Leadership Team
Jen Leo
Club Director
East Valley Juniors Volleyball Club, Inc.
1992 - Present
Club Director
Board (Executive & Advisory) President
Co-Director, Accounting & Finance
Director, Player Development
Jen's Full Bio
A message from the Club Director
EVJ was founded by Richard and Deanna Anglin in 1990 and started with one girls team. Upon Deanna's retirement, my husband Rich and I officially took over EVJ in 2000. We were humbled and honored to be given the opportunity to build upon the foundation of the legacy and Tradition of Excellence the Anglin's created. For many years I enjoyed coaching for EVJ because of the Anglin's emphasis on integrity and their strong Christian values. Since taking over, our team strives to apply a servant leadership philosophy in effort to carry on the EVJ Tradition of Excellence. Since its founding, the success of EVJ's athletes has been and remains the #1 priority. I'm proud to say that as the longest standing club in the AZ Region, EVJ continues to strengthen it's foundation and we're creating a legacy of our own.
We take serious the responsibility of carrying on the Tradition of Excellence and creating an environment that our families can call home. Please take a minute to meet our leadership and administrative team.
Warm Regards,
Jen Leo
Leadership & Administrative Team
Jen Leo, Club Director & Board President
Rich Leo, Director, Business Operations & Finance
Ryann Davis, EVJ Administrator
Tayler Peterson, EVJ Administrator
Deb Edwards, EVJ Gilbert Program Coordinator
Robert Esser, EVJ Gilbert Program Coordinator
Casey Simon, HS National Teams Program Coordinator
Jordan Herrington, College Recruiting Coordinator
Jamie Rohme, Futures Program Coordinator
Jess Leo, Social Media Coordinator
Ed Rubacha, Board Member & Legal Counsel
Janie Melhorn, Board Member
Rich Leo
Director, Business Operations & Finance
East Valley Juniors Volleyball Club, Inc.
2002-Present
Director, Business Operations
Co-Director, Accounting & Finance
Co-Director, Player Development
Webmaster
Strategic Advisor
Ryann Davis
EVJ Administrator
East Valley Juniors Volleyball Club, Inc.
2022-Present
EVJ Administrator
Head Coach 13 Elite
Lead Coach, Player Development
Ryann's Full Bio
Tayler Peterson
EVJ Administrator
East Valley Juniors Volleyball Club, Inc.
2016-Present
EVJ Administrator
Assistant Coach 16 Elite, 12 Elite
EVJ Beach Program Coordinator
Lead Coach, Player Development
Tayler's Full Bio
Deb Edwards
EVJ Gilbert Program Coordinator
East Valley Juniors Volleyball Club, Inc.
2014 - Present
EVJ-Gilbert Program Coordinator
Head Coach 11 Navy-Gilbert
Deb's Full Bio
Robert Esser
EVJ Gilbert Program Coordinator
East Valley Juniors Volleyball Club, Inc.
2015 - Present
EVJ Gilbert Program Coordinator
Head Coach 14 Navy-Gilbert
Robert's Full Bio
Casey Simon
HS National Teams Program Coordinator
East Valley Juniors Volleyball Club, Inc.
2015 - Present
HS National Team Program Coordinator
Head Coach 16 Elite
Casey's Full Bio
Jordan Herrington
College Recruiting Coordinator
East Valley Juniors Volleyball Club, Inc.
2020 - Present
College Recruiting Coordinator
Jordan's Full Bio
Jamie Rohme
Futures Program Coordinator (10-12's)
East Valley Juniors Volleyball Club, Inc.
2000 - Present
Futures Program Coordinator (10-12s)
Head Coach 15 Elite
Jamie's Full Bio
Jess Leo
Social Media Coordinator
East Valley Juniors Volleyball Club, Inc.
2017 - Present
Social Media Coordinator
Head Coach 15 Select
Jess' Full Bio
Ed Rubacha
Legal Counsel & Board Member
East Valley Juniors Volleyball Club, Inc.
1995 - Present
Legal Counsel
Executive Board Member
Ed's Full Bio
Janie Melhorn
Executive Board Member
East Valley Juniors Volleyball Club, Inc.
2002 - Present
Executive Board Member