Leadership & Coaching
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Erin Cullen
Program Director and Head Coach
Cullen is the Director and Head Coach of Arctic Edge Unity Synchronized Skating Teams. She has been participating in figure skating for over 30 years and has been active in synchronized skating for over 25 years. Cullen is an ISU World Synchronized Skating Bronze medalist, six-time Team USA international competitor, a US Senior National Champion, and a nine-time US National Championship medalist. She has been involved in coaching for 20 years and has also served a guest coach and a consultant for multiple nationally ranked synchronized programs throughout the country, including at the Collegiate and Team USA Junior and Senior level.
Since founding Arctic Edge Unity in 2016, Cullen, along with her staff of coaches, has led AEU teams to over 100 medal finishes in USFS-sanctioned events. In addition to her coaching, she also has served as a representative on multiple US Figure Skating committees, including those serving general USFS programs as well as those specific to the development and support of elite synchronized skating in the United States.
Cullen with her teammates (all red) on the podium at the World Synchronized Skating Championships in Colorado Springs, CO
Krissy Stein
Coach & Associate Director of Development
Stein has been involved in figure skating for over 35 years and competed in synchronized skating as part of Team USA for 9 years, including as member of the first US World Team in 2000. After competition, she gained experience coaching singles skaters and as a sectional level judge. Stein has served on the advisory board of local synchronized skating organizations and is now enjoying being hands-on with the skaters on the ice. Outside of skating, Krissy works is a certified physical therapist in the Henry Ford Health system. She has coached with Arctic Edge Unity since 2017.
CHELSEA Unger
Coach & associate director of operations
Chelsea has been involved with figure skating for over 25 years. She skated for several synchronized skating clubs in the Chicago area for over 10 seasons and earned Midwestern Sectional and US National medals. She is a double gold medalist in Moves in the Field and Ice Dancing. Chelsea has been coaching Learn to Skate and private lessons in the Ann Arbor area for 5+ years and works with skaters of all ages and levels. Outside of skating, Chelsea works as an engineer for Toyota North America. She has coached with Arctic Edge Unity since 2019.
Deanna Arnold
Coach
Deanna began skating at the age of 4 in freestyle, and later transitioned to ice dance. She is a Quintuple Gold Medalist in Moves in the Field, Freeskate, Solo Free Dance, Pattern Dance, and Partnered Free Dance and is currently working towards an additional medal in International Pattern Dance. Her coaching style incorporates an ice dance flair with a desire to see her students grow in character, confidence, and athleticism. She has coached with Arctic Edge Unity since 2020.
Erin Buckeridge
Coach
Bio Coming Soon!
sam goldberg
Coach
Sam has been involved with figure skating for over 20 years. She grew up skating on the east coast with a number of synchronized skating teams, and is a 4-time national medalist. She is a double gold medalist in Moves in the Field (now Skating Skills) and Ice Dance. She moved to Ann Arbor for school and skated internationally with Hockettes Junior as part of Team USA, and then competed at the collegiate level with the University of Michigan Synchronized Skating Team. She has also been an athlete member of the SkateSafe (formerly Safesport) committee with USFS for over 5 years and is a certified USFS Technical Specialist for Synchronized Skating. Outside of skating, Sam has her Masters of Social Work and works as a psychotherapist with children, adolescents, and adults in the greater Ann Arbor area. She has coached with Arctic Edge Unity since 2023.
erika root
Coach
Erika has been skating for over 30 years and has always been passionate about synchronized skating. In addition to her early skating and competing career, at 15 she began assisting with her local learn to skate program and has been involved with coaching figure skating on and off ever since. In addition to figure skating and synchronized skating, Erika has also served as a power skating coach for several local Michigan hockey teams. Erika was a member of Adrian College Varsity Collegiate Synchronized Skating Team and was named team captain her senior year. Outside of skating, Erika works as a certified internal auditor in the Metro-Detroit area. She has coached with Arctic Edge Unity since 2022.
Jeannine COON
Advisory Coach
Coon has been actively involved in synchronized skating for over 35 years and has played a meaningful role in the discipline’s rapid growth during that time. She has served as a program director for over 25 years.
During her tenure as the director of Team Élan and Phoenix synchronized skating, her teams won 18 US National Championships in addition to countless sectional, national and international medals. Jeannine has her Master Rating in Synchro and a Level 6 Ranking from PSA that is awarded to coaches in recognition of successful performances by their skaters at the World and Olympic levels. In 2004, she was named Synchronized Skating Coach of the Year by the Professional Skaters Association.