Director of Skating

Editha Dotson-Bowser

Before starting her coaching career, Editha was an accomplished skater training under renowned coach Carlo Fassi. She is a quadruple Gold Medalist in Figures and Freestyle with both International Skating Union (ISU) and US Figure Skating (USFS). As a competitor Editha won medals at Regional, Sectional, and National competitions. Because of her National ranking, Editha was selected to represent the United States, winning several medals including gold at Senior International Competition. 

After the 1981 World Championships, Editha began her professional career. Competitively, she medaled in two World Professional Championships, winning the Bronze and Gold medal. Additionally, she toured worldwide as a featured soloist with Olympians, Dorothy Hamill, Robin Cousins, and John Curry Companies.

Editha’s coaching career includes developing skaters from basic skills classes to Regional, Sectional, National, and International podiums. To date, she is privileged to have coached 23 skaters to National or International medals, in single and pairs, and at every level.  Because of these coaching accomplishments, Editha has been nominated by Professional Skaters Association (PSA) and US Figure Skating as Developmental Coach of the Year.

Editha has two Master Ratings with the PSA in Freestyle and Program Director. She holds additional ratings in Pairs and Group instruction. Editha has a level 5 International ranking with the Professional Skaters Association. While she specializes in skater development technically, Editha has had extensive ballet and dance training (22 years). Her performance experience includes tours worldwide highlighted by skating in the John Curry Skating Company at the Metropolitan Opera house in New York City, the Kennedy Center in Washington and the Wang Center in Boston.

Editha and her husband Jim have been married for 31 years and have two talented adult children Christopher and Cassandra. Christopher graduated from Tisch/NYU and is very active in Theater. Cassandra graduated from Fordham/Alvin Ailey conservatory in Dance. Both are pursuing their professional careers in New York City. Editha has a BA Degree with Honors from the University of Alabama. She has been inducted into the Madison County Hall of Fame and is a Master Gardner.

Assistant Director of Skating

Jillian Riley

Jillian has been skating since the age of 3. She regularly competed throughout the Southeast and Midwest in Synchronized Skating and Singles Free Skate. She is an active member of PSA (Professional Skaters Association) and USFS (United States Figure Skating) and is CER Category A. She holds her Basic Accreditation through PSA and has completed the Program Director certification through the North American Rink Association. Jillian enjoys working in the Learn to Skate program with all levels of skaters. When she is not coaching, she is working as Assistant Director of Skating for the Huntsville Skating School and marketing for the Municipal Ice Complex.

HSSTA Instructor

Melinda Mowdy

Coached skaters from Basic Skills to National Titles in Singles

Former Director of Skating in Columbia, SC

USFS Pre-Gold Dance, Intermediate Free, Pairs and Figures

Featured Skater with Cypress Gardens, Southern Ice

Skated with Ice Capades

Professional Ratings: MASTER Group, Certified Free Skate, Certified Moves in the Field

BS in Business Management w/concentration in Accounting from University of South Alabama

Professional Organizations: PSA: Professional Skaters Association, USFS: United States Figure Skating, USA Hockey

CER A

Melinda Mowdy is a MASTER Rated coach and has been coaching over 20 years. She has taught skaters from the Basic Skills level to National Titles as well as a former performer in the Ice Capades and Cypress Gardens, Southern Ice, where she was a featured skater.  She is an active member of PSA (Professional Skaters Association), USFS (United States Figure Skating), and USA Hockey.  She currently enjoys teaching students in the Learn to Skate programs for figure skating and hockey as well as competitive skaters.  This is not only Melinda’s full time job….but her lifelong PASSION!!!!!

HSSTA Instructor

Ginger Gober

I began ice skating when I was 5 years old at the Ice Palace on Governors Dr. in Huntsville, Alabama. I was privileged to skate with many wonderful skating enthusiasts and to be inspired by their spirit and love of the sport. The small Ice Palace produced regional, sectional, national, international and Olympic participants in spite of irregular coaching schedules, one sheet of ice and no Zamboni for several years! Even though our facilities are greatly improved and this is all in the past, I hope that I am passing the torch to another generation of skaters.

I am a Master Rated Figure Skating Coach and I have had the pleasure of coaching skaters from basic skills to the National level in Singles, Dance and Showcase and International Level in Dance. Over the past 40 years of coaching experience I have also worked in many skating productions and shows. Music, a key component to ice shows, is an area of great interest to me and I have many years of professional experience in vocal and piano performance.

I greatly enjoy singing, playing the piano and watching my biological children as well as my skating children grow and mature. I currently hold several professional ratings PSA: Master Group, Certified Freestyle, Certified Moves in the Field, CER Category A as well as a level 4 International ranking with Professional Skaters Association. I attended the University of Alabama in Huntsville and served as a part time Ice skating instructor in the HPE Department. 

HSSTA Instructor

Jim Bowser

Mr. Bowser has developed skaters from beginner to the World Class level.

He is triple Master Rated by the Professional Skaters Association (PSA) with a Level V International Ranking.

His philosophy is to promote a fun, healthy, safe and rewarding environment with a commitment to excellence.

As a Huntsville Skating Club coach, Mr. Bowser offers a wide range of expertise at all levels and in all disciplines of freestyle, pairs, dance, and moves in the field.  

HSSTA Instructor

Lorraine Borman

HSSTA Instructor

Florence Cushman

Active member of US Figure Skating and PSA

• Southwest Regionals Competitor
• Trained at Broadmoor World Arena under Ryan Jahnke, Rohene Ward, and Korie Ade
• Trained alongside national and world level coaches such as Jason Brown, Mariah Bell, and Max Aaron
• Moves in the field and free skate gold medalist
• Basic Accredited by PSA

HSSTA Instructor

Brittany Mock

Active member US Figure skating and PSA

• Trained at the world arena with Tiffany Dumback, alongside Piper and Todd Gillies. Trained in off-ice by Laureano Ibarra.
• Pre-Gold moves in the field and Pre-Gold Level Dance
• Fitness enthusiast, With 6+ years Personal training experience and fitness Classes.
• 4+ years with TOI Coaching/ Choreography
• 10+ years dance and Ice-skating Choreographer

HSSTA Instructor

Nadege Dollonne - Rohrbacker

Associate Instructor

Camille Pitman

HSSTA Instructor

Heidi Parker