Meet the Coaches

Laurie

Owner
Laurie started working for HSG in 2003 as a recreational preschool and beginning girls’ coach. She has been the owner of High Sierra Gymnastics since 2005. Laurie enjoys watching kids grow into athletes that mature and learn life lessons through gymnastics. Her goal for HSG is to have a gymnastics school that feels like family. Coaches that love gymnastics and love to work with kids. Laurie has helped run several large gymnastics competitions including Women's and Men's Nevada State Championships, Men's Region 1 Gymnastics Championships and Men's National Gymnastics Championships. She has helped run the Cal Benefit Cup for Men and Women at Cal Berkeley and their NCAA competitions. No, Laurie is not Kellee's mom.

Kellee

Gym Leader
Kellee started at High Sierra Gymnastics in October 2012. She has become an especially important part of the HSG family. Kellee attended UNR and has a bachelor’s in psychology. She enjoys cooking, baking and spending time with her family. Kellee is our Gym Leader and works extremely hard in running the everyday aspects of the gym. She loves working for HSG because of the family atmosphere it has. Her goal is to be successful in any obstacles that come her way. Kellee is a great addition to the HSG family. Every business needs a Kellee; but she is ours!

Coach Tim

Competitive Boys Team Head Coach
Coach Tim started gymnastics in High School taking 1st place on PH his senior year. He received a full scholarship to Cal State Fullerton and placed 2nd on PH at the Pac 10 Championships in 1984. He has been coaching gymnastics since 1981. In 2015 he moved up to Reno as the Boys Team Head Coach for High Sierra Gymnastics. Coach Tim received the “Frank Cumiskey Award” in 2003. This is the highest award in the USA Men’s Junior Olympic Program given to one person each year for their contribution to Men’s Gymnastics. He has helped coach many gymnasts onto Jr National Teams as well as All Around and Event National Champions. Caoch Tim was a member of the USA Gymnastics Board of Directors and Advisory Committee to the USAG Board of Directors. He was the Region 1 Chairman and member of the Jr. Olympic Program Committee. He was the State Chairman of So Cal. He is currently the Nevada State Chairman. He was President of the USA Men’s Gymnastics Association from 2003-2015. He has been on many committees throughout his 35+ years of coaching. He is currently on the USA Age Group Competition Committee (AGCC) and is a member of the USA Compulsory Writing Committee. He has also been a member of the Jr. Olympic National Championships Format Committee. Coach Tim hosted and helped out at many gymnastics events and is one of the best Event Directors in the men’s community. He has been the co-Meet Director for the USA Men’s Jr. Olympic National Championships 6 times. He has been the Meet Director (and co-Meet Director) for the Region 1 Championships 11 times. He has also been a Nationally rated Judge since 1986. He has been a presenter at the USA Gymnastics Congress as well as at many of the Men’s New JO Program Workshops. He has presented at the USA Men’s National Coaches Workshop in Colorado Springs.

Coach Nathan

Assistant Gym Leader Competitive Girls Team Head Coach Special Events Leader Recreational Program Leader
Coach Nathan is one of our own. He started on the competitive team and when he retired from competing, he jumped right into coaching. Coach Nathan started with us in June 2015. Coach Nathan is the Head Coaches of our girls’ competitive team. He graduated from UNR in the winter of 2020 with a bachelor’s degree in political science and minors in political philosophy and community health. He received his masters degree in education in 2023, and teaches high school social studies. As if he is not busy enough, Coach Nathan is in charge of keeping the gym clean and equipment in top shape. He is an Assistant Gym Leader, organizes all our special events and oversees our preschool and recreational class program. Nathan enjoys HSG because he loves being able to have fun with the kids every day and teach them about his passion. His goals are to be happy, to teach and serve the younger generations as much as possible. Coach Nathan is an awesome staff member and coach.

Coach Derek

Recreational Class Coach Boys Team Coach

Coach RaeLena

Assistant Gym Leader Preschool Program Leader Recreational Class Coach
Coach RaeLena started coaching for HSG January 2016. She has 2 girls that attend gymnastics here. She coaches Parent and Me, Preschool and Beginning Girl classes and they are very fun. No one can coach preschool like a mom! RaeLena oversees our Preschool Program and is an Assistant Gym Leader.

Coach Maddy

Recreational Class Coach
Coach Maddy has been coaching for us since September 2021. She does a wonderful job coaching preschool and beginning girl’s classes. Coach Maddy says why she loves coaching at HSG, "I love getting to meet new kids and their amazing and fun personalities. It’s always the best watching one of your students get a new skill they’ve been working on!!" Coach Maddy goes to school at McQueen High School and is on the Legacy T&T Competitive Team. Her goals are to continue a part of her gymnastics career with T&T in her future, and major in counseling or psychology so that she can become a psychologist when she is older. Coach Maddy is a great addition to the HSG family, and we are very happy to have her here.

Coach Rysa

Recrational Class Coach

Coach Colton

Recreational Class Coach Birthday Party Leader
Coach Colton was a competitive gymnast on our boys’ team and started coaching for us in December 2021. He coaches beginning girls classes and makes them a lot of fun. Coach Colton loves coaching at HSG because It has helped him learn a lot about the sport in general, but it is also teaching him things he will need in life; like patience. Coach Colton attends McQueen High School but wants to open a restaurant after he graduates college. He is our Birthday Party Leader and has the responsibility of training new coaches for birthday parties. His parties are legendary!

Coach Brian

Junior Coach

Coach Tucker

Recreational Class Coach

Coach Tucker is a competitive gymnast on our competitive team. He started on our competitive team in 2014. He attends McQueen High School and is looking forward to college. Coach Tucker loves coaching for HSG because he likes how friendly and helpful everyone is. We love having Coach Tucker on our coaching staff. He is fun and the little gymnasts love him.

Coach Shelby

Recreational Class Coach

Coach Ethan

Recreational Class Coach

Cristy

Office Staff

Coach Sarah

Girls Team Coach Recreational Class Coach

Coach Danielle

Recreational Class Coach

Coach Mallory

Recreational Class coach Office Staff Girls Team Coach

Pictures taken by: Clint Saunders