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MEET THE STAFF                                 

Dave & Dawn Paulson: (Owners)

Lis White: (Owner)

Carrie Brian-Miller: (Girls Gymnasitcs Team Instructor)

Brittany Frank: (Class Instructor, Cheer Team Assistant)

Kayla Gilbert: (Dance Class & Team Instructor)

Danielle Cary: (Recreational Class Instructor, Cheer Team Coach)

Jordyn Gandolfi: (Dance Class & Team Instructor)

Jamie Riegle: (Recreational Class Instructor, Gymnastics Team Instructor, Tumbling Team Instructor)

Michelle Gardner: (Girls Gymnastics Team Instructor)

Heather McDowell: (Recreational Class Instructor, Gymnastics Team Instructor)

Dani Legut: (Receptionist, Cheer Team Coach)

Jessi Carman: (Dance Class Instructor)

Brittni Thompson: (Recreational Class Instructor, Assisant Tumbling Team Coach)

Heidi Boeser: (Receptionist)

Heather Elliott: (Recreational Class Instructor)

Tammy Boeser: (Cheer Team Assistant)

Sarah Wooters: (Recreational Class Instructor)

Danielle Stoltz: (Dance Class Instructor)

MATTOON ACADEMY HISTORY

The Mattoon Academy of Gymnastics, Inc. began in the summer of 1972. The first classes were taught in the backyard of Dawn Paulsons parents' home. Within the year, the classes were relocated to a building on Main Street in Windsor.  With the help of her husband Dave, Dawn had increased the enrollment and added new equipment, and they found it necessary to move to Mattoon in 1975. They wanted to provide a more comprehensive program offering both recreational and competitive opportunities for students so in 1977 they built their first gym and dance facility at 320 N. 2nd Street. In the year 2002, and thanks to the support of the people of Mattoon and neighboring communities, they opened the building at 412 Shelby Ave, which is the largest gymnastics and dance facility south of I-80.  Thanks to their dedication to the sport, the Mattoon Academy of Gymnastics, Inc. still exists today.