Our coaches are the rocks, that keep our teams together. They build and create our programs. Not only do they teach skating, but they teach important lessons on life, and working with others to achieve great things.

Leslie Rupp
Leslie has been coaching the Lower Mainland Synchronized Skating teams for the past 26 years. She has a total of 35 years of teaching all Skate Canada disciplines. Becoming a Level 3 certified coach has kept Leslie busy during her coaching years. Additionally Leslie has achieved a Gold status on her Continuous Education Program (CEP) for Skate Canada Professional Coaches. To her credit she has brought the Lower Mainland Synchronized Skating teams to B.C. Regions, B.C. Sections, Western Canadian Championships and Canadian National Championships; with 2006 being a very special year when her team, Ice X-treme won the Junior National Championships. When asked what keeps her going her reply was, "I love to teach skaters to love the sport as much as I do, strive to be the best you can be. How do you do anything is how you do everything." Leslie resides in Chilliwack, British Columbia with her husband Boyd.

Donna Paul
Donna has been coaching the Lower Mainland Synchronized Skating teams for the past 25 years. She has a total of 30 years of teaching all Skate Canada disciplines. Donna is a Level 3 certified coach. Additionally Donna has achieved a Gold status on her Continuous Education Program (CEP) for Skate Canada Professional Coaches. To her coaching credit she has taken the Lower Mainland Synchronized Skating teams to B.C. Regions, B.C. Sections, Western Canadian Championships and Canadian National Championships. Donna resides in Abbotsford, British Columbia with her husband Ryan.

Danalee Harrison
My skating career began at 3 years old - first as a member of Newton FSC, then skating for LMSSC (formerly known as Surrey Precision) for 13 years, and now as club coach at Newton for the past 14 years...it seems the perfect fit to be back with LMSSC as a coach. I have coached Synchro for over 10 years in the Pre-Novice, Novice and Adult Festival categories, from BC Coast Regional competitions all the way up to National competition. I have achieved my Level 3 Theory, Technical, and Practical and continue to upgrade and keep up-to-date with the new changes that arise yearly. Although I enjoy all aspects of the sport, synchro is my truest passion and I look forward to many more years of great memories and achievements with a new start. In my spare time, I enjoy spending time with my husband Jeff of over 10 years and our two children Paige and Zachary. "The ice is my canvas; my skaters are my paint brushes! I love to paint a beautiful picture with my exquisite skaters."