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Buckeye Bears Staff
Ariane Filkins
Ariane was a gymnast for 11 years and competed at level 9 at Olympic Academy in Newark before heading to Ohio State where she graduated with a degree in Women’s Studies. She has taught gymnastics for four years in Central Ohio and coached to level 4. What she loves best about teaching gymnastics are the smiles on the kids faces when they learn a new skill.
Michelle McNabb
Michelle was a Buckeye gymnast and team member for many years and was strong contributor on many State Champion Teams at Buckeye. Michelle has been developing our young team gymnasts for many years as she helps build a strong foundation of basic skills. Michelle coaches the girls on the level 2 & 3 teams.
Megan O’Reilly
Megan O’Reilly has a long history with Buckeye Gymnastics. She started gymnastics here when she was 6 years old. She was a member of our competitive teach for 12 years. Her personal experience with gymnastics and her love for making kids laugh and smile make Megan a great addition to the Buckeye coaching staff. She is currently coaching preschool, recreational and TNT classes at our Westerville gym.
Chelsea Humphries
Buckeye Bears Program Director: Chelsea all but grew up at Buckeye Gymnastics. She started taking classes when she in elementary school and stayed with us almost ten years. Chelsea competed for Buckeye reaching Level 8. She then competed for Dublin Scioto High School. Chelsea is a graduate of Ohio State University where she earned a degree in Communications. While at Ohio State Chelsea earned her varsity letter as a member of the Women’s Crew.
Missy Sidick
Missy has been a teacher at Buckeye for over five years. She stays busy as a mom so we cannot have her in the gym as much as we want to but her students are quite happy to have such a wonderful teacher. Missy is also an important part of Kidnetic Energy every Sunday night. Kidnetic Energy is a non-profit organization that offers gymnastics and dance to students with special needs. Buckeye donates the gym to Kidnetic Energy so every child can experience the fun and fitness that comes through gymnastics. Missy has been a main-line teacher with Kidnetic Energy since its inception.