Let your light shine before others, so that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father in heaven. Matthew 5:16
Meet Our Team
Tim Richards
Founder
Coach Tim competed on the collegiate level in Men's Gymnastics with Lipscomb University
Tanner Richards
Owner, Operations Manager
Ninjastics Program Director
Coach Tanner, aka. Coach T., started his gymnastics career as a youngster, competing from age 6 - 12. Coach T started coaching at age 15.
Kit Bunger
Vice President
Special Events Director
Contact Coach Kit to schedule private lessons, gym rental, special events or field trips.
Debbie Williams
Business Manager
Debbie was a competitive gymnast for 13 years with Queen City Gymnastics in Cincinnati, Ohio. She has coached all levels of competitive and non competitive gymnastics,
Kyra Upshur
Office Manager
Compulsory Team Director
Coach Kyra has grown up in the gym since she was 5 years old where her dad coached competitive Artistic Gymnastics and Trampoline & Tumbling. Kyra has been coaching at Let It Shine since 2003.
Ben Satterfield
Gym Manager
Tumble Program Director
Coach Ben competed through level 10 in Men’s Gymnastics and is a master coach.
Courtney Loe
Gym Manager
Trampoline and Tumbling Team Director
Courtney started her gymnastics career at the young age of 5. Courtney competed for the Let It Shine Trampoline and Tumbling Team, advancing to and competing at the elite level
Leigh Ann St. Arnold
Little Shiners Club Director
Coach Leigh Ann has been with Let It Shine for over two decades. She has an associates degree in Liberal Arts, and 25+ years combined experience working with children of varying abilities.
Becky Wexler
Pre Tumbling Director
Coach Becky spent her childhood in East TN, tumbling and dancing as a child, then as a cheerleader through middle school, high school, and college. She began her time with Let it Shine in 2013 as a parent of a competitive gymnast.
Noel Campagna
Camp Program Coordinator
Parent's Night Out Director
Coach Noel started gymnastics at the age of 4. She did gymnastics for a total of 8 years competing for 4 of those years. She started coaching gymnastics in her home town in Pennsylvania in 2007 and started coaching at Let It Shine in 2015.
Natalie Owen
Pre-Recreational Director
Compulsory Team Coach
Coach Natalie started doing gymnastics at age 6. She started coaching at Let It Shine in 2003
Jackie Yount
Homeschool Director
Coach Jackie has been involved with gymnastics since she could walk. Both of her parents are gymnastics coaches and gym owners,
Madison Bowersox
Pre-Rec Gymnastics Evening Director
Coach Madison started coaching at LIS in 2021 and quickly proved herself to be a vital asset to our team. She took on our lead Birthday Party hostess role in 2022 and started directing the Pre-Rec program in 2023.
Kelly Boshers
Parent Child Director
Coach Kelly has been coaching gymnastics since 2006 and with Let It Shine since 2012.
Christin Preston
Shining Stars Rec Team Director
Coach Christin started in gymnastics at age 3! She competed in TeamGym (group gymnastics) through level 7.
Kaili Wessells
Girls Recreational Director
Coach Kaili grew up attending Let It Shine when she was kid. She has coached in a wide range of programs at Let It Shine such as Girls Recreational (director) , Parent Child, Shining Stars, and Birthday Parties.
Megan Slowey
Xcel Team Director
Coach Megan started gymnastics at the age of 2 and completed competitive gymnastics for 11 years.
Staci Imel
Adaptive Gymnastics Program Director
Coach Staci started gymnastics when she was 2 years old. She completed gymnastics all the way through her senior year of high school and then was on the club gymnastics team at Tennessee Tech University while in college. Staci started coaching in her senior year of high school
Jack Lee
Men's Team Director
Coach Jack started gymnastics at age 4 and competed in Men’s gymnastics from age 7-17. Jack began coaching in 2017 and became our Men’s Team Head Coach in 2020.
