Canton Chiefs Cheerleading
*2010 REGIONAL QUALIFIERS*
Varsity Cheer
 Allison Lewis - Head Coach This is Allison's 4th year as Head Coach at Canton. She is a 2003 graduate of Mt. Pleasant High School and member of the Varsity Cheer Team for 4 years. Allison attended the University of Michigan where she cheered for 4 years and was also a Champion staff member for 3 years. Allison completed her Masters Degree in Human Nutrition in 2009 and completed her registered dietitian requirements and is officially an R.D.! Currently she is working as a Nutritionist at Washtenaw County WIC and is excited for the upcoming year! **2010 District Coach of the Year** |
Dorothy is in her 4th year of coaching at Canton. Her first two years at Canton were spent coaching the JV team before moving up to Varsity. She attended Woodhaven High School where she was a competitive cheerleader before transferring to Truman High School where she was also a Varsity Cheerleader and graduated from in 2004. After high school she attended Central Michigan University before deciding to transfer to Oakland University where she graduated with a Bachelors Degree in Psychology. Dorothy is currently pursuing her Masters in Counseling and plans to pursue a career in Family and Marriage Counseling. She also works full time as a Consultant for Paragon Properties in addition to being a mom and coach. She is excited for another great year at Canton! |
Dorothy Brown - Assistant CoachJV Cheer
This will be Teona's 2nd year coaching the JV team at Canton. Prior to Canton, she was the Varsity Head Coach at Oak Park High School for 2 years. Teona graduated form Mercy High School in 2003 where she was on the Varsity Cheer Team for three years, and Co-Captain for two. While at Mercy, she volunteered her time as the head coach for her former middle school team at Christ the King in Detroit. She went on to attend college at Grand Valley State University and received her Bachelor of Science degree in Health Communications in 2007. She currently works full time and is planning on continuing her education in the Nursing Program and its ecstatic for another year of coaching the JV team! |
Teona Wash Freshman Cheer
Amy is a 2004 graduate of Woodhaven High School where she was a cheerleader for 4 years. After high school she attended Eastern Michigan University where she graduated with a Bachelors Degree in Elementary Education in 2009. This will be her first year with the Canton Cheer program. |
Amy KosmanProgram Assistants (All Levels)
Melissa Knepshield --Melissa is the former Freshman Cheer Head Coach. She was a Livonia Churchill cheerleader and a volunteer cheerleading coach for the Livonia Junior Athletic League, Oriole and Eagle football teams. After graduating high school in 2004, she then went on to attend Mariah Lewis--A 2009 graduate of Mt. Pleasant high school, she currently attends the University of Michigan. She is a former MPHS cheerleader and was apart of the 2009 Divison 2 State Runner-up team. She is also Coach Allison's sister. |
Tumbling Coaches - Downriver Gymnastics
The Canton Cheer Program is very fortunate to have two of the best tumbling coaches:
Danielle Jokela - Coach Danielle has been our tumbling coach for 3 years. She has been working for Downriver Gymnastics for 7 years and she is currently the Varsity Coach at Gibraltar Carlson where they were 2-time state champions and in 2010 were state runner-ups!
Mike LaFever - Coach Mike has been with us for 2 years now and has been working with Downriver Gymnastics for over 3 years.
