GCH Staff

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GCH STAFF

Lynn Peters Owner / Coach

Lynn Peters has been owner and coach of GCH for 15 years. Lynn is a graduate of Penn State where she played basketball. She also did gymnastics in college as a intramural sport. Lynn operates the Gymnastic Center of Hershey to provide a positive environment to encourage children and young athletes to grow inside and out. She encourages young children to have fun, be healthy and learn values that will last them through life.

Jen Lowthert Long Head Coach

Jen Long has been involved with the Gymnastic Center of Hershey for the past 22 years - first as a recreational gymnast, then as a team member, and now as a recreational and competitive coach. She also competed for Wilson College from 1998 -2001 where she completed her degree in Psychology.

Jen has been part of our full time staff since 2001. She continues to enjoy learning about the sport of gymnastics by attending yearly conferences held by USA Gymnastics, an organization which she holds a professional membership with. She has also been Safety Certified through this organization.

Jessie DeShong Coach

Jessie DeShong has been at GCH for the past fifteen years. She began gymnastics at age 8 and has been hooked ever since!
After being a part of the Hershey Aerials competitive team, Jessie began coaching. Since graduating in 2001, Jessie has been working full time at GCH. In addition to head coaching the little aerials preteam and level 4 competitive team, Jessie also enjoys working with preschool and recreational classes.

Melissa Deroba Coach

Melissa (Missy) Deroba started gymnastics at the age of 8 in her hometown of Sunbury, PA. She stayed with gymnastics until she was a 16 yr old Level 7 - that's when she started coaching.

In 1997, Missy graduated from Millersville University and began coaching full time at GCH and she's been hooked on this gymnastics club ever since.

"At our gym, I have the opportunity to work with all levels of competitive gymnasts, and also every level of preschool and recreational classes. I really enjoy the variety this gives me each day."

Katie Peters Coach

Kathryn ?, Kathleen ?, Catherine ?, .....”Keep trying Doug”, you’ll get it eventually....it’s just good and simple ....Katie”.

That was the start of the conversation with our “newest” coach Katie Peters. If that last name sounds familiar, it should......there is some serious DNA patterning going on between GCH Founder and Owner Lynn Peters and Katie....ugh....like...mother and daughter!! I quickly found out that Katie is as friendly, positive and unassuming as her mom.

Katie’s credentials in the field of Sports Medicine/Athletic Training are World Class. After graduating Hershey, HS in 2001, she went on to complete her BA in Sports Medicine /Athletic Training from the University of Pittsburgh in 2006 and recently (May 2008) received her Masters in Rehabilitative Sciences from the University of Florida. She is a Certified Exercise Specialist and is qualified to both train elite athletes and in the rehabilitation of sports injuries.

In addition to the outstanding academic achievements, she has completed and coached here at GCH through her High School and early college years. She recently relocated here from Gainesville, Florida with her two yellow Labs – Roxie and Brutus and a Golden Retriever named Aspen.

We are indeed fortunate that “Katie” has returned “home” to GCH and are certain that she will make an immediate impact to the conditioning, health, and safety of GCH’s training programs.

Welcome Home Katie!!!!!!