Club Coaches

Albuquerque Figure Skating Club

Club Coaches

Kevin Franchini

Outpost Figure Skating Director

& AFSC Head Coach

Teaches
Freestyle, Moves, Ice Dance, and Hockey

Basic Skills through Senior (Freestyle and Moves)

Preliminary through Silver (Ice Dance)

All ages

Coaching Experience Kevin is a long-time member of PSA, the Professional Skaters Association.
He started teaching private lessons in 1978 and since then has been taking his skating students to competitions including Regionals (since 1999) and Adult Nationals.

Personal Skating Experience
Kevin started skating in Albuquerque in 1965 at the age of 12. He has trained in Albuquerque, Tulsa, Aspen, Denver, and Lake Placid. He was training at Lake Placid at the same time as Dorothy Hammil.

Kevin has passed his Junior Freestyle test, 7th figure test, and Silver Ice Dance test. He has competed at Regionals as an Intermediate, Novice, and Junior and at Sectionals as an Intermediate. He was coached by Carlo Fassi, Tim Wood, and Tommy Litz.

Other Rink Experience In Albuquerque, Kevin managed the Tingley Coliseum ice rink from 1978 to 1979 and owned and ran the ice rink at the Hilton Hotel from 1980 to 1982.

Brandy Bernard

Teaches
Freestyle, Moves, and Basic Skills

All ages
Specializes in Spins and Jumps

Coaching Experience Brandy was trained at Pickwick Ice Arena in Burbank, California, in the Frank Carroll method of skating fundamentals. She is a member of the PSA and USFS.

Personal Mission I have a passion and love for this sport that I impart to my skaters. My coaching style is a very detailed oriented, supporting my belief that the fundamentals and basics of skating are what our entire sport is built on. Presentation and form are also an important focus in my coaching. I believe that if skating does not come from ones' hart, then perhaps it should not be an absolute, singular choice of sport for that skater. Skating bio-mechanic research has continued to enhance the performances of athletes, because of my interest in these new approaches to instructing, I annually attend various coaches' seminars and clinics to constantly add new methods to my coaching tool-bag. This dedication to learning and varied techniques assists me in creating drills and trouble shooting elements for all my skaters.

Claudia Fulegge

Teaches
Freestyle and Moves

Basic skills through pre juvenile
All ages

Coaching Experience Claudia started coaching in 2003. She is a member with USFSA and PSA.

Personal Skating Experience Claudia started as a roller skater (that's quad skates, not inline) enjoying dance and freestyle roller skating in 1976 in Great Britain. In 1980 she converted to ice skating as a freestyle skater. She was primarily self taught in Germany and after taking a twenty year break, she started skating at the Outpost Ice arena in 2001.
She is currently working on her Adult Gold moves and has passed her Preliminary freestyle test. She is coached by Mary Walston and Kevin Franchini.

Interests Claudia studied social pedagogy and worked as a preschool teacher in Germany. Currently she works as an artist (silk painting, fine art, and wearable art such as skating dresses). In her free time she enjoys ballroom dancing, singing, and playing the guitar. She resides in Albuquerque with her husband and two teenage children; one child is a figure skater and the other a hockey player.

Mariam Kane

Teaches
Freestyle and Moves

Basic Skills through Intermediate

All ages

Coaching Experience Miriam started apprentice teaching Basic Skills in 2003 and teaching Basic Skills in 2004. She started teaching private lessons in 2006 at the age of 18.

Personal Skating Experience Miriam started skating in Albuquerque in 1997 at the age of 8. She’s been to Southwestern Regionals five times. She’s passed her Novice Moves and Freestyle tests and is now working on her Junior tests. She is coached by Kevin Franchini.

Interests
Miriam graduated from Sandia High School in 2006 and is attending the University of New Mexico with a major in drama.

Her favorite saying is, “It’s not the number of breaths you take but the moments that take your breath away.”

Barb Shepperson

Romilly

Mary Walston

Teaches
Ice Dance and Moves

Basic Skills through Senior (Moves)

Preliminary through Gold (Ice Dance)

All ages

Coaching Experience Mary is a member of PSA and USFS. She is a PSA Certified dance and group instructor. She has attained Level III in the PSA coaches ranking system. She has coached since 1986 and has taken skaters to Junior Nationals five times. Her students have medaled at SW Regionals. She has attended many coaching and skating seminars and has apprenticed under James Sladky and Carol Fox.

Personal Skating Experience Mary started skating in the 1950s and has passed her gold dance test, 3rd Figure test, and her Intermediate Moves test.

She competes with her students in Pro/Am competitions in partnered dances and shadow dances.

Interests
Mary has a BA in Psychology.

Mary first joined AFSC in 1975 and has acted as its President, Secretary, and was the Newsletter Editor for ten years.

She was a PTA president for three years, ran science fairs at the Elementary and Middle School levels for twelve years and at the High School level for five years. She is a Certified School teacher and taught Middle School for seven years. She is a Certified Parent Effectiveness Training Instructor.

She and her husband, Robert, have two grown children who now have doctoral degrees.

In her spare time, she loves to quilt, make skating outfits, appliqué, and embroidery. She also enjoys dogs, sailing, and downhill skiing.

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Mary Walston
Teaches	Ice Dance and Moves Basic Skills through Senior (Moves) Preliminary through Gold (Ice Dance) All ages
Coaching Experience	Mary is a member of PSA and USFS. She is a PSA Certified dance and group instructor. She has attained Level III in the PSA coaches ranking system. She has coached since 1986 and has taken skaters to Junior Nationals five times. Her students have medaled at SW Regionals. She has attended many coaching and skating seminars and has apprenticed under James Sladky and Carol Fox.
Personal Skating Experience	Mary started skating in the 1950s and has passed her gold dance test, 3rd Figure test, and her Intermediate Moves test. She competes with her students in Pro/Am competitions in partnered dances and shadow dances.
Interests	Mary has a BA in Psychology. Mary first joined AFSC in 1975 and has acted as its President, Secretary, and was the Newsletter Editor for ten years. She was a PTA president for three years, ran science fairs at the Elementary and Middle School levels for twelve years and at the High School level for five years. She is a Certified School teacher and taught Middle School for seven years. She is a Certified Parent Effectiveness Training Instructor. She and her husband, Robert, have two grown children who now have doctoral degrees. In her spare time, she loves to quilt, make skating outfits, appliqué, and embroidery. She also enjoys dogs, sailing, and downhill skiing.