Ambra Marak – Club Manager
NCCP Level 3 Certified, Level 2 Trampoline
Ambra is originally from Winnipeg, Manitoba where she trained competitively in gymnastics
until 2005. She began her coaching career as a ‘coach in training’ in 2001 and her passion for
working with children and gymnastics led her to a Head Coaching position in Terrace, BC in
2009. During her time in Terrace she obtained her NCCP Level 3 certification, doubled the club’s
membership and began practicing the art of yoga and meditation. Ambra left the Terrace Peaks
Gymnastics Club in 2014 to study business and kinesiology at the University of Winnipeg in her
hometown. During her studies she worked with Manitoba’s National Gymnastics Team and was
the province’s Aspire team coach in 2018. Ambra strives towards quality leadership for
community development and aspires to learn as much as possible from the people around her.
Carley Evans – WAG Program Director
NCCP C2 Certified, C3 Trained, Level 2 Trampoline
Carley has been coaching for 8 years including Pre School and recreational classes, pre competitive and WAG competitive classes. Carley is Competition 2 certified in artistic gymnastics, Competition 3 trained and level 2 certified in trampoline. She was a competitive gymnast for 9 years and also a competitive figure skater for 10 years. Carley is passionate about helping athletes achieve their goals and learn life long skills through the sport of gymnastics. She is excited to grow CIGC’s competitive program and to continue creating a positive gymnastics experience for all athletes at CIGC.
Aundrea Dubé – WAG Coach
Degree in Recreational Management, Acadia University, Wolfville Nova Scotia
NCCP Level I Certified – Men & Women
NCCP Level 2 Certified
NCCP Level II Technical
NCCP Level II Theory
First Aid CPR training
Coaching for 20 years
Katelyn Carson – WAG Coach
NCCP C1 Certified, C2 Trained
Katie (she/her) has been coaching gymnastics for 9 years, including preschool, recreational, Inter-club and WAG competitive. Prior to coaching, Katie trained in competitive gymnastics as an athlete for 6 years and trained in acro dance for 3 years. Katie is passionate about sharing her love for gymnastics with people of all ages and skill levels. Katie is Competition 2 Artistic Gymnastics trained and Competition 1 Trampoline trained through the National Coaching Certification Program (NCCP). She is extremely excited to be coaching in the beautiful mountains!
Tatsuo Okuma – Coach
NCCP Foundations Certified, C1 Trained
Tatsuo has been part of the Canmore Gymnastics Club for almost 17 years, first as an athlete and then as a coach. He was born in Banff and joined gymnastics mainly because his father wanted me to learn how to balance with skis. He went to many competitions as a teenager, going from small competitions to competing at Western Championships in 2019. He began coaching in 2015 as a recreational and preschool coach and worked his way up to become the boys’ competitive coach and parkour specialist most recently.
Kelly Mock – MAG Program Director
NCCP Level III Certified — Men & Women
NCCP Level I Certified –Trampoline
NCCP Level II Course Conductor
FIG Level Men’s Judge
First aid, CPR training, 2009
Coaching for 27 years
” The Life and Times of Kelly Mock” Kelly started gymnastics at Harry Ainlay High School, with no other aspirations than to learn a back handspring. Subsequently, after having mastered the skill, he went on to become “High School Provincial Open Champion”. Kelly began his coaching career at the Capital City Gymnastics Club and at his alma mater, the Harry Ainlay High School. From there, he went on to run the MAG program at Ortona, U o A, Leduc Kanata, and WAG / MAG at Altadore. In 1998 moved to Whitehorse, Yukon to become the Technical Director for the territory as well as Head Coach for the Polarettes Gymnastics Club. Kelly spent over a decade there and had his WAG athletes represent the Yukon at the Canada Games. He also had WAG and MAG athletes at Nationals and Westerns, where they achieved gold and all-around medals. Kelly received a Government of Yukon appointed position, to the High Performance Athlete / Coach Funding Committee as well as the Yukon Recreation Advisory Committee.
Kelly was on the bid committee for the 2007 Canada Winter Games and served as Technical Chair, as well as the Head Coach for the first-ever Yukon WAG team to the CWG. He moved with his wife to Canmore in 2008 and started building the MAG program at CIGC, with only 2 male competitive athletes upon his arrival. We are proud that Kelly has recently been appointed to the National Judges Education Committee and is actively involved in judging at a national and international level. Kelly has 2 daughters, 6 & 8 and they spend most of their family time in the out doors – in hiking boots, on skis or 2 wheels.