I was very involved with gymnastics at an early age. I myself competed for the Aurora CARA league when I younger. As well as doing gymnastics I was a competitive dancer and cheerleader during my high school years, and had taught many cheer clinics, dance and fitness classes throughout college. I am a graduate of Colorado State University where I earned a Bachelor's degree in Child Psychology, I became Group Leader and Director qualified during my studies. I have focused my past and present studies on Child growth and development as well as Early Childhood Education. I am the current Director of the Tiny Tots and Tumblers Academic Preschool program and love watching the children and program grow!
 
I have taught gymnastics at every age group within the program, focusing on upper level team gymnasts. I bring dedication, creativity, energy, and fun! I am currently USAG safety certified, a member of the CPRA (Colorado Parks and Recreation Association), a member of the American Amateur Sports Association, and a member of CARA (Colorado Association of Recreational Athletics). I am always looking for new and exciting ways to improve our programs and your child's experience here with us. I work very closely with all of our coaches to keep them updated on proper training techniques, safety guidelines, lesson plans, and execution of skills. Myself and my coaching staff attend biannual coaching and spotting clinics to learn new safety and skill techniques to give our gymnasts the best benefit from our coaching.
 
I am constantly working to make the programs offered at Tiny Tots and Tumblers and Junior Olympic Gymnastics the best they could possibly be! If you ever have any questions, concerns, or most of all suggestions please feel free to speak with me directly and know that I am very open to hearing all you have to say about your experience here with Tiny Tots and Tumblers & Junior Olympic Gymnastics!

Josie started her gymnastics at the early age of 6 and put in over 10 years of dedication towards gymnastics. Josie has been active with children through volunteering in preschool rooms and becoming an active member in her school’s PTA. Josie is safety trained through Tiny Tots and Tumblers and the CARA league. She has attended coaching/spotting clinics through the CARA league as well. Josie currently teaches all age groups within the program and is a valued member of our competitive team staff. If you have any questions/comments for Josie please feel free to contact the owner of Tiny Tots and Tumblers and Junior Olympic Gymnastics, or speak directly with Josie.

Jill has been involved with gymnastics since she was in 5th grade. She actively trained for 7 years, competing throughout her high school career. Jill has been coaching with Junior Olympic Gymnastics for 2 years, and her coaching is always done with great enthusiasm and concern for each student.  Her favorite part of coaching is getting to know all the wonderful girls that come into Junior Olympics for gymnastics and also finds great satisfaction when her gymnasts learn new skills.  Jill has coached recreational gymnastics and team, and in June 2011 she stepped into the position of Team Coordinator.

Outside the gym, Jill loves to work out and teach spin and weight lifting classes.  She also enjoys doing triathlons.   She loves to ski and hang out with her amazing family!  If at anytime you have any questions for or about Jill please feel to contact her directly or to speak with the owner of Tiny Tots and Tumblers and Junior Olympic Gymnastics.

I began gymnastics career at a very early age, and continued my career to end as a USAG level 10 gymnast.
When I was 8 years old I was selected to train with an exclusive group of gymnasts in Westchester NY. I trained under their supervision for 4 years.    In 1990 we moved back to Colorado where I continued my career at Colorado Gymnastics Institute in Aurora. I advanced quickly and competed as a Level 10 for six years.  I began my coaching career in 1995 coaching children ages 6-12 in Boulder.   In 1998, I moved to Nebraska where I assisted coaching gymnastics on a college level for two years.   I have since moved back to Colorado and have been coaching for the past 10 years. 

I have completed many coaching clinics concentrating on safety and proper skill progression.   In addition, I am judge trained on all four events.   

Gymnastics has been a huge part of my life and my childhood. I look forward to sharing my passion within the sport of gymnastics with your children.

Dana has been in involved in gymnastics for seventeen years. Eleven of those years were spent as a gymnast herself, participating in invitationals and State competitions. She has been coaching all levels of CARA gymnastics since 2000. If you have any questions/comments for Dana please feel free to speak directly with Dana, or to contact Jen.

Tori has been involved in gymnastics her whole life, she grew up in the gym and competed through high school, she has been coaching for about 6 years with Junior Olympic.  She has coached all ages starting from our parent/toddler classes to recreational to competitive level 4 and 5.  She is currently training to be an Optional coach. Tori has been a valuable part of our staff through our summer camp programs and extra events.  She has also worked at another gym here in Colorado, which has given her valuable training and knowledge on the sport. Tori's favorite thing about coaching is the kids- which is her reason for coming to the gym every day!

Outside the gym, she just finished school at the Aveda Institute and will also pursue her career at an Aveda Salon in addition to being Gymnastics Coach.  If you have any questions/comments for Tori please feel free to speak with the owner of Tiny Tots and Tumblers and Junior Olympic Gymnastics, or speak directly with Tori.

Scott has been involved in gymnastics for 11 years and competed as an elite gymnast for 4 years.  He also was a 5 time national team member.  This is his first year coaching with Junior Olympic with the optional level.  If you have any questions/comments for Scott please feel free to speak directly with Scott, or to contact Jen.

Devon has been coaching many levels of gymnastics for over 25 years.  She loves the kids, and believes that Gymnastics boosts self image and confidence and loves to see that in action as she works with gymnasts.  In addition to coaching team and recreational at JO she also holds position of coach at a second gym in Colorado.  She has a double major in Dance and Psychology, she home schools her 2 sons.  Devon has coached at Junior Olympic for about 2 years now, and is a valuable part of our coaching staff with her experience. If you have any questions/comments for Devon please feel free to speak directly with Devon, or to contact Jen.

Ally has 20 years of experience with the sport of gymnastics. She competed for 10 years as a level 9 gymnast in California. Ally’s love for the sport inspired her to pursue and receive her degree in Kinesiology and exercise science. Gymnastics brought a great deal of passion, determination and discipline into her life. She was very inspired by her patient and informative coaches to come back to the sport to coach and hopefully touch her students the same way her coaches did, by helping achieve goals and build character. If you have any questions or feedback for Ally, please feel free to speak directly with her.

Brenda Pippin began gymnastics at age nine and competed throughout high school. Her teaching experience began during her second year of college when she took a job coaching in Durango, Colorado for Gold Rush Gymnastics. Here, she taught all age groups and skill levels from ages two up through the teens. After graduating college, she taught for a year at Lakes Academy in Denver, Colorado until she had her first son. After the birth of her first set of twins, she picked up teaching the sport again for a couple of years in her hometown of Keenesburg, where she offered classes at a local church for children ages three through sixteen. She focused on the basics of gymnastics and enjoyed exposing children to a sport they would otherwise not have had exposure to. Prior to coming on board with Junior Olympics, Brenda taught preschoolers and level fours at a gym in Greeley called Flying Aces Gymnastics. After observing the excellent training and teaching techniques at Junior Olympic Gymnastics, she decided to move her twin daughters into the program, and is continuing her training and coaching development with the CARA program. She is a high school language arts teacher for Fort Lupton High School, and enjoys being a lifelong learner.

Kayla has been around the sport of gymnastics for a long time! She started doing rec gymnastics when she was 7.  In 5th grade she moved to Junior Olympics and started competing as a level 5 gymnast and continued until she became an optional 3. Gymnastics was a huge part of her life and she loved doing it!  She loves every opportunity she can get to be around the sport which transfers into her joy for teaching in our program. She enjoys seeing how excited each child gets when they accomplish a new skill and has fun doing it along the way!  Kayla is currently a senior at Brighton High School.  She has tried almost every sport and just loves to stay active. Shopping and going to Starbucks are probably her two favorite things, but gymnastics is definitely her favorite childhood memory! It is a great sport and she hopes to stay involved in it some way throughout her entire life!

Haley has been a gymnast for the past 12 years, she spent 3 years on a USAG team as a level 6 competitor and 4 years on the Junior Olympic Gymnastics CARA optional team advancing up to an optional level 4. Haley has previous coaching experience at a local USAG gym where she assisted rec. classes. Haley loves to coach and finds that children’s willingness to learn and their happiness in the sport very rewarding. She is a competitive dancer who loves to draw, paint and play the piano. If you have any questions or feedback for Haley please speak with her directly or contact the owner.

Dakotah Willems has a great gymnastics history. She started her training as a USAG gymnastics for eight years and then transferred to CARA gymnastics at Junior Olympics where she competed as an optional level 3 for 2 years. She likes to consider Junior Olympic Gymnastics her “home gym” because of the positive experiences she had with us. Dakotah is also a competitive dancer and has been dancing for 14 years, she is currently a member of the Brighton High school dance team as well. If you have any questions or feedback for Dakotah please feel free to speak with her at any time.

Sloan is another of our veteran optional gymnasts from here at Junior Olympic Gymnastics. Sloan has been doing gymnastics since she was 3yrs old and is now ready to teach all that she has learned. Sloan has grown up around children with her mom running an in home daycare and teaching dance/tumbling classes. Sloan has done 20+ hours of community service hours teaching both dance and gymnastics, she has also volunteered as a teacher’s aide in a local elementary school and at her high school. If you have any questions or feedback for Sloan, don’t hesitate to ask her directly.

Please welcome Melissa Roybal to our preschool staff. We are excited to have Melissa aboard teaching our 2 and 3yr old preschool classes. Melissa has an Associates of Applied Science degree in Early Childhood Education as well as her Colorado Directors Certificate. Along with her education, Melissa has extensive experience with Preschool aged children. Her most recent experience has been at Primrose School teaching preschool for children aged 2-4yrs. Melissa also has a gymnastics background!! She competed in the CARA league for the City of Thornton when she was younger and began teaching preschool and recreational gymnastics classes for the City as well. We look forward to having Melissa on staff and building a relationship with your children! If you have any questions/comments for Melissa please speak with her directly or contact the owner of Junior Olympic Gymnastics and Tiny Tots and Tumblers.

Please welcome Mikayla Yancey to our preschool staff. We are excited to have Mikayla on board teaching our afternoon pre-K 4-5yr old class. Ms. Mikayla has a Bachelor’s degree in Human Development and Family Studies with a Minor in Early Childhood Education. Through her education she is also Group Leader qualified by the State of Colorado. Mikayla has had much experience with preschool children. She worked for 4 years at a popular preschool chain as a preschool group leader and has previously worked with children who have special needs. She has experience curriculum developing and has very thoughtful and creative lesson plans. If you have any questions for or about Mikayla please feel free to speak with her directly or contact the owner of Junior Olympic Gymnastics and Tiny Tots and Tumblers.