Anne Loureiro Lyons has been co-owner of the Ocean State School of Gymnastics, Inc. since 1980. She dedicates her life to the progression of the business and the development of children. After raising two daughters and training them through the program, she now enjoys helping her grandsons follow the same educational path gymnastics offers. Anne graduated Summa Cum Laude from Rhode Island College with a bachelors degree in psychology and a certification in elementary education. Anne has 10 years experience as a gymnastics competitor finishing on the RIC team.
Tim Lyons has had a passion for gymnastics since he was eight years old. Competing for the Turners, YMCA, AAU and USAG programs for a ten year period of time, Tim was in the top ten in New England and top 25 Nationally for most of that time. He trained to the elite level in high school then was offered a full scholarship for his gymnastics abilities at Springfield College. Tim left school to join the United States Marine Corps and serve his country. His motivation was his father who spent six years on the USS Enterprise in WWII. After completing his USMC tour of duty, he brought his knowledge of gymnastics and combined it with the discipline from the USMC, found Anne Loureiro and the rest is history. OSSG was born!
Amber Wild Image of Amber Wild at Ocean State School of Gymnastics CenterPosition: VP, Coach, Dance Amber has been with OSSG since birth! Parents Anne & Tim Lyons own and operate OSSG. She has been coaching gymnastics for over 20 years. After studying dance performance at Rhode Island College, Amber has taken on the role of Head Dance coach & choreographer. Along with those responsibilities, Amber also coaches in the Xcel and Junior Olympics programs.
Position: VP, Head Coach Daughter of Owners/Founders Anne + Tim Lyons, Ashley has been involved in Gymnastics her entire life. She has been coaching for over 17 years and has been running our Competitive Girls Team program since 2005. She recently moved into the position of Director in charge of all girls competitive teams. Ashley has had a hand in helping gymnasts recieve State, Regional and National titles throughout her career.
Position: Men's Head Coach Nate Ferdman has been involved in gymnastics for 30 years along with coaching for 20. He is the head coach for the Competitive Boys program and has been with OSSG for over 15 years! He also has an extensive Martial Arts background including black belts in Taekwondo and American Kenpo, as well as training in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, Hapkido, and Krav Maga. He is also a tumbling coach for dancers and cheerleaders! 3 cheerleaders he has worked with have gone on to work in the NFL.
Position: Coach, Front Desk Jill Day has been a part of the OSSG family for the last 30 years. Starting off as a student, team member, coach (for the last 20 years) and now a mom of a student. What started here so long ago continues; hardwork, edication, love, but most of all, family.
Position: Coach Julie has worked at OSSG for 18 years! Some of her duties throughout her time here included coaching for our Teams and Rec classes. Julie has an Associates Degree in Business Management. Her love of gymnastics plus helping kids achieve their goals is where her passion lies.
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Position: Coach Kaitlin was a competitive gymnast here at OSSG from 1995-2006! She graduated from Springfield College in 2012 and continued living in Springfield until September 2018. Kaitlin moved back to Rhode Island at that point. Currently she's an occupational therapist working with kids.
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