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Leadership Team

Jen Leo

Jen Leo

Club Director

Phone: 4802209323

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

Rich Leo

Rich Leo

Director, Business Operations & Finance

Phone: 4802209313

East Valley Juniors Volleyball Club, Inc.
2002-Present

Director, Business Operations
Co-Director, Accounting & Finance
Co-Director, Player Development

Webmaster
Strategic Advisor

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


Ryann Davis

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

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

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

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

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

Jordan Herrington

College Recruiting Coordinator

East Valley Juniors Volleyball Club, Inc.
2020 - Present

College Recruiting Coordinator
Jordan's Full Bio


Jamie Rohme

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

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

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

Janie Melhorn

Executive Board Member

East Valley Juniors Volleyball Club, Inc.
2002 - Present

Executive Board Member