Gymnastics Staff

Coach Lydia fell in love with gymnastics during her 13 years as a gymnast for the Mount Vernon YMCA.  Prior to starting at Buckeye, she had been coaching for four years at The Spotlight Center Dance and Gymnastics.  She loves working with kids and her favorite skill to teach is an Aerial.  Lydia teaches rec and preschool classes.

Coach Addie is a current Xcel Diamond gymnast on our girls competition team.  She also competes for her High School gymnastics team.  She has been a gymnast for 13 years and has recently joined our staff as a rec and preschool class instructor.  Her favorite skill to perform is a round off layout of the balance beam.

Melanie has been enrolled in gymnastics classes for 13 years at the Powell location, and still participates in Gym Stars to this day! In 2022, it was a no-brainer for her to start working here. She loves coaching preschool classes to share her love of gymnastics with the little ones. Mel has also been a member of her high school gymnastics team at Worthington Kilbourne High School.

Bri competed with Cincinnati Gymnastics Academy, and later tumbled at Midwest Cheer Elite. While attending the Ohio State University, Bri joined the recreational gymnastics team and trampoline and tumbling team, and received a Bachelor’s degree in English Literature. Bri has coached at a few gyms in Columbus and San Francisco for a total of four years. She has been with Buckeye since Autumn of 2016, where she is a Director in Training, teaches rec classes, and coaches the Scarlet and Grey team.

Coach Ryann was a competitive gymnast for basically her whole life, 18 years.  While a member of Buckeye’s competition team, Ryann was the recipient of the Circle of Stars Invitational scholarship. Ryann became a coach because she feels that gymnastics taught her so much both inside and outside the gym and she wants to do the same thing for the athletes she coaches.  In addition to coaching rec, TNT, and TFC classes here at Buckeye, Ryann is also a student at The Ohio State University.

Taylor is a former Buckeye gymnast who won floor at L9 Easterns, as well as competing for Eastern Michigan from 2013 until 2015. Taylor graduated from Eastern Michigan in 2017 with a BA in Communications and a minor is psychology. Taylor coached Buckeye’s Level 1 and Level 2’s prior to leaving for college and has expanded her coaching experience by coaching pre-team through Level 7 at Champion Gymnastics in Ann Arbor.

Bo basically grew up at Buckeye Gymnastics. She has been helping with camps and classes for over a decade. Bo did a year of gymnastics classes and did competitive cheerleading for 5 years. Bo has a Master’s degree in Social Work and will pursue social work as a career, but her heart will always be here at Buckeye!

Scott is a graduate of West Virginia University with a Bachelor’s degree in Journalism and a Master’s degree in Sports Promotions. While at West Virginia Scott was a scholarship gymnast on the Mountaineer’s Men’s Team. Scott has over 35 years of coaching experience ranging from coaching college at West Virginia University and UC-Berkeley to 9 years here at Buckeye Gymnastics and 15 years spent coaching in California. He was a member of the So Cal USAG Board of Directors for a number of years while in CA. He is currently coaching S&G and USAG Girls team, and is the Scarlet and Grey Team Director and Operations Manager at Buckeye Gymnastics.

Nikia was a competitive gymnast right up until she started coaching in 2021. She has competed at Worthington Youth Boosters, Vision Athletics, and for Hilliard Davidson High School. Nikia is currently studying exercise science and recreational therapy. She loves gymnastics and working with kids, and she loves teaching front and back handsprings!

Ian has been coaching and working birthday parties at Buckeye since 2022. He even did gymnastics himself for a couple of years here at Buckeye when he was younger. Ian loves working with kids, and his favorite event to teach is floor!

Coach Emily has been a Buckeye gymnast since she was a preschooler and is a current Level 9 gymnast on our girls competition team.  Emily’s love for the sport led her to start coaching here at Buckeye.  Her favorite event to coach is bars!  She is a birthday party, camp, and special event instructor here at Buckeye.

Jolene, or Coach Jo, as she is known, has been teaching and coaching gymnastics for 18 years. Coach Jo has been a Preschool Gymnastics Program Director and a Head Team Coach for Levels 2-6 during her coaching career. She has developed many Individual State Champions and State Champion Teams. Coach Jo has always had a passion for working with kids thru sports teams and church. She is now our Tumble Bears Preschool Director at Buckeye Gymnastics in our Westerville location.

Coach Jade is a current member of our Xcel Diamond competition team.  She is a Regional and State Uneven Bar and All-Around Champion, and she also competes for her High School gymnastics team.  She has been coaching at Buckeye for two years.  And she loves to teach pullovers to her students.  She teaches preschool, rec, and tumble for cheer classes.

Lindsey was a gymnast for 13 years at various gyms. She also competed for her high school team in Strongsville. Lindsey has been coaching gymnastics for about 3 years and has been with Buckeye since May 2021. Her previous coaching experience comes by way of the Strongsville Rec Center. She teaches rec, preschool, TNT, and warrior classes here at Buckeye!

Angie is a graduate of Big Walnut High School and she has been teaching preschool for almost nine years including three years at the YMCA. She is certified in CPR, First Aid, Communicable Disease, and Child Abuse by the State of Ohio. Angie has been teaching at Buckeye for over a decade and is a preschool instructor at our Westerville location.

Laura competed in gymnastics for six years and has coached gymnastics at Buckeye for over 25 years. She is a graduate of Capital University, graduating with a degree in Biology and Psychology. Laura attended a six-week internship at Rushmore Gymnastics in London, England, where she shared with our British sister club the details of running an American style gymnastics school.

Coach Kaylynn was a Buckeye gymnast for 13 years and has recently joined our staff as a preschool instructor.  She loves working with children and her favorite skill to teach is a back hip circle on bars.

Stephanie was a gymnast at Buckeye for 15 years and has been coaching for about a decade. She was originally hired in 2010, and just started back up again in 2022. Her favorite skill to teach is swivel hips on trampoline!

Coach Paige has been a Buckeye coach for 2 years now and enjoys coaching our summer camps!  She was a gymnast for 8 years at Buckeye and because of her love for the sport, returned to coach.  Paige attends Ohio Wesleyan University where she is majoring in psychology.  She teaches summer camps, rec, and preschool classes.

Kendra was a cheerleader for 3 years and has been coaching cheer and gymnastics for 2. She is currently studying online to become a special education teacher at Brigham Young. Kendra was hired to coach at Buckeye in 2023 and loves to teach pullovers and hand out stickers!