Mike has been involved in gymnastics for nearly 25 years, both as a gymnast and a coach. He began coaching at International Gymnastics Camp, located in Bartonsville, PA for 5 years. Here he studied under numerous Olympic and National Team athletes, coaches, judges, and USA Gymnastics administrators and officials. He then worked at Parkettes National Gymnastics Training Center In Allentown, PA(Home to 2000 Olympian Kristen Maloney). At Parkettes he was not only an instructor, but was mentored in the coaching program under Olympic coaches on staff. Following Parkettes, Mike was given the opportunity to work at Penn-Jersey Gymnastics as the assistant to the owner, where he coached pre-team and competative teams as well as developing training plans and routines. Mike then became the Gymnastics Coordinator for Florence County Recreation, as well as running coaching/spotting techniques throughout South Carolina. Mike is a graduate of East Stroudsburg University, where he earned a degree in Elementary Education. Hi is a USA gymnastics member as well as being CPR and USAG Safety Certified. Mike lives at home with his wife and son, and they have a new baby on the way!

Mike: "Throughout my gymnastics travels, I have had the fortune to train with, be coached by, and mentored, under numerous and Olympic team members from several different countries. I have taken all of my lessons and advice seriously, and have treated our sport as a craft. I am very excited to begin a new journey at First Class Gymnastics."

Christie has been involved in gymnastics and dance ever since she was 3 years old. Christie became a competitive gymnast at a young age and made it all the way up to level 8. In her career as a competitive gymnast she competed and placed in gymnastics meets across Pennsylvania, Ohio and New Jersey. She also attended numerous State Championship Gymnastics Meets and two Regional Competitions, where she medaled on individual events, all-around, and was awarded State Champion. After graduating high school, Christie went on to become a Division I cheerleader at the University of Pittsburgh. As a University of Pittsburgh cheerleader she cheered on the Panthers at home and away football and basketball games, Men and Women’s NCAA Tournaments, Men and Women Big East Tournaments, Bowl games, volleyball matches, swimming meets, wrestling matches, and soccer games. Christie also competed in 4 National Cheerleading Association competitions that are held annually in Daytona, Florida.  During her career as a cheerleader she also worked for Elite Cheerleading. This company holds 3-day cheerleading camps for high schools, middle schools, elementary schools, and competition cheerleading squads around the United States. 

After graduating from the University of Pittsburgh with a Bachelor’s in Health and Physical Activity and a Certificate in American Sign Language, Christie held a summer job at Woodward at Copper. Woodward at Copper is a freeskiing, snowboarding, skateboarding and cheerleading camp in Copper Mountain, Colorado. She was hired as a cheerleading coach and counselor, but also was a counselor for skiers and snowboarders that attended the camp. Now that Christie is back home she is currently pursuing her dream of becoming a Physician Assistant and applying to graduate schools across the country, substitute teaching at the Scranton School for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing Children, volunteering at Cancertacular (a local non-profit organization that serves pediatric cancer victims and their families in NEPA), and coaching at and managing First Class Gymnastics. She is a USA gymnastics member as well as being CPR and USAG Safety Certified.

Carina was first introduced to gymnastics at the age of six. She quickly fell in love with the sport and began competing when she was just seven years old.  She continued to compete at the USA level until the age of eleven as a level seven gymnast. However, she continued to do gymnastics recreationally well into her teens and never lost touch with the sport. She began coaching in 2005 at the age of eighteen.  When not in the gym, Carina pursues her higher education in the field of social science, enjoys traveling, yoga, and horseback riding, and participates in a wide variety of volunteer work with several local and international organizations. Carina is a USAG safety certified, as well as being certified in First Aid and CPR. Carina coaches Junior and Premiere Flippers, as well as being one of our Open Gym Coaches.