Candace Stewart

Nadia Holmstrom

Ruijie Cheng

Samantha Johnson

Samantha has been coaching gymnastics for 22 years. She started out in dance from age 3, a competitive artistic gymnast herself from ages 5-12, then she switched to Trampoline & Tumbling while Assistant Coaching (now called Coach In Training or CIT) until she was 16 and old enough to coach her own classes. Sam believes that no matter what level of gymnastics you are in, or what age group you fall into, there is something for everyone in this sport.

She has tried her hand at a few other professions such as massage therapy and personal training but she always came back to coaching. Gymnastics has always been a big part of her life for as long as she can remember and it is what she feels most passionate about.

Although she has coached all over, Capital City has become like a second home to her and she views all of our members as part of an extended family. Her favorite part of being a coach is seeing all of her athletes learn and watch their love of gymnastics grow with every success.

Sam Ward

Sam has been associated with Capital City Gymnastics Centre for over 20 years, first as an athlete, and now as a coach. Sam was a national high performance gymnast at CCGC and received an athletic scholarship to Illinois State University in 2013. She started coaching in 2012 and has been the Team Coordinator since 2017. She currently coaches our Team 1 and Team 2 athletes. Her qualifications include:

• NCCP Level 2 WAG Certified
• Level 2 Tramp Certified
• Active Start Trained
• Xcel and JO 1-9 WAG Judge

Sam enjoys sharing her passion for gymnastics with her athletes and loves that it teaches them about dedication, determination, resiliency and hard work! Sam’s coaching philosophy is first and foremost for all athletes to have fun while providing a positive learning environment for them to grow into well-rounded individuals!

In addition to coaching, Sam has a Bachelor’s Degree in Exercise Science and recently completed her Masters of Science in Physical Therapy Degree from the University of Alberta!

Anna Godek

Tamara Schmidt

Tamara Schmidt is a Preschool and Music Teacher here in Edmonton but her favorite and most important job is being a mom. Her 8 year old daughter is in Xcel Silver.  She is excited to serve with CCGC as President!

Spencer Mottus

Michelle Schmaltz

Quinn Bottorff

Quinn is a professional agrologist who has worked the environmental sciences for many years in areas ranging from remediation to policy development. More recently Quinn has worked in the health and safety industry. Quinn is avid volunteer and along with being CCGC Board Secretary was President of a Housing Cooperative. 

Steve Johnson

Alexandria MacLean

Christina Tatarniuk

Christina is a working professional and mother of three school-aged girls. Christina has kids in both the rec and competitive programs at CCGC. ​

As the volunteer coordinator on the Capital City Gymnastics Board of Directors, Christina is excited to assist in ensuring the volunteer requirements for Bingos and other key events are fulfilled.  

Jessica Dalton

Lia Walker

Kim Stewart

Adam DeGannes

Anickoli Hennig

Anna-Lise Zirk

Anthony DeGannes

Ashley Ponak

Ava Ayyobi

Brooklyn Alexander

Camila Valenzuela

Cat Prather

Cat has been coaching gymnastics over the last 32 years. Cat started her passion for gymnastics at the age of 8 where she started Competitive gymnastics. Her love of children and the sport has taken her into coaching. Cat has been at Capital City for  the last 20 years. She enjoys to see the kids have fun, love the sport and progress to their maximum potential.

Emily Angell

Emily Tally

Emma Connolly

Garrison Paquette

Juliet Allen

Kara Johner

Kaya Bochinski

Kierra Walker

Lily Huff

Liz Webster

Melissa Belter

Melissa has been involved in the sport of gymnastics for many years, first as a gymnast for 17 years and now as a coach. Melissa was a high performance gymnast, who was a part of Team Canada for her Novice and Junior years up until an Achilles injury. In overcoming this obstacle, she competed at the Senior High Performance level until the age of 17, where she left on a full ride scholarship to Brigham Young University, competing at the NCAA level while completing her Bachelor of Science in Elementary Education Degree. In continuing education, she also has her Graduate Certificate in Leadership. Melissa has been coaching the Team 3 group for the past 10 years at Capital City Gymnastics Centre, alongside being a full time grade 4 teacher. Her qualifications include: 

• NCCP Level 2 WAG Certified
• Level 1 Tramp Certified
• Active Start Trained

Melissa hopes that she can give back to the sport by helping others learn and grow a love for gymnastics. As a coach, she tries to create a positive, respectful learning environment where she can challenge her athletes while providing support and encouragement. She hopes to empower her athletes to gain confidence and achieve their goals while having fun at the same time.

Mikaela Lewis

Paige Graham

Peryn Gibbings

Sam Johnston

Sam was in gymnastics for 14 years before she retired back in 2018. She decided to come back to the gym to start coaching in 2022. Being back in the gym helped her decide that she wanted to start training again in January of 2023 as well as continue coaching.

One of her favorite parts about coaching is seeing the joy on the athletes faces when they achieve something they have been working on and putting so much effort into!

Sam J is Foundations certified, Active Start trained, Foundations Trampoline trained, and C1 WAG & C1 Trampoline trained. 

Sarah Eddy