Meet Our Staff

Passionate. Professional. Performance-Driven.

Leadership Team

Chris McNamara

General Manager

For ice rentals and facility inquiries
chris@canadianiceacademy.com

Carolanne Mizen

Office Manager

For general inquiries
office@canadianiceacademy.com

Strength & Conditioning Staff

Bryan Marshall

Strength and Conditioning Director, Milo Athletics

Website: www.miloacademy.ca
To discuss fitness packages:
chris@canadianiceacademy.com

Michael Haslett

Lead Strength & Conditioning Trainer

For general inquiries
mikeh@canadianiceacademy.com

High Performance Hockey Staff

Bryan Cameron

HP Hockey Director

Hockey Coaches

  • Nick Crawford

  • Bryan Cameron

  • Samantha Skene

  • Lee Jinman

  • Steve Comegna

  • Frank Palazzese

Figure Skating Coaches

Galina Lachter

galinaskate@me.com
With over 45 years of coaching experience and a Master’s in Sport Biomechanics, Galina is a National Certified Coach and former head coach at an Olympic School for gifted athletes.

Samantha Skene

sam@canadianiceacademy.com
A Skate Canada Regional Coach with a BFA in Dance Performance from York U. Samantha is also a technical skating coach who works with hockey players from beginner to NHL. She is also the co-founder of Canadian Theatre on Ice.

Vanessa Bairos

vanbairos@gmail.com
Regional Coach with 14+ years of experience. Lead instructor for the Future Stars Program and passionate about inspiring young athletes in both figure skating and hockey.

Rose Silvaroli

rosesilvaroli@rogers.com
Provincial Level Coach with 25+ years of experience. Specializes in skating fundamentals and competitive preparation across disciplines.

Julia Iaboni

juliaiaboni99@gmail.com
Certified coach with 16 years of competitive skating experience and 8 years of coaching. Julia brings international coaching expertise and strong leadership to every session.

Rebecca Sheppard

thebecca88@hotmail.com 
Provincial Certified and National Trained coach with 18 years of coaching experience. Rebecca is also the Director and Co-founder of Canadian Theatre on Ice, Canada’s first theatre on ice team.

Miriam Kleiman

miriamksakura@gmail.com 
Regional level coach with lots of passion for teaching! Miriam comes with years of competitive skating experience. 

Nicole Machala

nicolem.machala@gmail.com 
Regional level coach with a background degree in Kinesiology and a certified strength & conditioning coach! Nicole believes in developing strong technical fundamentals while nurturing skater’s passion for figure skating.

Jenny Wyant

jen.wyant@rogers.com 
Certified coach with years of teaching experience. Jenny is also the director of Canskate here at CIA and brings her passion for coaching to the rink every day.

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