Gymnastics Staff

Hey! My name is Bella, and I’m so excited to be a new gymnastics coach here at the park district. I have been coaching dance here since 2021 and I feel that I bring a fun, creative energy to every class I teach, and I love helping kids build confidence and try new things. I am currently a senior at Tinley Park High School and have been on the varsity dance team since my freshman year! I’m passionate about making sure my classes are a place where kids feel supported and excited to learn. My favorite part of coaching is seeing the joy on their faces when they master a new skill. Outside of coaching, I love being creative within dance and spending time with friends. I can’t wait to grow as a coach and help my students shine. My favorite color is pink, and my favorite animal is a polar bear! ⛸️

Hi I’m Coach Brooke. I’ve been coaching gymnastics at Oak Forest Park District since 2019, working with everyone from our Prenastics kiddos to Level 5 and our awesome Gliders Gymnastics team. Currently I am also the Gymnastics Program Coordinator. I grew up doing gymnastics here for 10 years and cheered with the Sparklers the first 3 years that it started and was at GymTyme Illinois. I was also on the varsity diving team for 3 years at Oak Forest High School. I’m a big fan of coaching all events and watching kids get new skills! I just became a mom in June of 2024 to a sweet baby girl named Lucia and I am expecting baby #2 in August of 2026! The color green and giraffes are my absolute favorites! I’m so excited to meet you all and have some fun together!

Hi! My name is Coach Cadence! I coach tumbling and gymnastics here at the park district. I cheered for the Oak Forest Sparklers for 8 years. I also cheered at Central Middle School the 3 years I was there. I am going into my senior year and will be a 2027 graduate at Tinley Park High School and have been cheering there since the summer going into my freshman year! My favorite thing about cheer is getting new stunts and new skills in tumbling because I feel accomplished and happy after working so hard for a new skill. I also loved being able to make new friends and learn new things. Outside of cheering and coaching, I like to spend time with my friends and family. My favorite color is purple and my favorite animal is a panda!

Hello! I’m Coach Destiny, and I’ve been part of the Oak Forest Park District family since 2017. I’m lucky to coach team tumbling and our competitive cheer team, Sparklers. I also get to coordinate our cheer and dance programs, which is such a joy! I’ve been passionate about cheer since I was young, participating in flag football cheer and Sparklers. I even had the pleasure of being part of the Sparklers from its very first year in 2011, cheering from 2nd grade through my sophomore year and coaching since 6th grade. This past May I graduated with my Bachelors in Psychology and will be starting grad school soon with plans of becoming a school guidance counselor. When I’m not coaching or studying, you can usually find me singing or hanging out with friends. I love the color pink and have a soft spot for dogs, dolphins, penguins, and butterflies.

Hi! My name is Jordan and I began coaching at the park district in 2022. I did cheer for most of my childhood, being on the Steelers Flag Football team as well as the Jack Hille Middle School team. I was also on the Oak Forest High School dance team. I now coach Sparklers Cheer, tumbling, and gymnastics here! My favorite thing about coaching is seeing when something clicks for a student. The moment when a child finally gets a skill or stunt they’ve been struggling with is an amazing feeling. This past May I graduated with my Bachelors in Psychology and plan to start grad school in the fall of 2026! My favorite color is blue, I love wolves, and I absolutely love bracelets and crocheting!!!

Hi! I’m Coach Lacey! I just started coaching here at the Oak Forest Park District at the end of 2025, I have been coaching gymnastics and tumbling. I am going into my junior year of high school and will be a 2028 graduate! I have been cheering for 9 years with Tinley Park Bobcats and Bulldogs, I have also been on Tinley Park Varsity Cheer since my freshman year of high school. Since starting working here I have been working with all levels from Prenastics to Level 3! My favorite part of cheerleading is definitely stunting and competing. My favorite color is blue and I love polar bears! I can’t wait to start working with all the kids in the gym and meeting everyone!

Hello! My name is Coach Peyton! I just finished my student teaching, majoring in Elementary Education and minoring in Special Education and just graduated this past May! I was a cheerleader for 13 years and spent majority of my youth with Tinley Park Bobcats & Andrew High School Cheer but I also did 2 years of Sparklers! I was a gymnast for 5 years here at the OFPD. I’ve always had a passion to work with children, helping them grow stronger and become more confident in themselves as well as their skills! My goal is to create a positive & supportive environment where everyone feels safe to be themselves and have fun! In my free time I like to read, workout, hang out with friends and volunteer at my local animal shelter. Some of my favorites are highland cows, purple, Starbucks and Christmas! 🐂🤎🏔️

Hi! I’m Coach Sam! During the summer session, I trained to become a gymnastics coach and was able to start coaching my own classes! I grew up here at the Park District taking recreational gymnastics classes and was also on our competitive team, Gliders, for the 2025-2026 season, where I moved up to the Bronze level and was named Gliders Gymnast of the Year! I’ll be attending Oak Forest High School this fall and plan to try out for the volleyball team, which I’m very excited about! While training with our younger classes, I learned so much from our coaching staff and gained a better understanding of how we run our classes. I also spent the summer training with our Level 1/2 classes in hopes of coaching them someday! My favorite color is pink, and I love sloths and spending time with my friends! I’m very excited to meet everyone and have a great year!

Hi! My name is Coach Trinity! I began dancing at the park district in 2012. In addition to dancing, I also did gymnastics, cheer and tumbling. I started junior coaching dance in 2021 and gymnastics in 2022. I currently coach Prenastics through Levels 1-3 gymnastics as well as Kids Bop and Hip-Hop Dance. I was on the Momentum Dance Force competitive team since 2015 and also cheered on the Sparklers Cheer Team. When I began junior “assistant” coaching classes, I quickly realized I wanted to have my own classes one day to choreograph my own routines and share my knowledge with others. I currently dance for City Nation and compete in diving. I just graduated high school this past May and will be leaving at the end of August to go to college for forensic sciences! My favorite color is purple, I’m in love with cows and McDonalds!!!