Staff
Annette Card: Level 2 artistic gymnastics and trampoline coach. Annette has been coaching Gymnastics for 30 years and used to be an art. gymnastics competitor in West Germany. Annette was born in Wuppertal West Germany and moved to the Okanagan in 1992 where she coached and managed the Penticton Springer's Gymnastics Club until 2006. She has 2 grown children actively involved in sports. January 2007 she became the head coach and general manager of FitKidz Gymnastics.
Katelyn Luscombe: Certified Level 2 artistic gymnastics and trampoline coach who has been coaching for almost 10 years at different clubs in B.C. and Ontario. Your kids will love her for her fun and respectful way of instructing her classes. We are very fortunate to have Katelyn as a member of our Fitkidz coaching staff!
Eva Bowyer: Level 3 artistic gymnastics and level 1 trampoline coach, also specializes in Special Needs.
Eva used to compete as a Level 4 Provincial Athlete and is now a competitive athletes coach at Fitkidz Gymnastics.
Eve Noonan: - (Jazz, Lyrical Dance) Originally from Edmonton, AB Eve is now entering her 38th year of teaching dance. Eve is an award-winning choreographer who has performed, taught and adjudicated dance competitions & festivals all around North America throughout her extensive dance career. Eve is honored to have seen so many of her students grow up before her eyes and she is so proud of everyone who has touched her life through the art of dance. She enjoys every aspect that the world of dance has offered her and she looks forward to a fabulous year of teaching at the Fitkidz studio!
Carissa Gowe: Carissa is a multi-talented and well-trained dancer in disciplines of ballet, jazz, tap, hip hop, breakdance, popping & locking, song & dance, partnering, modern & lyrical jazz. A former recipient of the Penticton School of Dance Memorial Award for being the "Most Dedicated Dancer" from a previous season, Carissa also manages her very own studio in Keremeos. Carissa is a scholarship winner from "Be Discovered" after standing out as a soloist from a 2008 dance festival and Carissa has also trained at Harbour Dance Center in Vancouver as well as with "The Pulse" faculty in New York City.
Jake Evans: Born in Halifax, Nova Scotia Canada. Currently in the gorgeous Okanagan, British Columbia. Break Dancing - Funkstyles (poppin', lockin') and Bboying...and just began a love and journey in House and Freestyle dance...sooo fun. Although I have adopted the forever a student approach, I have been teaching funk and breakin' all over the east coast of Canada for the last 8 yrs. Recently trained with Poppin Pete, Ken Swift, Suga Pop, Caleaf Sellers, Ill Kosby. Other training includes Skeeter Rabbit, Kid Dynamo, Don Campbell, Licorice Lloyd, Jazzy J, Thomas and Paul Guzman-Sanchez.
Jake is our Parkour instructor.
Brent McLauchlan: Better known as the "B-Man". Previous male gymnastics competitor, level 2 artistic Gymnastics, level 1 Trampoline coach and "guinea pig"...The kids love him.
Keva Voss: Keva is a certified level 1 artistic gymnastics coach with Fitkidz ! Keva has been a gymnast at the recreational and competitive levels since she was 6 years old.
Dori Munday: Dori is a level 1 certified Gymnastics Coach and has been a competitor for many years. Born and raised in Penticton she has become a Real Estate Agent with Royal le Page.
Susan Jordan: Previous Provincial Gymnast and coach. Susan is Kalli's mom who is a Provincial level 1 Competitor. Sue is also head of the Fundraising Committee.
Jolanda Poetsch: Jolanda competed in artistic gymnastics in the Netherlands before she moved to Canada in her teenage years..She is also a primary school administrator and has 2 girls involved with Fitkidz at the Interclub level.
CITs(Coaches in training)
Melanie Girard: Previous Level 2 Provincial Athlete. Mel has been involved in Gymnastics for 10 years Jessica Hansen: Previous Provincial Competitor. Jessica makes your class lots of fun!
Elise Thibodeau: Previous Competitor.
Randi Potter: Level 2 Provincial athlete
Tana Holowenko: Level 2 Provincial Athlete
Aurora Morhart: Level 2 Provincial Athlete
Hailey Cronie: Level 2 Provincial Athlete
Falynne Gold: Previous Level 2 Provincial Athlete
Nawaz Patrick: Level 2 certified in artistic Gymnastics. Nawaz is also a primary school teacher.
Brent Hayter: Brent is our Conditioning Coach.. The "Brentanizer"..Brent is also a Grade 7-9 teacher in Westside. His daughter Camille is a Provincial Level 2 competitor on our FitKidz team.