Jay contributes over 20 years of expertise in the cheerleading and dance venue. In addition to being a certified STUNT Official, she holds current coaching certifications from USA Cheer, The American Association of Cheerleading Coaches and Administrators, The National Intercollegiate Association for STUNT Officials, and The National Federation of State High School Associations.
After being titled an All-Star by The Universal Cheerleaders Association, Jay continued to achieve accolades as a competitive, collegiate athlete while obtaining her degree. She earned the role of Co-Captain for The Columbus Crewzers, The Professional Dance Team for The Columbus Crew.
Jay has expertise teaching tumbling technique, choreography and stunting. She has coached cheerleaders and dancers in school, recreation and all-star divisions. Her work has produced well-rounded athletes with an emphasis on individual potential. For 9 years, she was the head cheerleading coach at Denison University. Jay is now the Head Cheerleading Coach for Wright State University's competitive cheerleading team.
Jay was enlisted in The United States Army and serves the athletes of BACA with the same diligence.
Karla Sutherland is a proud native of Atlanta, Georgia. She graduated from Tennessee State University with a Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology and Master’s and Specialist Degrees in School Counseling from the University of West Georgia.
Karla has enjoyed the sport of cheerleading and dance her entire life. She started cheer and dance at the age of 6 and has participated at all levels. While at Tennessee State University, she served as Captain, cheering 3 years for the Tigers (football and basketball).
After graduation, she cheered professionally for the Atlanta Falcons for 4 years serving as Captain in her 4th year. Currently, and for the past 7 seasons, she works as a Game Day Assistant with the Atlanta Falcons Cheerleaders.
She is a member of the Atlanta Falcons Cheerleaders Alumni Organization, National Football Cheerleaders Alumni Organization and Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.
Cheryl James brings to us a great deal of cheerleading and dance experience starting from a very young age. In high school, Cheryl was both a cheerleader and state level competitive gymnast. Unfortunately, a knee injury ended her gymnastics career. Cheryl went on to join the Indiana State University cheerleading squad and had the honor of being named Universal Cheerleaders Association (UCA) All American. Upon graduating from college, Cheryl joined the Indiana Pacers Cheerleading squad which combined her two loves—basketball and cheerleading.
For her day job, Cheryl has over 25 years’ experience in Human Resources. She is currently the Chief Human Resources Officer for Adtalem Global Education, a leading healthcare educator and provider of professional talent to the healthcare industry.
Cheryl is married with one daughter. Cheryl is a member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority inc.
Felicia Barnes became the assistant cheer/spirit coach at Florida A&M University in January 2005. For the past 17 years, several of her former cheerleaders have gone on to cheer professionally, coach high school squads and all-star teams. Barnes also works as the Assistant Director of the Office of Student Union and Activities/Coordinator of Clubs and Clubs and Organizations.
She is involved in several mentorship programs for aspiring cheerleaders. Her commitment and enthusiasm for the development of aspiring cheerleaders will play a vital role in the growth of BACA. Felicia will develop our program for getting cheerleaders prepared for the next level of cheer after high school.
Barnes, a native of Haskell, Oklahoma, earned a Bachelor of Science from Langston University in 1999 and a Master's of Science in 2003 from Northeastern State University. She is a member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc.
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