committees and Zones
Technical Committees
Gymnastics BC has four technical committees:
- Men’s Artistic Gymnastics (MAG),
- Women’s Artistic Gymnastics (WAG),
- Trampoline Gymnastics (TG), and
- Gymnastics for All (GFA).
Each are constituted to be accountable to the board and the membership.
Each technical committee is responsible for the technical regulations, programs and services for each discipline. They work with the membership and staff to support the development and growth of gymnastics in BC.
Each chair is a member of the Gymnastics BC Board of Directors, elected by the membership at the applicable technical assembly.
Men's Technical Committee
Chair: Michael J. Hood
Judging Chair: Chris Sheremeta
Coaching: Richard Ikeda
Athlete Representative: Ken Ikeda
Member at Large: Alexander Pozdniakov
Member at Large: Kris Krunick
Member at Large: Michael Sergeant
MAG Competitive Program Coordinator (Non-Voting): Thorstein Fischer
- To contact the Men’s Technical Committee (MTC), please email the MTC Chair.
- To request program updates, please contact the MAG Competitive Program Coordinator.
- Subscribe to receive MAG updates.
Women's Technical Committee
Chair: Jesse Jakins
Judging Chair: Adriana Schemel
Athlete Representative: Laura-Ann Chong
Member at Large: Andrée Montreuil
Member at Large: Jennifer Dober
Member at Large: Janice Fowler
Member at Large: Nancy Beyer
WAG Program Coordinator (Non-Voting): Momona Komagata
Provincial Performance Advisor (Non-Voting): Jared Goad
- To request program updates or contact the Women’s Technical Committee (WTC), please email the WAG Program Coordinator.
- Subscribe to receive WAG updates.
Women's Judging Committee
Chair: Adriana Schemel
New Judge Mentor: Cyndi Fairbrother
Xcel Lead: Kaitlynn Ellis
Judging Assignments: Kerrie Turner
Secretary and Rural Judge Liaison: Lisa Laundry
HP Liaison: Gord Bennett
Assessment Coordinator: Anna Mataganova
GymBC Staff Liaison: Bobbie Worrall
Trampoline Committee
TG Chair: Megan Conway
Coaching Chair: Jake Maxim
Judging Chair: Karen Yendley
Athlete Representative: Moja Bonham
Member at Large: June Booth
Member at Large: Georgina Nerpio
Member at Large: Jill Drake
Member at Large: Ruth Sanders
Provincial Program Advisor (non-voting): Jason Burnett
TG Competitive Program Coordinator (non-voting): Debbie McBoyle
- To contact the Women’s Technical Committee (WTC), please email the TG Chair.
- To request program updates, please contact the TG Competitive Program Coordinator.
- Subscribe to receive TG updates.
GFA Committee
Chair: Jayleen Sideritsch
Member At Large: Jen Olthoff
Member At Large: Chantelle Yates
Member At Large: June Tiefenbach
Member At Large: Catou Tyler
Member At Large: Kathryn Wilkinson
Member At Large: Erin Sandland
Member At Large: Jenn Watts
Member At Large: Taphatna Duncan
Member At Large: Brianna Rapanos
Member At Large: Amelia Cannon
Communications & Recreation Program Manager: Keara Urquhart
- To contact the Gymnastics For All Committee (GFA), please email the GFA Chair.
- To request program updates, please contact the Communication and Recreation Program Manager.
- Subscribe to receive GFA updates.
Standing Committees
Gymnastics BC has three standing committees:
- Finance Committee,
- Personnel Committee,
- Governance Committee, and the
- Awards & Scholarships Committee.
Each standing committees supports the work of the Board of Directors.
Finance Committee
Finance Committee
Headed by the Director of Finance, the Finance Committee monitors all financial matters of Gymnastics BC. The committee delivers all fiscal reports for the Board of Director meetings and AGM’s.
Director of Finance: Vivien Chow
Chair: Jennifer Lyster
Vice-Chair: Mary Morice
GymBC CEO: Nigel Loring
Personnel Committee
Finance and Personnel Committee
Headed by the Chair, the Personnel Committee monitors all human resource including staffing levels of Gymnastics BC.
Chair: Jennifer Lyster
Vice-Chair: Mary Morice
Director of Finance: Vivien Chow
Director at Large: Peggy Willcox
Director at Large: Denise May
GFA Chair: Sherri Taylor
GymBC CEO: Nigel Loring
Governance Committee
Governance Committee
The Governance Committee supplies support on all matters of governance, and provides recommendations to the board and the membership on Constitutions, By-Laws, Rules and Regulations. Supplies oversight and supports compliance to the membership on internal regulatory matters.
Chair: Jennifer Lyster
Vice-Chair: Mary Morice
Director at Large: Chantelle Yates
Technical Committee Chair: Vacant
GymBC CEO: Nigel Loring
Awards & Scholarships Committee
Awards and Scholarships Committee
Headed by a board Director (to be confirmed) the Awards & Scholarships Committee assists in decisions pertaining to the annual GBC Awards & Scholarships event. This includes the selection of the scholarship recipients and Gymnastics for All award winners.
Vice-Chair: Mary Morice
GFA Chair: Sherri Taylor
Director at Large: Chantelle Yates
Member Club Representative: Lindsay Gralewicz
GymBC Staff Liaison: Leanne James
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REGional ZOnes
Our Province is divided in 8 Zones. Each zone has an appointed chairperson.
For information related to a specific zone, please refer to the chart below:
| REGION | ZONE | NAME | CONTACT |
| Kootenays | Zone 1 | Amy Lockhart | Email Amy |
| Thompson-Okanagan | Zone 2 | Heather Ivanitz | Email Heather |
| Fraser Valley | Zone 3 | Kris Krunick | Email Kris |
| Fraser River | Zone 4 | Bobbie Worrall | Email Bobbie |
| Vancouver-Coastal | Zone 5 | Jennifer Dober Kristina Sharp | Email Jen Email Kristina |
| Vancouver Island-Central Coast | Zone 6 | Vacant | |
| North West | Zone 7 | Lara Collingwood | Email Lara |
| Cariboo – North East | Zone 8 | Chantelle Yates | Email Chantelle |