • Preformed 6 soloist roles for Tacoma City Ballet 
  • Awarded 2017 dance inspiration award at PNIC
  • Been trained with Olympic level coaches 

Sydney Thayer-O'Brien

BIO Coming Soon

Monica Amalla

  • 17 years skating experience; 10 years coaching experience
  • Specializes in Choreography, Jumps, Edges, & Spins
  • Years of Show Skating experience
  • A background in Solo Ice Dance
  • Member of USFS, LTS certified, SafeSport & background checked
  • Trained under National, International, and Olympic level coaches
  • National Showcase Medalist
  • Competed both Nationally and Internationally
  • Nationally Certified Medical Assistant
Currently accepting students of all ages and any level

New Coaches Coming Soon