Meghan Keck – 1st Alliance Lead Coach & Recruiting Director

Meghan Keck is currently the Assistant Director, Recruiting director and Lead Trainer at 1st Alliance Volleyball Club in Chicago. In her first season returning to the club circuit, she helped guide the 1st Alliance 17 Gold Team to a 17 Open USAV National Championship in 2022. Since the 2022 season, she has been one of the most successful 18U coaches in the country, leading the 1st Alliance 18 Gold team to top 10 finishes in the 18 Open Division at USAV Nationals in all 4 seasons (including a silver and bronze medal). She was recognized as the AVCA 18s Coach of the year in 2024. Prior to working full time for 1st Alliance, she spent eight seasons with the Marquette University women’s volleyball program. She was the first assistant coach announced on Ryan Theis’ staff on Feb. 25, 2014.

While at Marquette, she helped guide MU to NCAA appearances in all seven of her full seasons in Milwaukee, and a 2021 Big East Championship.

Keck served as an assistant (2008-11) and associate head coach (2012-13) under Theis during all six years of his tenure at Ohio University, where she acted as the Bobcats’ offensive coordinator and led their recruiting efforts. As recruiting coordinator, Keck helped Ohio sign five players ranked as top-100 national recruits.

She helped the Bobcats to an overall record of 144-54 (.727) while in Athens. The Bobcats made four trips to the NCAA Championship, including a pair of second-round appearances and were MAC Champions in all six seasons.

Keck arrived at Ohio after two seasons as an assistant coach at DePaul, where she played a role in setter development and oversaw recruiting and travel.

Keck was also a volunteer assistant coach in 2005 at Northwestern on a coaching staff that included Theis.

From 1998-2006, Keck served as team coach, private lessons director and co-director of setter training for the Lions/First Alliance Volleyball Club in Western Springs, Ill.

The Chicago native was named a recipient of the American Volleyball Coaches Association 30 Under 30 Award in 2012, an accolade honoring thirty up-and-coming volleyball coaches under 30 years old in the sport at all levels of the game.

She spent two years at Auburn during her playing career as the Tigers’ starting setter before transferring UIC in 2002. Keck was named Horizon League Newcomer of the year her first season with the Flames and is among the program’s leaders in hitting percentage and assists.

Keck graduated from UIC in 2004 with a bachelor’s degree in marketing. She was named the UIC Female Athlete of the Year and awarded the NCAA Sportsmanship Award in 2004. Additionally, she has her master’s degree in Sports Administration from Ohio University.

Stephanie Hernesman – Jacksonville Skyline Co-Director

Steph Hernesman is the Co-Director of Girls Volleyball for Jacksonville Skyline. She brings years of coaching experience at the collegiate and club levels. Steph is passionate about helping young athletes grow through volleyball and is dedicated to creating a positive, development-focused environment. Steph values building strong relationships with players and families, and she is committed to guiding athletes on and off the court.

Steph began her coaching career in 1999 as an assistant coach for the Wisconsin-Whitewater men’s volleyball team – a stint that lasted until 2003. She then coached collegiate women’s volleyball for Clemson, Northwestern State, and Ball State.

A graduate of Wisconsin-Whitewater, Hernesman was a three-time AVCA All-American as a player and was the team most valuable player in 1995, 1997, and 1998.  She led her team to the NCAA Final Four in 1995 and earned Final Four All-Tournament honors.

Jodi Schramm – Premier Academy Owner & Director

Jodi Schramm is the Owner and Director of Premier Academy, where she has led athlete and coach development since 1996. A seven-time AVCA presenter and the 2025 AVCA National Coach of the Year in the 18s Division, Jodi has guided her teams to four national championships, 26 Top-5 finishes, and coached 72 All-Americans. Her impact extends far beyond the court, with 365 athletes moving on to collegiate volleyball and 49 of her coaches advancing to college coaching roles. She also serves the sport through leadership positions, including her role as the Ohio & Lake Erie Region AAU Volleyball Chair and as a two-time JVA Service Award recipient.

Ryan Theis – University of Florida Head Coach

Ryan Theis enters his second season as Florida volleyball’s head coach in the fall of 2026.

Theis became the third head coach since the UF program was reinstated in 1984 on Feb. 17, 2025 . An assistant coach for the Gators in the 2006 and 2007 seasons, Theis made his return to Gainesville, bringing 17 seasons of head coaching experience and a 74% winning pct. (402-141). He joined the Gators after spending 11 years at Marquette (2014-24) where Theis amassed a record of 258-87 (.748) and led the program to 10 NCAA Tournament berths, advancing to NCAA Regional semifinal action three times, including in 2024. The Golden Eagles won three Big East Regular Season Championships. Theis holds the highest winning percentage among head coaches in MU history (.740), ending the last 10 seasons in the top 45 RPI. Six Marquette players earned All-American honors and 16 were All-Big East performers since Theis’ first season in 2014.

Before Theis was named head coach of the Golden Eagles, he served as the head volleyball coach at Ohio University from 2008-2014. Under his leadership, the Bobcats made four NCAA Championship appearances, including a pair of trips to the second round (2009 and 2010), and claimed four Mid-American Conference tournament championships. A two-time MAC Coach of the Year (2009 and 2013), Theis mentored three AVCA All-Americans during his tenure in Athens and helped 13 players earn all-conference accolades, including three conference player of the year selections.

Dr. Cecile Reynaud – Major League Volleyball

Dr. Cecile Reynaud serves as Vice President, Volleyball Operations for Major League Volleyball where she oversees a number of aspects for the league, including rules of play, officiating, coach recruitment, international and college relations, and other key areas.

A legend in the sport with tremendous experience as an administrator in addition to being a Hall of Fame coach, Dr. Reynaud spent 26 years as head women’s volleyball coach at Florida State University where she won 635 matches, seven conference championships, and three conference coach of the year honors. She was also a faculty member in Sport Management for 15 years. She retired from a full-time position at FSU in 2015.  

During her distinguished career Dr. Reynaud held various national, international, coaching, and administrative positions with USA Volleyball, serving as Board Chair from 2018-20. She has coaching experience at the World University Games, as a Junior National Team Head Coach, in the USA Volleyball High Performance Championships, and in the FIVB World Grand Prix. She was the Deputy Competition Manager for Volleyball at the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta and served as the Head of Delegation for the USA Volleyball Women’s Sitting Team at the 2012 Paralympic Games and for the USA Volleyball Junior Boys Team at the 2015 World Championship. 

Dr. Reynaud was honored in 2016 with the “Friar Award,” USA Volleyball’s highest award. She has served as President of the American Volleyball Coaches Association and was inducted into the AVCA Hall of Fame in 2017. She was inducted into the FSU Athletics Hall of Fame in 2009 and Missouri State University Women’s Athletics Hall of Fame in 1983. She was a founding board member and President of WeCOACH and is currently serving on the USA Volleyball Foundation Board as chair of the Development Committee. She has published several books, including She Can Coach!, The Volleyball Coaching Bible Volumes I & II, Coaching Volleyball: Technical and Tactical Skills, Winning Ways of Women Coaches, and numerous volleyball DVDs.  

Dr. Reynaud graduated from Missouri State University and earned her master’s degree and Ph.D. while coaching at Florida State.

Caitlyn Vann – Lionhart Volleyball Club, Founder & Co-Owner

Caitlyn has been directing for over 8 years, coaching for over 15 years, and has been playing since she was 10 years old. She played at the Division 1 level at the University of Missouri where she broke numerous Tiger & BIG 12 defensive records, was a 9-time BIG 12 Defensive Player of the Week, College Volleyball Updates “CVU.com’s” National Player of the Week Honorable Mention, and helped lead the Tigers to 2 NCAA appearances, including a trip to the Sweet 16. At the high school level she was an All American pin hitter, 4-time State Champion, National Champion, and a member of the USAV Youth and Junior National Teams.

She coached at the Division I level at Cal Berkeley and DePaul University, and eventually shifted to coaching at the club and high school levels in an effort to pursue her goal of opening her own club volleyball program. She has held numerous Director roles while also dedicating her time to community service and total athlete development. Her commitment to community service and growing the sport of volleyball speaks for itself. As Director of DIG it! Volleyball (a nonprofit that provided free after-school volleyball and character development training for low income girls), she tripled the number of participants and community partnerships and made a lasting impact on the St. Louis community.

As Director of Gateway Volleyball Club, she led the team to a 5th place finish at the AAU National Championships and over the course of 4 years helped 100% of the players she coached received scholarships to play at the collegiate level. 

Over the years, she has guided multiple teams to top-10 finishes at Nationals, led high school teams to Sectional Championships, and played a key role in developing and recruiting countless athletes to the Division I level.