OUR TEAM
Our Coaches
Our E-Board
Julia Choi
VP of Social Media and Communications
Hometown: Scituate, MA
Year: 4th
Major: Chemical Engineering
Kirsty Haley
Treasurer
Hometown: Stamford, CT
Year: 3rd
Major: Chemical Engineering & Biochemistry
Annabel Devault
VP of Membership
Hometown: Middletown, NJ
Year: 3rd
Major: Bioengineering
Elizabeth Klemm
VP of Competition and Shows
Hometown: Saint Louis, MO
Year: 4th
Major: Environmental Science
Oona Gaffney
President
Julie Pondelli
Julie is in her 4th season coaching Northeastern University Figure Skating Club. Julie has been coaching for 18 years and teaches all levels from beginners to regional competitors. She is a double gold medalist in Moves and in the Field and Freestyle and holds a Registered Rating in both disciplines as well. In addition to Northeastern, Julie is on professional staff at Colonial Figure Skating Club, Northeast Skating Club, and North Shore Skating Club and teaches for many Learn to Skate USA programs in the area.
She is a graduate of Northeastern's College of Professional Studies where she received her MS in Applied Nutrition. She has furthered her education by completing the Didactic Program in Dietetics and currently working towards licensure as a Registered Dietitian. This season she will also be working with Northeastern's Athletic department for her Sports Nutrition rotation as part of her dietetic internship.
Julie loves coaching with this team and knows how much hard work it takes to continue your skating career while in college. The team's goal is to qualify for National Intercollegiate Finals.
Elizabeth Gibbons joins the NU coaching staff this year! Elizabeth grew up skating in Central Pennsylvania and holds her USFS gold medals in MIF and Ice Dance. Elizabeth has been coaching group and private lessons in the greater Boston area for the last decade, and she advises a high school team for skaters in the Metro North area. Elizabeth specializes in stroking skills, edgework, and compulsory ice dance.
Elizabeth completed both her B.A. in Pure and Applied Mathematics and her M.A.T. in Secondary Math Education from Boston University. At BU, she skated with BU’s intercollegiate figure skating club, and was a member of their 2009 and 2010 National Champion teams.
She loves encouraging her students to fill the rink with their skating. A lifelong mathlete and a fitness junkie, when she’s not on the ice, Elizabeth works full time as a high school math teacher and teaches spin and bootcamp classes for Turnstyle Cycle.
Elizabeth Gibbons
Kaitie Lacasse
VP of Events
Hometown: Ellicott City, MD
Year: 4th
Major: Health Science
Hometown: Cherry Hill, NJ
Year: 4th
Major: Political Science & International Affairs
Our Competitive Members
Our AVPs
Sophie Horton
Assistant Treasurer
Hometown: Needham, MA
Year: 3rd
Major: Criminal Justice & Psychology
Emily Leung
AVP of Membership
Hometown: Groton, MA
Year: 2nd
Major: Mechanical Engineering
Ella Messner
AVP of Competition and Shows
Hometown: Plattsburgh, NY
Year: 2nd
Major: Biology & Math
Kiersten Luger
AVP of Events
Hometown: Eden Prairie, MN
Year: 2nd
Major: Criminal Justice & Philosophy
Holly Ross
AVP of Social Media and Communications
Hometown: Southington, CT
Year: 3rd
Major: International Business
Isabella Bailey
Hometown: West Hartford, CT
Year: 3rd
Major: Biology
Ellie Smith
Hometown: Exeter, NH
Year: 2nd
Major: Biochemistry
Elisa Tsuji
Hometown: Tokyo, Japan
Year: 5th
Major: Pharmacy
Max Pinheiro
Hometown: Media, PA
Year: 2nd
Major: Computer Science & Cognitive Psychology
Rebecca Holleb
Hometown: Chicago, IL
Year: 5th
Major: Mechanical Engineering
Lauren Mendez
Hometown: Miami, FL
Year: 3rd
Major: Behavioral Neuroscience
Lauren Teng
Hometown: Los Angeles, CA
Year: 3rd
Major: Physical Therapy
Leah Ragosta
Hometown: Cranston, RI
Year: 2nd
Major: Chemical Engineering
Jaclyn Bozzetti
Hometown: Montvale, NJ
Year: 2nd
Major: Environmental Engineering
Ashley Brown
Hometown: Houston, TX
Year: 1st
Major: Biochemistry
Annalise Quick
Hometown: Haverhill, MA
Year: 1st
Major: Chemical Engineering
Hava Litvak
Hometown: Holden, MA
Year: 1st
Major: Business Administration
Lydia Mroz
Hometown: Melrose, MA
Year: 1st
Major: Behavioral Neuroscience
Cassandra Alves
Hometown: Hopedale, MA
Year: 1st
Major: Architecture & Civil Engineering
Samantha Yap
Hometown: Bellevue, WA
Year: 4th
Major: Biology
Julia Feldman
Hometown: Staten Island, NY
Year: 1st
Major: Undecided
Sydney D'Argenio
Hometown: Yardley, PA
Year: 1st
Major: Biology
Not Pictured:
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Nichole Alejandro
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Lindsey Barnett
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Morgan Booher
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Talin Calikyan
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Grace Goers
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Madelyn Moness
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Margaryta Polishchuk
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Madyn Singh
Our Noncompetitive Members
Izzy Bankowski
Hometown: Canton, MA
Year: 4th
Major: Behavioral Neuroscience
Shaina Weilenmann
Hometown: Arlington, VA
Year: 1st
Major: Health Science & Data Science
Emilie Rennie
Hometown: Lexington, MA
Year: 1st
Major: Business
Julia Mangeym
Hometown: Sherborn, MA
Year: 1st
Major: Business
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Ella Cheng
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Karen Hamaguchi
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Mikayla Sagle
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Sejin Park