Meet the Instructors

  • Suzi Otuafi

    Owner and Head Optional Coach

    Suzi joined Flips as a gymnast in 1980,and competed for the Flips team for 10 years. She was a 2 time state champion and achieved the Elite level by the age of 12. After marrying her high school sweetheart, Suzi began coaching for Flips for the next 15 years. During those 15 years of coaching she had many state and regional champions. In 2006 when her coaches and then owners of Flips took a college coaching job, the opportunity arose and Suzi proudly became the owner of Flips. Suzi is passionate about the sport of gymnastics and Flips as it has always been her home and has taught her many life skills that she always strives to pass down to her athletes. Suzi has 4 children who have all been top level athletes including her 2 girls who were collegiate level gymnasts. Besides gymnastics Suzi loves to just hang out and enjoy her family.

  • Amanda Otuafi Dixon

    Team Coach, Tumble Bugs, and Bees/Bunnies Instructor

    Gymnastics has a part of Amanda's life since the day she was born, and Flips has always been her home away from home. After her club career at Flips Amanda attended Boise State University on a full ride gymnastics scholarship. While at Boise State she met her husband Cody who was also a student athlete. Cody and Amanda have been together since 2011 and have a beautiful son named Kashton. As a coach Amanda is honored to have the opportunity to teach and instill the life lessons that gymnastics has taught her into the young athletes at Flips.

  • Tessa Otuafi

    Team Coach

    Tessa has grown up at flips gymnastics. Starting in the mommy and me classes and working her way up to being a level 10. After her club career Tessa followed in her sister Amanda’s footsteps and went to Boise State for gymnastics where she competed vault and floor on the team for 5 years. As a coach Tessa enjoys helping young athletes see the potential in themselves and help them work to achieve their goals.

  • Brianne Doherty

    Office Manager

    Brianne started coaching at Flips in 2013. She started out coaching our Kindergym program and with our students in the tumblebus program. In 2017 she took over office duties and has become our office manager. Brianne loves seeing all of our students each day and getting to know all of our Flips families.

  • Jadacie Durst

    Xcel Bronze/Silver Team Coach, Recreational, and Kindergym Instructor

    Jadacie started her gymnastics career at Flips in a Bees/Bunnies class at the age of 2. She became a Level 10 gymnast at Flips and went on to do gymnastics at Seattle Pacific where she earned an athletic scholarship. Jadacie loves to see the kids she coaches grow in the sport that she has always loved and enjoys sharing her passion with them.

  • Makenna Scott

    Level 3/4/5 & Xcel Gold, Platinum, Diamond Team Coach

  • Aurora Osburn

    Beginner Instructor

    Aurora has been a gymnast at Flips for 13 years. She likes coaching because she gets to help grow by learning new skills. A fun fact about Aurora is that she can speak a little bit of French and Spanish.

  • Bethany Laslo

    Red Hots, Beginner Girls, and Beginner Boys Coach

    Bethany was a Flips Gymnast for 12 years and started coaching in High School. Her favorite part about coaching is that she gets to teach kids a sport that is fun and that she enjoys herself.

  • Leah Fisher

    Recreational Class Instructor

    Leah loves working with children and watching them improve and grow through the sport of gymnastics. She was a gymnast for 12 years before she started coaching.

  • Leila Dean

    Coach

  • Tamara Nickerson

    Coach

  • Yazmin Maya

    Kindergym Instructor

    Yazmin loves working with kids and enjoys helping them improve in their basic skills. She is working towards a Bachelors degree in nueroscience with the goal of becoming a pediatric optometrist.

  • Lorena Dominguez

    Coach

  • Chase Burns

    Coach

  • Gracey Garlock

    Coach

  • Niah Morris

    Coach

  • Abby Hartman

    Coach

    I am a senior in high school and I have done competitive cheer leading and tumbling for 13 years. I am also currently on a 4 time national champion cheer team. I have always loved working with kids, especially when it comes to learning new skills. I love seeing all the progress that each kid makes everyday.

  • Jasmine Brown

    Coach