Coaching Staff
Program Director Ashley
Ashley is the owner of Gresham Youth Cheer - she started the program back in 2016 to bring a youth cheer program to the community as she felt it was needed.
She has been connected to the cheer world for over a dedicated and through that time has become certified for many different things to help benefit her athletes and made connections with other coaches, programs and vendors in the state of OR and WA.
She enjoys dancing and choreographing routines, hiking, being with her red and blue heeler, camping, listening to music, going to concerts or brunch with her friend and daughter and cuddling her grandson.
Assistant Coach Cat
Coach Cat has been with GYC since 2022, she came to us straight out of high school and interviewed days after her 18th birthday. She comes from a small south coastal town so coming to a bigger town was a change but it was worth it to come coach for our athletes.
She has been cheering for a long time and is currently in college to becoming a dentist she is finishing out her undergrad before moving on to med school. She makes a long drive for GYC, but she loves volunteering her time.
She enjoys cheer, going to San Francisco, hanging with her friends, being involved in groups at college and being a part of a community.
Assistant Coach Lynn'aa
Coach Lynn'aa is part owner of GYC, she helped show how important the program would be to the community by demonstrating what cheer was and meant to youths. It was a sport that she has held near and dear to her heart since she was 9 years old.
After 4 years at GHS being on the Rhythmettes Cheer and Dance team plus 2 year on GYC, 2 years in All Star Cheer, 3 years of gymnastics and dancing since she was 2 - here time has come to finally coach.
She was accepted into UofO, but has opted to get her associates at MHCC in education and transfer to UofO for her Graduates and Master in Elementary Education to become a teacher.
She enjoys cheer, dance, music, her cat (Clawdeen), hanging with her friends, going to concerts, going to the beach, snuggling with her baby boy.