BACKGROUND:
Began judging high school gymnastics in 1997
Assistant Coach at Poway High 2000-2006 and won 2 CIF Championships
President San Diego County Women’s Gymnastics Officials Association (SDCWGOA) 2006-present
USA Gymnastics Artistic Judge since 1998, National rating
Trampoline & Tumbling Judge since 1996, International FIG rating since 2001
USA Gymnastics Senior Judges Council T&T
USA Gymnastics Leader Level Judge
T&T Region 2 Administrative Chair 2001-2014
T&T Region 2 Technical Committee Chair 2001-present
Southern California T&T Technical Representative 1999-present
NAWGJ-SC Assigning Committee Coordinator
EDUCATION:
BS Biology, San Diego State University, Summa Cum Laude
Honor societies: Phi Beta Kappa
Phi Kappa Phi
PhD Biology, University of California San Diego and SanDiego State University
CONTRIBUTION TO HIGH SCHOOL GYMNASTICS:
Recruited and trained new judges since 2006 – Volunteer
Assignment coordinator since 2006 – Volunteer
Made gymnastics technical materials available online significantly reducing paperwork from approx. 100 page packets
Developed over 20 quick reference materials for judges and coaches
Developed 10 power point presentations highlighting specific deductions for training judges and as a reference for coaches
Developed detailed score sheets for each level and each event to more efficiently check off and confirm final scoring
Assembled Judges training links via YouTube along with keyed score sheets
Maintained communication with all coaches with weekly assignment reminders
Encouraged coaches to send lists of optional routines to evaluate and suggest changes to better fit the criteria for NFHS routines
MAJOR JUDGING ASSIGNMENTS:
USA Championships T&T since 2000
Olympic Selection Events, Trampoline Judge 2012, 2016
Youth Olympic Selection Events, Trampoline Judge 2014
Pacific Rim Championships, Everett WA 2012
SR Pan American Championships, Toronto, Canada 2013
Stars and Stripes International Invitational, Daytona Beach FL 2014
World Age Group Championships, Odense, Denmark 2015
World Championships, Sofia Bulgaria 2017
World Age Group Championships, Sofia Bulgaria 2017