All of our directors and coaches are volunteers. 
Thank you for the hours of work you do to have a wonderful cheer season for our children!

Cheer Director  - Stacie Caruso
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Stacie is a mom of 2 and an elementary intervention specialist for Upper Arlington City Schools with specialization in dyslexia. 

Stacie is very involved in service and volunteering. She's a director with the Upper Arlington Civic Association (UACA), Golden Bear Scare, and leads a non-profit called Columbus Babywearing which teachers caregivers how to wear their children in baby carriers. She is the Student Council advisor and very involved with children's activities at her school.  She also coaches ice hockey for the Blue Jackets Hockey League. 

She cheered 4 years of high school varsity competition in New Jersey and worked for Universal Cheerleading Association (UCA) for three years while attending The Ohio State University.  She has been the director of the Upper Arlington Youth Cheerleading program since 2020. 
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+ Certified USA Cheer Coach 
+ Certified US Center for SafeSport Coach
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Squad Coaches

1: Jill Svoboda and Katie Wilkinson
2: Brittnee Kight and Sam Crowley
3: Taja Hammond and Tina McIntyre
4: Jackie Ziliak and Carma Navabi
5: Wynne Barnhart and Jessie Gardner
6: Rachel Atriere-Cohen and Anne Cunningham
7: Allison Russo and Jennifer Papa
8: Kelsey Bellantis and Meredith Vankoevering
9: Kate Reed and Shawna McGreevy
10: Katie Blair and Emily Yarletts
11: Mary Wourms and Jessica Gadd
12: Emily Alridge and Susie Pattison
13: Rachelle Nowlin and Lisa Smith