STAFF

Meet Our Coaches

Hardy Timmons

Team Director | Head Coach | USAG Levels 5 - 10

Hardy was born and raised in New Orleans. He was a competitive gymnast as well as a professional cheerleader for the New Orleans Saints Football Team. Hardy has coached for more than 26 years and has trained numerous state, regional and national champions. He has also assisted in helping 17 gymnasts acquire full gymnastics scholarships to some of the top colleges in the U.S. Hardy is the first coach in Georgia to have a gymnast to score a perfect 10 at team finals as a level 6.  

Nicole White

Assistant Team Director | USAG Level 5 - 10 Coach

Nicole was born and raised in Greensboro, North Carolina. She began her gymnastics career at 6 months old at Tumblebees, the gym where her father was not only her coach but the head coach. Nicole competed through Level 9 and was state champion for vault in Levels 7 and 8. Nicole also has 5 years experience as a high school and college cheerleader. She has been coaching for 13 years having taught in North Carolina, Texas, and Georgia. Nicole attended North Carolina A&T State University and University of North Carolina- Greensboro to study dance.

Royalle Lazard

Office Manager | Recreational Coach 

Royalle was born and raised in New Orleans, LA. She reloacated to Atlanta in 2005. As a child, Royalle did recreational gymnastics and cheerleading. She then went on to cheer competitively up until college. While earning her degree in Biology at KSU, she began coaching gymnastics and cheerleading her freshmen year and has continued since. She's also managed at Peachtree Gymnastics and Real Time Gymnastics before taking a break to pursue other interests, but the love for the sport has brought her back to coaching! Her favorite aspect of coaching is that "You're teaching more than just a sport. You're teaching valuable life lessons while helping to build their confidence."

Eleanore Woodburn

 Development Team Coach | Recreational Coach

As a gymnastics coach of 15 years, it is her passion to help youth of all ages discover possibilities through the sport. She has trained with coaches from all over the world and has coached in gyms spanning the east coast from New York to Georgia. Eleanore loves gymnastics and wants to maintain connection to the sport that helped develop her into a strong, balanced, and the confident individual she is now. It is her objective to build strong individuals for the future, nurturing their confidence to believe they can accomplish whatever they set their minds to.

Keon Kelly

Xcel Team Coach | Recreational Coach

Keon was raised in Charlotte North Carolina and has recently relocated to Atlanta Georgia in March of 2021. Keon is a former cheerleader who has participated in cheerleading all the way up to the collegiate level. He’s done Allstar as well as stomp and shake. After receiving his degree in Physical Education with a concentration of Fitness and Wellness in 2017 North Carolina Central University he began an internship coaching gymnastics. Keon has been coaching gymnastics for 6 years now. Starting as a recreational coach,  his talents proved to be far greater and he was given his own team at only his second year of coaching. Keon has worked with gymnast from Bronze all the way to Diamond and even worked with Levels 6-7. He has coached several girls to states, regionals and even nationals. His passion for the sport and his love for kids developmental is the reason he does what he does.

Robyn Milloy

 Xcel Team Coach

Robyn was a competitive collegiate track gymnast in Southern California for 10 years. She began coaching gymnastics when she was in college earning her degree in Biology. She has coached both competitive and non competitive gymnastics for 6 1/2 years. Robyn moved to Georgia to continue her medical doctorate and her love of the sport has brought her back to coaching.

Katherine White

Office Assistant | Recreational Coach

Katherine was born and raised in Prince George’s County, Maryland, where she began gymnastics and competed as a USAG gymnast through Level 8. After retiring from competition, she worked in a variety of preschools and gyms, and discovered a passion for teaching. Working with children is something she considers to be a privilege and a personal vocation; it is her goal to help children grow self-confidence, creativity, and love for the sport. 

Ansley Regan

Recreational Coach

 More about Ansley to come soon!

Brooke Snider

Recreational Coach

 More about Brooke to come soon!

Christy Campbell

Owner

Christy was a competitive gymnast for 9 years. She also trained, taught and performed in modern and ballet dance. She is a GSU graduate with a BA in Sociology. Christy started coaching recreational and competitive gymnastics at age 16. Her love for gymnastics and children found her coaching Kinder gym through competitive level 9 gymnasts for over 30 years. She has been an owner of Buckhead Gymnastics since 1997.

Kris Jaillet

Owner

Kris was a competitive gymnast in Gainesville, Florida for several years. She began coaching gymnastics when she was 15 years old which turned into a lifetime career in the sport. She coached in several gyms from high school through college. Coaching gymnastics and working with children is her true passion. A lifetime dream was realized when she opened BGC in 1997. Kris holds a BA in French Education from Georgia State University.  
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