Club Instructors

Grandmaster Hart is the Chief Instructor/Head Coach for UVM Taekwondo. In addition, he works full time as a Consulting Teacher (Special Educator). He started his Taekwondo journey at UVM back in 1991 and has been with the club ever since. He currently holds a 7th degree black belt from Kukkiwon—World Taekwondo Headquarters—and is a certified Master Instructor.  Grandmaster Hart also holds national level coaching and referee certification. Taekwondo is about helping people grow and to achieve their potential, whether it be in competition, in training, or in general. He continues to train and learn regularly, including attending the Kukkiwon Master Instructor Course and the International Hapkido Summit in 2022.

Master Instructors

Master Jaime Schulte

Master Jaime Schulte is a volunteer Assistant Coach/Instructor for UVM Taekwondo and has been connected with the club since the fall of 1994, when he started as a white belt and a sophomore. He now holds a 5th degree black belt from the Kukkiwon. In 2010, he became an internationally certified referee and has since officiated many competitions globally. In 2019, he was one of seven Taekwondo referees representing the United States in the referee selection process for the 2020 Olympic Games. He has been Referee Chair of the Eastern Collegiate Taekwondo Conference since 2009 and a Director since 2010. Master Schulte has also been Referee Vice Chair or Co-Chair of the National Collegiate Taekwondo Association since 2017. He believes that the best Taekwondo experiences are found in the collegiate realm and continues to appreciate what it has done for him and so many others.

Master Rachel Czar

Master Czar is a 5th Degree Black Belt. She started Taekwondo in 2001 and joined UVM Taekwondo in 2013. She started teaching in 2014 and also obtained her National Referee Certification that year. In 2022, she completed the Kukkiwon International Master’s course and was awarded 3rd Class International Taekwondo Master.

Master John Schmidt

Master Schmidt started his Taekwondo career in 2006 under the guidance of Master Matthew Winters at Gentle Dragon Taekwondo in Montpelier, VT. In 2011, as a freshman at UVM, he joined the Taekwondo club where he continued to hone his skills. He has been an instructor with the club since his senior year, sharing his knowledge and passion for the sport with others. In 2017, Master Schmidt attained master rank under Grandmaster Hart and began refereeing at ECTC tournaments.

Master Natalie Tolley

Ms. Tolley is a 3rd Dan black belt. She first started doing Taekwondo in 2005, and joined the UVM Taekwondo club in 2016. She served as the club’s Social Media Coordinator in 2019-2020 and started teaching for the club in 2021. In the spring of 2026, she was promoted to 4th Dan.

Instructors

Ms. Katy Czar

Ms. Czar started as a white belt at UVM Taekwondo in 2015, and
has remained an active member since. She was elected treasurer of the club in 2017 and became President the following year. In 2017, she also won bronze at NCTA in sparring. In 2018, she was promoted to 1st Dan and began teaching the following year. In 2020, she was promoted to 2nd Dan and received her referee certification in both sparring and poomsae. In 2024, she was promoted to 3rd Dan.

Assistant Instructors

Ms. Olivia Peterson

Ms. Olivia Peterson first started taekwondo in 2007 at Blue Wave Taekwondo under Master
Stephen Hopkins and Grandmaster Blais in Hanover, NH. She took a break from taekwondo from 2013-2020 and started back up again as a freshman at UVM. She was elected treasurer in
2022 and became president in 2023. In 2023, she was promoted to 1st Dan, and obtained her
referee certification from AAU in 2024.