Meet the Staff

Sammi grew up in Mt. Juliet, Tennessee, where she spent most of her time in the gym or the dance studio. She did gymnastics and competitive dance growing up, and by the time she was 15, she was helping to continue growing the girls’ competitive program at her mom’s gym.
She attended the University of Tennessee, where she earned a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration with a focus in International Business. During college, she coached at a local gym for five years and worked her way up to Assistant Recreational Director and Assistant Team Director. She also helped run and promote the Ozone Invitational for six years, gaining valuable experience in large-scale meet organization and event marketing.
After college, Sammi moved to China to coach for a company focused on bringing a more Western approach to Chinese gymnastics. After traveling through Southeast Asia and Europe, she settled in Utah and got back into coaching. Not long after, she became the Director and Head Coach of the Competitive Program. Each year, she had athletes qualify for and attend Regionals, including several athletes annually representing the state of Utah. While in Utah, she also helped run Winter Classic Invitational.
After five years in that role, she transitioned into Director of Operations, where she shifted her focus from coaching to supporting program growth and management from an operations perspective. Sammi takes a holistic, human-first approach to athlete development—believing mental health is a priority and that gymnastics lays a strong foundation in building confidence, discipline, and a strong work ethic that athletes carry into all areas of life.
In 2021, she co-created The Ultimate Goal Book, a mindset journal developed from her and her business partner’s combined coaching experience. It is designed to empower athletes and coaches; by utilizing tools for setting realistic goals, overcoming obstacles, and holding meaningful conversations rooted in empathy and understanding

Kaitlyn graduated from the University of Illinois with a BS in Kinesiology and a minor in Business. Kaitlyn was a student-athlete and represented the University of Illinois Women’s Gymnastics Team in competition all four years. She competed in every Big Ten Conference and Regionals Championships for the Illini.
Before attending Illinois, she was a competitive USAG gymnast for twelve years earning Indiana state titles and qualifying for Regionals, Eastern Nationals, and JO Nationals.
Kaitlyn has gained coaching experience through coaching summer camps while at Illinois. She hopes to use everything she has learned over the course of her gymnastics career to encourage and empower the gymnasts she has the opportunity to coach.

Picture is courtesy of the Univeristy of Illinois