PACIFIC SECTION NOMINATIONS FOR SERVICE
on the
2012-14 NOMINATING COMMITTEE
Included in this document is a brief bio of each U.S. Figure Skating member interested in serving on
the 2012-14 Nominating Committee. Registered delegates in attendance will vote on one person
from each region below at their sectional meeting to be held on Friday, May 4 in Myrtle Beach, S.C.
Northwest Pacific
Southwest Pacific
William Cloran – Portland, OR
Anthony Bardin – Los Angeles, CA
Melissa Kent – Bend, OR
Karen Dillon – Carbondale, CO & Los Angeles, CA
Juli Mckinstry Hosking – Scottsburg, OR
Dawn Eyerly – Los Angeles, CA
Carol Nugent – Port Ludlow, WA
Julie Anne Keen – Villa Park, CA
Jeff Wolf – Seattle, WA
Jerome “Jere” Michael – Redondo Beach, CA
Denise Moore – Burbank, CA
Don Rabbitt – Yorba Linda, CA
Lexi Rohner – Oak Park, CA
Barbara Roles Williams – Las Vegas, NV & Newark, DE
Stefanie Schmid Mathewson – Northridge, CA
Dorian Shields Valles – Carlsbad, CA
Morry Stillwell – Fallbrook, CA
Bruce Weinberg – Berverly Hills, CA
Noelle Wheeler – Aliso Viejo, CA
Charlene Wong – Hermosa Beach, CA
Annaleigh Yahata – Yorba Linda, CA
Gordon Zaft – Chandler, AZ
NORTHWEST PACIFIC
William Cloran
Portland ISC
Portland, Ore.
Bill has been involved with U.S. Figure Skating since the early 1990’s when he joined the Lloyd Center ISC, (now the SC
of Oregon) as an adult skater. He served on the club’s board from 1998-02. In 2002 he joined the Portland ISC and
served on its board and as president from 2004-07. William has also been involved with the local interclub council,
Oregon Skating Council, serving as its president from 2007-09. He served as chair or co-chair of several competitions
including Local Organizing Committee (LOC) chair for the 2005 State Farm U.S. Figure Skating Championships. He has
served as an at-large member on the U.S. Figure Skating Board of Directors as well as the chair of the Ethics Committee
and a member on several other committees. Bill continues to serve the organization as a silver singles/pairs judge and a
bronze ice dancing judge.
Melissa Kent
Portland ISC
Bend, Ore.
Melissa has been a U.S. Figure Skating judge for over 25 years. In addition to judging, she has achieved the gold level in
figures and freestyle and pre-gold in ice dancing. During her time with U.S. Figure Skating, she has also served on
several committees as a member, regional vice chair and sectional vice chair. She has lived and judged in four different
regions – North Atlantic, New England, Central Pacific and currently Northwest Pacific. Melissa’s current appointment is
a national singles/pairs judge. With this appointment, she has judged seven regional championships, five sectional
championships, two U.S. Junior Championships and three U.S. Championships.
Juli Mckinstry Hosking
Individual Member
Scottsburg, Ore.
Juli is a competitor turned performer turned skating coach. She is the 1970 Junior Ladies Champion, the 1973 Senior
Ladies bronze medalist and the 1974 Senior Ladies silver medalist. She also competed internationally including being
part of Team USA at the 1973 World Figure Skating Championships. She performed with the IceFollies from 1975-77
before becoming a coach. She is master rated in figures, freestyle and moves in the field.
Carol Nugent
Individual Member
Port Ludlow, Wash.
Carol’s interest in skating began as a child growing up in New England. After high school, she stopped skating to pursue
a degree in radiology technology, but returned to skating in the late 1970’s. As a member of the Old York Road SC, she
served as club secretary and began judging. She now holds appointments as a silver singles/pairs test judge and gold ice
dancing and moves-in-the-field test judge. After moving to the Wissahickon SC, she was heavily involved in club
activities including playing music and announcing for the club’s competitions and annual carnival. Carol is currently the
national vice chair (NVC) for announcers on the Competitions Committee and holds a national appointment as a music
coordinator and announcer. She was selected as an announcer for the 2002 Olympic Winter Games and chief announcer
for the 2003 World Championships. Most recently she was part of the announce team for the 2012 U.S. Figure Skating
Championships and the 2012 Four Continents Championships. Carol has served as a Pacific Coast individual member
delegate for the past seven years, however, is not in attendance this year due to the expense.
NORTHWEST PACIFIC
Jeff Wolf
Seattle SC
Seattle, Wash.
Jeff is a former skater earning his gold medal in figures and freestyle in 1983. Several years later, he completed his silver
ice dancing tests. He has served as a singles and pairs judge for approximately 25 years and has officiated at four U.S.
Championships. In addition to judging, he has been selected as a team leader for several junior and senior competitions.
Wolf has served as an at-large member of the Board of Directors of U.S. Figure Skating and a regional vice chair of the
judges and competitions committee. In his professional life, Jeff is an attorney, which proved to be beneficial when he
served on the Grievance Committee and participated in two disciplinary panels.
SOUTHWEST PACIFIC
Anthony Bardin
Los Angeles FSC
Los Angeles, Calif.
Anthony has been a member of U.S. Figure Skating for 40 years, 36 of which he has been a home club member of
Los Angeles FSC. He is a gold test medalist in figures, freestyle and ice dancing. Anthony is also a former
competitor in singles and ice dancing and is a regional, sectional, national and international competitor and medalist.
He currently serves as a gold test judge in all disciplines and a national singles/pairs competition judge and a
national ice dancing competition judge.
Karen Dillon
Los Angeles FSC
Carbondale, Colo.
Los Angeles, Calif.
Karen is a former singles and ice dancing competitor. She competed as a senior ice dancer and novice singles skater
and has tested through her international ice dances and junior freestyle. She has participated in many competitions
and shows throughout the Midwest and Pacific Coast sections. Karen has been active in the Los Angeles FSC having
served as vice president and on the Board of Directors. She was also the vice president for the Southern California
Interclub Association. Karen is a gold test judge and has served on several U.S. Figure Skating committees including
Sanctions & Eligibility, Ethics and Grievance.
Dawn Eyerly
Los Angeles FSC
Los Angeles, Calif.
Dawn has served U.S. Figure Skating in many capacities over the last 30 years, both at the local and national level.
She was a national and international competitor, and for the last 16 years, she has remained active in the judging
community as a judge, specialist and controller. Dawn has served on many U.S. Figure Skating committees
including the International Committee, IJOC, Competitions, Singles, Pairs, Grievance, Ethics, Collegiate and Judges
and most recently served as the chair of the Judges Committee from 2008-11. She has served on the board of
directors of her club and is a fixture at local competitions, critiques and other events.
Julie Anne Keen
Los Angeles FSC
Villa Park, Calif.
Julie Anne comes from a skating family, having been involved in the sport since her childhood. Additionally, her
son Jonathan is a former national competitor in singles and pairs and her mother was a skater in her youth. She has
been a member of the U.S. Figure Skating Sports Medicine Society and has been the medical oversight for many
qualifying and nonqualifying competitions. Julie was on the medical committee for the 2002 U.S. Figure Skating
Championships and assisted with writing the medical protocols. She also served as the chair of the Doping
Committee for the 2010 World Figure Skating Championships and was a doping chaperone for 2011 Skate America.
She is a gold test judge with a sectional competition appointment and has judged at regionals, sectionals, Junior
Championships and Adult Championships.
SOUTHWEST PACIFIC
Jerome “Jere” Michael
Los Angeles FSC
Redondo Beach, Calif.
Jere began skating at age eight in Aspen, Colo., and is a U.S. Junior Men’s champion and World Junior bronze
medalist. After his competitive career, Jere attended the University of Delaware and became interested in restaurant
operations. However, his love of skating continued and he gravitated back to the rink, initially as a spin coach at the
University of Delaware FSC. He has since moved his coaching practice to the East West Ice Palace on the Pacific
Coast in Artesia, Calif. He has established a large clientele and successfully coached two national novice medalists
and two U.S. Figure Skating Junior Championship medalists.
Denise Moore
Los Angeles FSC
Burbank, Calif.
Skating has always been an important part of Denise’s life. She has achieved three gold test medals (ice dancing,
moves in the field and freestyle) and competed in singles and ice dancing. As an adult skater, she has competed in
singles, ice dancing and synchronized skating. Denise is a Professional Skater’s Association master-rated coach and
is Category-A compliant. She currently serves U.S. Figure Skating as a technical specialist and a Tests Committee
member. She is a member of Los Angeles FSC and serves on the club’s Board of Directors.
Don Rabbitt
Glacier Falls FSC
Yorba Linda, Calif.
Don has been a member of the Glacier Falls FSC since 2000. He has served as the president and test chair of the
club, and is currently on the Board of Directors. He is past-chairman of the Southern California Interclub
Association of Figure Skating Clubs and has also served as chair of a regional championship, a collegiate
championship and an International Skating Union (ISU) Junior Grand Prix event. He enjoys giving back to the sport
and, as such, is a national music coordinator and sectional announcer.
Lexi Rohner
All Year FSC
Oak Park, Calif.
Lexi has been involved in skating for over 30 years, 14 of which were in competitive skating. She served as
sectional vice chair (SVC) from 2002-08 and chair of the Adult Skating Committee from 2008-11. She also serves
on several other committees and currently sits as SVC on the Membership Committee. In addition to her committee
work, Lexi is also a sectional announcer. On a club level she manages her club’s website and social media, is editor
of the club newsletter, and has been a Local Organizing Committee (LOC) chair and registrar. Lexi has been a
longtime regular contributor to SKATING Magazine and icenetwork.com and spoke about Therapeutic Skating at
the 2011 Professional Skater’s Association conference.
SOUTHWEST PACIFIC
Newark, Del.
Barbara Roles Williams
Los Angeles FSC
Las Vegas, N.V.
Barbara has been involved in skating since 1949. She was a competitive skater in singles and ice dancing, having
been a ladies champion at the novice, junior and senior levels. She is also a national medalist in junior ice dancing.
Her greatest achievement was representing the U.S. in the World Championships and the Olympic Winter Games
where she won the bronze medal. Barbara has since been coaching and has proudly had many skaters in
international events as well as the World Championships and Olympic Winter Games.
Stefanie Schmid Mathewson
All Year FSC
Northridge, Calif.
Stefanie is a former Swiss champion and competed internationally from 1985-91, including the 1988 Olympic
Winter Games in Canada. In 1998 she received her first judging appointment with U.S. Figure Skating and is
currently a national singles/pairs judge and referee, a national technical specialist and controller (singles) and a
national data and video operator. She has worked 11 regional, eight sectional, three U.S. Junior Championships and
two U.S. Figure Skating Championships. Stefanie is a current member of the Referee Education and Training
Subcommittee and has served on the Judges Committee and the Competitions Committee. She has been on the All
Year FSC Board of Directors since 2008 and is currently serving as its secretary and editor of the club newsletter.
Away from the ice Stefanie is an elementary school teacher and has two children, ages eight and 12.
Dorian Shields Valles
Glacier Falls FSC, Inc.
Carlsbad, Calif.
Dorian is a U.S. novice ladies champion and has also passed her junior pair and gold figure and freestyle tests. She
is a national singles technical specialist and Professional Skater’s Association (PSA) master-rated coach. She is a
PSA Ratings Examiner and has served on several PSA committees in addition to serving as co-chair of the PSA
International Conference in 1991. Dorian has over 35 years of coaching experience at all levels and has been a
faculty member and presenter for several judging schools and coaching seminars in Southern California. She also
participated as a coaching expert in the UCLA/California State University at Fullerton Project on Elite Figure
Skaters.
Morry Stillwell
Escondido FSC
Fallbrook, Calif.
Morry received his first judging appointment in 1951 and continues to be an active judge and referee. He has served
as assistant team leader for the World Junior Championships and the World Championships, respectively and was
team leader for the 1992 Olympic Winter Games in Albertville, France. Morry has served on 11 committees for U.S.
Figure Skating and is currently the sectional vice chair on the Theatrical Skating Committee. He is a past president
of U.S. Figure Skating and has also served as the chair of the International Skating Union (ISU) Grand Prix
Management Committee. Morry is married to Elda Stillwell, who is also active in skating as a national accountant.
SOUTHWEST PACIFIC
Bruce Weinberg
Individual Member
Beverly Hills, Calif.
Bruce began skating while a freshman at the University of Pennsylvania. He has tested in figures, freestyle and ice
dancing and was a member of the Brandywine Royales, an adult synchronized skating team. Prior to becoming an
individual member of U.S. Figure Skating, Bruce served as treasurer of the SC of San Francisco as well as the Central
California Interclub Association. He is a Judge Emeritus and a current member of the Grievance Committee, a position he
has held for seven years. He previously served on the Memorial Fund Committee and has been a delegate to Governing
Council many times. In addition to skating, Bruce maintains a psychotherapy practice and volunteers as a Senior
Responder for the Crisis Response Team of the City of Los Angeles.
Noelle Wheeler
Orange County FSC
Aliso Viejo, Calif.
Noelle and her family have been actively involved in skating for over a decade. Daughters Serena and Riana are both
skaters and Nicole is an adult skater. She has been on the Board of Directors of the Orange County FSC since 2008.
Nicole is a business owner and serves as the treasurer of the Canyon View Estates Community Association.
Charlene Wong
All Year FSC
Hermosa Beach, Calif.
Charlene grew up skating in Canada where she was a five-time Canadian medalist, three-time World competitor and
1988 Olympian. In addition to skating, Charlene served as a singles and pairs judge. In 1991 she moved to the
United States to pursue a professional skating career alongside coaching. In addition to being a solo performer in
Torvill and Dean’s Face the Music World Tour, she has consistently coached skaters at the national, Grand Prix and
World levels, having led Mirai Nagasu to her national titles in 2007 and 2008.
Annaleigh Yahata
Glacier Falls FSC, Inc.
Yorba Linda, Calif.
Annaleigh is a current member of the U.S. Figure Skating DREAM program. She is a former team captain of both
California Gold and ICE’Kateers synchronized skating teams and currently serves as an athlete member of the
Synchronized Skating Committee. In addition to synchronized skating, Annaleigh has also competed as a junior
lady. Annaleigh currently attends the University of California, Berkeley where she is a member of the Cal Figure
Skating Team and Thrive, the UC Berkeley contemporary dance company.
Gordon Zaft
Tucson FSC
Chandler, Ariz.
Gordon began skating in 2003 and joined U.S. Figure Skating in 2004. He competes three-four times a year, including
Pacific Coast Adult Sectionals. In addition to freestyle skating he has been studying figures, competing in two figures
competitions and recently began group lessons in ice dancing. He has been a member of the Board of Directors of the
Tucson FSC since 2010 and is a frequent volunteer, having assisted with ice monitoring, registering competitors and
announcing. Off the ice, Gordon has served as a volunteer for several organizations including chair of the City of Tucson
Citizens Transportation Advisory Committee and member of the Board of Directors of the Oregon Chorale.