David has been involved with Gigueres since its conception. Established by his parents in 1973, he coached through his young adult years, and took over the business in 1988. Over the years he spearheaded several expansions, building the facility into the twelve program sports facility is it today; easily one of the premier children sports facilities in the New England area.

In 2016, Dave launched a new endeavor with his daughter, Caraline Giguere and good friend Eric Matta: Ultimate Obstacles in West Boylston, Ma. UO has quickly developed into one of the largest and highest quality Indoor Ninja Warrior and OCR training centers in New England. Together, they are working on franchising UO.

After a rather lackluster career as a high school gymnast, Paul started part-time at Gigueres in 1979 while attending UMass/Amherst, and went directly into coaching full-time upon graduation with his BS in P.E. Serving as Team Director, Head Coach, and Preschool Program Director, David Giguere and he purchased the gym in 1988; subsequently tripling the size of the facility and opening Discovery Schoolhouse. He has received recognition for helping coach hundreds of athletes to State, Regional, National, and Collegiate prominence in the Women’s, Men’s, and Trampoline disciplines of USA Gymnastics.

Since retiring as MassUSAG State and School Committee Chair, he mentors entrepreneurs, volunteers within his community, coaches the Boys Team here at Gigueres, and enjoys getting beat at golf by his adult son.

Ashley has been with Gigueres for many years. She started her journey with us teaching PreK at Discovery School House as well as filling the role of director of the afterschool program. She is now general manager of Gigueres. Ashley holds a degree from Anna Maria College in Human Development Human Services and enjoys working with the community very much, especially with children.

Robyn has been a part of the Discovery School House family since 2009. She is certified by Massachusetts Department of Early Education and Care as a Lead Preschool Teacher, Infant/Toddler Teacher and is Director 1 Certified. Robyn is also part of The Central Massachusetts Director Associations and is first aid and CPR certified. Robyn received her early childhood education from Quinsigamond Community College and Worcester State University. Robyn has primarily been our lead PreK teacher for the past 11 years and has recently taken on the role as Director.

I have been employed at Gigueres for the past 18 years. I have lived in the area all my life. Graduating from South High Community School followed by earning a B.S. degree in Psychology from Worcester State College(University). In my years at Gigueres I have managed the Pro Shop, ordered all team apparel, worked at the front desk as a secretary and have now attained the position of Office Manager. I enjoy the interaction with parents and students, on a daily basis. I have watched the students grow and achieve their goals and have formed relationships with many Gigueres families, and hope to create more of these bonds in the future.

Courtney has been working at Gigueres for 10 years. She is the head coach of the Xcel program and currently works with the Gold, Platinum, and Diamond divisions. Along with Xcel, she has worked with all levels of JO and is currently the level 2 coach. Courtney started gymnastics at Gigueres at the age of 3 and went on to compete through her senior year of high school. In her freshman year of college, she competed for the URI club gymnastics team.

Courtney received her Bachelor’s degree in Psychology from Framingham State and then went on to received her Master’s in Social Work at Springfield College. Along with coaching, she is also a school counselor. In her free time, she enjoys spending time with her fiancé, friends, and family.

A former Giguere’s gymnast, Recreation Director Colleen Walsh Cecchi’s teaching is influenced by a Bachelor’s of Art in Dance, a minor in Health and Wellness Education, many years coaching competitive and recreational gymnastics and teaching dance, and dancing and choreographing professionally in Boston. With over ten years of experience teaching movement to students ages three to seventy three, Colleen cultivates a space for each student to investigate the unknown, to observe, challenge, and to appreciate oneself. Colleen also teaches Gigueres’ yoga classes.

Colleen has studied movement at the American Dance Festival on full scholarship, the Trinity Laban Conservatoire, Ursinus College, and at various festivals and programs in Boston. She completed her yoga teacher training with Boston Yoga School under the guidance of Amy Wren and Susannah van der Wende.

Sarah trained locally in Auburn for 15 years where she competed regionally and nationally, both as a soloist and group performer. As a member and treasurer of  the Clark University Dance Society, she choreographed and performed in routines for local performances as well as fundraising events. In 2008 she performed in the Orange Bowl halftime show in Orlando Florida. She has taught various age groups from preschoolers to high school competitive teams. Sarah has been teaching dance locally for 8 years. She now teaches dance at our Worcester location as well as our Leicester location.

Sean is head coach of our trampoline team. Sean was a member of the United Stated National trampoline team and competed in the Olympic trials. Sean works with all levels of trampoline athletes. He is a current, Guinness world record holder for highest team bounce. Sean also performs with Flippenout Productions based in Holland Ma., which has performed all over the world for millions of people. The group has traveled as far as Hong Kong.

Sarah Cutroni is the Marketing Director for Gigueres as well as the Event Coordinator and front desk associate for our Gigueres Trampoline location in Webster. She has been with the company since 2017.

Aimee has been with Gigueres for many years. She has been involved with our afterschool program and recently was promoted to the director of Kids Club. Aimee is very dedicated to the program and loves to work with children. She enjoys providing a fun atmosphere for children of all ages.

Jaymi has been with Gigueres since the summer of 2017. She works in the office, on summer camp, recreation classes, and became one of our birthday parties co-directors in 2019. She is also a student at Worcester State University, where she studies History and Political Science with minors in Pre-Law and Computer Science. She is also a member of and choreographer for Worcester State’s dance company.

Olivia has been employed at Gigueres since the spring of 2016. As a former Gigueres competitive gymnast, she has a passion for teaching and working with children. Olivia is a former Xcel coach, recreational class teacher, the current summer mighty camp manager, and birthday party director. She is also a student at Bridgewater State University, where she is double majoring in elementary education and mathematics.

Stephanie has worked at Gigueres for 1 year. Stephanie coaches the bronze and silver Xcel team. Stephanie did gymnastics from the time she could walk until her senior year. Stephanie received her Bachelors from Curry College with a double major in Elementary Education and Integrated Liberal Studies and recently received her Masters in Elementary Education from Worcester State.
Stephanie loves going to the beach and hanging out with family and friends.

Morgan has worked at Gigueres for 8 years. She taught REC classes for 5 years and this will be her third year coaching team. She has coached pre hot shots through level 4. Morgan mostly coaches bars and vault. She was a gymnast at Gigueres for 13 years and competed in the JO program up to Level 10.

Morgan went to the University of Rhode Island and competed as a club gymnast. She received bachelor’s degrees in both Elementary Education and Human Development and Family Studies. Along with coaching, Morgan teaches First grade for Worcester Public Schools and is working towards her master’s in Special Education at Assumption College.

Abby was a part of the competitive team at Gigueres from ages 4-12. Abby then shifted her focus to coaching and started our Junior Staff training program at age 13. Due to her high commitment level, she became an employee soon after working with camps, classes, Xcel silver and bronze, pre teams and JO level 2-4. Abby is a junior in high school where she plays field hockey, while also juggling her coaching responsibilities. She enjoys working with kids and wants to explore her interests in Elementary Education in her college career.

Kenar started her journey with us a recreational student, who then went on to compete on the Prep Optional Team (now Xcel) until the age of 18. Kenar then went on to study Kinesiology with a minor in Psychology at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. Kenar started her coaching career while away at college, however she always wanted to come full circle back to her second home, Gigueres.

Upon graduating, Kenar starting working at Gigueres and has been with us for six years. She brings a high level of knowledge and appreciation for the human body and the importance of strength and conditioning and injury prevention. Kenar works closely with both the Xcel and JO Program. You can catch Kenar either dancing to Spanish music in the gym or fulfilling her love of traveling.