Deana Lee is the founder, owner and head coach at EGA. Though she grew up an army brat, she settled in Edmond and graduated from Edmond Santa Fe. She trained at Dynamo Gymnastics as a student, competing through Level 10 while earning multiple state titles and a national championship. Deana competed collegiately for the University of Kentucky before returning to Oklahoma to complete her degree at the University of Central Oklahoma. Deana coached at Dynamo for 16 years before opening EGA in January of 2013. She has trained multiple State, Regional and National Champion gymnasts as well as athletes who have competed at the Division I level in college.
Deana has a degree in Community Health with minors in Biology and Business and is a certified personal trainer. She continues to compete as a body builder and uses her extensive knowledge and experience in nutrition and training to develop the whole athlete.
Caroline Horn has been involved with gymnastics for 37 years as a parent of a gymnast, parent of a coach, and currently office manager of EGA. Caroline has been a small business owner, an army wife and an H&R Block office manager. When her daughter, Deana, asked her to move to Edmond and help her open Edmond Gymnastics Academy she did so without hesitation.
Caroline is the first to greet parents and gymnasts when they walk in the gym. She knows firsthand the dedication, hard work, and parent sacrifice that it takes to be successful in the sport of gymnastics. Serving in this capacity brings back her own wonderful memories of sacrifice and success in a sport that she and her daughter have shared for more than 35 years. While Caroline will always be a gym mom, now she shares in the successes of hundreds of gymnasts and several special coaches.
Dedra Case has been with Edmond Gymnastics since 2014. Dedra holds a Bachelors of Science degree in Kinesiology from the University of Central Oklahoma (Magna Cum Laude) where she was the Outstanding Senior Health Department award winner as well as Girls and Women in Sport Scholarship Award winner. Dedra's extensive experience in coaching and choreography (3 years in New Mexico and in Edmond since 1996) has seen her coach and choreograph for many state, regional, national and collegiate-level athletes. She also has 20+ years of experience in team organization and management and has been an ACE certified personal trainer.
Dedra serves as the team coordinator and assistant coach in levels 6 and above.
Ashley Walker
Ashley grew up a military kid, and no matter what state or country she lived in, gymnastics was
the primary focus of her life. She competed in the European circuit during her time in Germany
and finished her career in the States as a level 10. She then received a bachelors in Sports
Psychology with an Emphasis on Coaching and Leadership where she graduated cum laude
from California State University of Long Beach. She has coached girls gymnastics from level 2-
Elite in Texas, California, Europe, and Oklahoma. During her time in California she helped raise
a dynasty of compulsory teams with multiple undefeated seasons, while also assisting countless
girls to receive college scholarships to schools such as: UCLA, OU, University of Washington,
Arizona State University, University of Denver, and many more. Her ultimate goal is to help
athletes balance fun while still teaching discipline, integrity and a strong work ethic in a mentally
and physically healthy environment.