List of Individuals Restricted, Suspended, or Ineligible for Membership in USA Cheer and List of Publicly Available Information Regarding Individuals in the Sport of Cheer

We’ve made some updates to our athlete protection lists to better reflect the different memberships, governing organizations, and their resources. We’ve reformatted this page into the following sections:

  • USA Cheer Members
  • USASF Members
  • Other relevant lists including USA Gymnastics, SafeSport, and the National Sex Offender Registry
  • A list of additional individuals involved in cheer with publicly available information but who are not members of USA Cheer or USASF.

Are you looking for the place to report abuse or misconduct? Click here.

LIST OF INDIVIDUALS RESTRICTED, SUSPENDED, OR INELIGIBLE FOR MEMBERSHIP IN USA CHEER

The following is a list of individuals who USA Cheer has determined are suspended or ineligible for membership in USA Cheer, as well as individuals who are temporarily suspended or subject to temporary measures in connection with their USA Cheer membership pending the resolution of allegations of misconduct.

This list does not include the names of individuals deemed restricted, ineligible, or suspended by other organizations. This list also does not include the names of prospective members who did not pass USA Cheer’s background check. As a result, this list may not be exhaustive. To confirm the membership status of an individual, please contact USA Cheer at membership@usacheer.org.

This list is ordered by Temporary or Permanent, then by last name alphabetically. The search function may also be used to find an individual.

First NameLast NameStatusSourceKnown StatesAffiliationsTypeStatus DetailsAllegations/MisconductAdded
HannaGilmerTemporaryPublic RecordINSchoolCoachIneligible Pending Investigation12/9/2022
Jennifer (Jenni)HawkinsTemporaryPublic RecordOKAll Star, SchoolCoachIneligible Pending InvestigationAdult Teacher/Minor Student3/8/2023
JustinHenryTemporaryUSA CheerTNAll Star, SchoolCoachIneligible Pending Investigation1/3/2023
ThaliaMorenoTemporaryUSA CheerTXAll Star, SchoolCoachSuspended Pending Investigation2/23/2022
ZacharySawyerTemporaryUSA CheerNYAll Star, Youth RecCoachIneligible Pending Investigation3/21/2023
JohnnyTaylorTemporaryUSA CheerMSSchoolCoachSuspended Pending Investigation9/8/2023
Allyn-MichaelEspitia (Holbert)TemporaryUSA CheerTXSchool, All StarCoach, AthleteIneligible Pending InvestigationMember policy violation related to athlete protection4/19/2022
Last update: December 12, 2023 12:23 pm*

USASF RESTRICTED & INELIGIBLE LIST

Individuals on USASF’s Restricted & Ineligible List are also ineligible for USA Cheer membership, or, if an individual’s USASF membership is restricted, the individual’s membership in USA Cheer shall likewise be restricted. USASF’s list can be found here: https://resources.usasfmembers.net/ineligible-list.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Persons ineligible for membership in other sports bodies for issues related to athlete protection, and individuals deemed ineligible or suspended by the U.S. Center for SafeSport, are also ineligible for membership in USA Cheer.  The U.S. Center for SafeSport’s list can be found here: https://uscenterforsafesport.org/response-and-resolution/centralized-disciplinary-database/

USA Cheer reserves the right to impose additional restrictions on, or to otherwise declare an individual ineligible for, membership in USA Cheer based on its own rules, policies, and procedures even if an individual is otherwise eligible for membership in USASF or another organization.

OTHER RESOURCES

Participants in the sport of cheer may also wish to check other resources, including but not limited to the following:

Search the National Sex Offender Registry

Search the U.S. Center for SafeSport Database

USASF Restricted & Ineligible List

USA Gymnastics – Permanently Ineligible

USA Gymnastics – Suspended

PUBLICLY AVAILABLE INFORMATION REGARDING INDIVIDUALS IN THE SPORT OF CHEER

The following is a list of individuals who are not USA Cheer members, and (1) who are involved of the sport of cheer; and (2) were named in publicly available civil or criminal cases and alleged to have engaged in misconduct related to athlete safety. USA Cheer has not independently verified the allegations. This list includes only those individuals USA Cheer has been made aware of; it is not a comprehensive list. This list is not an “ineligible” list, as the individuals on this list have not been USA Cheer members, and thus USA Cheer has not had cause to determine their eligibility.

The information linked in the “Source” column is current as of the date of posting but does not necessarily reflect subsequent proceedings in the applicable case, including, but not limited to, any final disposition.

If you are on this list and believe you have been included in error, please fill out the following form, along with any supporting documentation.

This list is ordered by last name alphabetically. The search function may also be used to find an individual.

First NameLast NameSourceKnown StatesAffiliationsTypeAdded/Updated
BradleyAbrahamsPublic RecordILAll StarCoach8/27/2020
CynthiaAlexanderPublic RecordOKSchoolCoach8/27/2020
Toni RaeAllexyPublic RecordCASchoolCoach8/27/2020
Salvatore (Salvo)AmicoPublic RecordTXSchoolAthlete5/3/2023
EmilyAndersonPublic RecordTXSchoolCoach8/18/2021
TuckerAndersonPublic RecordUTSchoolCoach9/23/2020
Gilberto (Gibby)AnguloPublic RecordCAAll StarCoach5/18/2021
BrianAntichPublic RecordWAAll StarCoach7/31/2022
JoshuaBaleloPublic RecordNVSchoolCoach9/23/2020
Amanda JoBarkerPublic RecordWVSchoolCoach8/27/2020
NicoleBarnhartPublic RecordCOSchoolCoach8/27/2020
ManuelBatsonPublic RecordCTSchoolCoach8/27/2020
Lex LuisBazanPublic RecordTXAll StarCoach10/25/2021
TiffanieBedingerPublic RecordTXSchoolCoach8/27/2020
TraevonBlackPublic RecordSCAll StarCoach9/19/2022
KristoferBlandPublic RecordCAYouth RecCoach8/30/2020
ChristopherBorumPublic RecordGAAll StarCoach8/30/2020
James JeffreyBrittonPublic RecordCOSchoolCoach8/30/2020
AmyBurkePublic RecordNJSchoolCoach8/30/2020
SherryCallihan HairPublic RecordNCSchoolCoach8/30/2020
JimmyCaraballo-ColonPublic RecordPRSchoolCoach8/30/2020
JaredCarrubbaPublic RecordTNAll StarCoach10/14/2022
DawanCarterPublic RecordFLSchoolAthlete9/8/2022
MarissaCarterPublic RecordNCSchoolCoach11/29/2023
JoshuaCaudill-SloanPublic RecordVAAll StarCoach11/29/2020
David AaronChatmanPublic RecordORAll Star, SchoolCoach8/31/2020
MalloryChristPublic RecordNJSchoolCoach8/31/2020
MichaelCieloPublic RecordWAAll StarCoach8/31/2020
Angela ChristineCoffeyPublic RecordGASchoolCoach9/2/2020
JenniferCollins McNeillPublic RecordALSchoolCoach9/1/2020
Keldon (KC) SevernCookPublic RecordUTCoach9/14/2020
Thomas AndrewCooperriderPublic RecordOKAll StarCoach9/25/2020
Kimberly AnnCordrey-McKinneyPublic RecordMDSchoolCoach9/1/2020
JamesCoulterPublic RecordNMSchoolCoach9/14/2020
DanaCullyPublic RecordMECoach9/2/2020
KeeanDavisPublic RecordCOSchoolCoach6/30/2020
Anthony PaulDe La TorrientePublic RecordCAAll StarCoach9/22/2020
DarinDeBoltPublic RecordIDAll Star, SchoolCoach9/2/2020
AndrewDeMelloPublic RecordMAAll Star, SchoolCoach9/2/2020
AmyDialPublic RecordORSchoolCoach9/1/2020
Shelley JoDuncanPublic RecordOKSchoolCoach9/3/2020
TysonEbertPublic RecordWASchoolCoach1/24/2022
MichaelEdmondPublic RecordCAYouth RecCoach6/30/2020
ChristieElliottPublic RecordAZSchoolCoach12/7/2020
KennyFeeleyCheer Canada
Public Record
All StarEvent Producer9/19/2022
NeilFingerPublic RecordORSchoolCoach9/1/2020
KathyFosterPublic RecordSCAll StarCoach9/19/2022
KenziFridayPublic RecordTXSchoolCoach9/1/2020
ChristopherFrumPublic RecordILAll StarCoach9/23/2020
ElizabethGaddyPublic RecordILSchoolCoach9/1/2020
AmyGarcelonPublic RecordORSchoolCoach9/1/2020
AntonioGarciaPublic RecordLASchoolCoach9/1/2020
ArmandoGonzalesPublic RecordTXAll StarCoach11/29/2021
AndrewGonzalesPublic RecordTXAll StarCoach10/26/2020
HeatherGrahamPublic RecordCASchoolCoach9/1/2020
MitchellGreenstreetPublic RecordCOAll StarCoach9/2/2020
ShannonGriffinPublic RecordILSchoolCoach10/29/2020
LoniHagginsPublic RecordWASchoolCoach9/2/2020
AndrewHalfordPublic RecordTNAll Star, SchoolChoreographer, Coach10/31/2022
Katherine RuthHarperPublic RecordTXSchoolCoach9/2/2020
ScottHaywardPublic RecordPAAll StarCoach, Gym Owner9/2/2020
PeterHolleyPublic RecordSCAll StarCoach9/19/2022
CynthiaHorvathPublic RecordFLSchoolCoach8/31/2020
MichalHuckPublic RecordOHSchoolCoach8/14/23
JeremiahHunterPublic RecordALSchoolCoach8/31/2020
MadalynneIteenPublic RecordMIAll Star8/31/2020
Maurice J. (Moe)JerraldsPublic RecordVAAll StarCoach8/31/2020
ChristinaJewell-BelluccioPublic RecordNYSchoolCoach8/31/2020
ThomasKeatonPublic RecordDEAll StarCoach/Owner3/12/2024
Jeff DonaldKeithPublic RecordTNAll Star, SchoolCoach10/29/2020
ChristopherKellyPublic RecordNCSchoolCoach10/29/2020
JoshuaKennedyPublic RecordNCAll StarCoach10/29/2020
DanielKohnPublic RecordAZAll StarCoach10/29/2020
RobertKotaraPublic RecordTXAll StarCoach5/8/2023
NicoleKurowskiPublic RecordPASchoolCoach10/29/2020
DenonLammataoPublic RecordAZSchoolCoach9/21/2020
Patrick ChangLanPublic RecordFLAll StarCoach9/2/2020
NoahLangleyPublic RecordCAAll StarCoach9/23/2020
AlishaLargentPublic RecordNJSchoolCoach9/11/2020
Richard HenryLee IIPublic RecordFLAll StarCoach10/29/2020
JeffreyLefevrePublic RecordMIAll Star, SchoolCoach9/11/2020
AnthonyLozaPublic RecordCAAll Star, SchoolCoach9/11/2020
JenniferMallyPublic RecordAZSchoolCoach10/1/2020
VictorMarellaPublic RecordCTSchoolCoach9/14/2020
DavidMarquez Jr.Public RecordCAAll Star, SchoolCoach9/3/2020
JimmyMataPublic RecordNMSchoolCoach9/21/2020
CarrieMcCandlessPublic RecordCOSchoolCoach9/11/2020
DarrenMcCoyPublic RecordAL,TXAll StarCoach5/17/23
KimberlyMersonPublic RecordMDSchoolCoach9/2/2020
NicoleMickelsonPublic RecordORSchoolCoach9/18/2020
JillMoorePublic RecordSCSchoolCoach10/29/2020
NicholasMosebyPublic RecordCAAll Star, SchoolCoach9/15/2022
LindaNefPublic RecordUTSchoolCoach10/29/2020
KyleNelsonPublic RecordMISchoolCoach, Official12/14/2020
DerekNesbittPublic RecordIDAll Star, SchoolCoach9/21/2020
DemontO'NealPublic RecordKYAll StarCoach6/30/2020
Alexander (Sasha)OouchPublic RecordNYAll StarCoach9/11/2020
Karen SuePattonPublic RecordNCSchoolCoach10/29/2020
DavidPendergrassPublic RecordTNAll StarCoach6/22/2023
Carl JeromePhillipsPublic Record
Case #: FWV702396
CA,NorwayCoach10/29/2020
DeVincentPhillipsPublic RecordTXAll StarCoach9/2/2020
NathanPlankPublic RecordMIAll StarCoach9/19/2022
ChristopherPlumleyPublic RecordNJAll StarCoach9/28/2020
MichellePrestonPublic RecordKSSchoolCoach9/2/2020
AshleyPritchettPublic RecordGASchoolCoach9/2/2020
PabloReynaPublic RecordTXSchool9/2/2020
EltonRhoadesPublic RecordOKSchool8/31/2020
TajreedRichPublic RecordMNSchoolCoach9/2/2020
Katherine RossRidenhourPublic RecordNCSchool9/3/2020
ZacharyRileyPublic RecordMSAll StarCoach10/8/2020
StephanieRingwaldPublic RecordOKSchoolCoach9/14/2020
JonathanRiosPublic RecordCAAll StarCoach, Gym Owner9/14/2020
KirstieRussellPublic RecordTXSchoolCoach10/25/23
RaySalehPublic RecordNYAll StarCoach9/14/2020
Russell (Rusty)SchererPublic RecordNCAll StarCoach, Gym Owner9/14/2020
GeorgeSchollPublic RecordPAAll StarCoach5/20/2022
JohnSimmonsPublic RecordTXAll StarCoach11/8/2022
James (Jimmy)SissonPublic RecordGAAll StarCoach3/13/2024
JeremySmithPublic RecordWVAll Star, SchoolCoach9/25/2020
KassidySottilarePublic RecordFLSchoolCoach2/8/2023
Raquel EleanaSpencerPublic RecordGASchoolCoach
JeffreyTackesPublic RecordILSchoolCoach9/2/2020
Katherine (Katy)TewPublic RecordNCSchoolCoach9/14/2020
Mary AinsleyThigpenPublic RecordTXSchoolCoach9/14/2020
Phillip DarrylThompsonPublic RecordNC, ARAll StarCoach9/14/2020
MatthewTinklePublic RecordARAll StarCoach9/14/2020
AlyshiaTkacsPublic RecordRIAll StarCoach6/22/2022
EugeneTunayaPublic RecordCAAll Star, SchoolCoach9/21/2020
Joshua ScottWadePublic RecordCASchoolCoach9/22/2020
Terrance ShaneWagnerPublic RecordMSSchoolCoach9/14/2020
JeremyWaldridgePublic RecordHIAll StarCoach9/11/2020
April BurfordWatsonPublic RecordFLSchoolCoach9/11/2020
TimothyWells-LeePublic RecordKSAll StarCoach9/11/2020
Auzoiya (Johnea)WilliamsPublic RecordFLSchoolCoach5/29/23
AudriannaWilliamsPublic RecordGASchoolCoach1/2/2024
CarrieWittPublic RecordALSchoolCoach4/1/2021
Joseph (Joey) AaronYoungPublic RecordCASchoolCoach9/25/2020