OUR COACHES
KATIE RICE, HEAD COACH
Katie was a competitive synchronized swimmer from the ages of 7 through 19. Competing first with the Troy Sculpins and later with the New York Arianas, both in Upstate New York. Katie competed in the Adirondack Association and East Zone, as well as at Junior Nationals, Age Group Nationals and U.S. Opens. Katie is entering her 7th year as Head Coach of Cambridge Synchro. She is only the 4th Head Coach since its founding in 1985.
Katie graduated from Boston College in 2007 with a B.A. in Studio Art and from Sage Graduate School in 2010 with a Master of Arts in Teaching for Art Education. She is an Art Teacher in the Worcester Public Schools.
Katie graduated from Boston College in 2007 with a B.A. in Studio Art and from Sage Graduate School in 2010 with a Master of Arts in Teaching for Art Education. She is an Art Teacher in the Worcester Public Schools.
HALLE ARNOLD, ASSISTANT COACH
LESLIE JACKSON, ASSISTANT COACH
Leslie participated in synchronized swimming competitively for 7 years, first with the Troy Sculpins and then the New York Arianas. Throughout these years, Leslie competed locally at Adirondack Association and East Zone events and nationally at Age Group Nationals and U.S. Opens. Prior to joining Cambridge Synchro, Leslie worked with the intermediate swimmers of the Hamden Heronettes Synchronized Swim Team, in Hamden, Connecticut.
Leslie graduated from the University of Connecticut in 2008 with a B.S. in Accounting and from the University at Albany in 2009 with a M.S. in Professional Accountancy. She is a certified public accountant and currently works for Deloitte & Touche.
Leslie graduated from the University of Connecticut in 2008 with a B.S. in Accounting and from the University at Albany in 2009 with a M.S. in Professional Accountancy. She is a certified public accountant and currently works for Deloitte & Touche.
LIANA LITSKY, ASSISTANT COACH
KAYLA MOSES, ASSISTANT COACH
Kayla was a competitive synchronized swimmer from ages 7 to 21. She started her career swimming for the CDYMCA Sculpins in Albany, NY and later swam for the Wheaton College Synchronized Swimming team. During her time at Wheaton she completed a B.A. in Neuroscience and in the pool earned multiple All-Collegiate and All-American awards. Kayla has taught regular and synchronized swimming specific lessons since the age of 16 for various age group teams and organizations.
BETTY RANSOHOFF, ASSISTANT COACH
Betty began
swimming for the Tonawanda Aquettes in New York when she was nine years
old. She swam for seven years competing at the Age Group, Junior
Olympic and Junior and Senior National levels. In 1978 she and her team
won the Junior National Team Competition. Betty also swam
competitively for her high schools and at MIT. She began coaching as a
volunteer for Cambridge Synchro about seven years ago when her daughter
Jaime was swimming. She has continued to coach for Cambridge when needed
and is a USA Synchro Level 2 certified coach.
Betty graduated from MIT in 1984 with a BS in Chemical Engineering. She worked for IBM for 10 years as a thin film Process Development Engineer and as a Systems Engineer. She and her husband Tom live in Lexington and have three children.
Betty graduated from MIT in 1984 with a BS in Chemical Engineering. She worked for IBM for 10 years as a thin film Process Development Engineer and as a Systems Engineer. She and her husband Tom live in Lexington and have three children.
LESLIE SCIASCIA, FOUNDER AND ASSISTANT COACH
Leslie founded the Cambridge Synchro club in 1985 when former Cambridge Recreation Department Director Donna Cameron saw her sculling ballet legs in an effort to rehab a broken elbow and asked her to teach synchro lessons. Initially certified to coach under former USA Synchro President Nancy Wightman, Leslie eventually obtained Level III/IV Coaching, and Level V (Zone Retaining) Judging status before retiring from the deck in 1996 to a chilly existence in ice hockey rinks and on soccer fields with her two children, now grown. Leslie returned to coaching in 2010.
Leslie graduated in 1980 from the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor with a double B.A. in English and History, and holds a Masters in Public Health (Law) from Boston University. She has worked as Assistant Director of a neighborhood health care center owned by Children's Hospital, a Technical Writer and Contracts Negotiator for Lotus Development Corporation, and runs an expert consulting practice with her physician husband. She enjoyed both synchronized swimming, especially the shows, and competitive dance and volleyball in high school and enjoys the athletic and artistic dynamic of coaching swimmers and seeing them gain confidence and skill from the sport.
Leslie graduated in 1980 from the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor with a double B.A. in English and History, and holds a Masters in Public Health (Law) from Boston University. She has worked as Assistant Director of a neighborhood health care center owned by Children's Hospital, a Technical Writer and Contracts Negotiator for Lotus Development Corporation, and runs an expert consulting practice with her physician husband. She enjoyed both synchronized swimming, especially the shows, and competitive dance and volleyball in high school and enjoys the athletic and artistic dynamic of coaching swimmers and seeing them gain confidence and skill from the sport.