Coach Melissa Bravo is the Head Volleyball Coach, an Asst. Weights Coach, and Physical Education teacher here at DCC HS since 2012. She grew up in Colorado Springs, graduated from Pine Creek, played all four years at Western Colorado University (Gunnison, CO), was an assistant coach at WCU for four years, and then came to DCC. Coach Bravo taught math for four years and now teaches physical education. Her husband, Marques Bravo is the head wrestling coach at DCC and a humanities teacher and they have two girls here at DCC, Charlee and Andee.
Coach Tom Hunter graduated from Upland High School in Southern California. He played for three years at San Diego State University. He has coached a total of ten years of collegiate volleyball, seven at the University of Northern Colorado, and three at the Air Force Academy. He has taught social studies and coached at the high school level in both San Diego and the Fort Collins Area. Tom joined the DCC HS coaching staff in 2023. He and his wife Andria have one son, Logan.
Coach Joleen Schnake is the CTeam Coach and has been with the Thunder since 2017. Coach Schnake graduated from Woodland Park High School and received her BA in Exercise Science from UNC. Coach Schnake has been coaching and teaching since 2003 in the Colorado Springs area (coaching multi-sports such as volleyball, girls’ basketball, and track). Her and her husband Scott have four kids at DCC: Faith, Josiah, Levi, and Isaac.
Coach Hannah Pethtel is a proud alumnus of the DCC volleyball program and has been coaching with the Thunder since 2020. She has received several awards and recognitions at DCC, the PPAC, and the CHSAA levels. She was awarded an athletic scholarship to Western Colorado University as a setter and played for the Mountaineers in the 2019 season before returning to the Springs to pursue her BS degree in Medical Laboratory Science at UCCS. She’s looking forward to contributing to the success of the DCC program.
Coach Shane Haughian is a 1st-year assistant volleyball coach at DCC. He is a retired Air Force pilot who now works at United Airlines. He and his wife, Heather, have 2 children at DCC (Luke 7th grade & Lexi 10th grade). Coach Haughian served as the Liberty Assistant Volleyball Coach for the last 3 years – leading Liberty’s program to their 2 most winning seasons. He also coaches club volleyball at Colorado Springs Altitude Volleyball and serves as a goal-keepers coach for the DCC Women’s Soccer. With 30+ years of leadership/coaching experience, he is passionate about mentoring youth leaders and looks forward to working with DCC athletes and families this season.