On-Ice: Coaches and Program Assistants
Penny McDougall
Professional Skating Coach• Skate Canada National Coach Certified
• 2007 Inductee to the Ingersoll Sports Hall of Fame
• Coaches skaters at the CanSkate level up to Gold StarSkate
• Previously has taught Synchro, Power Skating
• Over 40 years coaching experience
Carrie Butterworth
Professional Skating Coach• Skate Canada Regional Coach Certified
• Certified Skills Coach Assessor
• Coaches skaters at the CanSkate level up to Gold StarSkate
• Head Coach
• 9 years coaching experience
Lindsay Ketchabaw
Professional Skating Coach• Skate Canada CanPowerSkate Coach Certified, Katy Jo West Power Skating Coach Certified
• Skate Canada Regional Coach Certified
• Skate Canada Provincial Coach Trained
• Coaches skaters at the CanSkate level up to the Star 5 and Power Skate
• 13 years coaching experience
Lynne Finlay
Professional Skating Coach
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Sarah Bittorf
Junior Skating Coach• NCCP CanSkate Coach Trained
• Currently skating with London Synchronicity Synchro team
• Previously coached with Special Olympics programs
• Coaches at the CanSkate level
• 3 years coaching experience
Amber Lovell
Junior Skating Coach• NCCP CanSkate Coach Trained
• 2024 Canadian National Skating Championships - Silver Medal NEXXICE Intermediate
• 2024 Skate Ontario - STAR Athlete Award
• Coaches at the CanSkate level
• 1 year coaching experience
Program Assistants
Our team of PAs can be identified on the ice by their red vests. They are Club skaters aged 9-18 who are volunteering their time to share their love of skating! We couldn't run our CanSkate and Learn to Skate programs without them!
