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Staci Long - Owner of Elite Cheer and Dance Staci
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Staci has been married to her husband, Nathan, since 1997. They have four children: Meagan- age 12, Carson- age 9, Riley-age 6, and Trevin- age31. Staci was raised in church since birth and currently worships with her family at Hazelwood Christian. She taught and directed the preschool at Hazelwood Christian Church for three years, prior to forming Elite Cheer and Dance in 1999. In addition to coaching, Staci enjoys vacationing at the beach, scrap-booking, “a fun night out with the kids”, date nights with her husband, and cookouts with family and friends.

Lindsay Miller - Cheer Coach/Dance Team Choreographer Lindsay
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Lindsay was born and raised in the Mill Creek area. She is employed at Mill Creek East Elementary where she loves working as the assistant LD teacher.. Lindsay and her husband, Matt, also own their own photography business. They reside in the Clayton area with the miniature poodle, Coco. In addition to her other commitments, Lindsay loves having the opportunity to coach the CHS cheerleaders. In her “spare” time, Lindsay loves scrap booking, spending time with her family and friends, and vacations!

Barb Smith - Elite United, Inc. Treasurer Barb
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Barb is married to Mark, her husband since 1988. They have two children, Alec and Maisie. Barb has been an active member of Plainfield Christian Church since 1995. In her free time, Barb enjoys walks with her husband, reading, and playing board games with her children.

Maria Heeke - Cheer Coach/Fitness Instructor Maria
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Maria was born November 19, 1986 in Clayton, IN. She was born and raised in church and currently attends Grace Missionary Church in Mooresville. She has worked as a nurse in the ICU at St. Vincent’s hospital since June 2008. In her free time she enjoys working out, spending time with friends and family (esp. nieces and nephews), and taking long walks while vacationing at the beach.

Holly Wasmundt - Preschool teacher and Cheer Coach Holly
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Holly is a 2004 graduate of Cascade H.S. and a 2008 graduate of Butler University with a degree in Early Childhood Education. She is a member of Kingsway Christian Church where she enjoys volunteering in many children’s ministry activities.. In her spare time Holly enjoys spending time with her husband Josh and twin daughters, Lilly and Maddie, and couponing!.

Kelsey Cooper - Cheer coach Kelsey
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Kelsey is the sixth out of seven children, daughter of Mark and Leslie Cooper. She currently attends school at IUPUI. Kelsey enjoys attending church regularly. Like most girls her age, if you can pull her away from the gym, she enjoys spending extra time with her friends and family, shopping, shopping,…and shopping.

Billie Jamison - Cheer, tumbling, and partner stunting coach Billie
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Billie graduated from Cascade High School in 1998 as Salutatorian, then pursued a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science at the college of William and Mary. He married his high school sweetheart after graduation and currently works for Accenture when he’s not coaching at Elite. He’s also very involved at his church by leading the worship band.

He and Krista had an family addition this year with the birth of his twins, Will and Ellie.

Kyle Brozek - Partner stunting coach Kyle
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Debbie Atwood - Cheer coach Debbie
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Debbie graduated from Danville High School in 1989. She married her high school sweetheart, Scott and now have 4 children. In her free time, she enjoys watching her children play baseball, golf, basketball, football, cheerleading, and coaching. She also enjoys riding horses and camping all across the country.


Loren Pruitt - Jr. Staff Member, member of Senior Competition Team Loren
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Casey Cole - Sensei Elite Martial Arts
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Mr. Cole has been involved in martial arts for five years. He has a second degree black belt in Shorei-Goju-Ryu Karate. He takes classes at Phil Morgans Karate in Plainfield. Mr. Cole has attended seminars in Kyusho jutsu, Karate, Qigong, Judo, and Muay Thai. He has taught many self defense seminars for women and children. He teaches Karate at Elite Martial Arts in Clayton, Indiana. He frequently puts on public demonstrations and occasionally competes in tournaments. He is proficient in Karate, Dim Mak, Qigong, Muay Thai, Capoeria, Judo, and Jujutsu. He is familiar with many of the eastern methods of healing such as Reiki, Acupuncture, Acupressure, and Herbology. Mr. Cole founded the Avon Martial Arts Club after years of planning and approving. He has been running the club for two years now. He has been directing Elite Martial Arts since 2008.

Kris Blackburn - Before school care, summer care, desk worker
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Kris was born and raised in the Mill Creek area. Kris graduated from Cascade High School in 1986. In 1989 she married her high school sweetheart Todd. They have 3 children Cody, Bailey and Lexi. Currently Kris works for the child nutrition department at Cascade High School as well as at Elite. In her spare time Kris likes to watch her kids participate in sports, read, scrapbook and relax in the sun.


Courtney Ware - Mini, Youth, Senior Team, and tumbling coach Courtney
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Courtney was raised in Hazelwood, IN and graduated from Cascade High School in 2006. She attended the Herron School of Art and Design and earned her degree in Art Education. She currently coaches at Lawrence Central High School. She also coaches many of our classes here at Elite, including Power Cheer, private tumbling, semi-privates, and Minis-Youth-Senior Teams. She has two golden retrievers and enjoys attending concerts, dancing, and creating art in her spare time.



Kelly Behringer - Dance Instructor
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Kelly is married to Dan, a wonderful man and amazing jazz and classical musician. They have two boys, Miles (5) and Graham (4). You often see them hanging around Plainfield riding their bikes, playing at Hummel park, hanging out at the library or running in and out of Plainfield United Methodist church. In addition to her passion for dance, Kelly is positively addicted to crafts! Her latest obsession is knitting!


Kristin Crabtree - Cheer Coach
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Kristin has been married to her husband, Brian, since 2000. They have two daughters Tycee-7 and Baylee-5. Kristin works as an elementary p.e. teacher at Roachdale in the mornings and a Biology teacher at North Putnam High School in the afternoons. The Crabtree family resides in the Greencastle area along with their dog “Sugar”. Kristin enjoys taking family vacations, swimming, watching football with her hubby, and playing with her girls!

April Lane - Preschool Teacher and Extended Care Staff member April
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Miss April attended classes at Ivy Tech for Early Childhood Education and Positive Reinforcement studies. She spent seven years as a nanny with two different families. She has spent the past 12+ years working with children in the community, as a substitute teacher with the Mill Creek School System, Preschool teacher within schools and daycare settings, and has worked for Old National Trails with hearing impaired students in six different school districts. Miss April has two children of her own who are the joy of her life! She enjoys spending time with family, loves animals, and is quite handy at crafting!