Skating Directors Bios
Eleanor Reiss
Figure Skating Director
Power Skating/ Hockey, Off-ice Training
Contact: (732) 489 2930
Email: eleanorskate8@yahoo.com
Personal Skating Background
40+ years skating experience
Gold USFS freestyle test
Gold USFS figures test
Gold Canadian figures test
North Atlantics regional competitor
Trained in Lake Placid, NY and Atlanta, GA
Coaching background
25+ years of Coaching experience
12 years Figure Skating Director
25+ year member of United States Figure Skating (USFS)
15+ year member of the Professional Skaters Association
Personal Background
Graduated from Professional Children’s School in Manhattan
Middlesex County – Associates Degree
Son competes at National and International level
Fluent in Hungarian
Current Figure Skating Director at Protec Ponds
Victoria De Stefano Patten
Assistant Learn to Skate Director
Available to Coach:
Basic Skills, Freestyle, Moves in the Field
Theater and Exhibition programs, Adult & Recreational skaters
Contact: 908 240 6520
Email: v_destefano@yahoo.com
Skating Background & Experiences
28 year skating experience
ISI competitions and exhibitions
Ice Skating Institute membership throughout youth skating
Coaching Background
10+ years Coaching experience
10+ years member of United States Figure Skating
10+ years member of Professional Skaters Association
Student Accomplishments
Andrea Baron Trophy winner, Escapades on Ice
Student skated in Johnny Weir Christmas show
3rd place overall Medal count
Spring Spectacular, Steel Ice
Prejuvenile Moves in the field
Preliminary Well Balanced
Preliminary Test Track
Countless artistic, themed and Theater on Ice Exhibition pieces
choreographed and presented
Personal Background
B.A. English, Secondary Education, Magna Cum Laude
Phi Kappa Phi, Sigma Tau Delta – President 2007 – 08
Certified NJ Teacher
Dawn McEvoy
Assistant Learn to Skate Director
Contact info: 732 547 1367
Email: d_mcevoy@hotmail.com
Dawn assists in running Learn to Skate on Wednesday nights.
She specializes in working with the beginning to intermediate level skaters
18+ years experiences at NJ and Massachusetts rinks
ISI and Learn to Skate USA certified
Adult Gold Moves Certified
Adult Silver Free Skate Certified
Competed in several adult competitions
4+ years Special Olympics skating Director in Mercer County
Masters Degree in Art and Special Education.
Teachers K-12 Art for 9+ years