Meet our Awesome Staff

Maya

As a former competitive gymnast for Bronco, I’m thrilled to be back and entering my third year as a coach. I’m passionate about motivating the next generation of gymnasts and love coaching beam and floor! Alongside coaching, I’m currently pursuing a nursing degree at Boise State. In my free time, I love spending quality moments with my friends, family, and my two adorable dogs!

Savannah “Cakes” Adams

Savannah is a former Bronco Elite Gymnast who is excited to be back in the gym coaching! She loves cats and in her free time she enjoys hanging out with her friends and exploring!

Kheri Armer-Newell
 
Kheri grew up in a small town in Northern Arizona, first getting into gymnastics at the local YMCA because there was no option for diving, a sport her mom would have preferred her to be in.  After 10+ years of competitive gymnastics, Kheri moved to the Valley of the Sun to pursue an interior design degree during which time she was able to find an adult gymnastics class and get back into the gym. After completing an interior design degree, Kheri started working for the US Forest Service as a Wildland Firefighter during the fire season and traveling the rest of the year. Her love for architecture and the outdoors came together and she returned to school, ultimately graduating with a Bachelor of Science in Landscape Architecture from Arizona State University.

Since moving to Boise with her family, Kheri works as a landscape designer in the Treasure Valley and coaches at Bronco Gymnastics.  Kheri loves to watch as the kids progress in their gymnastics abilities, including her 2 daughters, the excitement they have when learning new skills and the pride kids feel when they realize what they can accomplish.

When Kheri isn’t at the gym or designing outdoor living spaces, she loves to travel, and most anything outdoors with her family.  She is ecstatic to be able to get back into the gym to practice and coach the sport she loves, once again.
 

Amanda

Hi! My name is Amanda Pezina! I am currently a junior at Boise State studying elementary education! I have been coaching for 4 years and have loved every second of it! In my free time I enjoy hanging out with friends, going to concerts, and being outside!!

Shelly Carnes

Shelly has been coaching since 1989. She has degrees from BSU in Social Science and History. Shelly loves dogs, traveling, being outdoors and spending time with family and friends.

Payton Hollinger

I’m currently a student at BSU pursuing a Kinesiology degree! I was a competitive gymnast for 13 years and I am so excited that I get to continue to be involved in this sport by coaching. In my free time I love to be outdoors.

Mackayla “Mac” Howell

I was a competitive gymnast here at Bronco growing up. I’m so excited to come back as a coach and work with amazing people! In my free time i enjoy hanging out with my friends & family, being outside in the sun, working out, & traveling.
Carley Lowe
 
I have been with Bronco Elite a total of 10 years, taking a break to get married and have two children. I’m originally from Oregon and graduated from Oregon State with a Bachelor’s degree in Exercise and Sports Science. I was a gymnast for 15 years and fell in love with the sport early on. I love coaching team gymnastics and watching the girls progress. My favorite event to coach is bars.
 
In my free time I love spending time with my family, going to the lake, hiking with my dogs and running. I also truly enjoy watching my kids do sports and become athletes themselves. My plan for the future is be be my kids biggest cheerleader and support them in all they do. And, continue to coach the sport I love.
 

Halle

Halle is a senior at BSU with a major in Kinesiology and a music production certificate. She has always loved kids so helping with camp is where she loves to be.

Hope Masiado

Hope received  a BBA in Human Resource Management from BSU in 2022. She was a member of the BSU gymnastics team and is pursuing a Master’s Degree in Athletic Leadership while working as a graduate assistant in the Athletic Department.

Brittani Roe
 
Brittani has been coaching for 10 years, and has been at Bronco for 7 years. Not only is she an amazing coach, but she’s also a Junior High Special Education teacher! She also is the director of the Montana Miss Amazing program, and she competes in pageants on her own!
 

Kelsey

Gymnastics has been a huge part of my life from the age of 3 when I started preschool all the way up until I was 14 competing on the team for a few years. I have since found a passion in coaching the sport and am so grateful to still be a part of it. Outside of the gym I am a makeup artist, hiker, concert goer, and cat lover.

Dawn Smith

I was a gymnast for 15 years! I’ve coached gymnastics for 6 years, 3 of those being at Bronco. I love coaching beam and bars! In my free time I like to spend time with my friends, watch reality TV, and spend time outside! I will be graduating this May from BSU and plan on continuing to coach for Bronco while pursuing a career in the criminal justice field.

Samantha Smith

Bronco Gymnastics welcomes a former BSU gymnastics team member as a coach. Samantha Smith is from Auburn Washington and was 2016 Region Champion in the all-around, finished fourth on floor and seventh on vault at the 2017 Junior Olympic Nationals in 2017. She was a vault, beam and floor standout on the BSU Gymnastics team while majoring in Business Administration. In her senior year (2022), Samantha appeared in all 10 meets on vault and made one appearance on floor…scored a season-high 9.850 on vault against BYU.

Kinsee Storer
 
Kinsee joins Bronco Gymnastics as a summer camp counselor. She enjoys working with kid and will be graduating from Inspire Connections Academy in 2024. In her spare time she loves to be outside rafting, rock climbing, fishing and cycling.
 

Stella Thornfeldt

I am a former Bronco Gymnastics gymnast and I essentially grew up at Bronco. I’m a junior at Boise High School and I’ve been coaching since 2023. I absolutely love coaching and seeing our mini broncos grow as gymnasts. When I’m not coaching, I enjoy traveling, spending time with my family and friend in McCall and being involved in my community!

Lexi Walmer

I am a former Bronco Gymnast for around 12 years. I recently too a break from coaching to open a salon in downtown Boise, but I am back coaching the optional team full time! My favorite thing to do is choreograph floor routines. In my spare time I enjoy weight lifting, painting and traveling.

Athletic Director

Brandon Paine

Brandon grew up in Oregon and after taking long walks on the beach he coached in 4 states and 3 regions. He served as a Graduate Teaching /Coaching Assistant at Western Oregon University and Iowa State University. Later he taught college courses at Phoenix College and Great Basin College where was the PE Department Chair. Coaching primarily vault, he was a Volunteer Assistant Coach with Boise State for 7 years. In grad school he earned a MS degree in Health & Human Performance. Brandon has been the Idaho Optional Coach of the Year and a Region 2 Coach of the Year nominee multiple times. In his spare time he enjoys camping, mountain biking, rock climbing, white water rafting, snowboarding, and collecting squishmallows (for future destruction).