Iceoplex Escondido
Figure Skating Professional Staff

Lexie Fernandez, Skating Director

  • PSA Certified Rated Program Director, Freestyle, & Moves in the Field. PSA Registered Rated Group Instructor and Choreography
  • Over 20 Years Skating Experience & Professionally Trained in Classical Ballet, Modern, Tap, Jazz, Hip-Hop, Flamenco, Polynesian, & Many Others
  • Coach for Sports for Exceptional Athletes, Formerly Special Olympics
  • Specializes in Skating Technique and Choreography for Recreational & Competitive Skaters of All Levels.
  • Certified Massage Therapist

Oliver Asbury

  • 17 Years Skating Experience
  • Coach for Sports for Exceptional Athletes, Formerly Special Olympics
  • Current Sectional Competitor
  • Teaches All Ages and Ability Levels

Bobbie Buciak

  • Triple Silver Medalist, Freestyle, Singles & Pairs
  • Performed in and Choreographed Professional Ice Shows
  • Trained with International and Olympic Coaches
  • Over 20 years Coaching and 30 Skating Experience
  • Specializing in Technique, Choreography for Recreational and Competitive Skater

Kendra Koziol

  • 15 Years of Competitive Skating Experience. 6 Years Coaching Experience
  • Professional Member of U.S. Figure Skating, PSA, and ISI
  • Specializes in Freestyle for All Levels and Ages
  • Bachelors Degree in Psychology & Sociology

Ashley Lasater

  • B.A. in Psychology and Law & Society
  • Collegiate National Competitor
  • 20 Years Skating Experience, 5 Years Coaching Experience
  • 14 Years Professionally Trained in Ballet, Jazz, and Tap
  • Specializes in Skating Development, Teaches All Ages and Ability Levels

Colleen Mickey

  • PSA Master Rated, Freestyle, Choreography, and Moves in the Field
  • USFS Gold Medalist
  • Performed With Ice Capades

Kristin Mullen

  • PSA Accredited
  • USFS Gold Medalist
  • Specializes in Recreational and Competitive Freestyle

Yuri Ovchinnikov

  • World/Olympic Coach, 20 Years Experience
  • Russian National & European Champion
  • World Bronze Medalist, 2-Time Olympian
  • PSA Level 8 Ranking

Janae Thomason

  • B.A. in Political Science
  • PSA Registered in Freestyle
  • 17 Years Skating Experience, 9 Years USFS Competitor, 5-Time USFS Regional Competitor
  • 6 Years Coaching Experience, 10 Years International Orchestra
  • Trained in Classical Ballet, Jazz, Latin, Modern, and Ballroom Dance
  • Emphasis in Freestyle, Choreography, & Program Refinement

Robin Wagner

  • Founder and Director of California Theater on Ice
  • National and International Gold Medalist
  • USFS Silver Medalist
  • Teaches All Levels of Recreational & Competitive Figure Skating

Dawn Simon-Willrodt

  • USFS Double Gold Medalist
  • 8 Years Professional Show Experience
  • Over 20 Years Teaching Experience With All Ages & Levels

Russ Witherby

  • 1992 U.S. Ice Dance Champion World and Olympic Team
  • 10 Years International Team U. S. A.
  • 6 Years World Team U. S. A.
  • PSA Rated MIF & Ice Dancing
  • 14 Years Teaching Experience - National & International level skaters
  • Performer with Torvill & Dean's (Face the Music) World Tour '94- '95
  • Specializes in program development for I. J. S.