Private Lessons are available with any of our qualified instructors.
FSCQC Endorsed Senior Coaches:
FSCQC Endorsed Senior Coaches:
- Are at least 18 years old.
- Are Professional Home club Members of the FSCQC. Associate members are not eligible for endorsement.
- Are registered and insured USFS coaches with background checks, SkateSafe compliance, and continuing education credits.
- Have a demonstrated record of students passing tests and/or have personal skating skills equivalent to at least the USFS Bronze or Adult Gold level.
Kristen McCutcheon
Kristen McCutcheon currently serves as the Learn to Skate Coordinator at The River's Edge. She began skating here in Davenport at the age of 8, performing with the Figure Skating Club of the Quad Cities for Holiday Pops and many Bix On Ice shows. She attained Pre-Juvenile Free Skating and Juvenile Moves in the Field status as a child, but has continued to compete and test as an adult. Currently, Kristen has passed her Adult Intermediate Moves, Silver Free Skating, Bronze Figures, and Preliminary Solo Dance tests. She is a registered coach with U.S. Figure Skating. Kristen served in the United States Army, and has a degree in Geography from the University of Iowa. Please contact Kristen at: [email protected]
Kristen McCutcheon currently serves as the Learn to Skate Coordinator at The River's Edge. She began skating here in Davenport at the age of 8, performing with the Figure Skating Club of the Quad Cities for Holiday Pops and many Bix On Ice shows. She attained Pre-Juvenile Free Skating and Juvenile Moves in the Field status as a child, but has continued to compete and test as an adult. Currently, Kristen has passed her Adult Intermediate Moves, Silver Free Skating, Bronze Figures, and Preliminary Solo Dance tests. She is a registered coach with U.S. Figure Skating. Kristen served in the United States Army, and has a degree in Geography from the University of Iowa. Please contact Kristen at: [email protected]
Alexandria Neujahr
Alexandria Neujahr has been skating for 31 years and previously trained in the disciplines of singles and dance under numerous Olympic, World, and National level coaches including 1996 World Champion, Olympian, and 2-time European Champion Andrei Bushkov. She is a USFS Gold Medalist, registered US Figure Skating coach, LTS instructor, and has earned a Basic Accreditation rating through the former Professional Skaters Association. She is a former dancer with 12 years of training in ballet, tap, jazz, lyrical, and Irish step. She began coaching in 2015 and has had skaters medal at US Figure Skating National Showcase competitions; most recently having students place 2nd out of 37, 3rd out of 15, and 4th overall out of 141. She has a love for translating music into movement and has grasped onto a physics-based technique in coaching, focusing on edge detail and body position/lean to develop skating skills and proper technique in jumps and spins. Alex is committed to continual learning, spending several hours every month growing her skill set and studying technique from coaches across the country. You can contact Alex at [email protected]
Alexandria Neujahr has been skating for 31 years and previously trained in the disciplines of singles and dance under numerous Olympic, World, and National level coaches including 1996 World Champion, Olympian, and 2-time European Champion Andrei Bushkov. She is a USFS Gold Medalist, registered US Figure Skating coach, LTS instructor, and has earned a Basic Accreditation rating through the former Professional Skaters Association. She is a former dancer with 12 years of training in ballet, tap, jazz, lyrical, and Irish step. She began coaching in 2015 and has had skaters medal at US Figure Skating National Showcase competitions; most recently having students place 2nd out of 37, 3rd out of 15, and 4th overall out of 141. She has a love for translating music into movement and has grasped onto a physics-based technique in coaching, focusing on edge detail and body position/lean to develop skating skills and proper technique in jumps and spins. Alex is committed to continual learning, spending several hours every month growing her skill set and studying technique from coaches across the country. You can contact Alex at [email protected]
Susan Schwaegler
Susan teaches private lessons and Learn to Skate USA classes at The River's Edge, specializing in adults and beginning ice dance. She is a registered coach with U.S. Figure Skating and earned her Registered Ice Dance Instructor rating from the Professional Skaters Association in 2014. In 2019, she became a Certified GravityGlide® Coach. She has served for many years on the board of the Figure Skating Club of the Quad Cities and served on the USFS Adult Committee from 2018 to 2023. She is retired from Augustana College, where she taught clarinet for 24 years, and has a degree in Music Education from Northwestern University. With former partner David Bakke, she was the 2016 Adult Bronze Ice Dance champion. Susan currently trains with Ice Dance International affiliated skaters Alina Ponomarova, Kseniya Ponomaryova, and Collin Brubaker, and is working on her Pre-Gold dances. Please contact Susan at: [email protected] or visit her web site at susanschwaegler.com
Susan teaches private lessons and Learn to Skate USA classes at The River's Edge, specializing in adults and beginning ice dance. She is a registered coach with U.S. Figure Skating and earned her Registered Ice Dance Instructor rating from the Professional Skaters Association in 2014. In 2019, she became a Certified GravityGlide® Coach. She has served for many years on the board of the Figure Skating Club of the Quad Cities and served on the USFS Adult Committee from 2018 to 2023. She is retired from Augustana College, where she taught clarinet for 24 years, and has a degree in Music Education from Northwestern University. With former partner David Bakke, she was the 2016 Adult Bronze Ice Dance champion. Susan currently trains with Ice Dance International affiliated skaters Alina Ponomarova, Kseniya Ponomaryova, and Collin Brubaker, and is working on her Pre-Gold dances. Please contact Susan at: [email protected] or visit her web site at susanschwaegler.com
Ferelith Senjem
Ferelith Senjem is a registered U.S. Figure Skating coach. Through the Professional Skaters Association she earned her Certified ratings in Moves in the Field and Free Skating in 2019. She has taught in Basic Skills and Homeschool programs since 2008. She learned to skate as an adult and has been an Adult Nationals competitor. She has taken students through the Junior Moves in the Field and Preliminary dance tests. She has coached students in non-qualifying events at the Regional Championships. She loves skating and continually strives to learn more about the sport. Please contact Ferelith at: [email protected]
Ferelith Senjem is a registered U.S. Figure Skating coach. Through the Professional Skaters Association she earned her Certified ratings in Moves in the Field and Free Skating in 2019. She has taught in Basic Skills and Homeschool programs since 2008. She learned to skate as an adult and has been an Adult Nationals competitor. She has taken students through the Junior Moves in the Field and Preliminary dance tests. She has coached students in non-qualifying events at the Regional Championships. She loves skating and continually strives to learn more about the sport. Please contact Ferelith at: [email protected]
Mylie Shook
Mylie Shook coaches figure skaters and hockey skaters from beginner to advanced and is also a choreographer for all types of programs. She has coached skaters through Gold Skating Skills and her choreography has placed many times at National Showcase. She has also coached kids' clinics for the Quad City Storm, working on their skating skills and power. Mylie is a National Showcase competitor herself and has earned more than 20 medals over the past 4 years. She is a Double Gold Medalist, having passed the tests in Skating Skills (formerly called Moves in the Field) and Singles. She loves to coach as much as she loves skating herself! Please contact Mylie at: [email protected]
Mylie Shook coaches figure skaters and hockey skaters from beginner to advanced and is also a choreographer for all types of programs. She has coached skaters through Gold Skating Skills and her choreography has placed many times at National Showcase. She has also coached kids' clinics for the Quad City Storm, working on their skating skills and power. Mylie is a National Showcase competitor herself and has earned more than 20 medals over the past 4 years. She is a Double Gold Medalist, having passed the tests in Skating Skills (formerly called Moves in the Field) and Singles. She loves to coach as much as she loves skating herself! Please contact Mylie at: [email protected]
Sydney Struss
Sydney Struss has been skating at The River's Edge since she began at the age of 9. She earned her Gold Medal status in Moves in the Field (now called Skating Skills) in 2020 and in Singles in 2025, passing every test on the first try. She qualified for the Midwestern Sectional Finals three times: as a Novice in 2022, as a Junior in 2024, and as a Senior in 2025. She has been teaching in the Learn to Skate program at The River's Edge since 2021. Skating is her true passion, and she has found that she loves coaching as well. She loves teaching both beginners and higher-level skaters. She has experience in teaching edge work and power skating to both hockey and figure skaters. Please contact Sydney at: [email protected]
Sydney Struss has been skating at The River's Edge since she began at the age of 9. She earned her Gold Medal status in Moves in the Field (now called Skating Skills) in 2020 and in Singles in 2025, passing every test on the first try. She qualified for the Midwestern Sectional Finals three times: as a Novice in 2022, as a Junior in 2024, and as a Senior in 2025. She has been teaching in the Learn to Skate program at The River's Edge since 2021. Skating is her true passion, and she has found that she loves coaching as well. She loves teaching both beginners and higher-level skaters. She has experience in teaching edge work and power skating to both hockey and figure skaters. Please contact Sydney at: [email protected]
FSCQC Endorsed Junior Coaches:
- Are at least 16 years old.
- Are registered LTS instructors with USFS and have obtained liability insurance.
- Are SkateSafe compliant if they are age 18 or over.
- May teach private lessons to students at the LTS levels.
- Are home club members of the FSCQC but are not eligible for Professional Membership.
- Have passed at least the USFS Preliminary or Adult Bronze Moves in the Field and Free Skating tests.
In keeping with the standards of many youth sports organizations, schools and recreational programs in America today, U.S. Figure Skating has implemented coaching requirements, background screening and continuing education requirements to help ensure that we are providing a safe environment and protecting the welfare of all participants in U.S. Figure Skating-sanctioned activities. This will help give parents the highest degree of confidence that their children are not only receiving good care and proper instruction but are safe from improper conduct.
Refer to the U.S. Figure Skating Association for additional guidance on selecting a coach: http://www.usfsa.org/content.asp?menu=coaches&id=451
Refer to the U.S. Figure Skating Association for additional guidance on selecting a coach: http://www.usfsa.org/content.asp?menu=coaches&id=451