Our Coaches

Kim Mazzei, Co-Director Kim has coached cheerleading for 21 years. She started off with CYO and then founded Jersey Lightning All - Stars in 1999. Kim has coached several National and International Champion teams and stunt teams throughout her career at Jersey Lightning. She now is Co - Director with Laurie Harvey.

Laurie Harvey, Co-Director Laurie Harvey has been coaching for the past 13 years and has the pleasure of working with her co-Director to develop their teams to into National champions. Laurie firmly believes that winning competitions is a product of believing in oneself on and off the mat.

Jamie Kiffer Jamie has been a part of Jersey Lightning since 2001. She cheered on Sr 3, stunt team, and currently competes on our Open Hip Hop team. She has experience in both all star and recreational cheerleading. She has been coaching for 4 years and is very eager to take on the Sr 3 team this season. When Jamie is not in the gym, she works full time as a Product Designer for a Luxury Linen company.

Arielle Mazzei Arielle has been with Jersey Lightning All-Stars since 2000. She cheered on the JLAS Sr 3, stunt team, and is now on the Open Hip Hop team. Arielle was also on Sacred Heart University's cheerleading team and CT Spirit's Level 6 team for a short time. She is now one of the coaches for the Sr 3 team for this 2011-2012 season.
Amanda Ustupski Amanda has competitively cheered since she was 9 years old for Jersey Lightning. This will be her 5th year coaching. Amanda has previously coached our Mini and Youth Level 1 teams, she will be coaching our Junior Level 2 team this season. She is in her Junior year of college pursuing her Bachelor's degree in Psychology.
Kaitlyn Zienowicz Kaitlyn is a chemical engineer for the U.S. Army. She has cheered and has been involved with Jersey Lightning All Stars since it has started. She currently is on the Open Hip Hop team, for the second year. She is currently coaching the Junior Level 2 team, for the first time.
Jaime Whritenhour Jaime has been involved with cheer and dance since she was 3 years old. After moving to Boonton, Jaime decided to try out for a competitive cheerleading team (soon to be Jersey Lightning), as her dance studio was too far to continue classes. From the minute she stepped into the cheer gym for try outs she was hooked! She moved on to become a Co-Captain, and almost 10 years later, Jaime is still actively involved with Jersey Lightning - dancing for the Open Hip Hop team, and coaching the Junior Hip Hop team. Thanks to Kim Mazzei and Laurie Harvey, Jaime has been given the opportunity to work with Jersey Lightning while still continuing with college and working towards a career in the Fashion Industry. Jaime hopes to be involved with her "Jersey Lightning Family" for many more years and is excited for what's to come!