meet the staff

  • Amanda fuentes

    owner & director

    Coach & Choreographer Experience - 16 years and counting

    Multiple All Star National Champion titles including JAMZ, ATC, and PacWest

    Multiple Youth Summit/D2 Summit Bids

    ‘25 Youth Summit - 4th in the Nation

    ‘23, ‘24, ‘25 WIAA State Champion Routines

    Multiple 2nd & 3rd place WIAA State Championship & USA National Routines

    Varsity High School Cheer Coach - 11 years (WA & CA)

    Multiple WIAA State, USA & UCA National appearances

    Coached athletes who have cheered at 10+ colleges

    Coached athletes who became D1 Collegiate National Champions

    Former WSCCA member & WIAA Cheer Judge

    Rebel Athletic Account Manager

    Bachelors Degree Accounting & Marketing - Gonzaga University

  • kendal marchese

    coach

    Coaching Experience - 7 years and counting

    All Star National Champion title

    Coached teams to D2 Summit bids

    High School Coaching Experience - 3 years

    Competitive Gymnastics Experience - 5 years

    All Star Cheer Experience - 10 years

    Back to back JAMZ National Champion

    Won numerous National Championships

    Competed at The Cheerleading Worlds

    Collegiate Cheer Athlete - 3 years at Pacific University

    Master’s Degree Occupational Therapy - Midwestern University

  • kai Ballard

    coach

    All Star Coaching Experience - 6 years and counting

    Multiple All Star National Champion Titles

    Judges Choice - Choreography Award

    All Star Cheer Experience - 8 years

    Cheered for California All Stars BLACKJACKS

    Back-to-back NCA All Star National Champion

    D1 Summit Champion

    CHEERSPORT National Champion

    High School Cheer Experience - 4 years

  • Chrissy smith

    coach

    Coaching Experience - 28 years and counting

    Multiple All Star National Champion titles including USA, JAMZ, ATC, and PacWest

    Multiple Youth Summit Bids

    All Star Program Director - 12 years

    Varsity High School Coach - 10 years

    5x WIAA State Champion Titles

    Multiple National Championship Appearances

    Has coached kids that have cheered on 15 different college teams

    Has coached over 40 kids that have ended up on UCA & NCA Staff

    College Coaching Experience - 4 years

    Former WSCCA Board Member

    Judged Cheer Competitions from Oregon to Alaska

  • Kaila Newport

    coach

    All Star Coaching Experience - 3 years

    Multiple All Star National Champion Titles

    Has coached athletes to Summit Bids

    All Star Cheer Experience - 2 years

    High School Cheer Experience - 4 years

    Multiple WIAA State Championship appearances

    UCA High School Nationals competitor

  • kalynn Olson

    coach

    All Star Coaching Experience - 3 years and counting

    Multiple All Star National Champion Titles

    All Star Cheer Experience - 6 years

    Sideline Cheer Experience - 14 years

    Varsity High School Cheer Experience - 4 years

    Multiple WIAA State Championship appearances

    UCA High School Nationals competitor

    Student - Mathematics at Eastern Washington University

  • Kaitlyn crider

    tumbling consultant

    Competitive Gymnastics Coaching Experience - 12 years

    Multiple 1st Place Team awards

    Multiple 1st Place Individual AA and event Champions

    Multiple AA Individual State Champions

    High School Cheer Experience - 2 years

    Competitive Gymnastics Experience - 12 years

    Multiple regional and state appearances

    AA Degree in Early Childhood Education

  • JENELLE PEARSON

    FRONT DESK & ADMIN ASSISTANT