Meet Our Coaches

We have an excellent coaching staff with many different backgrounds and skill sets. 

LISA HENNING

• ​Skating instructor, Northwest Sports Center in Baltimore, MD 1982-86· Skating instructor and Synchronized Coach, Waupun FSC, 1992-2008
• Skating instructor, SCIS 1993 – present
• Synchronized coach, SCIS from 2004 – present
• SCIS Skate Director, Synchronized Head coach from 2010 – present
• PSA Accredited instructor, member of US Figure skating, CER certified Level A Coach
• Coach of Individual Regional and  Junior National level competitors, Pre-Pre to Novice
• Coach of numerous gold medalists in Moves and Freeskate
• Private lesson and Synchro coach of numerous skaters competing at the Collegiate and Senior levels with Adrian, Miami University, Crystallettes, and Skyliners
• Head coach and choreographer of Synchronized Sectional Teams, Preliminary-Novice, Adult, Open Collegiate and Collegiate
• Head coach of 2013 Sectional Novice bronze medalists and National competitors, 2014 national novice competitors,
• 2015 intermediate sectional pewter medalists and national competitors, 2015 novice sectional pewter medalists and national competitors
• Associates Degree in Psychology from Essex Community College
  

CHRISTI WENGER

• Sectional and National level Synchronized Skating Coach
• Singles Coach, Basic Skills-Senior
• Former National level judge in Synchronized Skating
• Former Gold Test and Regional Singles Competition judge
• Coach of Nationally ranked Swansyncsation teams since 2013
• Selected by US Figure Skating as 2014 Project WIN coach for Worlds Synchronized Skating Championships
• Synchronized Skating Technical Specialist
• PSA rated in Synchronized Skating and Moves in the Field
• Masters degree in Business Communications from Northwestern University.  

 

EMILY DEHMER

• 13 years Synchro Coaching Experience, Synchro Skills-Intermediate
• 13 years Individual Coaching Experience, Moves and Freestyle, Basic Skills-Senior
• Founder and Director of Madison Ice Diamonds Synchronized Skating Program, 2010-present
• Sectional Synchronized Skating Competitor on 6.0 and IJS level teams
• National Synchronized Skating Competitor on senior and collegiate IJS level teams
• Head coach and choreographer of Sectional Synchronized Skating Teams
• Head coach and choreographer of Regional Individual Competitors
• Head coach and choreographer of  6.0 and IJS level Synchronized Skating Teams
• Supplemental Coach and Pole Harness Coach
• · Program Director, Madison Ice Skating School 2014-2019
• PSA and USFS member, CER certified level A coach
• B.S. UW-Madison, Special Education

 
 

Assistant Coaches & Off Ice Trainers

Megan Edison- Assistant Coach 
Courtney Keller- Assistant Coach
David Redlin- Assistant Coach
Megan Statz- Assistant Coach
Christina Schnarr- Pilates/off ice conditioning
Robin Schumacher- Power House/off ice conditioning