meet the staff

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 Coach Katie grew up in Richmond, Virginia and participated in gymnastics from age 4 all the way through high school. She began coaching recreational gymnastics classes at age 15 and fell in love! Coach Katie worked in gym settings throughout high school and college, then decided to pursue a master’s degree. In 2014 she obtained her Master of Social Work with a specialization in working with children and families from the University of Southern California before moving back to the east coast. 

Katie currently coaches preschool classes, all levels of recreational classes, pre-team, and Xcel Silver. She does the preschool curriculum and lesson planning for the gym and is the Pre-team Manager. Coach Katie is CPR/First Aid certified, Safety and Risk Management certified, and is a USAG Professional Member. 

katie@griffingymnastics.com

 Coach Chris grew up in Northern Virginia and began competing gymnastics at the age of 8. He attended Oakton High School, where he was captain of the gymnastics team. During high school he was also in the marching band, and helped the track team win district championships by competing pole vault. Chris went to James Madison University where he spent 4 years competing on their Division I NCAA men’s gymnastics team and two years performing with the “Marching Royal Dukes” marching band. 

After he earned his bachelor’s degree in political science, he worked for the U.S. Chamber of Commerce in Washington, DC. Chris worked in the private sector for 10 years and is currently working for Arlington Public Schools.

Chris has more than 20 years of experience in gymnastics and has been coaching in Arlington for the past 6 years. He teaches children to adults, and coaches all men’s and women’s Junior Olympic (JO) competitive levels. He is a certified USAG professional member and instructor, and CPR/First Aid Certified. He is also a certified Junior Olympic judge, and has judged NCAA gymnastics. Outside of the gym, Chris plays floor hockey, runs races, and does scuba diving, rock climbing, and parkour. 

cyurek@griffingymnastics.com

 Coach Marie was born and raised in Southern Maryland. Growing up, Marie was very actively involved in dance and gymnastics from the ages of 4 to 12. During that time, she competed on the Saints Gymnastics Team and took classes in tap, jazz, acro jazz, ballet, pointe, and Cecchetti. She graduated from the University of Maryland College Park with a Bachelors of Science in Family Studies, and would eventually like to pursue a career in Family and Marriage Therapy. 

Coach Marie started coaching gymnastics in February of 2007 at Elite Gymnastics in Waldorf, Maryland. Since then, she has been the head coach for the new levels 3 (for 2 years) and 4 (for 4 years), as well as the Assistant Head Coach of the Elite competitive gymnastics program. 

Coach Marie states, “I am very excited about being part of the Dynamic Gymnastics program and working with the kids, which is a passion of mine.” 

mquigely@griffingymnastics.com

Coach Courtney is from a small town in Missouri where she grew up doing gymnastics. She competed through USAG, all the way to level nine. 

Courtney attended the University of Missouri where she was on the cheerleading team and competed in club gymnastics. After graduating from Mizzou with her Bachelor's Degree in Political Science, she moved to Washington DC to attend George Washington University and receive her Master's Degree in International Affairs.

Courtney has been coaching gymnastics for eight years and loves working with kids -- not only on their gymnastics skills, but towards improving other life skills like self-discipline, self-respect, and communication. Courtney now lives in Virginia with her fiancé CJ.

Living in Kodiak, Alaska, Kim began her gymnastics career in a former gymnast’s living room.  Upon being transferred back to the “main land” Kim’s parents enrolled her in a class at Gymstrada Gymnastics.  After her first class, she was pulled for pre-team and then joined the competitive compulsory team.  Her family was transferred again, and Kim began and continued her optional competitive career up to levels 9 & 10 at Docksiders Gymnastics.

College brought Kim back to Virginia, where she earned her B.S. in Health Services Administration at James Madison University.  There she participated in Club Gymnastics, Soccer, and Lacrosse.

Since moving to Arlington, Kim has been active in her community as a volunteer firefighter/EMT, civic association president, advisory commission chair, and local political candidate.  Professionally, Kim is the Executive Director at  Columbia Pike Revitalization Organization (CPRO) and is a certified Project Management Professional (PMP).  Kim also holds a personal training certification from the American Council on Exercise (ACE).

Kim was looking for a way to reclaim her passions, give back to the sport that helped shape her, and to build confidence, work ethic, and grace in young people.  Kim feels very fortunate to have found Dynamic Gymnastics.

Coach CJ is from Lindon, Utah, where he competed in Trampoline and Tumbling. CJ is currently on the United States National Team and competes on the double mini trampoline. He has competed in Bulgaria, Russia, and Spain. With his help, the double mini team won silver in the team competition in Sofia, Bulgaria. 

CJ has been coaching for eight years and has trained several national champions. He currently coaches athletes in trampoline and tumbling, recreational, and preschool gymnastics at another local gym in Virginia. For Dynamic, CJ helps out with birthday parties, recreational classes, and the Boy's team. Some of you might also recognize him from the team camps he ran for Dynamic artistic gymnasts. CJ currently lives in Virginia with his fiancé, Courtney.

Coach Collin has lived in Alexandria his whole life. He started doing gymnastics since he was three, and still practices on his own. He has been working at Dynamic for over four years now. He is currently taking a break from school, but has been previously taking classes at Northern Virginia Community College previously.

Coach Lily has grown up in Arlington all of her life. She began competing in gymnastics at age 5, and worked her way up to become a level 10 gymnast at Capital Gymnastics for many years. She now attends Christopher Newport University and is a cheerleader there as well as doing all star. She has coached gymnastics at Dynamic for 4 years and is USAG Instructor certified as well as USAG SafeSport certified.

 Coach Laney is a Washington DC native. She has been a Dynamic gymnast ever since she was young. She worked her way up to XCEL Platinum and will be a senior in high school this Fall. Laney has coached summer camp at Dynamic and is now coaching recreational classes.