Our Staff

Head coach and owner of falcon gymnastics

Charity Ruhl

Program Director / Owner, Girls Team, Boys Team

Beam! Because it isn’t bars and it was my favorite as an athlete.

Helping athletes find the best version of themselves.

Perogies and black/purple

Garden and anything outdoors.

Gymnastics coach during the polar bear meet

Tammy Bendel

Front Desk/Office Crew

Happy coach who works at falcon gymnastics professional portfolio

Abby Salzman

Boys Team, Boys Raptor Classes

Parallel Bars because I enjoy seeing the boys’ progress and it is easy to learn and pick up on the skills I have to teach.

Being able to connect with the gymnasts and seeing the progress they make along their journey.

Favorite food is chicken alfredo and favorite color is forest green

Anything outdoors, watch Netflix, hang out with my friends.

Coach taking a photo in staff room at gym

Savana Rinchetti

Boys Team

While I love to coach every event for our men’s team, I really like to coach floor because I can use my current skills that I’ve learned to help break down, and I love piecing together their routines

My favorite thing about coaching gymnastics is coming in and seeing the kids every practice. I’m just glad they are there that day.

My favorite food is probably any fruit and my favorite color is viridian green or emerald green and grey

In my free time, I like to lift weights, work on my skills for Acrobatics and Tumbling, spend time with the ones I love, and play with my dog, Storm.

Falcon gymnastics blonde coach standing inside of the gym

Tori Magill

Recreational Gymnastics Classes, Level 1 / Pre-Team

I enjoy coaching bars because all the kids are always so interested in “swinging” on them and I can show them how to safely do so.

Whenever the girls finally get a skill they have been working so hard at!

I love to hang out with friends and find new hiking trails.

Young gymnastics coach smiling

Milica Hutnik

Girls Team, Boys Team, Recreational Gymnastics Classes, Tumbling Classes

My favorite event to coach is beam because it was my favorite event as a gymnast and seems to be the most rewarding both physically and mentally.

My favorite thing about coaching gymnastics is teaching new excited young gymnasts and watching them learn to love the sport.

My favorite color is purple and I love tacos!

In my free time I enjoy drawing, going outside, and practicing contortion. I am very excited to be attending San Diego circus center in the fall for my 2 year professional training program.

Gymnastics office staff member at falcon gymnastics center

Abigaile Downer

Recreational Gymnastics Classes, Tumbling Classes, Level 1 / Pre-Team, Preschool Classes

Floor, there’s lots of stuff to do and lots of different ways to do things.

Watching the kids get excited when they learn something new or do something by themselves.

Happy recreational coach working at Falcon Gymnastics

Sarah Pieper

Tumbling Classes, Level 1 / Pre-Team, Preschool Classes

The excitement on the faces when the kids learn a new skill.

My favorite food is Pizza and my favorite color is Purple

Spend time with my daughter and knitting

Staff member of Falcon gymnastics who helps to manage staff and class scheduling

Jeanette McLaughlin

Preschool Classes

My favorite event to coach is the balance beam because it is fun to watch the preschoolers concur their fears and develop confidence.

My favorit part about coaching is watch a gymnast learn a new skill because you can see how proud they are of themselves.

I like to knitt in my free time.

Happy competitive coach who works at falcon gymnastics

Amber Pearson

Boys Team

Floor because it was one of my favorite events to compete.

I love to see the excitement in a child’s face when they complete a new skill.

Spend time with the family and sit on the beach.

Gymnastics coach photo

Emma Panicucci

Level 1 / Pre-Team

I like to coach floor because there are a lot of fun things to work on with the kids.

I enjoy seeing how happy the kids are when they get a new skill.

My favorite color is purple and my favorite food is chicken.

I like to hangout with my friends.

Gymnastics coach of recreational program

Akaylia Typovsky

Recreational Gymnastics Classes, Tumbling Classes

I like to coach floor because I like helping the girls get skills they have been working toward.

I like the conversations I have with the kids I also enjoy when they get a skill they have been working on.

food: fajitas, color :blue

I like to do gymnastics, soccer, volleyball, track, and marching band in my free time I also like to go to party’s

young gymnastics coach who teaches recreational gymnastics classes

Francesca Scaramucci

Preschool Classes

Vault, I like to set out new obstacles for the kids to do

Watching the preschoolers do the skills for the first time, and helping them get more comfortable with me and the equipment

Layout and hang with family and friends

Office staff member from falcon gymnastics, senior staff

Rebecca Pallini

Preschool Classes

Beam, I love watching them learn new skills on the beams and becoming more confident and comfortable with different skills.

I love being able to help the gymnasts become confident in new skills and their abilities.

I enjoying spending time with family, and listening to motivational and personal development podcasts.

gymnastics coach working at falcon gymnastics

Sydney Caterino

Recreational Gymnastics Classes, Tumbling Classes, Preschool Classes

Vault and bars, the excitement the kids have running to the springboard makes my day. I enjoy coaching bars because the kids always have a little bit of a difficult time so it’s more of a coaching experience and getting to know you’re athlete at the stations during the time at bars.

When a athlete gets a new skill, when they overcome a fear they had with a skill, when they show up not so talkative and leave in a good mood, building a positive trust with the athletes in the gym and surrounding it, having fun and being creative with activities and workouts

I like to hangout with my friends, eat good food, and workout sometimes. Since it’s summer I enjoy sitting outside a lot.

Gymnastics coach photograph outside

Taylor McDaniel

Recreational Gymnastics Classes, Tumbling Classes, Preschool Classes

I enjoy coaching bars because it’s easier to spot mistakes.

I read and play volleyball.

Staff member who works at falcon gymnastics

Courtney Shepherd

Recreational Gymnastics Classes

Floor. There are so many fun tricks to learn.

Watching the gymnasts improve with each practice

My favorite food is lasagna and my favorite color is pink

I enjoy camping with my kids, taking my Golden Retriever for walks, reading, and going to Disney!!

office staff member at falcon gymnastics

Lauren Galiszewski

Floor Manager

My favorite event to coach is beam. As a gymnast I didn’t like beam, but it’s a different perspective when coaching it.

When I’m helping out coaches around the gym, I like when the gymnasts are eager to show me their new skill(s). It shows me that they are working hard, determined, and making lots of progress. Watching the kids grow in the sport you both love is very rewarding.

I enjoy working out, traveling, and spending time with family and friends!

Gymnastics recreational coach who works at falcon

Marissa Naylor

Recreational Gymnastics Classes

Floor because it’s my favorite event.

Seeing all the kids get excited to practice.

Smiling team gymnastics coach

Ken Keene

Preschool Classes

Bars. I enjoy watching young gymnasts come in who are terrified of bars and through patience and hard work helping them transform that fear of bars into looking forward to them.

The kids and watching how they grow in self confidence as they progress through the different classes and levels!

I like to spend time with my family in the outdoors hiking, kayaking, and horse back riding.

Tumbling gymnastics class coach

Gabby Granovitz

Recreational Gymnastics Classes

Floor because I like seeing when a kid gets a new skill for the first time:

Talking to the kids and learning about their personalities.

Friendly staff member

Mike Granovitz

Recreational Gymnastics Classes, Tumbling Classes, Preschool Classes

Can’t pick one. Vault and floor are great because of the power and grace used in tumbling skills and when doing vault. Beam and bars are awesome to coach because of the courage to overcome fears and the strength needed to complete many of the skills.

I love working with the young people and seeing how excited they get when they get a new skill or overcome a fear.

Camo. Pizza and steak stromboli.

Recreational coach from falcon gymnastics

Madi Hoffman

Recreational Gymnastics Classes, Tumbling Classes, Preschool Classes

Rec gymnastics because there’s several different things to do and the classes are very productive.

My favorite thing is making an impact in one way or another in kids lives.

Shop, workout, and hangout with friends and family.

Happy coach smiling in the office

Abby Moffit

Girls Team

Vault. Although it’s the shortest event, it has the biggest and quickest impact!

Seeing the girls finally achieve a new skill that they’ve been working towards!

Watch Marvel movies and tv, read books and being outside in the sun!

Coach of competitive gymnastics program

Marygrace Dorazio

Boys Raptor Classes, Gym Runners

I like the obstacle course in Gym Runners because it is different every time.

I love seeing the satisfaction on a kid’s face when they accomplish a new skill or drill.

I enjoy reading books, going to concerts, baking, and kayaking.

Competitive staff falcon gymnastics member

Lindsay Walt

Recreational Gymnastics Classes

Bars and floor are my favorite events to coach. I coach beginner classes and I feel like the girls get the biggest feeling of accomplishment when they conquer new tasks in the bar and floor events.

My favorite thing is the joy and sense of accomplishment in the kids faces.

My favorite food is steak. My fovorite color is teal blue.

I spend time with my husband and 3 kids.

Jr gymnastics coach who helps assist recreational gymnastics

Ava Walsh

Recreational Gymnastics Classes, Tumbling Classes, Level 1 / Pre-Team

Floor, I feel like kids can be good at it no matter what skill level they are and there is always a new skill to achieve and work them towards!

 Giving out stickers for new skills, everyone gets excited and it’s such a good motivator!

Relax, swim, be with my cat 😄

Happy staff member from falcon gymnastics

Michele Cramer

Front Desk/Office Crew

To watch the gymnasts be excited about the sport and to watch them grow and progress.

My favorite food is a smore blizzard. My favorite color is pink.

In my free time I like to spend time and go on new adventures with my daughter Alayna.

Staff member standing outside gymnastics coach

Lisa Quashnock

Recreational Gymnastics Classes, Tumbling Classes, Level 1 / Pre-Team, Boys Raptor Classes, Preschool Classes

I love to coach vault. I like how many different drills you can choose for the way back to the line from the actual vault. I also like how fast paced vault is. I usually coach vault by using the circuit method and it keeps everyone moving.

My favorite part about coaching is watching the children grow, not only physically, but mentally and socially as well. It is crazy to see children that you coached on their first day now winning medals at states. I also love how much Falcons is a family. The children that attend and their families are some of the nicest people. We are lucky.

Stuffing – Purple & Blue

Although, I have a masters in finance and enjoy watching the stock market. I am a physical education teacher at St. Sebastians. I enjoying running a P.E. Club twice a week after school. On my day off I like to spend time with my friends having game nights, trying new restaurants, and going to concerts.

My favorite activity outside of coaching is traveling. I even studied abroad in Dublin during my undergrad.

Happy staff member of the beautiful gym falcon gymnastics

Colleen Martinelli

Preschool Classes

Vault and floor…its the easiest to interact with the kids and we make up silly, games, and sings to help get the beginner skills

Favorite food is spaghetti and favorite color is blue

Happy gymnastics coach smiling

Mary Wilson

Boys Team

High Bar and Vault because those were my favorite events growing up

Seeing kids that work so hard get a new skill

Spend time with my family and watch my kids participate in all of their sports

Happy gymnastics coach from falcon gymnastics

Jilliann McCullough

Girls Team, Recreational Gymnastics Classes

Floor!! This event shows a lot of diversity in strengths and creativity. From the dance aspect to the power behind tumbling. I love it all!!

As a former gymnast, I absolutely loved the feeling of gaining new skills. But I think I love it even more as a coach. The thrill and excitement when a skill clicks is such an amazing feeling. Knowing that you as a coach helped them get there is such reward.

I love going to concerts and hanging out with my friends.

Competitive gymnastics coach senior member of staff

Kortney Tomaino

Front Desk/Office Crew

Ha ha ha! What is free time?
I love anything to do with nature, it’s my happy place. The whole family enjoys exploring and learning.

Senior staff member at falcon gymnastics

Al Vogt

Boys Team

Parallel Bars. It requires a wide variety of gymnastic components like swing, timing, strength and sense of body tension to learn each progression of skills.

Watching the smile on the gymnasts face when they finally get a skill that they have been working on for a long time. Then seeing their confidence when they get the skill consistently

Tinker with mechanical things

Gymnastics coach who works at falcon gymnastics

Amy Dixon

Preschool Classes

Beam – In preschool the kids love the challenge of staying on the beam and they get so excited when don’t fall off.

Watching the athletes grow and learn new skills.

Travel, read, spend time with my children

Gymnastics coach photograph outside of the gym

Sophia Glover

Level 1 / Pre-Team, Gym Runners, Preschool Classes

Floor. I think it’s the most fun!

Seeing someone excited to do something for the first time.

Mexican food and the color teal.

Take care of my two kids! And photography and art.

Young jr coach in training who was a gymnast

Chase Kossar

Recreational Gymnastics Classes, Tumbling Classes

Bars because I like to find new and fun drills for the kids to try

I love watching the kids improve each week and get better and better.

Favorite food is chicken and favorite color is orange

I like to spend time with my friends and family

Recreational gymnastics coach of falcon gymnastics

Emily Ryckman

Girls Team, Recreational Gymnastics Classes, Tumbling Classes, Level 1 / Pre-Team, Preschool Classes

Beam because as a coach you get to watch the kids gain more and more confidence with the skills they are working on.

Watching the kids get the skills they have been trying so hard to get.

Buffalo chicken pizza and green

young gymnastics coach and office staff member

Ava Dixon

Recreational Gymnastics Classes, Preschool Classes

Beam – I like to watch the athletes gain confidence in themselves when they are able to walk on the beam and stay on the beam by themselves.

Seeing the kids get new skills and move up.

PB&J sandwiches and yellow

Read, travel, gymnastics, foster kittens/cats

Gymnastics jr coach in a competitive leotard

AUBREY DIXON

Girls Team, Recreational Gymnastics Classes, Preschool Classes

Vault and Floor – I like to help the kids learn new skills

Buffalo Chicken Dip and pink

Shopping, hangout with friends, travel, gymnastics

Gymnast who now is a coach

Anna Dixon

Recreational Gymnastics Classes, Preschool Classes

Bars – I like helping the kids get their pull overs and back hip circles

Getting to know the kids and seeing them get new skills

Sleep, shop, hangout with friends, gymnastics

young gymnastics competitive coach

Elyssa Ryckman

Girls Team, Recreational Gymnastics Classes, Level 1 / Pre-Team, Gym Runners, Preschool Classes

Floor because as the kids gain confidence on floor, they also apply certain skills and that mindset to other events.

Watching the kids progress and start to get over their fears.

Chicken garlic parm pasta and purple

Lia Cook

Front Desk/Office Crew

Exercise, read, write, spend time with my family

Katt Bennington

Recreational Gymnastics Classes, Tumbling Classes, Preschool Classes

Beam… the challenge of “Anything that can be done on floor can be done on beam.” And it’s fun to have people look up to you. 😊

Seeing the “light bulb” shine when a gymnast masters a new skill.

Favorite food…it’s more like a favorite food group… vegetables. All of them!!! My favorite color… Brown!

Travel. I’ve been in 44 states and 2 countries so far.

Our JR Staff

Young gymnastics coach in training

Renly Dorazio

Recreational Gymnastics Classes

I like to coach bars because it’s fun!

I like to do gymnastics, watch TV, read books, and create art!

Young tumbling coach and jr assistant falcon gymnastics

Mary Koval

Recreational Gymnastics Classes, Tumbling Classes

Floor because there are so many things to learn and do on floor.

Getting to help others to become a gymnast on team.

Create things, practice, hang out with friends.

Tumbling coach from falcon gymnastics

Audrey Cook

Tumbling Classes, Level 1 / Pre-Team, Preschool Classes

Probably floor because I get to coach more stuff and I know how to spot more.

Learning new stuff to coach and allowing kids to get better at gymnastics.

Chicken tenders and green

I like to play tennis, do gymnastics, hangout with my friends and enjoy nature.

jr coach at falcon gymnastics who helps with recreational gymnastics

Hunter McLaughlin

Boys Raptor Classes

My favorite event to coach is vault because the boys do a good job and they work hard.

My favorite thing about coaching is that I can learn more about gymnastics while Im coaching

I like to play outside in my free time.

Jr gymnastics recreational coach from falcon gymnastics

Kadence Tomaino

Preschool Classes

My favorite event to coach is beam because I like to watch them overcome their fears and get used to waking on the beams.

My favorite thing about coaching gymnastics is helping kids improve in gymnastics.

My favorite food is pizza and my favorite color is sky blue.

During my free time I like to jump on my trampoline and practice gymnastics.

Happy coach in training

Allie Behrendt

Recreational Gymnastics Classes, Tumbling Classes, Preschool Classes

Bars, I love spotting the event and correct technique.

Bonding with the kids and seeing smiles on there faces.

My favorite food is Chinese food and my favorite color is orange.

I like to do gymnastics, speaks time with friends and family, play with my dog, and watch tv.

Young recreational jr coach who works at falcon gymnastics

AARYN DIXON

Preschool Classes

Floor – I like to see the kids get new skills

Shrimp and Ramen Noodles and yellow

Gymnastics, arts and crafts, eat, swim, travel

Gymnastics coach smiling and looking at the camera

Sophie Westfall

Recreational Gymnastics Classes

Floor because I like to tumble so it’s fun to help out younger kids with something that I enjoy doing

I get to be with little kids and getting to teach kids something that im passionate about

Pasta and I don’t have a favorite color

Hangout with friends or at least talk to them and play games with them

Youth gymnastics coach and assistant teacher

Alayna Cramer

Recreational Gymnastics Classes, Tumbling Classes

Floor, because it is my favorite event

To help the gymnasts learn new skills

Practice my drills at home and dogsitting

Happy gymnastics coach smiling

Gabby Bellotti

Recreational Gymnastics Classes, Tumbling Classes, Preschool Classes

floor, I love to tumble and help others love it too!

The kids, they always put a smile on my face.

My favorite food is pizza, and my favorite color is red.

I play volleyball, and hang out with my friends.

Young gymnastics coach in training jr program

Kyler Tomaino

Preschool Classes