Coaches & Private Lessons

USFSA Gold Test Medalist in Ice Dance, with three International dance tests. PSA Certified Coach and Choreographer.  USA Hockey member with PSA Hockey Level 4 Certification.  George Washington University graduate with a background in music and education.   Jennifer specializes in Ice Dance, Skating Skills, and Hockey Power Skating for all levels through Tier 1.

Coach Lana is a mother of 2 and with over 25 years skating experience, has been a coach with Skatequest for the past 12 years. To this day, she continues to skate for self enjoyment while attaining certifications through the Professional Skaters Association. As a complement to these, she is also a Certified Personal Trainer and Performance Enhancement Specialist (NASM-PES) with the National Academy of Sports Medicine. Coach Lana takes great pleasure in learning the biomechanics of figure skating, and desires to teach this in a simple, enjoyable way. Her goal is to help students of all ages, not just learn to skate, but develop a love and understanding of how our bodies perform the amazing feats that ice skating has to offer.  She is a current member of PSA, WFSC, USFSA.

Ross Lansel started skating at the age of three in British Columbia. He started playing
hockey and was then introduced to figure skating at the age of six. As a hockey player he
won a Provincial title. As a figure skater, Ross was a Provincial gold medalist (equivalent to
South Atlantics Regional), a National competitor, and skated with Disney on Ice. Ross has
coached Olympic, International, and National competitors. His passion is to help develop
and encourage the dream of each individual skater. Ross specializes in jump technique
using the pole and track harness, combined with specific skating techniques and drills.

Born and raised in Canada, she has been a SkateQuest coach for 10 years. A nationally ranked Synchronized skater she teaches ages 2 through adult and specializes in special needs skaters. She holds one National Bronze Medal and two National Silver Medals (Canadian National Synchronized Skating Championships & USA National Synchronized Skating Championships). She is a CFSA Senior silver ice dancer available to teach basic skills, Freestyle, hockey drills, prelim dances/MIF and choreography. She is a USFS Category B Coach and a member of PSA, USFS and Learn to Skate USA. Her focus is to help each student achieve their skating goals by giving them the solid basic skating fundamentals that will assist them in whatever skating discipline they choose.

She is a Russian National Junior Pairs champion, Junior Worlds Bronze Medalist, International competitor, and a member of a Russian National team for six years. She was a principal skater with Disney on Ice, Moscow on Ice, and Russian All Stars. She has 20 years of teaching experience and has worked with National, International, World and Olympic skaters. She specializes in Freestyle, Pairs, and Moves in the Field.

Megan’s passion for skating began when she stepped on the ice at age 5! She is a USFSA Gold Medalist in both Freestyle and Moves of the Field.  She is a member of PSA, USFS, and WFSC. Megan was a South Atlantic Regional medalist and an Eastern Sectional Championships competitor. She graduated from George Mason University with a B.S. in Psychology and a Minor in Dance. A coach at SkateQuest for the past ten years, Megan teaches all levels of Freestyle and Moves of the Field, as well as choreography and off-ice training.

Bert is a US National and International medalist in singles and pair skating as well as a regional and sectional champion in both disciplines along the way. As a professional skater he was a featured performer for 15 years in various different companies including “Kings On Ice”, “Holiday On Ice” and “Disney On Ice”.  Bert also brings over 25 years of coaching and professional skating experience in single skating, pair skating and power skating.

He is a 2 time Olympic, 7 time World, and many times International competitor. He has 13 years teaching experience and has worked with National, International, World and Olympic skaters. He is a U.S. Junior National and Sectional level coach. He has a Bachelor’s Degree in Physical Education. He is available to teach all ages and levels in Figure Skating and Power Skating.

Haruka began skating at the age of 6 in Kyoto, Japan. She is a 3-time JGP competitor and 5-time Japanese National Competitor in Junior and Senior Ladies. While on Japan’s National team, Haruka won the JGP Baltic Cup. In the United States, she trained at the World Arena in Colorado Springs under renowned choreographer Tom Dickson and former Olympic competitor Catarina Lindgren. She has a Bachelor’s degree in Health and Sports Science from Doshisha University. She performed with “Disney on Ice” as a principle skater and worked under Japan’s Olympic coach Mie Hamada as an assistant instructor, responsible for instructing students, selecting and editing music, and choreographing Novice and Junior programs.