Leadership Team

SHAUNNA TEUTON - IGNITE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Shaunna Teuton served as the Bracken Christian School’s Varsity Coach for six seasons. While there, she led her team to two State Championships and two other Final Four appearances. She has been nominated to the TAPPS All Star Coaching Staff twice and selected to work with very talented girls from all over the state of Texas—many of them going on to play in college. Coach Teuton has helped many athletes prepare for their next level of play and has seen many of her own athletes continue their athletic career through college. Shaunna then transitioned to New Braunfels Christian Academy where she served in the Athletic Department, overseeing the various sports programs, and coached Middle School Volleyball. The Wildcats won the Independent School Athletic League Championship. This transition gave her more time to invest in Ignite and see that the girls of the Hill Country area are being challenged in volleyball and ministered to in life. For the past two years Shaunna started the Living Rock Academy volleyball program and in the school's second year they made worked their way to the State Tournament Final Four (2016). She was named TAPPS Female Coach of the Year (2016-2017). Teuton played at Wingate University in North Carolina, a solid Division II program that earns a slot every year in the NCAA Elite Eight and was coached by Shelton Collier who regularly coaches the USAV Olympic Pipeline girls and has been named the Division II Coach of the Year several times. Shaunna led her team in many categories such as kills, kills/game, digs and serve receive. She also accumulated many All Tournament and All Conference honors. Under Shaunna's leadership, Ignite went from a one team organization to serving approximately 120+ families. Shaunna is married to Scott and has four children, Ashton (13), Eli (10) and Charlotte (7) and Rhett (3). Coach Teuton specializes in Outside Hitters, Defense, and training Setters of all ages and skill sets.

JESSICA TULLY-MITCHELL - BLAZE COACH

Jessica was born and raised in New Mexico where she was part of the state championship volleyball team her senior year. She also lettered in basketball, track and rodeo, receiving numerous awards in all four sports. Jessica went on to play volleyball at McMurry University, basketball at Eastern New Mexico University and both basketball and volleyball at Austin College. She graduated from Delta State University with a B.A. in History and earned her Master’s Degree in Special Education from the University of Texas San Antonio.
Jessica earned her personal training certification from the Cooper Institute. While coaching at Texas Lutheran University, Jessica was part of the staff who took the Lady Bulldogs to the semi-finals of the Lone Star Conference Championship. During her time at Comfort High School, she coached the volleyball team who went on to break the school win record, and were the Bi-District Champions and Area Champions. After moving to North Texas Jessica helped coach Denton Calvary Academy to back to back TAPPS State Volleyball Championships. While at Geneva School of Boerne, her team were the District and Area Champions and made the semi finals at state. Jessica helped coach Corpus Christi Veterans Memorial to the Regional Finals in 2018. She is currently the head coach at Boerne Champion High School. The Chargers are 2019 District Champions! Jessica and her husband Zac, who coaches football, have a daughter Charlie and son Tully.

KALYNNE Rogers - DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS & BLAZE COACH

After serving as the varsity coach at Living Rock Academy for the past 4 year, Coach Rogers made a change this fall when she was hired at the varsity assistant and JV head coach at San Antonio Christian school. She also has past experience coaching club volleyball and clinics for Alamo Volleyball Association, Waco Jrs. and Ignite. Kalynne played at Abilene Christian University where she served as a utility player filling the roles, of middle, setter, outside hitter, and right side hitter during here 4 year career. While there, Allen was named to the Lone Star Conference All-Academic team, First Team Capital One Academic All-District VI, and Lone Star Commissioner’s Honor Roll. In addition she ranked among the top of the Lone Star Conference in service aces. Before her college career, Kalynne transferred into Bracken Christian School for her junior and senior year of high school where she helped lead her team to two back-to-back state championships under the coaching of Shaunna Teuton. In addition, she was named 2 time 1st Team All-state, District MVP, All-area MVP, Academic All-state. During her club career at Alamo Volleyball Association, Kalynne was a part of the 2004 USA Junior Olympic silver medal 13K team and 2006 Bronze medal 15K team in the open division. Coach Rogers is married to her husband Chris and is the mother to her precious son Jaxson (5 years).

MEGAN DUGIE - BLAZE COACH

Megan Dugie grew up in China Grove, Texas. Dugie was a four-year letterman in softball and volleyball at East Central High School. After high school graduation in 2012, Dugie attended Texas Lutheran University where she was a four-year starter for the Lady Bulldog Volleyball Team. Her excellence on the court and in the classroom earned her numerous accolades including COSIDA All-American honors, SCAC conference All-Academic teams, First-Team All Conference and several SCAC defensive player of the week honors. Dugie was awarded TLU Female Athlete of the Year along with Scholar Athlete of the year as a senior. In addition, she ranked as top five DIII defensive specialists in the nation for digs per set. Dugie has over six years of coaching experience with various camps, clinics and club teams and is the defending state championship Varsity Head Volleyball Coach at New Braunfels Christian Academy.

JESSICA STETLER - BLAZE COACH

Jessica grew up in San Antonio and played at Churchill High School. She continued her career at Texas Lutheran University where she was a four year started and named All American her sophomore and senior seasons. She was part of three ASC West Division title teams. She is 5th all-time career kills, fourth in digs per game, and fifth in careers per game. She was inducted into the Collegiate Hall of Fame for Texas Lutheran in October of 2021. She continued your education at Texas State where she completed her masters and passed her boards to be a Licensed Psychological Associate. She currently works at USAA for the design team focused on creating better experiences for their employees and members. Jessica has been coaching club for 14 years and is excited to kick off her fourth year for Ignite.

KAITLIN Molenda - ASSISTANT COACH

Kaitlin Boyd grew up in Cypress, Texas and moved to Lakeland, Florida in high school. She attended George Jenkins High School and earned First Team All-Conference honors both her junior and senior years. After high school Kaitlin attended St. Petersburg College in St. Petersburg, Florida. Kaitlin was a 2-year captain, and earned First Team All-Conference honors both years, and the Female Athlete of the Year Award her sophomore year. Kaitlin transferred to Southeastern University in Lakeland, Florida as a 2-year captain her junior and senior years. While at SEU Kaitlin’s awards included Daktronics NAIA Scholar Athlete, First Team All-Sun Conference, Academic All-Sun Conference, CoSIDA Academic All-District, AVCA All-Region, and NAIA-AVCA All-American. At the conclusion of her senior season, Kaitlin was ranked 8th in the nation for her hitting percentage as a middle blocker. After her senior year, Kaitlin served as the assistant coach of the 2018 Southeastern University volleyball team. This will be Coach Kaitlin’s 5thyear coaching club volleyball, previously coaching for clubs run by the head coaches of the University of South Florida and Florida Southern College. This will be Coach Kaitlin’s second season with Ignite and just married her husband Caleb in March! In addition to coaching, Kaitlin is a 5th grade teacher at Goodwin Frazier Elementary.

ASHLEY BUTCHER - ASSISTANT COACH

. Ashley learned what her true passion was from an early age. She played volleyball all of her childhood years which included once club volleyball in middle and high school for Alamo and Strikers. Ashley pursued her dream of becoming an elementary teacher after graduating from the University of Texas at San Antonio in 2012. She has always loved working with kids and helping them grow to become responsible humans. Although teaching her students is enjoyable, she couldn’t help but remember her first love of volleyball and decided to become a coach in 2017. She wants to be a positive role model that students and athletes can trust and learn from. She is super excited about her third year with Ignite!

KELSEY MYERS - BLAZE HEAD COACH

Coach Kelsey Myers has been a head club volleyball coach of national level teams for over seven years, four of which included heading up college recruiting and participating as a board member for TCVA in Schertz, Texas. She had the privilege of taking two teams to nationals, several out of state qualifiers and AAUs. Seven of Coach Myers’ athletes have gone on to play college volleyball, three of which are currently playing at A&M Corpus Christi, Texas State, and ACU. Myers herself played volleyball for eleven years, including two years at St. Mary's University, a Division II program, before she stopped to focus on her academic scholarship program. Prior to her collegiate career, she played for Reagan and Johnson High School, guiding her team as captain and leader in blocks during her senior year.

Outside of the volleyball world, Myers works full time for USAA as a Product Development Director within the Property Insurance organization. She is also the proud momma to two sweet littles: a little boy, Remington (they call him Remi), and a baby girl, Hadleigh (they call her Hadi). You will also often hear her refer to a 'Bear' but don't worry, it's not an animal, just her husband! This is Coach Myers first year with Ignite!

KELSEY AHRENS - ASSISTANT COACH

Kelsey was born and raised in Canyon Lake, TX. She graduated from Canyon Lake High School in 2015 where she lettered in volleyball, basketball, and softball. She received many academic and athletic awards throughout her career there. She graduated from Texas State University in 2019 with a Bachelor’s in Exercise and Sports Science and obtained her teaching certificate. She has always had a passion for sports and helping others, so she took these passions and decided to become an educator and coach. Last school year she worked as a long-term substitute working with three different Comal ISD middle schools and their athletic programs. From there she was offered a position at Canyon High School in New Braunfels, TX where she is currently in her first year of teaching. She is an assistant coach of volleyball, soccer, and teaches economics. She is very grateful to be a part of Cougar Nation. This is her first year with the Ignite Family and she is very excited for this season!

Cayla Kohnert - ASSISTANT COACH

Cayla Kohnert was born and raised in McAllen, Texas where she attended and played volleyball at McAllen High School, as well as Valley Sting Volleyball Club. Cayla is currently a Financial Crimes Analyst at EY while working on her MS in Financial Crimes Investigations through the University of New Haven.
Cayla began coaching her junior year of high school along side her dad coaching 12s and 16s, as well as many private lessons, camps, and clinics. She spent 3 seasons at Corpus Christi Force Volleyball throughout college where she was an assistant coach for the 17s, 12s, and 13s. This is Cayla’s second year with Ignite and she is so excited to be returning!

HAYLEY MELONE - FLAME HEAD COACH

Hayley Melone is currently a 2nd year teacher at Canyon Lake High School where she is an assistant volleyball, basketball and track coach. She graduated from Texas State University in 2019 with a Major in Exercise Sports Science and a Minor in Special Education. She attended Sam Houston State University where she was the President of the Sam Houston Volleyball Club for 2 years and took the first teams to NCVF Nationals in Kansas City and Louisville. She attended Canyon Lake High School where she was the starting Libero for 3 years breaking 2 school records. This is Hayley Melone’s 4th season with Ignite and she is so excited to be back!

ASHLEY MAHAN - ASSISTANT COACH

Ashley was born and raised in San Antonio, TX. Her love for volleyball started in her very first year playing club volleyball at 12 years old. Ashley attended and played volleyball at San Antonio Christian School and her senior year received an athletic scholarship from Ranger Junior College, where she played for 2 years. After graduating with an associate’s degree, Ashley transferred to Tarleton State University. She graduated in 2019 with a BS in Kinesiology. Shortly after graduating Mahan became the assistant volleyball coach at Ranger College, where she helped coach two great seasons. In May 2021, she received her master’s degree in Kinesiology. This will be Ashley's first season coaching club and she is so excited to be coaching with Ignite!

JORDAN MAHAN - ASSISTANT COACH

Jordan was born and raised in San Antonio, Texas. Not only has she played volleyball for over 12 years, but she also grew up around the sport with coaches for parents. Jordan got involved playing club at the earliest age she could and two of her years in club were spent playing for Ignite. During my high school years playing for San Antonio Christian School, Jordan was able to participate in two state tournaments for TAPPS 5A volleyball. She graduated from SACS in 2019 and continued on to play volleyball for Ranger College. During Jordan's two years at Ranger she made second team all-conference, All-Conference Tournament Team, and All-Academic Team. After graduating from Ranger College with her associates degree in science, she transferred to Texas State University to continue her education.

Coaching has always been a dream of Jordan's that developed as she grew up watching her parents coach. Jordan is super excited for this season and returning to her Ignite roots!

HEATHER GARCIA - FLAME COACH

Heather earned a degree in Business Marketing from Texas A&M University, Kingsville in 1995 where she competed for the Javelinas in the 91-92 seasons as a setter after a successful High School career where she was named Academic All American and MVP for the district. After college, Heather competed in “A” and “BB” Women and Co-ed Sand Volleyball & USAV Indoor. In the early 2000’s, Heather & Israel took the 14U Team to Junior Nationals and competed to the Gold Bracket. Numerous junior teams after that played through AAU programs and competed in different AAU competitions. Heather has been coaching youth volleyball for 16+ years and after a break to watch her son compete through High School returns to Ignite to bring those years of experience back to our 13’s team.

ISRAEL GARCIA - ASSISTANT COACH

Israel is a scholar of the game of volleyball. Picking up the game in his late teens, Israel was a quick study of the game and has found most of his success on the sand. Israel has competed in AVP qualifiers as well as numerous statewide tournaments. Today, as growing old does, it allows the player to transform into the coach and teach the youth the skills he was best known for. Israel was the half of the coaching team that took the 14U Team to Junior Nationals to compete in the Gold Bracket. Numerous teams since played and competed through the AAU programs statewide. Israel has been coaching 16+ years and after a break to watch his son play Basketball, returns to Ignite to bring that experience back to the club.

CODY GARCIA - ASSISTANT COACH

Cody is a current college student also learning the game of volleyball as he assistant coaches his parents on the Ignite 13 teams. Cody is pursuing a degree in Business with a focus on teaching and coaching. With his own recent student athlete experiences, he’s able to bring an eye to the game of a young athlete that many do not understand. Cody has recently competed in “BB” level Sand Volleyball and continues to study the game and the behaviors that make successful players.

MADI KELLY - ASSISTANT COACH

Madeleine Kelly grew up in McQueeney, TX. She attended New Braunfels Christian Academy from pre-k 3 through her senior year. She started playing volleyball in 4th grade for her a YMCA team, then started playing volleyball in 6th at her middle school, then she started her club experience moving into her four high school varsity team years. Through middle school and high school, she acquired multiple athletic awards, ranging from MVP to Christian Leadership awards, including 1st Team All-District and 1st Team All-State while leading her varsity high school team. Madeleine also played softball, served as president of Student Council, the secretary of Business Professionals of America, and the secretary of National Honor Society, and helped out her middle schools volleyball team, where she fell in love with coaching.
Madeleine went to play at Howard Payne University as an opposite hitter. She started in a majority of her freshman season games, and into her sophomore year, until she had minor injuries occurred. She then made the decision to put her studies ahead of her and transferred to Dallas Baptist University. But, she realized she couldn't stay away from volleyball and joined intramural indoor and outdoor volleyball at DBU. She recently graduated from Dallas Baptist University majoring in Business Management in May of 2021.
After a quick summer, she was asked if she would be interested in coaching a middle school volleyball season at Cross Lutheran, where she was rekindled with her love for the sport and being able to teach players how to love volleyball.

EMILY COLE - ASSISTANT COACH

Emily was born and raised in Spring Branch, TX. She graduated from Living Rock Academy in 2017 where she lettered in volleyball and basketball. She received many academic and athletic awards throughout her career there. She attended and played basketball at Texas Lutheran University and is currently receiving her degree in nutrition and kinesiology. This is Emily’s first year coaching club and she’s so excited to be working with Ignite!