Meet our Coaching Staff West

NICOLLE JENNY

West Side Coordinator

Nicolle Jenny coached 8th grade girl’s volleyball at Brunswick Middle School (2020) and Columbia Middle School (2016) This will be her 4th year as a DG Warrior’s coach. She has been playing competitive and recreational volleyball since 2007. She played volleyball at Columbia High School all 4 years along with JO at Spirit Volleyball Club. Nicolle still plays competitive adult sand volleyball, along with reffing.

Education:
Columbia High School (2015)
Lorain County Community College studying Criminal Justice (2015-2017)

ANGIE REYNOLDS

This is Angie’s first year coaching for DG Warriors and she could not be more excited! She is the Head Coach for 13 American on the West Side. She has coached multiple CYO teams at St. Ambrose for 4 years and loves developing

players and helping them reach their goals. Angie was a setter and defensive specialist through her senior year in high school, and in her free time likes to play recreational volleyball, both indoor and sand.

MEGHAN CUPACH

Meghan Cupach has been playing competitive and recreational volleyball since 2005. She played at Saint Ambrose, Lake Erie Elite, Brunswick Slam, Southwest Volleyball Club, Holy Name High School and with Cleveland Volleyball Company. She returned to

St. Ambrose in 2019 to coach 8th grade girls’ volleyball. She is also currently an OHSAA Volleyball Official and spent three years as a Volleyball CYO scorer. Meghan is a graduate of Holy Name and received her B.B.A. in Finance from Ohio University in 2018.

HOLLY ACKLIN-AHLMAN

I have played volleyball my whole life. Starting in grade school all the way through my adult life.
Starting at St. Richard School, St. Joseph Academy, Cleveland Volleyball Company and Millersville University. After graduating college I played in many recreation leagues with a focus on sand volleyball leagues up until my adult career. Once we started our family, I shifted my focus onto coaching.

Graduated with a BA in Environmental Science, Major Earth studies and focus on Atmospheric Sciences, Minor in Geology and Sociology.

Currently working as the Sales Director for our family business that manufactures and sells artificial plants and trees internationally.

I started to coach CYO volleyball for St. Mary’s Berea in 2018, when my oldest daughter Giada started volleyball in 3rd grade. I still currently Head Coach for one of the 6th grade teams and lead them to the playoffs in the CYO Tournament this year! Starting the summer of 2021 I assumed the role of Assistant Coach for 3rd Grade St. Mary’s team, where my youngest daughter Pia started her volleyball journey.

I joined DG Warriors in 2020, assisting for 11R Westside where I became the Head Coach and finished the season at OVR’s in Columbus. I now Head Coach for 12R Westside. I look forward to a successful and challenging season ahead!

When I am not playing volleyball I enjoy running around with our children, my husband Ryan and our fur baby Otis. We have all mastered (including Otis) water volleyball in our pool and enjoy four wheeling, jet skiing, snow tubing and going to our families lake home to enjoy a break from the craziness of life.

EILEEN CUPACH

Eileen Cupach was a CYO vollyeball coach for 13 years and served as the CYO Volleyball Director for four. She refereed volleyball matches for six years and from 2012-2015 organized volleyball skills clinics. She played volleyball for St. Augustine Academy and then went on to study nursing at Cuyahoga Community College.

BRITTANY ORTIZ

Director of Volleyball

Club Tryouts Coordinator
Summer & Training Camps
Coordinator
Private Lessons Coordinator
Coach & Player Development –
East, South & West Side

Brittany is a mom to five kids, ages 3-15. She relocated back to her hometown of Akron in October of 2020 after living in Houston, TX for 12 years. She has a passion for coaching and teaching young girls to apply decision making not only in the game of volleyball but in everyday life.

Volleyball Coaching Experience

DG Warriors (3 years) 16’s American 2022-2023
DG Warriors (1 year) 14's National 2021-2022
Archbishop Hoban High School JV Head/Varsity Assistant 2005-2007
KYV Volleyball Club, Texas 2010-2013
Fairfield Volleyball Club, Texas 12’s 2019

Playing Experience

Archbishop Hoban High School
Thiel College
North Texas Region Volleyball
Summit Sports & Social

Certifications:

CPI Certified
Impact
CPR

DIANA FORD

Volleyball Coaching Positions

Miami University Head Coach
Capital University Head Coach
Bexley High School Head Coach
Illinois State University Assistant
Coach Graduate Assistant
Otterbein College Head Coach
Wright Patterson Air Force Woman USA Volleyball Team in Dayton
Solon High School JV Volleyball Coach 2012 & 2013
Hawken Upper School JV Volleyball Coach 2010 & 2012
Sports Imports Volleyball Camps at Wright State University (US Men's Team training at Wright State)

Volleyball Referee

Former Big Ten Conference
Former MidAmerican Conference
Ohio Athletic Conference and NAIA Volleyball Referee thru Fall 2009
Baldwin Wallace, John Carroll, Case Western, Ursuline College, Notre Dame College
Former OHSAA Volleyball Official
Former USA National Volleyball Official (Among first six women in US & first in Region)

Recognition

OHSAA Volleyball Coaches Association Hall of Fame
Big Ten Conference Whistle of Pride Award

Volleyball Related Positions

First Chairman of OHSAA Volleyball Board
Organized OHSAA State Volleyball Coaches Clinics
Miami University Athletic Board for the Sport of Volleyball
Wright State University Volleyball Coaching Classes for area high school coaches
On-court volunteer, 1996 Olympics, 4 weeks in Atlanta

Playing Experience

Fairmount West High School
Ohio State University
USVBA Volleyball Team in Columbus

Education

BS in Physical Education, The Ohio State University
Masters in Education, Illinois State University
OHSAA Coaching Clinics, 2010-2013
Workshops: Doug Beal, Mick Haley, Mary Jo Peppler, etc.

LISA GROSS

Volleyball Coaching Positions

Strongsville Recreation Program (2017)
St Ambrose (2018)

Playing Experience

St Ambrose CYO (4th - 8th Grades)
Brunswick High School (9th Grade until injury)

Education

Brunswick High School
University of Akron