Cheer Director

Owner

Tumbling Director

Hi everyone! I'm Cari and I am so excited to be the Tumbling Director for MFA! A little bit about me... I have done competitive gymnastics since I was 6 years old. I made it to Level 10 (highest level in gymnastics). I have also coached competitive gymnastics for 25 years. I am now a Level 10 gymnastics judge. I have obtained several certificatications for gymnastics/ tumbling. I am a certified USAG coach and judge, Safe Sport certified, recognizing and responding to child abuse trained, and First Aid/CPR/AED trained. Outside of gymnastics/ tumbling, I am a wife, a mom to a son and daughter, and a full time 3rd grade teacher. I cannot wait to see all the growth in tumbling this year!

Cheer Coach

Hey y’all I’m Katelyn! I’m so excited to be back coaching with MFA! I absolutely love cheerleading and everything that it stands for! I’m a very passionate, outgoing and energetic person! I started dancing at the tiny age of 2 years old and by 5 years old I found my love for cheerleading! I danced and cheered competitively until I was 18 and for my local middle & high school sports teams! I previously coached cheerleading for MFA when it was just starting out over a decade ago! To see how much it has grown makes me so proud and excited to be back coaching! Aside from cheerleading, I love spending time with my hubby and kids, hanging out by the pool or beach, shopping and all things that sparkle/shine!

Cheer Coach

Hey hey hey! My name is Shamika Waters-Puller better known as Coach Sham. I live in Spotsylvania, VA with my to 2 wonderful sets of twins and my high school sweetheart husband. Born and raised in Culpeper, VA. I was introduced to cheerleading in elementary and have cheered for middle and high school teams, competition teams and even at the NFL Pro Bowl. I have a few years of coaching experience from a previous prep competition squad I created years ago. In addition to coaching cheer and chasing children, I also assist all over VA as a licensed realtor. I love all things pink, girlie,sparkly and over the top. I enjoy choreography the most out of all things cheer and I take pride in building confidence and close connections. I am extremely excited to be at MFA and helping to building the most ELITE athletes in the area!

Cheer & Tumbling Coach

Hello everyone! My name is Learra Williams. I am SUPER thrilled to be apart of the MFA cheer family! Although, this is my first year coaching with MFA; I am no stranger to cheer. Cheer has always been a passionate part of my life. I started off as a little league cheerleader at the age of 11. From there my love for the sport became apparent. I then began doing Allstar competitive cheer. I also went on to cheer for my former middle school as well as high school football and competition team ultimatly becoming team captain and receiving an Allstate cheer award. Fast forward 4 years, I am no longer competing but faced with the opportunity to come back into the cheer world as a coach! I am truly grateful to pour my love and passion for this sport back into the youth and watch them grow into not only successful/talented athletes but confident individuals too. Outside of cheer, I am a soon to be mom of a sweet baby boy! I am also a full time employee for UVA Health as a SR. Rehabilitation Tech. I am AED, Basic Life support, and CPR certified. I also enjoy spending quality time with my family, friends, a loved ones!

See you all in the gym!

Tumbling Coach

Hey my name is Trey, I’ve been dancing and tumbling since I was 2 years old and have been in love with it ever since. I started coaching about 3 years ago at my mom’s dance and tumbling studio (TDF studio&gym). I’m excited to come to MFA studios and be a part of this team.

Cheer & Tumbling Coach

Enrollment Coordinator

Hey there! My name is Chrissy and I’m from Manassas Park but I’ve lived here in Culpeper for the last 8 years. My background is in childcare and I earned my Associate’s Degree in Early Childhood Education in 2010. I love interacting with children and hearing all of their stories. When I’m not at the gym I can be found chauffeuring my daughters around Culpeper, selling LuLaRoe, listening to Taylor Swift, watching all of the Real Housewives franchises with my husband and cuddling my dog!