About Us
Owner and Head Coach of Archers Artemis
Coach Donna Ricci came to archery through her ongoing quest to find ways to enrich mind body and spirit and to balance the physical, emotional, intellectual and spiritual aspects of our lives while helping to pass that on to others.
She has been trained as a musician and academic receiving a Bachelor of Arts degree with a double major in Music and History from the University of Massachusetts in 1979. In the 1980’s she attended graduate level classes in psychology at Harvard University Extension Division and completed her doctoral training at Massachusetts School of Professional Psychology graduating in 1993 with a Doctorate in Clinical Psychology. She has been in private practice for over 20 years working primarily with people with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, Anxiety, Depression and Autism Spectrum Disorders.
She is an advocate of healing through the mind body connection and trained in the Ki-Hara Method of Resistance Flexibility, is a Reiki master and has studied sound healing techniques under John Beaulieu, author of Human Tuning.
When she received the bronze medal in barebow archery at the USA Archery Nationals in 2013 she became aware of how few women were competing and decided she needed to become an instructor and then a coach in order to introduce more girls and women in particular to archery. She has attended the Level 4 National Training System program with Coach Kisik Lee, Head Coach of the US Olympic Team and has been Part of the Coach Observer of Olympians at the Olympic Training Center in Chula Vista California. She received her Level 4 Certification in April 2017 and is one of five Level 4NTS trained coaches in Massachusetts. No access to a public regulation size range within a 30 mile radius in Massachusetts in 2015 was the impetus to create Archers Artemis to allow all archers who shoot recurve, barebow or longbow, to have a comfortable, safe environment to pursue their love of archery. Since then over 1500 students have trained at Archers Artemis and several have shot at the US Nationals.
Barebow Archer
Jen enjoys the mental and emotional challenges of archery and firmly believes that there is no such thing as a bad day on the range. She is especially passionate about encouraging women and girls of all ages to enter the sport. Jen often competes at the state and national levels and has held several regional titles. She has also earned the USA Archery Bronze Awards for indoor and outdoor barebow archery.
Barebow Archer
Nathan started his archery journey in 2017 and quickly embraced the role of coach and mentor to students at Archers Artemis. He appreciates the mental aspect of archery, especially the moment of singular focus that comes just before releasing an arrow. Nathan also practices Aikido, loves to spend time outdoors, and is the father of two girls who can often be found shooting and helping out on the range.
Barebow Archer
Sarah started archery as a kid at Girl Scout camp and has loved it ever since. She picked up the sport again when her daughter expressed interest in lessons, and it soon became a mother-daughter bonding activity. Outside of archery, Sarah loves all things Disney, reading, and spending time with her family.
Barebow Archer
Erin is a Level 2 Instructor who got involved with archery thanks to her son. She can be found overseeing open shoots, lending a hand with equipment, or helping to organize everything that needs it. When she’s away from the range, she’s a stay-at-home mom to an awesome kid and lives with her family in Marblehead.
Barebow Archer
Becca was always interested in trying archery but didn’t have access to a range. When she discovered Archers Artemis in 2019, she signed up for classes and never looked back! Becoming an instructor has helped her develop her form and share her skills (and positive attitude) with her fellow archers.
Barebow Archer
Caleb is a Level 1 Instructor who is passionate about bringing new archers into the community. He enjoys the focus that barebow archery requires and plans to continue shooting throughout his college career. In addition to archery, he loves dancing, engineering, and the color green.
Jon has worked with Dr. Ricci for over 15 years, providing bookkeeping and website management skills for her psychology practice and for Archers Artemis. He has been an integral member of our archery community since Archers Artemis opened and continues to support the studio in a variety of ways, including as the parent of a current student.