SkateIA initially launches as United Skate Schools Group, by California Inline School owner, Janet Miller. She built the new company after the predecessor organization folded in North & South America, so that instructors still had a means to get certified and obtain liability insurance for teaching.

Janet, alongside other examiners from the predecessor organization, including Trish Alexander, rebuild the Level 1 and Level 2 curriculums with a new method for teaching and to include roller skating.

Janet Miller hands over the company to Trish, with 60 members. who rebrands it as Skate Instructors Association.

Trish rewrites the curriculum to be more relevant for the disciplines and styles skaters were taking on, adding in moves like the pivot, and updating skills that are appropriate for both inline and quad skaters.

SkateIA presents slalom skating at the North Shore Inline Marathon.

The first annual CAMP SkateIA is held - for instructors only - in Peterborough, NH.

The Freestyle Slalom Instructor Certification, run by Naomi Grigg, is added to SkateIA’s programs, and adapted for SkateIA’s audience.

A Skateboarding Instructor Certification program is created and offered as an online-only course via Udemy.

CAMP SkateIA, held in Pittsfield, MA, is opened to all skaters for the first time, instead of just member instructors. One of the attendees was Arnav “Sonic” Shah, who soon consequently became an instrumental part of SkateIA in the years to come.

The Skate Park Instructor Certification, developed by Naomi Grigg and Leo Oppenheim, is created, and run for the first time in Vancouver, BC, as part of CAMP SkateIA. Notable candidates for the cert included Leon Basin and Shaun Unwin.

CAMP SkateIA, held outside the US for the first time, has over 50 attendees, and includes support from Shop Task offering trials of the recently released Wizard Skates.

The Challenge Program is developed for slalom skating, and includes moves lists, video demonstrations of moves, testing of moves to acknowledge competency, and even an iOS app (app developed under Sonic’s company, Kinetic Expression, as an in-kind donation).

CAMP SkateIA is held in Los Angeles for the first time, with nearly 60 attendees.

SkateIA holds a mini camp as part of Skate Boston weekend.

The Challenge Program is developed for general/artistic skating and tricks, with moves lists and video demonstrations.

The core team is expanded beyond Trish, and includes Sonic and Malik, who’d each recently finished their training to become Level 1 Examiners.

SkateIA presents and offers workshops at nationwide skating events including North Shore Inline Marathon and What Year Is It.

The online version of the Level 1 Instructor Certification is launched, after having been in the works since 2019 - before the pandemic.

Side Hustle and Create Your Skating Business classes are created and offered online.

CAMP SkateIA is held virtually during the pandemic year, and features special guests including, Eddy Matzger - speed skating legend (Thailand), Joey Mantia - an olympic speed skater, Sebastien Lafargue - owner of FR Skates and Seba Skates (France), and Steve Charrier - Vice President of Rollerblade. Attendance for the online only camp is a whopping 89 participants.

Andrea “Nikita” K. joins the core team as a Membership Partner.

The Level 1 Instructor Certification is revamped with an even more effective teaching model and materials.

The Skate Park Instructor Certification is handed off to Sonic, and revamped with new materials. Sonic is deemed the new and lead examiner for the program after running it at CAMP SkateIA with notable candidates Caleb Smith, Nikita, and Butch Lehman.

Special online courses are offered including with speed skating legend, Eddy Matzger, and ultraskating master, Caleb Smith.

The website is updated to reflect SkateIA’s commitment to all skaters, and not just instructors, along with a modern look and cleaner information.

The industry sponsorship program is launched, with Rollerblade being the first paying sponsor of SkateIA.

CAMP SkateIA, in Los Angeles, sells out for the first time, with a whopping 90 attendees.

The Skate Park Instructor Cert is carried out three times: Los Angeles, Seattle, and Calgary, with notable candidates Daniela Salgado and Erika Ruiz.

The After the Cert and Beyond the Cert programs are created and launched to help instructors bolster their arsenal of teaching moves and techniques.

A new instructor search platform is built from scratch under Sonic’s company, Kinetic Expression, and includes an automated pipeline to incorporate data into Rollerblade’s own instructor search.

SkateIA moves to a modern tech platform, allowing for a full on update to the website and registration system, and future options to offer richer resources for skaters and instructors alike.

SkateIA’s core staff does a Pacific Northwest / Tour de Canada, visiting and offering certifications in Seattle, Victoria, Vancouver, and Calgary. 22 candidates were certified including, 7 from Roller Skate Victoria, 3 from Shop Task, and 9 from Alien Inline. SkateIA also spent time hanging with Leon Basin, creator of Wizard Skating and Shop Task, and visited all of his shop locations.

Nikita passes her training to become a Skate Park Examiner, and on quad skates to boot!

SkateIA is present at nationwide events including Skater Migration, North Shore Inline Marathon, and Fall Blading Cup.

SkateIA tops 300 active members for the first time.