Swiss Turners Staff

The most important asset to any school or training facility is its staff.
Our staff is headed by Stacy Maloney.

Stacy Maloney has been committed to gymnastics as both a competitor and a coach for over 36 years now. A top collegiate competitor at Iowa State , he was also a member our US Sr. National Team. As a coach he has taught both girls and boys of all levels from beginner to collegiate, including tenures as men’s assistant coach at UW-Oshkosh and the University of Illinois. For the past 16 years Stacy has been the head boys team coach and more recently the girl’s team coordinator at Swiss Turners. In that time his program has produced 100’s of State & Regional Champions, 11 Jr. National Team members, 9 Sr. National Team members, 24 individual and all-around National titles, 3 National Club Team Championships, 2 members of the 2000 Men’s Olympic Team – Paul and Morgan Hamm, a 2001 World Championships Team Silver Medalist and the 2002 World Championships Bronze Medalist on the floor exercise (both Paul Hamm). In 2003, Stacy was named as Assistant Coach for the 2003 World Championships Team, which included two of his gymnasts Paul and Morgan Hamm and took the Team Silver Medal. Stacy and his long time gymnast of 13 years, Paul Hamm made history that summer when Paul became USA’s first male to win the All-Around Gold Medal at the World Championships. Paul also went on to win the gold medal on the floor exercise. As an International Team Head Coach, Stacy’s record is impeccable, winning gold at every competition. In 1999, 2000 and 2004, Stacy received the highest honors that a coach can receive in this country when he was voted the 1999 and 2004 USA Men’s Coach of the Year and the United States Olympic Committees Gymnastics Coach of the Year for 2000. Stacy has served as a member of the USA Gymnastics Board of Directors and the Board of Directors for the United States Elite Men’s Coaching Association. He served as a member of the Jr. National Competition Committee, which produces the rules for the boys Jr. Program, for over 6 years and currently serves on our nation's Junior National Coaching Staff. In addition to his coaching responsibilities, Stacy has been the Swiss Turners Gym Director since June of 1998. Stacy's college degrees include a B.A. in Marketing and an MBA in Finance. He has been happily married for the past 16 years to Annette and has two wonderful children, Shane and Erin.

Andrei Kan is a treasure of gymnastic experience and accomplishment from the country of Belarus. Andrei has competed in all the major gymnastic competitions throughout the world, including three times at the World University Games, three times at the European Championships and four times at the World Championships. He has also represented his home country at the 1994 Goodwill Games and the 1996 Olympic Games where Belarus took 4th team. Andrei was consistently among the top 10 all-around gymnasts in the world from 1991-1997. Andrei has a Master of Sport of International class from his country, which is the most honored degree an athlete can achieve. He is happily married to Alena and is the proud father of a son, Vitaly. He has been an invaluable asset to Swiss Turners powerhouse boys program since 1998 and in 2005 was honored as the Wisconsin Boys State Coach of the Year! We are honored to have him as part of our coaching staff.

Alex Belanovski comes to us from the great gymnastics country of Belarus. Alex has competed in every major world class competition including the 1995 World Games and the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta. After retiring from competitive gymnastics in 1996, Alex became an assistant coach for the Sr. National Men's Team of Belarus. In 1998 Alex was hired to be the assistant coach for the Sr. National Women's Team of Belarus. Alex also has attained the Master of Sport from his country which is a degree of the highest honor representing his expert status and training in the sport of gymnastics. Alex was an integral component in their Olympic Team's preparation for the 2000 Olympic Games. A teammate of our own Andrei Kan and the infamous Vitaly Scherbo, Alex came to us with the highest recommendations. Since joining us at Swiss, Alex has brought about an amazing increase in the quality of our girl's optional teams. Alex is very versatile and also teaches a number of girls developmental classes and cheerleader tumble. Alex is married to Tatiana who is also a Swiss instructor and their son, Dmitri is on our Boy's team. A new addition to their family, Polina, was born in October 2003. Alex is a very hard worker and a tremendous asset to Swiss Turners. We hope that he is with us for a long time!

Ellen Hendrickson comes to us with a great background and superb references. She graduated from the University of Wisconsin - LaCrosse this May with a degree in Human Resource Management. She has been in gymnastics most of her life as both a gymnast and a coach. Ellen cut her teeth as a girl's team coach at the YMCA in LaCrosse for six years where she primarily coached the Level 7 team and produced a number of State Championship Teams. Ellen started at Swiss in June 2003 and since then has generated an incredible amount of success in the girl's program producing a plethora of Individual State Champions as well as, a 3rd place Level 5 Team finish at the 2006 Wisconsin State Championships. She is a stickler for detail but very positive in her coaching style and a favorite with the kids at the gym. Ellen is also the Office Staff Manager at Swiss Turners. She is a gem adding an effervescent sparkle to the powerhouse Swiss Turner's coaching staff!

Sarah Banck is our Preschool Director. Her philosophy is to motivate children with lots of positive reinforcement to help them fulfill their potential through the multifaceted learning medium of gymnastics. A former gymnast with the Milwaukee Turners where she trained for six years, Sarah is also a graduate of the University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee with a degree in Communication. Sarah has been with Swiss Turners for many years now and is always a hit with the kids, having experience with two beautiful children of her own! In addition to her studies and teaching Sarah has experience working as a Nanny for nearly 14 years. If you have seen Sarah teach you can see how much she loves and children and enjoys teaching. She is a wonderful part of our Swiss Turners Team!

Tatiana Belanovski is a former Belarussian Rhythmic National Team Coach and the wife of Belarussian Olympian Alex Belanovksi. She moved from Belarus in January of 2002 to live with Alex here in the U.S. and we are thrilled to have her with us at Swiss! A former National Team Rhythmic gymnast for Belarus, Tatiana was a coach for the group Rhythmic team that won the Silver Medal at the 2000 Olympics in Sydney, Australia. Tatiana is a tremendous teacher and is able to contribute to Swiss Turners in so many capacities including, preschool, girls developmental classes, rhythmic classes, girls teams, birthday parties and choreography. A woman is tremendous talent and work ethic, Tatiana is another big reason that Swiss Turner's Coaching Staff is so fantastic!

Anatoly Zhidkov is a native of the great gymnastics country of Ukraine. A former top level gymnast for the Ukraine, Anatoly has been involved with coaching both women's and men's gymnastics for over 30 years now. As a coach at different sport clubs in the former Soviet Union, Anatoly developed and prepared athletes to compete at the world and national levels. One of his former students, Vitaly Marinitch is now the head coach at the United States Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs. Mr. Marinitch won the All-Around Gold Medal at the prestigious 1989 American Cup, which he followed by winning the Gold Medal on the vault at the 1990 World Championships. Anatoly graduated from the Kirovograd State Pedagogical Institute in 1978 with a Masters degree in Physical Education. Representing his high levels of achievement in gymnastics and designating his stature as an expert in his field, Anatoly was awarded the prestigious Master of Sport in Gymnastics. A USAG Professional Member and Safety Certified since coming to the United States in 1998, two of Anatoly's current students are members of the National TOPS Team. Anatoly has been married for over 28 years now to Nadia who is also a coach at Swiss Turners. With his wealth of experience and expertise, Anatoly Zhidkov adds brilliance to the Swiss Turner's illustrious coaching staff.

Nadia Zhidkov is a native of the Ukraine, a perennial gymnastics powerhouse. Nadia is a former high level gymnast for the old Soviet Union, having competed for the Ukranian National Team and having been the countries gold medalist on the uneven bars at their National Championships in 1976. Nadia is also a recipient of the prestigious Master of Sport in Gymnastics, an exclusive award bestowed upon those who through competitive accomplishment and educational endeavor have achieved a level that makes them an expert in the field. Mrs. Zhidkov graduated from the Kirovograd State Pedagogical Institute in 1978 with a Masters Degree in Physical Education. As a coach Nadia developed her skills coaching at different sports clubs in Odessa, specializing in women's gymnastics. Several of her students competed at the national level in the former Soviet Union. She is a USAG Professional Member and is Safety Certified. Having been coaching in the United States since 1998, her girls Level 4 teams won State Championship Team titles in 2002 and 2003. Two of her students are currently on the TOPS National Team. Nadia has been happily married to Anatoly Zhidkov for over 28 years now. She is a phenomenal asset to our phenomenal coaching staff.

Katie Missiaen is one of Swiss Turners preschool instructors. She brings the perfect blend of gymnastics background and experience with younger children to her teaching. Katie was a gymnast for nine years as a child and has also participated in our adult gymnastics class for a number of years here at Swiss. She is the proud mother of four daughters and one son, many of whom have gone through our preschool program and graduated into our girls team program. Katie's other hobbies include running and karate but her greatest joy is spending time with her children. Happily married, Katie also finds time to work part-time as a police officer. She has the patience of a saint and the love for children of an angel and we are so proud to have her on our team at Swiss Turners!

Anthony Ingrelli is homegrown Swiss Turners through and through. Anthony started at Swiss 11 years ago in our developmental boys program and quickly progressed onto boy’s team. He has been a state and regional stand out for all of his competitive career, winning regional titles on floor exercise and vault in 2003, and qualifying to the Junior Olympic National Championships the last three years. Currently Anthony is the State and Regional All-Around Champion at Level 10 for 2005 and last year placed 10^th in the nation on the still rings. A Junior at Milwaukee School of Language, Anthony has been coaching boy’s classes at Swiss Turners for more three years now, having gone through our apprentice program where he trained with a team coach teaching classes for 1 year. He is a promising young man who enjoys the opportunity to share his gymnastics experience with your sons.

Angie Fields a Swiss Turner’s coach for girl’s developmental classes and preschool classes. Angie has been involved in gymnastics for over 23 years and has been coaching the past 4 years. She also was a cheerleader in elementary and high school and was captain of her dance team while at Alverno. In addition to her background working with children in gymnastics, Angie has other rich experiences working with children including as a classroom assistant and a tutor for math and reading. She also works as a caregiver for older adults and children with special needs. Angie has two years of studies in early childhood education and is currently a student at Alverno College where she is majoring in Nursing and Dance & Movement studies. She has a big heart and a lot to give to children. We are so happy that she loves working at Swiss Turners!

Lindsey Fischer hails from Dayton, Ohio. While taking up her college studies at Marquette University, Lindsey has joined our team to add her rich experiences in cheerleading and gymnastics to our staff palette. After training in gymnastics for four years, Lindsey switched to cheerleading where she found her niche. Lindsey was a competitive All-Star cheerleader for 7 years in addition to cheering all 4 years for her high school. As a cheerleader Lindsey excelled while winning a number of awards including Universal Cheerleader Association All-Star and Jump-Off Winner, and the Coaches Award for Outstanding Cheerleader of the Year. During high school Lindsey taught 8th grade students to prepare them for high school cheerleading. She has also been a coach at various clinics in grade schools. While majoring in biology and Spanish, Lindsey also finds the time to tutor Hispanic adults who are trying to learn English. Lindsey’s best qualities are her buoyant enthusiasm and her dedication. Lindsey teaches one of young cheerleading classes in addition to helping out with girl’s developmental classes and preschool. She is a great addition to our Swiss Turners Staff!

Jeanne Psket is the embodiment of positive energy! A full-time Spanish teacher at Hartland Arrowhead High School, a cheerleading coach for her high school, currently working on her masters and, she coaches gymnastics and cheerleading at Swiss Turners! Wow! And through it all she always seems to smile. Jeanne has been involved now in gymnastics and cheerleading in one shape or form for a good portion of her life. While attending the University of Madison, where she earned her Bachelor’s Degree, Jeanne taught gymnastics for four years at one of the local clubs. She will be adding her experience and skills to Swiss Turners as a coach for girl’s developmental classes and preschool classes and we are absolutely thrilled to have her!

Amy Ciocarelli has been involved in gymnastics for over 19 years as both a competitor and as a coach. As a competitor, Amy competed from her youngest years through college at the University of Wisconsin – Oshkosh, from which she graduated with a Bachelors. In college Amy really shined as she became a two-time All-American and National Champion on the Floor Exercise as well as an All-American and National Champion on the Vault. Amy coached girl’s team at Swiss Turners from 1995 through 1998 after which she took a break to become a mom. She is now the mother of three boys – and what do you know? They are all gymnasts! So luckily for Swiss Turners Amy is back coaching at the sport she loves so much to help out our ever growing girls team program. Amy also teaches fitness classes, does choreography and sells vitamins. She teaches with the same drive that made her a national champion and we are thrilled to have it back as part of our Swiss Staff!

Christine Hofmann - has a diverse background in gymnastics and dance and brings a kind and positive approach to her preschool classes. Christina competed for three years in club gymnastics and three years on the West Allis High School Team. She is also extensively involved with dance. Christina competed all through high school for the West Allis Allegro Dance Team and is currently on the Allegro Elite Team. Having taught various beginner and intermediate gymnastics, pom-pom & hip hop classes, she is also coach of the West Milwaukee Pom Pom squad. Having graduated this past year from West Allis Central High School, Christina is currently enrolled at UW - Milwaukee. She is majoring in Law / Political Science. Christina is a great addition to the awesome Swiss Turners staff!

Beckee Kudlewski - is a gymnast through and through. Currently a Senior at Menominee Falls High School, Beckee started gymnastics at the age of 3 and eventually joined the competitive team at her club. Beckee competed through Level 7 in the USAG Jr. Olympic Program before making the varsity team at Menominee Falls High School where she currently competes. Beckee has worked with children in gymnastics though recreational classes and clinics and is also involved in a dance organization called "Accompany of Kids". She won an award for Best Interview in the the Menominee Falls Junior Miss, so it is no wonder she is so easy to talk to! Beckee does Birthday Parties, Open Gym, subs for classes and is also one of Office Staff Assistants where she does an awesome job!

Lindsey Biltz - Cheer Team Coach - joins our staff as both a cheer team and a gymnastics developmental class coach. Lindsey trained in gymnastics for 10 years competing up through Team Level 9. In fact, Lindsey’s original club was Swiss Turners! She then went on to perform for two years on dance team while in high school and as a cheerleader for UW Milwaukee, where she currently attends school. In addition to working towards her degree in education, Lindsey has thrown herself into teaching the past 3 years. She has coached a middle school pom pom squad for the past two years, as well as, taught gymnastics, dance and tumbling the past three years. In addition, Lindsey was cheer coach for a Jr. All-Star Cheerleading squad the last 3 years at another area Milwaukee club. Lindsey’s father John is a gymnastics coach and her sister Ally, is on our Girls Level 6 team, so I guess gymnastics runs in the Biltz blood. Lindsey is incredibly positive and encouraging in her teaching and makes a great addition to the Swiss Turner’s staff!

Alex Tighe - moved to Swiss Turners two years ago from Texas and we have been sending thank you cards ever since! He is one of our top Level 10 gymnasts, a National Championships qualifier and a tremendous role model for the younger boys at the gym. Alex is mister dedication (voted Swiss Turner's "Most Dedicated" Male Gymnast two years in a row now), always ready to work, always giving it his best, and never giving up. He is great with younger kids and so it was natural to bring Alex into the Swiss Turners Coaching staff to help train our young boys classes. Alex has trained in gymnastics now for almost 8 years and has competed at every level in the USAG Junior Olympic Program. He is the 2006 Wisconsin State Champion on the High Bar and as you can imagine, a straight A and high honor roll student at Brookfield East High School as well as, a member of the National Honors Society. Alex really enjoys the challenge of coaching and getting the opportunity to share his gymnastics experience with our next generation of gymnasts.

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