KATHY SHANKLE
Owner/Skating Director K Lynn Ice Skating School Montgomery, AL
“ Over the past 35 years of coaching, ISI has afforded me many friends, which have enriched my life, and continues to help me grow in my profession. It gave me an enjoyable path to reach personal goals and be successful in my job.”
EDUCATION • Jefferson Davis High School – Class of 1976
• University of Georgia – International Council of Shopping Centers Marketing Certificate
• Ice Skating Institute Certifications/ Membership
• Professional Skaters Certifications • U.S. Figure Skating
WORK EXPERIENCE • Marketing Director, Eastdale Mall – Received two Addy/Advertising Awards
• Roller Skating Association Instructor, 1980 – 1984
• Ice Skating Coach, 35 years
ISI “LOVES” “Ice Skating Institute promotes the fun and love of ice skating for everyone. The program creates a positive, high energy of team unity. The participation factor of solo skater through family events makes memories of a lifetime. Skaters know they contribute to the team with every event they skate. This is a win-win for all. I love the fact that everyone participating feels valued and part of a team.”
THE BEGINNING Although born in Pontiac, Mich., Kathy considers herself a Southerner since she grew up in Alabama. She started roller skating at age 6 and became a competitive skater at Looney’s Roller Rink. She
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was a regional silver medalist and national competitor. The late Pleas Looney opened an ice rink in the Eastdale Mall in 1977. Kathy crossed over out of curiosity and found her skating skills compatible on the ice. She felt that ice skating was easier and recognized the opportunities offered by the ice skating industry. She eventually decided on ice skating as her primary coaching focus. At one point, she was teaching both sports and was a member of the Roller Skating
Association.
MOST INTERESTING MOMENT “Prior to creating K Lynn Skating School, I was assistant marketing director and skating director at Eastdale Mall in which a rink was located. The year after getting involved in ISI, I coordinated, along with rink manager Linda Lee, an anniversary wedding on ice at the mall. The event was a huge undertaking but loads of fun!
“Jon Robinson performed a couple’s number with one of our team skaters prior to wedding ceremonies on ice. This was in 1984. The wedding on ice was a mall celebration with attendance of several thousand in the crowd. It is still occasionally mentioned.”
OTHER FAVORITE ACTIVITIES Tennis, reading, dining out with friends. Kathy also supports her local Joy to Life Breast Cancer Foundation and Haverty’s Fight for the Pink campaign.
WORDS OF WISDOM “I feel every challenge presented is an opportunity to grow. There is a path and each challenge that occurs is a chance to redirect or reevaluate your own path to follow or make a change. Skating offers an outlet to learn skills of different levels to proceed through life.”
FAMILY LIFE “I am thankful for my immediate family and returning generations of my extended skating family. My heart is full of love as each generation continues to grow.”
LITTLE KNOWN FACT ABOUT KATHY She loves fresh-fallen snow and skiing.
ISI EDGE SPRING 2017
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