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Brandi Allen
State Director - North Carolina & South Carolina

Brandi is the UCA State Director for North Carolina. She can help you throughout your entire season in numerous ways. Here are just a few of the many things that Brandi can do for you:

-Help you select judges and prepare for your teams tryouts
-Help you choose the best summer camp for your team
-Register your team for camp
-Register your team for any regional competition
-Update your invoice/registrations if you have changes that need to be made
-Provide the tools you need to start, build, and maintain a successful cheer team program at your school or in your community.

Get to Know Brandi!

Hometown: East Bend, North Carolina
Education: University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Favorite TV Show: Prison Break
Favorite aspect of cheerleading: Leadership! I love to see young people develop leadership skills and confidence through cheerleading that they will carry for the rest of their lives.
Advice: You as a coach have the opportunity to positively shape the lives of each cheerleader un your program! Be knowledgeable, encouraging, and consistent. Have enthusiasm and be STRONG motivator for your teams. Be up to date on the latest stunt techniques and safety standards. Start each season off by coming to UCA Summer Camps to jumpstart success and keep it going strong all year long!
Favorite Quote: : "Make the most of yourself, for that is all there is of you." - Ralph Waldo Emerson

Kristen Carter
State Director - Virginia & East Florida

Kristen is the UCA State Director for Virginia and East Florida. She can help you throughout your entire season in numerous ways. Here are just a few of the many things that Kristen can do for you:

-Help you select judges and prepare for your teams tryouts
-Help you choose the best summer camp for your team
-Register your team for camp
-Register your team for any regional competition
-Update your invoice/registrations if you have changes that need to be made
-Provide the tools you need to start, build, and maintain a successful cheer team program at your school or in your community.

Get to know Kristen!

Hometown: Davie County, NC
Education: Hawaii Pacific University
Favorite TV show: Nancy Grace & Will and Grace
Favorite aspect of cheerleading: The comradery that is developed through the experience of a cheerleading season. You may forget the cheer you did your senior year - but you will never forget who you cheered with and the good times you had with them!
Advice: You are in a position to make a difference in your cheerleaders lives because they represent you and your program wherever they go... by setting the tone of your cheer program with integrity, good sportsmanship, discipline, and FUN - your cheerleaders will carry these values with them throughout their life experiences!
Favorite Quote: "Coming together is a beginning. Keeping together is progress. Working together is Success." - Henry Ford

Sherry Cooney
State Director - Georgia

Sherry is the UCA State Director for Georgia. She can help you throughout your entire season in numerous ways. Here are just a few of the many things that Sherry can do for you:

-Help you select judges and prepare for your teams tryouts
-Help you choose the best summer camp for your team
-Register your team for camp
-Register your team for any regional competition
-Update your invoice/registrations if you have changes that need to be made
-Provide the tools you need to start, build, and maintain a successful cheer team program at your school or in your community.

Get to Know Sherry!

Hometown: Fairfax, Virginia
Education: George Mason University - M.E.D., Counseling & Development
Favorite TV show: Anything on ESPN
Favorite aspect of cheerleading: Watching the transformation from individuals to team.
Advice: My parents always told me, "If you want something, it's up to you to achieve it."
Favorite Quote: "The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy." - Martin Luther King, Jr.

Kat Frisk
State Director of West Florida

Kat is the UCA State Director for West Florida. She can help you throughout your entire season in numerous ways. Here are just a few of the many things that Kat can do for you:

-Help you select judges and prepare for your teams tryouts
-Help you choose the best summer camp for your team
-Register your team for camp
-Register your team for any regional competition
-Update your invoice/registrations if you have changes that need to be made
-Provide the tools you need to start, build, and maintain a successful cheer team program at your school or in your community.

Get to know Kat!

Hometown: Valrico, FL
Education: Johnson & Wales University
Favorite TV Show: Reba
Favorite aspect of cheerleading: Cheerleading has given me the opportunities to not only grow as a person, but to also meet people that I will never forget. The amazing friendships that I have made in the cheerleading world will last forever!
Advice: Never hold back... Always be up-front with what you expect, and you will receive what you want!
Favorite Quote: "The softest pillow in the world, is the one with a clear conscience."

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