Azarian Staff


Albina Azarian-Myers

Co-President & General Manager

Albina has over 20 years of working in the gymnastics office environment as an office manager, special events coordinator and an academy supervisor. Albina has grown up in the world of gymnastics and dance. She did gymnastics for five years and has danced for over nine years in Hip Hop and Jazz. Albina has coached gymnastics for Levels 1-5 including Pre Team and Competitive Team. She has also helped choreograph a routine for a North Orange County dance company that she was training and performing with. Currently, Albina is the office manager & special events coordinator at Azarian Gymnastics and the Owner of WhistleStop Shop OC - Custom handmade wood home decor available online www.whistlestopshopoc.com

Edmund O'Connor

Co-President & Girls Team Head Coach

Gymnastics has always been part of my life. Aside from learning the different gymnastic apparatuses this sport has taught me so many important life lessons. Hard work, determination, and discipline to name a few. Coaching gives me the opportunity to share my knowledge and help my students achieve success. My goal as a coach is to have my students understand that “Practice makes permanent”.
  • 14 years of competitive gymnastics experience
  • Competed in New Jersey and represented Region 7 as a team member for Class 3 and 2
  • National Qualifier for Class 3, 2, and 1
  • Regional Training camps combined of Regions 5, 6, and 7
  • Coaches: Compulsory Coach Gerardo Sura, and Optional Coach Yei Yida (Former Chinese National Team Coach)
  • Coaching Experience – USAG Boys competitive program levels 4-10
  • Numerous student achievements on the NJ state level, Region 7, and National Level
  • Level 9 and Level 10 Regional Team Members
  • National Event Semi-Finalists and Finalists
  • Coaching Experience – 6 Years involvement with the Future Stars Program
  • Numerous student achievements at the Regional Level – Regional Team Members for the past four years
  • Attended Future Stars National Testing for the past four years
  • Future Stars Developmental National Team Members
  • Attended 2 National Developmental Team Camps at USOTC


Vanessa Gonzalez

Gym Coordinator, Team Coordinator & Girls Team Coach

Vanessa has been coaching gymnastics since 2002. Following in her sisters foot steps she joined the sport at the age of 2 and has lived in it ever since. She has coached preschool through girls competitive level 9 but focuses on the compulsory levels and excel. She believes that instilling the right foundation in gymnastics is critical for future progress. She has also spent the last few years assisting in the management of another major Orange County gym. Her coaching philosophy is “You can only get out of this sport what you put into it. That includes coaches! You can’t expect your child to go out there and dominate unless you have embedded in her every single day the tools needed to achieve her goals! Work your girls hard but work yourself harder, give them confidence and pride and demand perfection because if you don’t they wont strive for it! They will surprise you with what they can achieve!”

Jenny Eaton

Xcel Team Head Coach

Jenny has been coaching team at Azarian since 2021 and has over 24 years of gymnastics coaching experience. She started gymnastics at 10yrs old and fell in love with the sport. She began coaching as a summer camp assistant at 14 and has been coaching ever since! She graduated from Cal State Fullerton earning a BA in Liberal Arts with an emphasis on elementary education. Her goal as the Xcel director is to offer a team for athletes of all ages and ability levels and to show them that if you work hard and commit to your goals, anything is possible!

Oscar Luna

Boys Team Head Coach & Facilities Manager