Lisa Butler comes to IHWC from Sport Plus Cincinnati bringing with her over a decade of teaching experience and 20 years of skating experience. She has competed in many competitions throughout her career. Upon leaving her competitive career, Lisa was working on her intermediate level freestyle test, and had just completed her silver dance tests, as well as having passed her intermediate moves in the field. Lisa earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Communications from the University of Cincinnati with several honors. She is multi lingual being fluent in three languages. She has several years of experience in Human Resources and recruiting for well-known companies here in Cincinnati. Lisa enjoys spending her free time with her husband and their two girls, Natalie and Lydia. She believes that skating is a sport that provides an individual with a strong foundation for tackling other challenges in life. This philosophy greatly influences her teaching style. She believes that paying attention to details and technique are essential to developing superior skating skills. Lisa is available Monday, Tuesday and Saturday.

Barbara Fisher comes to the IHWC from The Skating Club of Taos in Taos, New Mexico where she was the Program Director. Prior to living in New Mexico, she was a Skating Director/Instructor at the Summit Skating Club in Breckenridge, Colorado. Barbara has had many skaters pass Pre-Preliminary through Intermediate USFS tests. She has passed the 4th Figure and is working on completing the Pre-Silver Dance Test. Barbara has experience teaching classes focusing on Moves in the Field, Edges, Dance, Synchro, and Hockey. She has a PSA Ratings in Freestyle and Moves in the Field, has been a skating professional for 16 years and has had a 23 year career a Mental Health Therapist. Barbara is available for Private lessons M-TH afternoons and Saturday mornings.

Julie Miller was previously an ice-skating instructor for Sports Plus, where she taught a variety of ages as well as skill levels. She began her skating career at the Northland ice-skating rink and has competed at local competitions. She is trained in Freestyle, Moves in the Field, and Ice Dancing. She has passed up through the Pre-Silver level of dance. Julie is a member of PSA and has passed the registered PSA exam. Julie has degrees in Fine Arts from the University of Cincinnati and a Masters of Education from Xavier University. For the past six years she has been an elementary school teacher for a local public school system, she is now changing careers to focus more on skating, dance, and movement. In the near future she plans on becoming ACE fitness certified in group fitness as well as certified in health and nutrition. Julie has been a dancer all of her life and has been studying classical ballet as well as other forms of dance for the last ten years at the Otto M. Budig Academy as well as through CCM’s preparatory department. She is very excited to share her knowledge of dancing with IHWC through class offerings to members. Her perspective on teaching is that it is never too late to learn something new. She looks forward to helping her student’s achieve their goals. Julie is available on Thursdays and Sundays.

Sheri Morse comes to the IHWC from The Skating Club of Colorado in Denver, where she worked with many national and international coaches under the direction of Gerry Lane, past president of PSA, teaching Freestyle, Moves in the Field, and Dance, as well as stroking, off-ice conditioning and movement classes. Many of Sheri’s skaters have passed their Pre-Preliminary through Novice USFS tests in both Moves in the Field and Freestyle. Sheri attained her Junior Freestyle and 7th Figure tests and Silver Dances while enjoying a competitive amateur career. She has her Basic Accreditation with PSA and she is working toward her master ratings in the fields of Freestyle, Moves in the Field, and Choreography. Sheri also works with Learn to Skate Cincinnati teaching group and private lessons and off-ice training. When she is not at the ice rink, she spends her time happily being a mom to Madeline and Nathan. Sheri is available for lessons Wednesdays, Saturdays, and Sundays.

Lisa Stoughton, IHWC Skating Director, began teaching as an Intern to Vick Korn while working on her M.S. in Sport Behavior and Performance at Miami University. As a Graduate Assistant, she instructed PHS Classes in Ice Skating and First Aid/CPR while at the same time serving as the Skating Director for the Oxford Skating Club’s Group Lesson Program. In 1994, Lisa moved to Sports Plus Cincinnati where she continued to teach Skate with US Basic Skills Program, Intro to Synchronized Skating, Stroking classes, off-ice conditioning classes, and private instruction in Dance, Moves in the Field, Freestyle, Mental Performance and Beginner Hockey. Lisa maintains the following ratings by the Professional Skater’s Association: National Basic Accreditation, Power Skating Certification, Certified Group, Registered Dance, and Master Rated in Sports Medicine and Science. She is pursuing a PSA Program Director Rating. Lisa has completed the Silver Dances and Intermediate FS. She has had many skaters pass tests up to or through Pre-Silver Dances, Novice Moves in the Field, and Intermediate FS. Lisa has special interests in Optimal Performance Training including Mental Rehearsal, Goal Setting, Visualization, Avoiding Burn-out, Retirement from Sport, and Time Management concerns. With a background as a Fitness Specialist, Lisa strongly believes in off-ice conditioning to assist with training and injury prevention. Lisa is available M-TH afternoons and some Saturday mornings.

Bethany Vondran comes to the IHWC with a wealth of teaching and competitive experience. Under the guidance of Skating Pro Donald Adair, Bethany and her ice dancing partner trained in Novice Dance. She has also competed successfully in numerous Tri-State and Regional competitions. In addition to on-ice training with world-class skaters, she and here partner trained off-ice with two of Russia’s premier ballet instructors. Bethany also served as the Captain of the Bowling Green Horizonettes Synchronized Skating Team. In this role, she led the team to a fourth place finish at Nationals. She has attained the USFS Junior Freestyle, 7th Figure Test and will complete her USFS Gold Dance Test with one more dance. An experienced Skating Instructor fo Learn to Skate Cincinnati, Bethany has coached many skaters participating in local Basic Skills Competitions. After earning her Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from the University of Cincinnati’s College Conservatory of Music, she worked for ten years as on e of Cincinnati’s top television advertising sales professionals. Now a stay-at-home Mom to Chase and Sasha, she looks forward to helping IHWC skaters succeed in local competitions. Bethany is available Monday and Thursday afternoons as well as Saturday mornings.

Debi Wyatt comes to the IHWC from the RDV Sportsplex Ice Den in Orlando, FL, where she taught many skaters through all USFS levels, from the Pre-Preliminary to the Senior Freeskating and Senior Moves in the Field tests, as well as the USFS Pre-Gold Dance tests. She has taught figure skating for over 25 years in Pennsylvania, Florida and Ohio. Her students have competed in Juvenile, Intermediate and Novice Regional USFS competitions as well as many state and local events. She has a degree from the University of Pittsburgh in English Literature and Studio Arts, and she taught the Physical Education Ice Skating Courses for the University of Pittsburgh and the Beaver County Community College in Pennsylvania. The USFS Tests she has passed include the 6th Figure , Junior Freeskating, Pre-Gold Dance Test and Silver Free Dance. She is a Silver Level Ice Skating Institute Judge and has passed the Registered Freeskating and Registered Moves in the Field PSA Ratings Exams as well as the Senior Sports Medicine Exam. Her philosophy of teaching stresses perfection of the basics which leads to the development of high quality skaters and builds a strong foundation upon which to learn the more advanced skills of Figure Skating. Debi is available Wednesday, Thursday and Sunday afternoons.