#14 - Pairing Up with Andrea Derby

Born in Kapuskasing, raised in Oshawa, Andrea began skating at the age of 4 and became a competitive pair skater, competing at 5 national championships. Upon retiring from active competition, started training to become a skating judge.
After graduating from Carelton University, she began to work for the provincial government, Social Services Department, as a front line caseworker. Retired from government work in 1998 when her family decided to relocate for my husband’s job. From 1998-2015 our family moved to Boston, Detroit, Singapore, Shanghai, Bangkok, Detroit. While living overseas, she worked in various capacities with the Singapore Ice Skating Association and the Ice Skating Association of Malaysia.
During these years Andrea continued training as a judge, eventually reaching the highest level (ISU Championship Judge) in 2007. She has judged at the 2010 Olympics, 4 World Championships, the Four Continents Championships (4 times), Grand Prix Final (3 times), approximately 18 Grand Prix competitions, and numerous other international events. In addition to being an ISU judge, Andrea is an international Referee and an International Technical Controller.
Currently Andrea is the Chair of the Skate Canada High Performance Development Committee. Other work with Skate Canada includes: elite athlete monitoring, member of the Officials Assignment and Promotion committee.
Lastly, in 2015 Andrea was inducted into the Oshawa Sports Hall of Fame.
We are very fortunate and grateful to be sharing this discussion with you. Enjoy!