Jean has been an active and enthralled skater since she first skated in May 1971 at the Canterbury Olympic Ice Rink.  Some of her personal achievements – excluding her immense pride at seeing her present skaters succeed – in the National Ice Skating Association of Australia (now Ice Skating Australia Inc.) tests include: Preliminary Free Skating; Bronze School Figures; Inter-Gold Compulsory Ice Dance (equivalent of current Senior test) and 1st Free Dance test.  She was also the 1978 Sydney Ice Dance Preliminary Gold Medallist with Kevin Boroszky.

Qualifications

• 2017: Assessed as compentent for Australian Sports Commission Assessor Training and Presenter/Facilitator Program
• 2015: Qualified as Level 3 Accredited Coach for Singles
• 2009: Qualified for Level 3 Accreditation Course when next offered by Ice Skating Australia Inc.
• 1989: Achieved Level 2 Sports Specific Coaching Accreditation.
• 1987: Achieved Level 2 General Principles Coaching Accreditation.
• 1984: Achieved Level 1 Coaching Accreditation (when first introduced).

Professional Experience

• 2017: NSW Professional Skaters’ Association representative to APSA Annual General Meeting
• 2016 – Present: NSW Professional Skaters’ Association, Secretary.
• 2015: APSA Oceanic Conference, Liverpool, NSW, Australia, Participating Coach
• 2012: ISU Ice Dance Judges Seminar, Boondall, QLD, Halina Gordon-Poltorak
• 2012: Conducted LCCFSS Saturday Development Squad Ice Dance Special, assisted by Smith/Ord
• 2012: ISU Ice Dance Development Seminar, ISA Sponsoured Participating Coach with Dance Team of Smith/Ord, Seoul Korea
• 2012: APSA Oceanic Conference, Liverpool, NSW, Australia, Participating Coach
• 2012: NSW Pattern Skills Test Seminars, Penrith Ice Palace, Presenter
• 2011 – 2015: NSW Professional Skaters’ Association, Secretary.
• 2011 – 2015: NSW Professional Skaters’ Association representative to Australian Professional Skaters’ Association.
• 2011: Presented APSA Seminar on ISU Components
• 2011: ISA Dance Camp, Liverpool NSW Australia, participating coach.
• 2011: Lee Barkell Seminar, Canterbury Olympic Ice Rink, participating coach.
• 2011: ISA Seminar Proposed Technical Tests, participating
• 2011: NSWISA Ice Dance Forum, participating
• 2011: Components Seminar, attendee
• 2008 – 2011: APSA Rink Representative for the LCC Rink.  Representative for the LCC professional coaches at the Australian Professional Skaters Association Meetings.
• 2006: Attend World Figure Skating Championships in Calgary, AB, Canada.
• 2005: Introduce the holiday program “Sharpen Your Edge” to Liverpool Catholic Club rink.
• 2004 – Present: Coaching at Liverpool Catholic Club Ice Rink.
• 2004: Hired ice time at Blacktown International Ice Arena and coaches to conduct the “Easter Edges”, a successful holiday skating program.
• 2003 – 2008: Appointed as an APSA Accreditation Officer.
• 2002: Coaching at the Glaciarium.
• 2002: Co-Skate School Organiser at the Glaciarium. Duties included: rosters for skaters & skate patrol, supervising public skating sessions, zamboni driving (ice resurfacing) began to learn blade sharpening. Set up “Escape On Ice” Holiday Program for skaters.
• 2001: First female coach to partner a female in student in an ISA dance test (Debbie Ward’s Elementary 2).
• 1999: Marketing Manager at Macquarie Ice Rink. Duties of the Ice Skating Director plus advertising and banking.

Coaching Highlights

• To present: Skates selected for Disney on Ice tours:
  • Cameron Ord 2015
  • Alex Middleton 2015
• To present: Skaters qualified as coaches including:
  • 2015 Imogen C – Level 0 Coach
  • 2014 Maddie S – Level 0 Coach
  • 2013 Gabby Gustafson Level 1 Coach
  • 2013 Melinda K – Level 0 Coach
  • 2012 Jason Chan – Level 1 Coach
• To present: Skaters qualified as A/S judges including:
  • Jason Chan;
  • Tya Greentree;
  • Ellen McDermott;
  • Eimear McCaighy
  • Alex Middleton;
  • Madelene Smith, and;
  • Debbie Ward.
• To present: Skaters qualified as higher level judges:
  • Natalie Taylor ISU Championship Judge, and;
  • Alisha Johnston Panel to Novice Championship.
• 2013 Selected Results:
  • William Kiss: NSW Elementary Men’s Champion 2013
• 2012 Selected Results:
  • William Kiss: LCCFSS Preliminary Mens Champion
  • Eimear McCaighy: LCFSS Free Skate 4 Champion
  • Alexandra Middleton passed ISA Senior Ice Dance Test
  • Madelene Smith/Cameron Ord:
    • Hollins Trophy Gold Medalist Novice Dance
    • Trophy Night Sydney Figure Skating Club Gold Medalist Novice Dance
    • Qualified for Junior Level Competition.
• 2011 Selected Results:
  • Emily Thomson: LCCFSS Novice Ladies Champion
  • Emily Thomson: Jack Lee Trophy, Novice Ladies Silver Medalist
  • National Federation Challenge:
    • Samuel Kiss 1st Basic 2
    • William Kiss 3rd Free Skate 1
    • Maddison Inglima 3rd Free Skate 2
    • Elle Montgomery 3rd Elementary Ladies
    • Tiana Wu 1st Elementary Solo Dance
• 2010 Selected Results:
  • LCCFSS’ Alex Middleton & Mark Messer Silver Medallists at NSW C’ships & Nationals 2010 (Co-coach Pavel Aubrecht);
  • Emily Thomson 2010 NSW 4/15 SP 8/15 Free 5/15 Final;
  • Emily Thomson 2010 Championships Nationals SP 6/27 Free 10/27 Final result 9/27 in her 1st Nationals (co-coach Gloria Pracy).
• 2010: All three synchronized skating teams competed at ISA 2010 Nationals at the Icehouse, Melbourne, Victoria.
• 2010: Coach with Adam Hart and Paul Huehnergard (choreographer) of LCCFSS “Mini Saints” (Open), “Syncho Saints” (Open) and “Sync-On-Ice” (Adult).  I was a reserve skater for Sync-On-Ice.
• 2010: Coach of LCCFSS Pre-Primary Ladies Champion (Emily Thomson).
• 2010: Debbie Ward passes all her ISA Senior Dance tests.
• 2009: Coach with Adam Hart, Alison Andersen and Paul Huehnergard (choreographer) of LCCFSS “Syncho Saints” NSW Open Champions and National Silver Medalists, synchronized skating.
• 2008: Both Megan Lloyd and Debbie Ward start, and pass some of, the ISA Senior Ice Dance tests.
• 2006: Two skaters pass ISA’s Junior Ice Dance Test: Megan Lloyd who I have coached through her entire career and Debbie Ward for her entire Ice Dance Career.
• 2002: Formed “Team Glaci” Aussie Skate Team from the Glaciarium Ice Rink
• 2002: Former student Natalie Taylor recognized with National Judge status after only one year of probationary judging.
• 2001: Formed the Aussie Skater Syncho Team “Icicles” with Monica MacDonald.
• 2000: Coach NSW Primary Ladies Bronze Medalist (Ines Lam), who also competed at the Nationals.