AKD Welcomes NBA and NFL Coaches and Performers as Style Pros

Angela King Designs is honored to announce three new Style Pros joining the talented AKD and Go Wild! Wear personnel. The Style Pros attend to customers in a particular region, assisting discovery of design and product selection, and are considered experts in the industries of dance and cheer performance, fitness, pageantry and sportswear.

Laura Mason was the director of the Atlanta Falcons Cheerleaders from 1994-2001 and the director of the Falcons Junior Cheerleaders from 1996-1999. During her tenure, she coordinated Super Bowl and American Bowl activities. Prior to leading these programs, Laura performed with the Falcons Cheerleaders for five years, serving as captain, performing on both the co-ed stunt team and the all-girl performance team, and touring with “The Women of the NFL.” She spent time as a staff instructor for Universal Cheerleaders Association (UCA). Laura has served as coach for cheerleading teams at the high school and all star gym levels.  Laura resides in Augusta, GA and will serve the states of Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, and Tennessee as previous Style Pro Kelly Stewart-Barker moves on from her position. Kelly will remain an AKD Brand Ambassador, and we thank Kelly for her three years of service with the Style Pro team!

Michelle Gagnon was a New England Patriots Cheerleader from 2000-2002, performing at Super Bowl XXXVI in New Orleans. Michelle has a degree in Business Administration from Southern New Hampshire University. She continues to serve as the Coach and Choreographer of the university dance team. Previously she was the Coordinator and Assistant Choreographer of the Manchester Wolves Arena2Football Dance Team. She continues to instruct dance performance at Dance, Etc. studio and serves on the board of the Dance Visions Network as Stage Manager of the annual Nutcracker Suite performance. Michelle resides in New Hampshire near the Boston Metro area and will serve the Upper Northeast including states of New Jersey, New York, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Vermont, Maine and Connecticut. Previous Style Pro in the Northeast Laura Eilers Clark remains on the Style Pro team for the Mid-Northeast.

Megan Savage has spent several years as the director of the Rocky Mountain RockStarz alumni performance group. Her performance experience includes the NBA Denver Nuggets Dancers, the NFL Kansas City Chiefs Cheerleaders and the Kansas State University "Classy Cats" Dance Team. During her NBA career, Megan performed overseas in support of American troops and was a back up dancer for artists including Coolio, MC Hammer, Otis Day, and Digital Underground. Megan spent nearly six years as a camp instructor and head instructor for Universal Dance Association and has served on the judging panel for UDA national dance championships. Megan was previously a high school dance team coordinator in Kansas City and continues to serve the dance community as an elected member of the Colorado Spirit Coaches Association. In her free time, Megan enjoys snow boarding. Megan resides in Denver, with territory including Colorado, New Mexico, Wyoming, Idaho, Montana and Western Kansas. 

With the addition of these talented team members, Style Pro regions are adjusted. Recent customers will remain in contact with their Style Pro unless otherwise directed. 

The team of 9 Style Pros will gather this summer at the AKD home office in Schertz, Texas for the annual staff retreat. During these three days in June, Style Pros tour the home office, reveal the new 2013 Go Wild! Wear Collection, and fine tune skills to serve our customers. Stay tuned for behind-the-scenes blogs by our staff!  

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