Julie Thaden
13-15 National Team Figures Coach
Head Coach, MAC Synchro, Portland, Ore., 2002-present

National Team assignments: 2008 13-15 National Team Figures Coach; 2001 National Team II Assistant Coach; 2000 Junior National Team Head Coach; 1998 National Team II Head Coach; 1997 National Team II Assistant Coach; 1995 National Team III (Jazz Splash Team) Assistant Coach

Honors: 2000 North Zone Coach of the Year, 1996 U.S. Olympic Committee Developmental Coach; 1996 U.S. Synchro Developmental Coach of the Year

Personal: Married to Doug Steele…Has three dogs…Also was head coach of Indy Synchro from 1986-2002…Earned Bachelor of Science in Recreation Administration from Kent State University…Earned black belt in taekwondo…Swam synchro for the now-defunct Flippers team in the Lake Erie Association and for Kent State University.