Staff
John Macready
Owner/Director
John has participated in summer camps in various capacities since 1996 when he first attended a camp as a guest coach. In 2001, John took over a small camp operated out of a club called Premier Gymnastics in Knoxville, Tennessee. At the time, the camp had an attendance of approximately 50 campers annually and was a one-week camp. Since John has taken it over and renamed it Flip Fest, it has grown to just over 1,500 campers and covers 10 weeks in June through August.
As co-owner of the camp, John is involved in every aspect of camp operations. These include advertising, hiring of coaches and celebrity guests, camper registration, housing, food service, scheduling, entertainment and transportation.
John Roethlisberger
Owner/Director
John started attending summer gymnastics camps in 1992 as a coach and special guest. Since that time, he has regularly attended a variety of camps across the nation. He has been involved primarily in the coaching and promotional aspects of the camps.
In 2005, he partnered with John Macready, and they have worked ever since to make Flip Fest the top resort summer camp in the country.
Lacy Macready
Director of Registration
Lacy was a competitive gymnast and cheered for Southern Methodist University. She is the head contact for registration, rooming, chaperones and coaches and works to help Flip Fest become the best run camp in the country.
Lacy graduated from the University of Tennessee with a degree in business.
Randy Parrish
Activities Director
Randy is a native of Quincy, Illinois. He spent three years at Illinois State University competing on the ISU NCAA men’s gymnastics team. Shortly after starting Quincy Gymnastics, Randy completed his Bachelor of Science degree in Physical Education at Quincy College (now Quincy University). Randy started Quincy Gymnastics in 1982 in a small auditorium in Franklin Square (the former Franklin School) in Quincy.
Randy has been a part of Flip Fest for four years. With his fun, lovable attitude, he is the heartbeat of the camp. Even if you don’t know Randy before you go to Flip Fest, you won’t forget him when you leave.
Steve Butcher
Olympic Judge and National Clinician
Steve Butcher was selected by the International Gymnastics Federation to judge the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, China. It will be his first experience as an Olympic judge. Only two USA men's judges will comprise the fifty men's judges worldwide for the 2008 Olympic Games.
Steve is a member of the USA Gymnastics Board of Directors/Executive Committee, Men’s Program Committee, Junior Olympic Program Committee and Age Group Competition Committee. Steve was a USA Junior National Team coach from 1991-2004 and was the junior coach of 1996 Olympian John Macready. He spent nearly ten years as the gymnastics program director of the Mission Valley/Toby Wells YMCA in San Diego, California, where he produced several USA Junior National Team members, international elite competitors and a large number of NCAA gymnasts. Steve has lectured at several USAG National and Region 1 Congresses. You can purchase videos of his most informative lectures online at www.gymsmarts.com.
As the current president of the men’s technical committee for the Pan American Gymnastics Union, he oversees competitions between the countries of North, South and Central America. Steve has been an international judge since 1989 and has participated in international competitions as a coach or judge on every continent of the world. He presently serves as the international vice president of the National Gymnastics Judges Association (NGJA).
Steve has spent a large amount of time over the years as a cross training coach for the United States Downhill and Aerial Ski teams and USA Track and Field team. He has worked with skiers such as Bode Miller and Darren Rhalves. The majority of his cross training has been with pole vaulters, such as Toby Stevenson (silver medalist 2004 Olympic Games in Athens), Stacy Dragila (gold medalist 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney) and several other Olympic and world team competitors.
Steve prides himself on the fact that he loves working with every level of gymnastics, boys or girls. He has coached Junior Olympic men, Junior Olympic women, high school girls’ teams, elite men, college men, classes, preschool and cheerleaders. Steve is married to Kathy Fitzgerald, a former gymnast from American Twisters Gymnastics in Florida.
As the current president of the men’s technical committee for the Pan American Gymnastics Union, he oversees competitions between the countries of North, South and Central America. Steve has been an international judge since 1989 and has participated in international competitions as a coach or judge on every continent of the world. He presently serves as the international vice president of the National Gymnastics Judges Association (NGJA).
Steve has spent a large amount of time over the years as a cross training coach for the United States Downhill and Aerial Ski teams and USA Track and Field team. He has worked with skiers such as Bode Miller and Darren Rhalves. The majority of his cross training has been with pole vaulters, such as Toby Stevenson (silver medalist 2004 Olympic Games in Athens), Stacy Dragila (gold medalist 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney) and several other Olympic and world team competitors.
Steve prides himself on the fact that he loves working with every level of gymnastics, boys or girls. He has coached Junior Olympic men, Junior Olympic women, high school girls’ teams, elite men, college men, classes, preschool and even cheerleaders. Steve is married to Kathy Fitzgerald, a former gymnast from American Twisters Gymnastics in Florida.
Brian Jones
Boy's Coach
Phil Kingsley
Women's Coach
