Joanne McLeod is considered one of the finest figure skating coaches in the world. As the Director of the Burnaby Figure Skating Centre of Excellence, she has produced a double medalist in senior skater Mira Leung and a host of junior national medalists, the lastest counting six medal and the 2006 Junior Championships.

Sandhu has also won three Grand Prix titles and in 2004 won the overall Frand Prix title. At the 2004 national junior championships, her three skaters captured all three medals in pre-novice men. In 2004, Joanne was named Skate Canada’s National Coach of the Year.