Duane and Jennifer Meilstrup, Owners
Duane has been coaching competitive gymnastics and cheer for over 20 years.
He is the head coach of the competitive cheer teams, competitive gymnastics teams,
and coaches advanced tumbling classes.
He began his cheerleading career at Mississippi College where he won
three national championships at UCA College Nationals.
He then went on to study competitive gymnastics under one of the best gymnastic coaches in the country.
Duane has coached and choreographed routines for Jones County Junior College, Mississippi State University,
Copiah-Lincoln Community College, and many others.
He also choreographs routines for high school competitions and prepares Junior High and High School Cheer teams for summer camps and special performances.
He has coached many nationally ranked all star teams and has developed
one of the best and long-standing programs in this area.
Duane is a member of the United States All Star Federation and is credentialed in Levels 1-5 as well as tumbling.
He is on staff with USASF and is one of two instructors in the state.
He is also a professional member of USA Gymnastics and is USAG safety certified.
Jenni works in many capacities at the gym and currently coaches the extremely talented Dream Team.
She is also a Pediatric Nurse Practitioner at Caring Hands Children's Clinic in Meadville.
She is a USASF professional member and safety certified through USA Gymnastics.
Duane and Jenni met at Mississippi College and married in 1995.
They have four children and have been blessed with a wonderful son-in-law.
They attend First Baptist Church in Brookhaven.
Katie is a long-time member of MS Gym of Dreams.
She started at the gym at 4 years of age in our recreational classes.
She excelled quickly as a competitive gymnast before moving to our competitive cheer program
where she cheered throughout her school years.
She competed as a Level 5 cheerleader at Gym of Dreams and went on to cheer in college at Southwest.
She also had the opportunity to compete at The Worlds Cheerleading Championship twice.
Katie is from McComb and graduated from North Pike High School where she was a varsity cheerleader.
She graduated from University of Southern Mississippi with a degree in Marketing.
She married her true love Devon Bell and they have made their home in McComb.
They have one daughter Brynn and another precious little one on the way.
Brynn is getting ready for her journey to the Olympics
and will starting her first gymnastics class with Coach Duane!
Katie is USASF and USAG certified.
She is head choreographer for all competitive cheer and gymnastics teams.
She dedicates countless hours to researching new techniques and developing innovative and
original ideas. She runs all of our social media platforms and branches out with new social media marketing strategies. Katie has been a integral member of the Gym of Dreams family as not only an athlete but now as a coach.
We are blessed to have her experience coaching cheer tumble classes, competitive gymnastics, and competitive all star cheerleaders.
Her choreography skills and eye for detail cannot be matched!
She started at the gym at 4 years of age in our recreational classes.
She excelled quickly as a competitive gymnast before moving to our competitive cheer program
where she cheered throughout her school years.
She competed as a Level 5 cheerleader at Gym of Dreams and went on to cheer in college at Southwest.
She also had the opportunity to compete at The Worlds Cheerleading Championship twice.
Katie is from McComb and graduated from North Pike High School where she was a varsity cheerleader.
She graduated from University of Southern Mississippi with a degree in Marketing.
She married her true love Devon Bell and they have made their home in McComb.
They have one daughter Brynn and another precious little one on the way.
Brynn is getting ready for her journey to the Olympics
and will starting her first gymnastics class with Coach Duane!
Katie is USASF and USAG certified.
She is head choreographer for all competitive cheer and gymnastics teams.
She dedicates countless hours to researching new techniques and developing innovative and
original ideas. She runs all of our social media platforms and branches out with new social media marketing strategies. Katie has been a integral member of the Gym of Dreams family as not only an athlete but now as a coach.
We are blessed to have her experience coaching cheer tumble classes, competitive gymnastics, and competitive all star cheerleaders.
Her choreography skills and eye for detail cannot be matched!
We are THRILLED to have Cory back at Gym of Dreams as a full-time coach.
He is originally from Brookhaven and started his cheerleading career at Gym of Dreams.
He cheered for Co-Lin then went on to USM to cheer on the Eagles.
After college he moved to Jackson where he stated his own All-Star program, Mississippi Outlaws.
He joined forces with the Ace program and they are now known as Ace of Jackson.
He decided to make a career change and he and his wife Alyce moved back to Brookhaven
with their daughter to start a new adventure.
After several years out of the cheer world, Cory has returned to fulfill his calling in coaching and we couldn't be more excited! Throughout his career, he has trained under some of the best in the in industry. He is extremely knowledgeable in
tumbling and stunting technique. Cory has won multiple national championships and state titles.
His passion for the sport in unmatched.
Cory is married to his beautiful wife Alyce and they have one daughter Cora James (CJ).
Don't be surprised if you see his wife in the gym. She has extensive knowledge in gymnastics and cheer.
She is a former competitive gymnast and cheerleader. Alyce is an Emergency Room nurse at KDMC
and loves to coach in the gym in her spare time.
He is originally from Brookhaven and started his cheerleading career at Gym of Dreams.
He cheered for Co-Lin then went on to USM to cheer on the Eagles.
After college he moved to Jackson where he stated his own All-Star program, Mississippi Outlaws.
He joined forces with the Ace program and they are now known as Ace of Jackson.
He decided to make a career change and he and his wife Alyce moved back to Brookhaven
with their daughter to start a new adventure.
After several years out of the cheer world, Cory has returned to fulfill his calling in coaching and we couldn't be more excited! Throughout his career, he has trained under some of the best in the in industry. He is extremely knowledgeable in
tumbling and stunting technique. Cory has won multiple national championships and state titles.
His passion for the sport in unmatched.
Cory is married to his beautiful wife Alyce and they have one daughter Cora James (CJ).
Don't be surprised if you see his wife in the gym. She has extensive knowledge in gymnastics and cheer.
She is a former competitive gymnast and cheerleader. Alyce is an Emergency Room nurse at KDMC
and loves to coach in the gym in her spare time.
We are so excited to have Cabie as our Recreational Gymnastics Director.
She brings a whole fresh and new approach to this position and already has done a phenomenal job!
She started her coaching career as a parent coach with our Tiny All-Stars.
The past several years she has worked with Mini, Junior, and Senior level teams.
Cabie is a former Gym of Dreams competitive cheerleader! She is married to Keith Cliburn.
They have four children all of which are current competitive cheerleaders.
Her daughter Cammie is also on our Level 2 gymnastics team.
We are so excited to have her lead our young recreational athletes and help instill in them
a solid foundation and love for the sport.
She brings a whole fresh and new approach to this position and already has done a phenomenal job!
She started her coaching career as a parent coach with our Tiny All-Stars.
The past several years she has worked with Mini, Junior, and Senior level teams.
Cabie is a former Gym of Dreams competitive cheerleader! She is married to Keith Cliburn.
They have four children all of which are current competitive cheerleaders.
Her daughter Cammie is also on our Level 2 gymnastics team.
We are so excited to have her lead our young recreational athletes and help instill in them
a solid foundation and love for the sport.
Lacy has been at the gym as a parent and coach for many years. She has extensive background in cheerleading
and has been a school cheer coach prior to coming to Gym of Dreams
We are so blessed to have this exceptional one-of-a-kind coach in our program. From fairy dust to her sweet motivational speeches, she cannot be matched! She is currently coaching our Tiny, Mini, and Youth All Stars.
She also helps with tumbling and recreational classes and is our Team Mom Coordinator.
Lacy is also our beauty guru and keeps all of our athletes looking phenomenal!
Lacy dedicates countless hours to our program and the families involved in our gym.
She is always willing to lend a hand to whatever needs to be done.
Lacy is married to Josh and they have a beautiful daughter Eliza Jane who is currently a competitive cheerleader
on our Junior Level 2 team.
and has been a school cheer coach prior to coming to Gym of Dreams
We are so blessed to have this exceptional one-of-a-kind coach in our program. From fairy dust to her sweet motivational speeches, she cannot be matched! She is currently coaching our Tiny, Mini, and Youth All Stars.
She also helps with tumbling and recreational classes and is our Team Mom Coordinator.
Lacy is also our beauty guru and keeps all of our athletes looking phenomenal!
Lacy dedicates countless hours to our program and the families involved in our gym.
She is always willing to lend a hand to whatever needs to be done.
Lacy is married to Josh and they have a beautiful daughter Eliza Jane who is currently a competitive cheerleader
on our Junior Level 2 team.
We are excited to have EJ Creel join our staff family as our Sales and Marketing Coordinator.
Over the last year EJ has helped advise our program in marketing strategies, apparel, uniforms, fund raising, and finances.
This year she as decided to step into this role at the gym alongside her full time job at Herf Jones. She is also a busy mom of three!
Her daughter Camille is an upper level competitive gymnast and cheerleader.
EJ has been a valuable part of our gym. We don't know what we would do without her.
Over the last year EJ has helped advise our program in marketing strategies, apparel, uniforms, fund raising, and finances.
This year she as decided to step into this role at the gym alongside her full time job at Herf Jones. She is also a busy mom of three!
Her daughter Camille is an upper level competitive gymnast and cheerleader.
EJ has been a valuable part of our gym. We don't know what we would do without her.
We are thrilled to have Derryn join our staff family as our new Communications and All Star Director.
She has extensive training and experience in customer service, travel planning, and communicating in multi-level environments.
Derryn has filled many roles as a parent volunteer and is always willing to lend two hands to get a job done.
Her smile is contagious and her servant heart speaks volumes of her character. We are blessed to have her talents and expertise enhance our program.
Derryn is married to Josh and they have two beautiful daughters. Jayden started at Gym of Dreams when she was three.
She was a level 2 gymnast and now carries many roles on our mini and youth all star teams.
She has extensive training and experience in customer service, travel planning, and communicating in multi-level environments.
Derryn has filled many roles as a parent volunteer and is always willing to lend two hands to get a job done.
Her smile is contagious and her servant heart speaks volumes of her character. We are blessed to have her talents and expertise enhance our program.
Derryn is married to Josh and they have two beautiful daughters. Jayden started at Gym of Dreams when she was three.
She was a level 2 gymnast and now carries many roles on our mini and youth all star teams.
Kathryn has been in the gym...well since birth!
She is a former competitive gymnasts and competitive All Star cheerleader.
She competed at Worlds four times and once at The Summit.
She was a Varsity Cheerleader for Brookhaven High School and captain her senior year.
She is currently the head coach for Starkville Southern Storm, a competitive gymnastics coach,
and a USA Gymnastics compulsory judge.
She returns home as a consultant coach and choreographer.
She is a former competitive gymnasts and competitive All Star cheerleader.
She competed at Worlds four times and once at The Summit.
She was a Varsity Cheerleader for Brookhaven High School and captain her senior year.
She is currently the head coach for Starkville Southern Storm, a competitive gymnastics coach,
and a USA Gymnastics compulsory judge.
She returns home as a consultant coach and choreographer.
All Star and Recreational Coaches
We are blessed to have one of the best and most qualified coaches work with and minister to our athletes.
Mary Ellen Brock, Kaitlin Smith, William Hodgson, Jake Meilstrup, Drew Meilstrup
We are blessed to have one of the best and most qualified coaches work with and minister to our athletes.
Mary Ellen Brock, Kaitlin Smith, William Hodgson, Jake Meilstrup, Drew Meilstrup
Lisha Jordan, Office Staff and official Photographer!
Heather Gonzalez, Kid's Night Out Director