Meet The Team

Ms. J's Founder

Wei Jiang (Ms. J.)

Ms. J's founder, Wei Jiang, started her gymnastics career in 1974. Wei trained for many national and international competitions. From 8 to 19 years of age she trained in China's National Training Center and joined the Chinese Olympic Team as an alternate, representing China at the 1984 Olympic Games. She has a B.S. degree from the University of Iowa, has more than twenty five years of teaching experience, and is a member of the USA Gymnastics organization. Ms. J currently teaches gymnastics for grades K – 4 at The Spence School in Manhattan and has been there since 1997. Ms. J’s husband, Gerard Irving, is co owner of Ms. J’s Gymnastics and Dance. They have two daughters, Ginger and Ella, and the family of four live in Williamsburg, Brooklyn.

General Manager & Marketing Director

Ms. Monika

Ms. Monika was born and raised in Brooklyn. Starting at the age of 8, she practiced gymnastics at the Hamilton Dance Studios in Greenpoint. Monika studied family and consumer sciences with a concentration in advertising and marketing. She earned a BA in Human Ecology from the State University of New York, College of Oneonta and an AAS in Advertising and Marketing Communications conjointly from the Fashion Institute of Technology. She has worked with children for over 15 years, beginning as a student volunteer tutor for her younger peers at the St. Stanislaus Kostka Catholic Academy. Monika represents social media accounts of varying businesses and organizations, most recently working with a local non-profit: North Brooklyn Neighbors. 

Gym Supervisor & Events Coordinator

Ms. Jerlin

Ms. Jerlin grew up in Williamsburg and began dancing at age 3 in a mommy & me Ballet class. Her interest in gymnastics began in junior high. She continued working on her skills up until high school. While learning gymnastics, she discovered an artistic way to express herself through movement and hasn't ignored her talent since then. She studied Speech Pathology at St. Joseph's College. Jerlin loves working with children and puts her all into making sure that the children express themselves in a way that each child sees fit.

Head Team Coach

Coach Shari

Shari grew up 30 minutes outside of Boston in a town called Acton, Massachusetts. Her gymnastics career started when she crashed my sister’s “mommy and me” class as a toddler, and she has been in the gym ever since. She competed through level 9, and has been teaching gymnastics since 2009. After graduating high school, she went to college at Auburn University in Alabama, where she studied industrial design. Shari recently spent the past year teaching English and gymnastics in Netanya, Israel. She is excited for each gymnast to reach their highest potential!

Team Coach

Coach Khris

Khris grew up in Virginia. His personality and stature have always been larger than life. He has been and continues to be the tallest gymnast in the game: standing tall at 6'8. Khris has an extensive gymnastics and ballet background; he has held the head gymnastics coach position for a girl's high school team and coached Level 4-9 gymnasts. Coach Khris loves building the confidence in gymnasts and pushing their abilties to the next level.

Gymnastics, PUP, Dance Coach

Coach Lacee

Lacee Garcia was born and raised in the desert of Arizona. She started dancing and tumbling at a local dance studio at the age of three and at the age of 15 decided to try out gymnastics and high school cheerleading. Lacee received her BFA from Arizona State University and during her time completed one season with their competitive cheer squad and danced under the direction of artists like Jessica Rajko, Kimberly Bartosik, Tentacle Tribe and Cruz Control Collective. She  currently is a resident of Queens and is a freelance movement artist while coaching your lovely children at Ms. J’s gymnastics.

Gymnastics & PUP Coach

Coach Emily Q.

Ms. Emily has an Elementary Education degree from Salisbury University and thirteen years of gymnastics up her leotard sleeve. She has competed as a JO gymnast up to level 8 and is in her 4th year of coaching gymnastics. Since 2006, Emily has been working with children ranging from 12mo up to 18yrs of age. She is excited to blend her two passions, education & gymnastics, to create a fun-loving, movement-based learning program AKA Little Owls!

Gymnastics & PUP Coach

Coach Robbie

Hello! My name is Robbie and I’m a gymnast from California. I have been doing gymnastics for most of my life and have been doing parkour/ninja for a few years. I like to create obstacle courses and make cool challenges for my students. Fun facts: I have a degree in Acting and love to play the guitar. 

Gymnastics & PUP Coach

Coach Eliza

Eliza was born and raised in Williamsburg and started ballet when she was 4 years old. We interest in dance grew and so she began tap dance, hip hop, jazz, and ballroom dance when she was 9 years old. She has a love for dance, and loves teaching to her after school kiddos of our PUP program. She began gymnastics when she was in her freshman year in high school and continued for 2 years. Once she started gymnastics, her skills in dance intertwined gracefully. She adores working with the children here at Ms. J's and always tries to teach them life lessons, how to have fun and to be true to themselves.

Gymnastics & PUP Coach

Coach Emily A.

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PUP & Dance Coach

Coach Caileigh

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Gymnastics & PUP Coach

Coach Tayshiana

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Coach Jayme

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