Staff listed alphabetically by last name
Coach Alyssa Hankins
Phone: 810-334-2870, Email: [email protected]
- Gold Moves in the Field 2010
- Solo Gold Dance 2015
- Oakland University Figure Skating Club 2014-2019; Served as President 2017-2019
- Student at Oakland University; Majoring in Elementary Education
- Before Alyssa began coaching she was an active ice captain in PHFSC for roughly 8 years, then began mentoring to become a Junior Coach. She was hired as a Junior Coach for 2 years before being hired as a Coach at PHFSC in 2013.
- Regional Competitor 2008-2016; Final Rounds 2014; Third Place 2015
- Edith Scheonrock Award Recipient 2014
- Michael Kettlewell Spirit Award Recipient 2011
- Alyssa loves to choreograph artistic and light entertainment programs.
Coach Sandy Magneson
Phone: 810-650-6994, Email: [email protected]
- PHFSC member since 1966
- USFSA Gold Medal in Dance
- CFSA Gold Medal in Dance
- 7th and Freestyle Test (Junior)
- Coached skating for 25+ years
- Managed a Spring and Summer Skating School
- Directed many PHFSC Ice Shows
- Retired Middle School Teacher (27 years of teaching)
- Associate’s Degree from SCCCC
- Bachelor’s Degree in Elementary Education from Oakland University
- Master’s Degree in Early Childhood Education from Michigan State University
Coach Scott Magneson
Email: [email protected]
- Scott, met his wife, Sandy (see above), when he began skating as a teenager
- He progressed very fast and passed 5 Gold tests – Gold Dances in both USA and Canada, Gold Freestyle, Gold Figure, and Gold Free Dance
- Also passed 4 International Dances
- Over 42 years teaching with PHFSC which includes the honor of coaching every current PHFSC coach
- Over 70 Gold tests passed from students with students’ medals earned in Figure, Dance, Freestyle and Pairs at the Midwestern Sectional Competition and at Nationals and Canadians
- Also taught at Plymouth FSC, Fraser FSC, Sarnia FSC and Pointe Edward FSC
- Retired Art Teacher from PHASD (25 years of teaching) holding a Masters plus 30, a Specialist Degree in Graphic Design and Painting
- Along with Sandy, has produced over 25 Ice Fantasies for the club, as well as cover designs for that many ice shows too
- Designed the PHFSC’s logo and the high school team’s logo
- 40 year alumni from the University of Michigan
- Scott and Sandy have been married for 41 years, have two sons, and twin granddaughters who skate with the club
Coach Linda Murray
Phone: 519-330-5346. Email: [email protected]
- Began skating in 1967
- USFSA gold medal in dance
- CFSA gold medal in dance
- CFSA SR Bronze freestyle test
- CFSA 6th figure test
- CFSA level 1 Skills
- CFSA Can Skate/Can Figure skate seminar instructor for 3 years
- Began coaching 1981
- Past Basic Skills director and Club Manager with PHFSC
- Along with Kim Kirkendall; Linda began the Synchronicity Synchronized Skating team and coached the teams with Kim for several years
- 37 years coaching experience
- She has produced gold tests in Dance, Moves-in-the-field and free style
- Linda has coached in several clubs: Fraser FSC [Fraser, MI], Forest FSC [Forest, ONT], Sarnia FSC [Sarnia, Ontario], Port Huron FSC and various off- season clubs
- She has been a director for several ice shows in Canada [10] and in Port Huron [13]
- Linda is active as an adult skater. She still enjoys going to adult dance events as an ice dancer.
- Skated with Holiday On Ice after she graduated from high school
Coach Tracy Slezinski
Phone: 810-434-4861, Email: [email protected]
- Gold Moves in the Field 2009
- Solo Gold Dance 2012
- Gold Supplemental Moves in the Field 2014
- Senior Freestyle 2017
- Skate Canada Solo Gold Dance 2018
- Oakland University Figure Skating Club 2012-2013, 2014-2016
- Bachelor of Health Science - Oakland University 2016
- Minor in Psychology
- Before Tracy began coaching she was an active ice captain in PHFSC for roughly 8 years, then began mentoring to become a Junior Coach. She was hired as a Junior Coach for 2 years before being hired as a Coach at PHFSC in 2013.
- Tracy has been a regional competitor and medaled many times. Tracy was awarded first place in the Tri-States Senior Test Track Series. She has also been awarded the Edith Scheonrock award through the PHFSC as well as received a gold letter achievement through USFSA
