Stephanie Grafstein

Stephanie is owner and office manger of CheerAcademy. She is a graduate of WesternKentuckyUniversity with a degree in Public Relations. After moving to the Atlanta area in 1992 she began coaching gymnastics.  She has coached both compulsory and optional level gymnastics for the past 14 years. Stephanie also holds a level 10 rating as a gymnastics judge and is USA Safety Certified.  Because of her strong gymnastics background, Stephanie has a unique understanding of the importance of careful skill progression and technique.   

Alisa Kiefer

Alisa is co-owner of CheerAcademy. Alisa has been actively involved in and coaching cheerleading and gymnastics for 18 years. She started out as a dancer for Center Stage Dance Company where she won numerous national dance titles in ballet, tap, jazz, character, and acrobatic. While still dancing Alisa took up gymnastics. She participated competitive gymnastics through level 8. Alisa attended SequoyahHigh School where she cheered all four years. During high school Alisa also cheered competitively for Cheer Tech and Pro-Cheer All-Stars. Alisa attended ValdostaStateUniversity where she cheered her freshman and sophomore years. She has taught competitive gymnastics for 12 years from two year olds to AAU Level 4 and Level 5 along with Prep Optional. She has been running a competitive cheerleading program for the last 6 years. Since that time the teams in her programs have won countless regional and national titles including three Cheersport National Titles and four Grand Champion Titles.  Alisa's most recent accomplishment includes coaching a senior team to the Cheerleading World Championships in 2007, 2008, and 2009.  Alisa is also one of the first coaches in the state of Georgia to become a credentialed member of the USASF (United States All-Star Federation).  A mother of two, Alisa has a unique understanding of the daily challenges faced by the parents at our gym.

Mike Saylors

Mike has over 10 years of gymnastics and cheerleading coaching experience. His long list of credentials include three time NCA All-American Cheerleader. While in college Mike was captain of the cheer squad at the University of South Carolina Akien. He then became a member of the varsity cheer squad at the University of South Carolina. Mike has been a head instructor for cheer summer camps for NCA/CCA and US Cheer. Mike was also the personnel director at US Cheer. Mike was assistant coach for the national champion Aiken Elite All-Stars. He has been a long time coach for CardinalNewmanHigh School in Columbia, South Carolina where the varsity and junior varsity teams have won three state titles. Mike continues to better his cheerleading educating by competing in the open all star division at cheerleading events. In 2000 he became a judge and since has judged numerous competitions at the state and national level. To round out his career Mike coached the men’s gymnastics team for Gymnastics Gold in Augusta Georgia and is USAG safety certified. Mike is also one of the first coaches in the state of Georgia to become a credentialed member of the USASF (United States All-Star Federation)

 Nicole Doney

Nicole began cheering at age 10 and has been coaching cheerleading for the past 16 years.  She cheered at Sayreville War Memorial High School in New Jersey before attending Berkley College.  In her sophmore year of high school she began coaching and choreographing Pop Warner Cheer teams.  She led a few of these teams to the Pop Warner Nationals in Disney.  Nicole began coaching all-stars in 2001 at Cheer Academy All-Stars in Bridgewater, NJ until 2005.  In 2005 she went to Comet All-Stars in East Brunswick, NJ where she became the gym director in 2008.  Nicole has coached many teams to National Titles and is USASF certified in levels 1-5.  Nicole joined our staff in fall of 2009 and has been a wonderful addition to our family.   

Dan Kiefer

Dan has been coaching cheerleading and tumbling for 14 years and currently serves as our Allstar Tumbling and Marketing Director.  He cheered for IowaStateUniversity where he earned NCA All-American Honors and was voted captain of the Competition Squad and led his team to NCA College Nationals.  During college he traveled the country teaching private cheerleading camps to highschools and colleges as a head instructor for American Cheerleading Federation.  After graduating, Dan moved to Atlanta to manage a cheerleading facility. Since being in the cheerleading business full time, he has coached high school, all-star and recreation teams to several regional and national titles.