Meet Our Team

Lisa Kuesel Traynor is the owner and founder of Synergy Gymnastics. She is a leader with over 30+ years of experience in the health, wellness and education fields, having graduated from West Chester University with a B.S. degree as a Health and Wellness Specialist, as well as a M.S. degree in Exercise and Sport Physiology. She recently spent 18 years as a Chief Operating Officer at an insurance company, and previously served as Director of the Graduate Hospital Executive Health and Sports Medicine Center before creating her own company, Premiere Health and Fitness. She has also served as an adjunct professor at both West Chester University and Cabrini College. Aside from her love for gymnastics, she enjoys teaching group fitness, dance, theater, and spending time with her husband and two children. Lisa believes strongly in the importance of female empowerment and leadership, and founded Synergy to make a difference in the lives of the female athletes and coaches that we work with. She is also CPR certified, ACE fitness certified, as well as USAG Safety Certified and compliant.

Joe is a career athlete and coach, having been a gymnast himself who competed at Nationals as early as sixth grade. He also was a competitive baseball player through high school. He grew up in New Jersey and is a big Eagles fan!

Joe has coached women’s gymnastics at very high level programs like Cherry Hill Gymnastics and Will-moor in New Jersey. He then relocated and worked for ACE Gymnastics in Florida and finally at Suncoast Gymnastics in Florida. During his 20+ years of coaching, he has helped coach numerous regional champions, national qualifiers and collegiate scholarship athletes. His vast knowledge of the sport will help not only our compulsory gymnasts, but also our upper level team girls who are learning difficult new skills as they advance in their gymnastics journey. Joe’s experience, knowledge of technique, strong spotting skills, love of learning and energetic personality make him a great fit for our team!

Tara Percival started gymnastics at the age of 5 and instantly feel in love with the sport. She competed through her Junior year of high school at Level 9, and then went on to attend Penn State University. While at Penn State, Tara joined the club gymnastics team and competed all four years on the Level 9/10 team, and she was the team captain during her senior year. Tara graduated in 2019 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Kinesiology (the science behind human movement and exercise physiology). Tara’s many years of gymnastics competition, along with her degree in Kinesiology helps to bring a wealth of knowledge to the Synergy Team!

Morgan has a passion for the sport of gymnastics and is thrilled to be coaching at Synergy. She competed in trampoline and tumbling through Level 7 and then coached artistic gymnastics in her hometown throughout high school. After graduating from West Chester University, Morgan began coaching again. She can be seen coaching our Level 3 girls as well as our recreational and team prep classes, and she loves helping the athletes reach their goals.

Lexie Stiefel is a level 7 coach at Synergy. Her gymnastics journey began at Metzlers Gymnastics, where her love of the sport and now lifelong passion took root. She trained up to level 10 and later competed as a member of the Springfield College Division III Gymnastics Team from 2013-2017. She went on to graduate with a degree in Psychology and a minor in marketing. Coming full circle, she now seeks to instill the values, knowledge, and abilities gained through years of hard work and perseverance, unto her athletes in the gym so that each may reach their highest potential. She is CPR and USAG safety certified.