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Brandon Staff

 

Peter Lezin

       Peter is the President of Brandon All Stars and has coached at Brandon since 1997. Peter spent 15 years as a head instructor for the National Cheerleaders Association where he trained coaches on proper progressions and safety techniques. Peter was also on the Collegiate Staff for NCA and is a judge. Peter is a former cheerleader at The University of South Florida and is a former coach at USF. Peter has also competed for the Brandon all stars adult open team. Peter is credentialed up to level 5 in Stunts, tumbling, and basket tosses and will be coaching Senior Onyx, Senior Black, Senior Maroon.

 

 

Joslynne Harrod

 Joslynne is the Vice President of Brandon All-stars and has over a decade of competitive coaching experience.  This is in her 7th season with Brandon All-Stars. Joslynne's teams have consistently been nationally ranked and her credits include coaching the 2009  and 2011 Cheerleading Worlds Gold Medal Champions as well as the 2010 Cheerleading Worlds Silver Medal Champions. She is USASF credentialed up to Level 5. She is a former Florida State University cheerleader and was named a collegiate All-American. Joslynne was also a 4-year head instructor for NCA. Joslynne graduated from FSU with a Masters degree in Accounting and is a Certified Public Accountant. For the 2011-2012 season Joslynne will be coaching Senior Black, Junior Silver and Senior Maroon. When she is not at the gym, she enjoys spending time with her husband Clem and her son CJ.

 

 

Shea Crawford

 Shea is currently in his 6th season coaching at Brandon All-Stars and his 3rd season as Tumbling Director. Shea began cheering at Snead State Community College where his team won the Junior College Division at UCA in 2001. His coaching career began at Alabama Cheerleading Center in 1998 where his teams attained multiple state and national titles. He is also the former assistant coach for Hawaii Pacific University from 2004-2006 where both large and small coed teams won NCA Collegiate National Championships. Shea graduated from HPU with his B.A. in Public Relations. Shea is credentialed through level 5 in tumbling and will be coaching Senior White and Junior Silver.

  

 

                                                                           Jillian Henderson

Jillian is in her fifth year coaching at Brandon. In her first two years she coached our Mini Level 1 team that ranked high consistently throughout the season and had their best season ever at Brandon in 2009- 2010.  She will be coached our Youth Level 2 team (Youth Chrome) last season where they placed 3rd at  Cheersport Nationals.. She was born and raised in Tampa, FL. where she was a former high school and All star cheerleader who moved on and graduated from Florida State University with a degree in Elementary education. She currently is a fifth grade teacher at Pride Elementary. Jillian was born on November 2nd, and is the younger half of the only sister combo we have on staff. Joslynne is her older sister.

 

 

Tara Diaz

Tara will be in her third year at Brandon All Stars. Tara coached our Mini Level 1 team in 2009- 2010 to their best season ever at Brandon. Tara was a high school cheerleader in Tampa, Fl. where she was an All American and she also was an all star cheerleader. Tara then moved to Key West fl. where she started to coach All Stars and is now back in Tampa where she is Crossfit Instructor. Tara was also an instructor for National Cheerleaders Association where she spent the summers teaching camps on safety and proper techniques. Tara will be coaching our Youth Level 1 team (Youth Onyx) this season as well as Senior Maroon.


 

Stephanie Powell

Stephanie is in her third season at Brandon. She has been a competitor for eleven years at all levels of All Star cheer with her last four years being on Senior Black where she won a gold and silver medal. Stephanie is currently a member of the National Cheerleaders Association where she teaches camps on safety and proper progressions. She is currently attending Hillsborough Community College and will be transferring to the University of South Florida to study to become a physical therapist. This year Stephanie will be coaching our Tiny team and our Mini team.

 

 

Kyle Armstrong

Kyle was born in Houston, TX. on January 7th, and has 10 years of cheerleading experience. He has cheered four of those years on Senior Black where he won the first world champion title for Brandon All Stars. Kyle is also a three time Cheersport National Champion. He was a member of  Brandon  Steel.  Kyle will be attending Hillsborough Community College and will be coaching Junior Maroon.

 

 

Vince Mele

 Vince is originally from New Jersey and is in his 4th season at Brandon as a coach and tumbling instructor. Vince has since been appointed our Stunt director.  Vince's teams have consistently placed very well on the local, state and national level.  He was a member of Brandon's International Coed 5 team, Senior Steel.  This season, he will be coaching Junior Chrome, Senior Silver.  In his spare time, he enjoys spending time with his son Kyler.

 

 

Brandi Hotchkiss

This is Brandi's second year coaching at Brandon. Brandi will be coaching Youth Onyx, Mini Onyx and Senior Half Year this season. Brandi was previously a member of both Senior Black and Senior White here at Brandon All-Stars.  She currently attends the University of South Florida

 

 

Shelly Teal

Shelly is starting her third season at Brandon. She is originally from Orlando and has been an all star competitor for 8 years. She was a member of Steel in 2012 and a member Senior Black in 2011, where she won Brandon’s second world champion title. Shelly currently attends the University of South Florida studying Mathematics Education. She is a member of Kappa Delta Sorority, holding the position of Vice President of Member Education. Shelly will be coaching Junior Maroon this season.


 

Mark Frisk

Mark has competitively cheered since he was 8-years old at the National Level both for All Stars and as a 3-year member of the NCAA Division I Small Coed NCA National Collegiate Champions. He also competed on the Level 5 International Coed team that won back to back NCA National Titles as well as placing 2nd and 3rd respectively at WORLDS 2009 and 2010. Mark is a Criminal Justice Major and when not coaching in the Brandon All-Star gym, he works at perfecting his MMA techniques and enjoys his beloved Hound, Jake. He will be providing both Team and Individual private tumbling instruction this year.

 

 

 Levi Brown

 Levi is in his first season at Brandon All Stars. He is originally from Tampa, Fl. He was a NCA Head instructor for 8 years and a Cheersport head instructor for 8 years. Levi is a choreographer and has won numorus national titles with teams he coached and programs he has done choreography for. He has coached for Carolina All Stars and Charlotte All Stars. Levi will be coaching our Mini Onyx, Senior Maroon, Junior Half Year and Sr White teams this year.

 

 

 

Tori Davis

Tori graduated nursing school in 2004 and moved to Tampa in 2007 and graduated from USF with a B.S. in psychology. Tori was a 4 year All American in high school in Jacksonville, Fl. She cheered for one year at the University of Georgia and cheered 4 years at the University of North Florida where she was a collegiate All American. Tori was a staff member for CTC and WCA teaching camps during the summer where technique and safety were the focus. She has been in the industry for 15 years with this being her 3rd year at Brandon. She has cheered on open teams such as Florida Elite, United, Orlando and ofcourse Brandon All Stars.

 

 

Justin Kitchens

Justin is from from Atlanta, GA and was a nationally competitive class I gymnast for 15 years. He is a former NC State University cheerleader. Justin is a nationally recognized cheerleading choreographer for programs including Stingray Allstars, Brandon Allstars, Orlando Allstars, and other USASF World's ranked programs. He is currently a Quality Control RN with JSA Healthcare in the Tampa Bay area. For information regarding privates, please contact me at kitchensjustin1@gmail.com