About The Skating COllaborative

David's passion for intensive, detail-oriented training is the driving force behind the The Skating Collaborative. As a skater, David was the 2007 Swiss Ice Dance Champion and reached the final segment of the International Skating Union (ISU) European Championships the same year. He ranked in the top 100 in the ISU World Standings with two different ice dance partners between 2007-2009. He was also a 2-time US Figure Skating Regional Champion, Sectional Medalist & 1999 US Figure Skating Junior Olympic Competitor in Singles. He performed in ice shows throughout North America, Europe and Australia.

 David has 15 years of experience teaching skating. He was the Learn-To-Skate Director for both Union College and Albany County (NY) Parks & Recreation. His students include USFS Gold Medalists, senior-level collegiate, ISU Masters Elite & US Figure Skating Championship-level Adult Competitors. 

David holds an MA in Sustainable Peace through Sport from United Nations-mandated University for Peace and the International University of Monaco and a BA in Liberal Studies from Thomas Edison University. As a singles skater and ice dancer, he trained at elite centers in the United States, Canada, France and Germany under the coaches of World and Olympic Champions including Muriel Boucher-Zazoui, Romain Haguenauer, Doug Leigh & Martin Skotnicky. He has worked extensively in the non-profit sector to promote positive youth development through sport. He contributed to working groups with ENGSO Youth in Budapest, Hungary and the European Youth and Sport Forum in Larnaca, Cyprus and was a panelist at the Common Purpose Global Leadership Experience (GLE) at Harvard University from 2015-2017.

David teaches skating skills, freestyle, ice dance and choreography to skaters of all ages and abilities.