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Gymnastics has been a part of Tammy's life for the past 30 years. Growing up participating in community recreational programs she learned a back handspring which would open many doors for her in the years to come. As a high school cheerleader, Tammy competed regionally and then pursued the activity on the college level at Fresno State University.  As a college cheerleader and summer cheerleading camp instructor she began working with young cheerleaders and traveled the western United States developing friendships that last to this day.  Tammy opened PEAK Elite in November of 2005.  The business continues to be a labor of love for the Positive, Energetic, Athletic Kids that weekly walk through the doors.  In addition to PEAK Elite, Tammy owns the Aloha Spirit Championships and Golden State Spirit Association where she produces cheerleading competitions.  She loves to provide opportunities for young people to gain self-confidence and increase self-esteem through personal achievement.  Tammy credits the success of her businesses to her amazing staff.  She follows the quote by Ronald Reagan, "Surround yourself with the best people you can find, delegate authority, and don't interfere as long as the policy you've decided upon is being carried out."

Gymnastics Director

Mary Ayotte-Law started loving gymnastics as a young girl watching Olga Korbut in the 1972 Olympic Games. When her family moved to Gresham in 1973 her dream to start gymnastics became a reality. At 14 years of age she began her career at Gresham Gymnastics Club with coach Pat Lloyd. She competed for 4 years with Mr. Lloyd, advancing to Class 1. She also competed for Gresham High School with coach Judy Sandoval and was the Oregon State High School champion on balance beam and floor exercise in 1976. In 1978 she was awarded a partial athletic scholarship at Oregon State University with coaches Ron Ludwig, Bryan Lea, Jackie Johnson and Jill Jory (Hicks). Mary won the West Regional All-Around title that year and led Oregon State to its first trip to the National Championships. She earned a full athletic scholarship and led Oregon State to 4 West Regional team championships and 4 straight trips to the National Championships, earning OSU’s highest team finish twice at 4th place.

Mary won the West Regional All-Around title all four years and was an Individual Event finalist at the National Championships 3 years, earning her 7 top ten finishes, 3 first team All-American awards and the National Championship in Floor Exercise in 1982. Mary was awarded the American Award in 1982 as the outstanding senior as voted on nationally by the coaches. She was also awarded an NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship which enabled her to complete her Master’s degree in Education at Oregon State University.

Mary has been inducted into the Oregon State University Sports Hall of Fame and the State of Oregon Sports Hall of Fame.

Mary was a part-time assistant coach at Oregon State for several years and then became the floor manager for home meets in 1990. She has managed every home meet in Gill Coliseum since then including numerous PAC 10 Championships and West Regional Championships as well as 3 NCAA National Championships. She considers her positive professional relationship with judges, coaches and event management staff throughout the years as a highlight in her years of service to Oregon State University.

Mary has taught courses in the Physical Activity Courses program at Oregon State University since 1990 including gymnastics, tumbling, body sculpting and Pilates. She particularly enjoys teaching beginning gymnastics and tumbling to college students who have never had the opportunity to participate in the sport.

Mary has been the Director of Gymnastics at PEAK Elite since its inception and enjoys providing a positive place for children to learn and love gymnastics.

Mary is married to Randy Law and has four children, David, Christina, Sarah and Jaime.

Birthday Party Helper

Alex is currently a Level 7 Gymnast on the PEAK Elite gymnastics team. She started competitive gymnastics at PEAK in 2006 and her favorite event is beam. Alex is a sophomore at Cresent Valley High School this year.

Gymnastics & Cheer Instructor

Gymnastics Instructor

Christina is a junior at Corvallis High School. She has worked at PEAK since she was thirteen, coaching all levels from Little Tumblers to entry level competitive team. Christina was a gymnast from 1999-2007. She competed levels 5-7 for Kidspirit, Beaver Gymnastics Academy and PEAK Elite, and was a 4-time state championship qualifier. Her favorite events are beam and floor. She also is involved with choreography process for the optional team by cutting and modifying floor exercise music.

Gymnastics Instructor & Office Assistant

Echo first worked at Peak Elite her senior year in High School. She was a varsity cheerleader for West Albany where she was nominated for All-American three years in a row. Echo is a NASM Certified Personal Trainer and plans to continue her education in the Health and Exercise field. 

Gymnastics Instructor

Gymnastics Instructor, Preschool Gymnastics Director, & Stepping Stones Assistant Teacher

Jakobi competed in gymnastics growing up, starting at the age of 3.  She later coached at a gym in Washington.  Jakobi graduated for the University of Idaho with a degree in Early Childhood Education and Development.  She taught pre-school for 1 year and Kindergarten for 2 years before moving to Oregon and joining Peak Elite.

Team Coach

Jereme was born and raised in san francisco where she started gymnastics at age 6 and competed throughout high school. She joined the OSU gym team in 2008 but retired early from the sport due to injury. Jereme is a junior at oregon state and is majoring in early education.

Gymnastics Instructor

Gymnastics Instructor

Special Events Coordinator

Head Team Coach

Kera or more commonly known as K.B, was born and raised in Lake Oswego, Oregon and started gymnastics at the age of 6.  She competed as a level 10 gymnast throughout high school. In 2005, Kera joined the OSU gymnastics team where she competed on scholarship and was named team captain in 2008.  She trained all 4 events but specialized on bars and floor.  

Kera graduated in 2009 with a Bachelor of Science in Exercise and Sport Science and a minor in Psychology, making Pac-10 honorable mention and All-Academic 2nd team honors.  Along with being the head team coach at Peak Elite, Kera is the volunteer coach for the OSU gymnastics team.  She loves the sport of gymnastics and has found a great passion in coaching it!

Team Coach

Assistant Director, Office Manager, & Gymnastics & Cheerleading Instructor

Lacey was born in Klamath Falls, OR where she started gymnastics at age 5 and continuted until her freshman year of high school. In her final season of gymnastics she competed level 7. Her favorite event was the uneven bars.

In high school Lacey did both cheerleading and pole vaulting. She continued cheerleading at Oregon State University, where she graduated in 2006 with a degree in Exercise and Sports Science.

Post graduation has been quite an adventure filled with many opportunities which now has led her to the PEAK Elite family. Lacey works as the assistant director and office manager as well as teaching rec and pre-team. She also helps with the Stepping Stones pre-school as well as Golden State Spirit Association.

Gymnastics Instructor

Special Events Coordinator

Stepping Stones Teacher

Sandy has been teaching preschool and working with parents for many years. After updating her degree in Early Childhood education, she taught classroom management and literacy based curriculum workshops for teachers.

Sandy feels a burden to weave all of the developmental areas (literature, math, science art and music) together so that they reinforce one another. This also caters to the variety of learning styles that might be represented within each group of children.

A major focus in Sandy’s classroom is to help children develop their social skills. This is accomplished through purposeful role modeling, nurturing positive peer interactions and using kind, thoughtful words. A spirit of unity and cooperation is fostered when each child is empowered to do their part to take care of our classroom. It is her desire to have children leave class excited about the discoveries they’ve become aware of and for them be excited about learning.

Gymnastics Instructor

Team Coach

Stefanie is currently majoring in Human Development and Family Sciences at Oregon State University, where she is also a contracted Army ROTC cadet. Stefanie was a competitive gymnast for over ten years until she tore her Achilles Tendon training for level 10. Now she just enjoys coaching young girls the sport that she loves.

Stepping Stones Director

Tania graduated from OSU with a Bachelor of Science in HDFS. She was blessed to be able to stay home with her children until her youngest was in school full time. Tania has been back teaching for the last 7 years.

Stepping Stones Preschool was started in 2008. It is a fun, nontraditional classroom, nestled up against the woods, with an incredible playground for the children - the gym! Tania is constantly amazed at how the children respond to gymnastics and the confidence building that comes with overcoming the challenges that present themselves in the gym (their playground). Tania and the children love it here; they have fun and are learning while becoming strong and confident. Tania’s passions for teaching include science/nature, art, and children's literacy.

The Stepping Stones program started Kindergarten in 2009. The curriculums used are Zoo Phonics, Core Knowledge and Saxon Math. The children have gymnastics and Spanish two times a week, along with monthly field trips. The small classroom environment provides many opportunities for purposeful and engaged learning.