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Matthew Bohannan | Chrystal Reed | Patti Shira | Lisa/Sarah Henry | Anne Durham | Savanna Brady
Bernadette Fournier | Kathy Liska | Kaitlin Clark

Lisa and Sarah Henry
Lisa and Sarah Henry comprise the unique mother/daughter coaching team.  Lisa brings over 20 years coaching experience, and has been mentored by some of the finest Russian coaches.  Her students have competed locally, regionally, and also at the Junior National Championships.  Lisa specializes in jump and spin technique, Moves in the field, choreography, and provides her student with on ice strength/conditioning classes and off ice strength conditioning, anaerobic/aerobic conditioning, so skaters can reach their full potential.  She has also managed her daughter’s successful career.
Sarah brings over 15 years skating experience.  Sarah has completed her Senior Moves in the Field and Senior Freestyle tests.  Sarah trained for a time at the Ice Castles International Training Center in Lake Arrowhead, California under the eyes of Igor Pashkevich and Rafael Artunian.  Sarah has competed for US Figure Skating for 12 years, having won the NW Pacific Regional Championships and collecting a top 5 finish at the Pacific Coast Sectional Championships.  In addition, Sarah has competed at the State Farm US Figure Skating Championships and the North American Challenge Skate International competition where she won the bronze medal.  Sarah graduated from Dimond High School in 2005 as an Alaska Scholar summa cum laude.  She was elected to the 2005 US Figure Skating Scholastic Honors Team for academic excellence and skating accomplishments.  Sarah currently is a sophomore at St. Mary’s College in California.
Lisa and Sarah encourage skaters to have good sportsmanship, develop individual and team goals, have a good work ethic and learn time management, organizational skills and discipline, in a fun and caring environment. 
Lisa and Sarah have been members of AAFS for 15 years.  They are also current members of US Figure Skating, Professional Skaters Association, and the Ice Skating Institute.
You may email them at
LisaHenry@gci.net, or smh1@stmarys-ca.edu.