Coaching Team
Rebecca Stump
Coaching Director, TOI of Boston
Head Coach, Forte of Boston, Assistant Coach, Encore of Boston
Rebecca is a U.S. Figure Skating Master Accredited Coach in Theatre On Ice, Skating Skills, Group and Synchronized Team Skating and holds a PSA Level V Ranking. Rebecca is the President of the PSA and is currently the Eastern Vice Chair for the U.S. Figure Skating Coaches Council and the coaching member on the U.S. Figure Skating Theatre On Ice Subcommittee. She is also the Coaching Director for The Skating Club of Boston managing the 53 staff coaches for the Club.
Rebecca has coached various levels of Theatre On Ice(TOI) teams to become U. S. Champions in numerous U.S. National TOI competitions and led teams to five Nations’ Cup titles internationally. As the Coaching Director for TOI of Boston, Rebecca focuses on program growth, development and experience across all levels and disciplines.
Adam Blake
Artistic Director, TOI of Boston
Adam joined The Skating Club of Boston as Artistic Director for Theatre On Ice of Boston for the 2016-2017 season as well as the Club coaching staff. Adam’s style of skating and choreography has been described as passionate, hard-hitting, and impactful. His proficient knowledge of trick skating maneuvers like cantilevers, boot slides, and backflips gives him a unique spin on traditional figure skating.
Adam first started choreographing group productions at age 16. He then began to expand his knowledge of movement, learning all types of dance: commercial, tap, street jazz, popping, locking, tutting, modern, contemporary, and swing. He toured for two years as a semi-principal skater with High School Musical then was promoted to Principal and Line Captain with Disney on Ice Presents: 100 Years of Magic.
In 2011, Adam was the winner of the second Young Artists Showcase choreography competition. From there he was the assistant choreographer to Cindy Stuart for the two Disney on Ice shows, and associate choreographer for 4 shows.
His work includes choreography for the World Champion Kimmie Meissner, the Volkswagen Winter Spectaculars, Worlds Opening Ceremonies, Numerous USFS Champion Gala numbers, The 146 Edition of the Ringling Bros and Barnum & Bailey Circus, and the conception and production of his own company Ice Cold Combos.
His work in the competitive figure skating world has been seen at U.S.Championships, Four Continents, Jr Grand Prix, and Grand Prix events with notable skaters like Maxim Naumov, Jacob Sanchez, Annika Chao, and Patrick Blackwell.
Adam is an active member of the Boston Dance community having performed with local crews QWAM and Aura. Recently named head choreographer for Disney On Ice, his latest work is currently on tour with the show Disney On Ice Presents: Let’s Dance!
River Kynoch
Assistant Artistic Director, TOI of Boston
Head Coach, Allegro of Boston, Assistant Coach, Act I of Boston
River fell in love with skating when she was just four years old, and has not been able to stay off the ice since. After 11 years of competing in Synchronized skating, River was able to accomplish her dreams of making the Haydenettes where she represented the USA for six years. These six years gave her the opportunity to compete in nine different countries, earning six national championships, three overall world medals and four world event medals, one being gold. River is currently a member of the senior Theatre On Ice team, continuing to represent the USA on Forte of Boston.
River began coaching Theatre On Ice in 2018 at The Skating Club of Boston. She now works alongside Adam Blake as the TOI of Boston Assistant Artistic Director. River is also the head coach of the intermediate team, Allegro of Boston and assistant coach of the junior team, Act 1 of Boston.
Brad Vigorito
Head Coach, Act I of Boston, Assistant Coach, Allegro of Boston
Brad is an eight-time Eastern Sectional senior men competitor, a Regional medalist and a former Junior Nationals Pairs competitor with his previous partner, Marissa Castelli. He was first alternate to the 2014 and 2016 U.S. National Championships in the senior men division. He is a 2009 graduate of Wheaton College with a BA in Psychology. Brad enjoys working with skaters of all ages and levels, from Learn to Skate, to Sectional level National Development members, to adult and has been coaching since 2005. He has skated in professional shows since his competitive retirement in 2016, including Dick Button’s Art of Figure Skating exhibit in Cooperstown NY and for various shows across the region.
Brad also enjoys producing shows and has been the Co-Producer of the Providence Tree Lighting ice show since 2015, a position passed on to him by World Champion and Olympic medalist Michelle Kwan. He has also produced many benefits such as the “Celebrate Life” show which raised money for the America World Adoption Association in March 2017 in Rhode Island. Brad is a Creative Team member for most of The Skating Club of Boston’s shows including Ice Chips and was Assistant Choreographer for the 2023 and 2024 An Evening with Champions, a fundraiser for the The Jimmy Fund, the fundraising arm of Dana-Farber Cancer Institute.
Brad was a member of the inaugural Forte of Boston senior TOI team, which captured two National TOI gold medals and two Nations’ Cup silver medals. In 2023, he became the head coach for Act I of Boston, which has won the gold medal at the 2023 and 2024 Nations’ Cup, is the five-time and current National TOI champions and is the assistant coach for the 2024 National TOI intermediate champions, Allegro of Boston. He is a full time staff member of The Skating Club of Boston and currently resides in Boston, Ma.
Michael Bramante
Head Coach, Encore of Boston
Michael is a 3x Nations’ Cup champion coach, 2x National Theater On Ice champion coach, and a national and international medalist coach in Ice Dance. As a former national and international medalist competitor in Ice Dance, Michael brings this experience to his coaching. He holds an MBA from Cambridge College and has been coaching all levels of skating for over a decade.
Austin Blake
Assistant Coach, Encore of Boston
Austin toured nationally and internationally for eight years as a principal pair skater. He performed for productions such as; Disney On Ice, Illusions on Ice, Royal Caribbean, and the Volkswagen Autostadt Winter-Market Show. Austin has studied biomedical science and sports mechanics at University of Central Florida and the University of Tennessee. Now, he will continue his doctoral studies at the University of Michigan
As a coach, he worked as the coach and choreographer for the Finnish TV show Dancing on Ice. Austin has spent the last few years working with Division 1 athletes in baseball, basketball, and football as a strength and conditioning coach. He is excited and honored to come back and be a part of the Boston team not only as a coach, but as a skater as well as a member of Forte of Boston.
Phil Deyesso
Head Coach and Choreographer, Prelude of Boston
Philip is a staff coach for The Skating Club of Boston. He has been coaching for over 15 years. This is his second year coaching Theatre On Ice. He is head coach and choreographer for Prelude of Boston, after assisting the inaugural Juvenile team to their 2024 National silver medal finish at TOI Nationals. After his own singles competitive career, Philip went on to study music theater and perform in New York City in numerous productions. His credits include Off Broadway musicals, National tours, cruise lines, and solo shows. He is thrilled to be able to marry his two loves with the art of Theatre On Ice.
Heidi Munger
Head Coach, Debut of Boston, Head Coach, Center Stage of Boston,
Assistant Coach, Prelude of Boston
Heidi’s skating accomplishments include U.S. Collegiate champion, international competitor, three-time Senior Women national competitor, eight-time sectional competitor, and 11-time regional medalist. She is currently a member of the Senior Theatre On Ice team, Forte of Boston. Heidi has also headlined numerous skating shows and was the skating double for Margot Robbie in the movie “I, Tonya”.
Heidi has been coaching for 10 years and is currently the head coach of the preliminary team (Center Stage of Boston), the introductory team (Debut of Boston), and the assistant coach of the juvenile team (Prelude of Boston). Heidi graduated from BU in 2021 with a BS in Human Physiology and a minor in Public Health.
Lily Rauh
Assistant Coach, Debut of Boston, Assistant Coach, Center Stage of Boston
Lily is a three-time Eastern Sectional competitor and a multiple time Regional medalist as well as the 2021 U.S. Junior Collegiate National Champion and first alternate to the 2020 US National Championships. She is currently a senior at Boston University in the Sargent College of Health and Rehabilitation where she is majoring in Nutrition and Health with a concentration in Nutrition for the Exercising Population. At BU, Lily is a member of the national champion Boston University Figure Skating Team, where she has competed at the senior women level, junior Ice Dancer and as a member of the High Team Maneuvers. Lily is also a member of TOI of Boston’s internationally competitive Senior team, Forte of Boston, and is excited to once again be a member of the coaching team for TOI of Boston this season. When not at the rink, Lily can be found playing with her puppy, baking or traveling!
Chloe Man
Assistant Coach, Debut of Boston, Assistant Coach, Center Stage of Boston,
Social Media and Website Manager, TOI of Boston
Chloe is a multiple-time Regional competitor as well as a 2023 U.S. Collegiate junior Excel medalist. She is currently an undergraduate student at Bentley University studying for a bachelor’s degree in Marketing. Chloe has been a member of TOI of Boston for seven years and competed internationally with Encore of Boston, Act I of Boston, and Forte of Boston winning multiple titles and medals both nationally and internationally with these teams. This is Chloe’s third year as a part of the coaching team. She is excited to work with Debut and Center Stage of Boston again. Chloe has also skated and been on the Creative Team for multiple skating shows raising money for charities. Outside of the rink, Chloe is a lifeguard and enjoys spending time with her friends and family, traveling, and trying new foods or activities!
Jack Liu
Associate Coach, Overture of Boston, Associate Coach, Debut of Boston,
Associate Coach, Center Stage of Boston
Jack is a native of Portsmouth, New Hampshire, and a long-time member of The Skating Club of Boston. His accolades include the 2022 US junior Ice Dance Invitational gold medalist; two-time U.S. Ice Dance Final silver medalist; and U.S. Figure Skating National Developmental novice men team member. He is a double U.S. Figure Skating gold medalist. Jack is currently an undergraduate student at Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences with a Bachelor’s major in Pre-medical Health Studies and a Minor in Public Health. Jack also enjoys coaching hockey and figure skating lessons. Aside from skating, he loves to try new activities, learn new languages, and try new restaurants.
Ailsa Robertson
Choreographer, Center Stage of Boston, Choreographer, Imagica of Boston
Ailsa “EL-sa” Robertson is a three-time U.S. Figure Skating gold medalist and former professional show skater. She began coaching in Houston, Texas where she taught private and group lessons, directed seasonal shows, coached Theatre On Ice at the novice and junior levels, and founded a beginner Theatre On Ice team. She has skated professionally in Germany with the Volkswagen Autostadt winter park show, in Boston with JoySkate Productions, and across the US, Canada, and Mexico with Disney On Ice. She choreographed for “A Night of Stars” at The Skating Club of Boston in 2021 and “An Evening With Champions” at Harvard University in 2022 and 2024, as well as creating and collaborating on numerous group numbers for various at The Skating Club of Boston programs. As a passion project while on tour, Ailsa choreographed group numbers and solos for Disney On Ice skaters to perform at exhibitions. She looks forward to once again sharing her creativity with the Theatre On Ice of Boston program now that she is back in Boston. Ailsa studies child and adolescent developmental psychology at Harvard University through the Extension School and spends much of her free time reading and writing as she aspires to become a published author.
Aislinn Munck-Owen
Head Coach, Imagica of Boston
Aislinn grew up skating in her hometown of Helena, Montana. In 2009, she received her first contract with Feld Entertainment’s Disney On Ice that opened the door to six incredible and transformative years traveling the world and performing as a professional figure skater. The experience as a cast member and assistant line captain with Disney taught her to challenge the notions of what makes a performance exceptional. How can you make the audience feel a certain way? How can a group of skaters effectively tell a story on the ice? What skills other than jumps can be used to create a lasting impression? “As coaches, we should strive to make sure that every skater on the team, regardless of their technical ability, feels compelled and encouraged to push themselves as a performer.” Aislinn shares.
Aislinn was a member of the inaugural Forte of Boston senior TOI team, which captured two National TOI gold medals and two Nations’ Cup silver medals.
Aislinn’s full time job is serving as the owner and skate technician at Home Ice (the skating club’s pro shop). Sharpening skates and using power tools is fun… but getting to escape to the imaginative world of Theatre On Ice is something she looks forward to each week.
Pippa Teague
Assistant Coach, Imagica of Boston
Pippa started skating at eleven years old in the one and only rink in Northern Ireland! She has been coaching since 2002 and has 21 years of professional show experience including three years of touring with Disney On Ice across the world, and many European ice shows touring Italy, France and the UK. She was also part of the 2016 World Figure Skating championships opening ceremony and local show performances at Kendall Square and Riverwalk, NH. Show skating and theater are her passion. She has experience with coaching Theatre On Ice teams including head coach of Center Stage of Boston in 2012, head coach of Encore of Boston from 2012-2018 (coaching them to their first ever National medal). She also performed on the senior team during that time, collectively competing in seven TOI Nationals and three Nations’ Cup competitions and more recently as assistant coach for Center Stage of Boston in the 2022-23 season. She is currently working as a full time Oncology Nurse at South Shore Hospital. In her spare time, she loves to hang out with her wife, two children (3 and 1), and her three dachshunds! She is very excited to be assisting with the Adult team, Imagica of Boston this season.
Aimee Driscoll
Head Coach, Overture of Boston
Aimée is passionate about life, figure skating, friends, and family. She has been coaching for 35 years; including Singles, Skating Skills, and Theatre On Ice. Coaching Overture of Boston is truly magical, guiding each skater to find their creative and joyful expressions both on and off the ice. When Aimée is not in the rink, she and her husband love to spend time with their four children and two mastiffs; boating, hiking, cooking, traveling, and on Martha’s Vineyard.
Karen Short
Assistant Coach, Overture of Boston
Karen holds a Bachelor of Science in Elementary and Special Education from Rhode Island College, an Associate Degree in Nursing from the Community College of Rhode Island, and a School Nurse Teacher Certificate from Roger Williams University. As National Board Certified School Nurse, Karen has an interest in children’s health and education. She enjoys traveling and exploring new places, being active and outdoors, reading, cooking, spending time with her puppy and she is an avid Red Sox fan.
Buck Withrow
Coaching Assistant
Buck is a veteran of the TOI of Boston program, starting in 2001 as a founding member of Act I of Boston. He competed as an Ice Dancer nationally and internationally, and toured with both Disney On Ice and Holiday On Ice. He has been a member of Forte of Boston from its inception in 2017 earning numerous TOI Nationals and Nations’ Cup medals with the team as well as a member of the TOI of Boston coaching team since 2016.