employee Spotlight
Debbie Sumner
Debbie Sumner met Trish in the year 2000 when Debbie, as a Certified Skate Instructor, taught a class at a conference called: Olympics for Kids. It was a super fun seminar about turning kids’ classes into Olympic Events. Since then, Trish and Debbie have enjoyed a long-lasting relationship as she built the first SkateIA website for Trish, helped her come up with the name Skate Instructors Association, and supported her with website issues for many years. Debbie also served as the Examiner for certifying many of our current and past instructors to become fully-fledged instructors. She now works nearly full-time for Skate Journeys from her home in sunny Huntington Beach, California. She is one of our offsite/remote workers and is tackling the roles of IT, website design/upkeep, Salesforce, and some accounting. Talk about chief, cook, and bottle washer! When not working for SJ, she is also a Level 3 Ski Instructor, runs a Nordic Walking company, and has recently branched out into becoming a Life Coach. I can vouch for her talents in all of those endeavors, especially the coaching. When I need coaching, I call her up! Debbie has a beloved dog, Cassie, who is a regular presence when we check in on Teams. Debbie loves dogs so much that she supports a dog-inclusive lifestyle, creating opportunities for those traveling with dogs to find suitable hotels, restaurants, etc., for them and their furry companions. Suffice it to say that Debbie loves deeply, and we LOVE having her on our team.