Dakota Eveland

Director of Curriculum

Dakota, who in addition to his excellent team-coaching resume, is a noted skills coach. Coach Eveland comes to Ice Barn from Anaheim, CA, where he has been coaching for the past 10 years. During this time, Dakota has worked with AAA, USHL, BCHL, NCAA D1, and AHL, Swedish Elite League, KHL, and NHL players.
Dakota’s background includes Biomechanics, Analytics, Video Review and Analysis. Dakota’s specialization is in stick-handling, shooting and skating skills.
Before coaching, Coach Eveland played for the USHL’s Omaha Lancers, Colorado College Tigers (NCAA D1), and he medaled for the USA National team in both roller and ice.
Coach Eveland can be reached via email: dakota@icebarnindy.com

Justin Whited

Coach

Coach Justin played for the Indianapolis Racers and won a National Championship with their ’98 team. Justin also played for the U16 AAA Indiana Jr Ice. Whited also played summer and spring hockey for West Coast Selects and Bauer Selects. Justin is currently the Assistant Coach for the U14 AAA Indy Jr Fuel. At the Ice Barn Justin runs the Breakfast Club and select skills sessions.

Christina Zaitev

LTS Director

Christina is a former International competitor and U.S. National Team Member and one of the former Learn to Skate Directors for Winter Club of Indy. She competed in the Junior Grand Prix series in Latvia, Belarus, and Croatia (2013-2014). She is a two-time National Champion in Pairs Figure Skating, in addition to Winning and Medaling in numerous Sectional and Regional Championships.

Christina has assisted and coached with PSA Master Rated, World and Olympic Coach Serguei Zaitsev, and National Coach Elena Zaitsev at the Indiana/World Skating Academy and Indy Central FSC (Indianapolis, IN;2014-2019). She furthered freestyle coaching in Watertown, NY, as well as leading Power Classes and coaching in the Learn to Skate program for The Figure Skating Club of Watertown (2019-2022). In addition to coaching, she has obtained her Associate’s Degree in Business and is furthering her education in Marketing. With 19 years of experience in competitive figure skating and 8 years of coaching, her specialty areas include Freestyle and Pairs skating/elements, Stroking/skills, and Choreography.