CLUB DIRECTOR

Hi, everyone! I’m Christianne Butler, and I’m the Owner Operator of Rocktown Volleyball Club aka RoVo. RoVo began as a passion project for me, and now I can’t imagine my life without it! After graduating high school, I got connected with the adult volleyball circuit in Harrisonburg, VA , and I quickly started coaching. I’ve had the privilege of coaching middle school, JV, and varsity teams throughout the valley, including coaching girls volleyball teams and boys volleyball teams. I am currently the JV Head Coach at Spotswood High School, and I am working with our family business, Burns Builders Roofing.

My role at Rocktown is to oversee all operations, including indoor travel teams, outdoor grass tournaments, camps, and clinics.

ATHLETIC DEVELOPMENT COACH

Dallas has coached high school track and field for 7 years, specializing in coaching hurdles and high jump, and he also heps coach varsity volleyball at Spotswood High School. Starting right out of high school, he coached at Turner Ashby before continuing on to Spotswood, where he led YoungLife.  Dallas became obsessed with volleyball watching the 2008 summer olympics, but never had opportunity to play organized volleyball until adulthood. In recent years, Dallas has become a student of the sport, watching and analyzing matches for indoor and outdoor volleyball, while also learning the ins and outs of the sport through media. Dallas helps at many of our grass volleyball events, and his role for RoVo Juniors is to aid in the athletic development of our players, including injury prevention. Dallas is a firefighter in Rockingham County, so he is around volleyball as much as his schedule allows!

ROVO JUNIORS BOYS PROGRAM DIRECTOR & 18U BOYS HEAD COACH

Josh is a local of Rockingham County, where he attended TAHS and then Bridgewater College. In college, he was first able to play the sport he loved watching as he grew up. He went on to play in intramural volleyball competitions at Bridgewater with every opportunity, and after graduating, he has continued to find local volleyball, including pickup and tournaments.

Josh teaches Chemistry at Fort Defiance High School, where he has been part of the volleyball coaching staff as an assistant coach for 7 years, helping coach his team to 4 state playoff appearances. Josh has been involved with Rocktown since the beginning, coaching Girls 16U and Boys 18U, and he recently accepted the position as the Boys Club Director. Josh is excited to share his knowledge and love of the game with his team and the boys program this club season.

Josh is also a passionate Ultimate Frisbee player and coach, playing for “Fog of War” in Winchester and coaching his high school club team to play in the state competition in 2022.

RECRUITING COACH & 14U GIRLS CLUB HEAD COACH

Ben is originally from Hampton Roads Virginia. He started playing volleyball in high school and continued in his career at EMU. After graduating he was an assistant coach at EMU for a couple of years.

He now is the career coach at Harrisonburg High school and is also going into his second year of being the assistant varsity volleyball coach at Rocktown high school. In the spring he also helps run the Rocktown High school boys volleyball club team. He is looking forward to sharing his experience love of the game with his developmental team this year.

Because of his experience with the recruiting process for his students and his own recruiting experience, Ben will be sharing his expertise as the Rocktown Recruiting Coach this upcoming club season. He is available to help athletes of all ages to start or continue their recruiting process.

In addition to being the Recruiting Coach, Ben also helps coach for our girls club program. He spent this past season with our 15U Blue team, and he looks forward to continuing to coach a team within the 14U-16U age range this upcoming season.

Ben is a big sports fan all around and enjoys supporting his favorite teams during their various seasons. He also is a major Star Wars fan and loves anything and everything to do with it.

ROVO JUNIORS ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT

Originally from Philadelphia, PA, Owen first came to the Shenandoah Valley to play college basketball at Eastern Mennonite University. Upon graduation, he immediately entered the coaching world with a desire to help athletes reach their potential. 

8 years ago his path led him to become the Varsity Assistant for the Spotswood Volleyball program where he helped coach them to a District title and state appearance. Owen is now the Head Coach for Spotswood Volleyball and has continued to grow his love and appreciation for this sport. This past season, Owen has been our 14U and 15U Black head coach in previous season, but he is looking forward to shifting his role to more of an administrative position this upcoming season.

ROVO JUNIORS DEVELOPMENT COACH

Colton has been around competitive volleyball for 14 years.  From Lancaster, PA Colton started playing as a freshman in high school after years of being devoted to soccer. After 4 years of high school ball, Colton played Libero/DS for 4 years at Eastern Mennonite University. He quickly entered the coaching scene as the assistant at EMU, and started his high school coaching career at EMHS.

He has since become well known in the area as the varsity coach at Broadway High School. Colton loves to work on skill development with athletes and believes in the wholistic power of coaching to empower young athletes to succeed in life. Most recently, Colton was named as the first head men’s volleyball coach at Bridgewater College. Colton’s role in RoVo Juniors is to work as an advisor to our coaching staff and to assist with the development of the indoor programs, including boys and girls volleyball.

RoVo Junior Girls 15U Black Head Coach

Sydney was brought to Harrisonburg by JMU! She is currently an elementary school teacher and the varsity head coach at Broadway High School. Sydney has experience coaching high school volleyball and travel volleyball, and she excels at coaching pin hitting positions. Sydney has spent the past two season working with 17/18U girls, and she is looking forward to working with a younger age group this upcoming season!

RoVo Junior 16U Black Head Coach

Born and raised in Staunton, Virginia. Jayden started her volleyball career in elementary school at the local ymca and then played volleyball for Stuart Hall School and Fort Defiance High School. She also played for the Shenandoah Valley Juniors club and the Roanoke Star Elite Club. During her high school years, Jayden grew a passion for blocking and playing the middle position which lead her to receive 3 school blocking records, 2 VHSL blocking records and a best blocking award at Capitol Hill Classic. After High School Jayden continued her college career at Eastern Mennonite University. Jayden suffered a critical labrum injury her first year at EMU.

Because of the long recovery process, Jayden took up coaching during her free time. She started with travel coaching and eventually moved to assistant coaching the JV team at FDHS. Being able to give back to her volleyball community and provide a welcoming atmosphere for player’s  is what sparked her 7 year coaching career! Jayden has been involved in many volleyball organizations such as being the Head Varsity Coach at Stuart Hall School, Head JV coach at Fort Defiance High School, Lead volleyball coordinator/instructor at the Waynesboro ymca, Horizons edge volleyball coordinator, SVJ Club Coach and now ROVO club coach!! Jayden worked with our 16U Girls team this past season, and she is looking forward to continuing to coach one of our girls teams this upcoming season.

Jayden lives in Harrisonburg with her partner Nathan McGhee (who is the EMU men’s volleyball assistant coach) and works at Friendly City Psychology. When Jayden is not coaching she loves to compete in volleyball tournaments, play pick up volleyball, go hiking, eat some good food and just enjoy the simple things in life with her family and friends!

RoVo Junior Girls Coach

I am originally from Augusta County and graduated from Fort Defiance High School where I played volleyball from 8-12th grade. After high school I attended James Madison University where I attained a degree in Sports and Recreation Management with a business administration minor. During my senior year at JMU, I was asked to coach a 14U travel team full of eighth graders that would be going to Fort Defiance High School and while I was hesitant at the time it was the best decision I have ever made! I found a true love and passion in helping girls progress, find confidence, and fall in love with the sport that I love! After that first travel season, I was asked to help out with the JV team at Fort Defiance High School and that is where I have spent my last 9 years. This is my 4th year as the Head Varsity coach where I have led my team to 4 district championships, 1 region championship, and 3 state tournament runs with last year ending as Class 2 State runner up and hopes of making it to the state tournament again this year. This will be my 10th year coaching travel volleyball where I have coached anywhere from 14U-18U.

Outside of coaching volleyball I just celebrated my 10 year anniversary as a warranty data analyst for Daikin Applied. Although my second sport growing up was softball, I was asked two seasons ago to help coach tennis at Fort Defiance and I didn’t know much about tennis at the time but I have found a love for it and will be going into my 3rd season as a Varsity assistant coach.

Amber co-coached our 15U Black team this past season, and we look forward to keeping her involved as part of our coaching staff at RoVo this upcoming season!

RoVo Junior Girls Coach

Laney is originally from Radford, Virginia, but moved to the Valley to attend Eastern Mennonite University, where she played collegiate volleyball. Her passion for the game and desire to invest in the next generation of athletes brought her to Rocktown Volleyball Club, as well as to her role as a volunteer JV assistant coach at Spotswood High School. Outside of volleyball, Laney works as a financial paraplanner and is currently pursuing further education to become a Certified Financial Planner. She is excited to continue growing as a coach while giving back to the sport and community that have played such a big role in her journey.

Laney worked with our 14U Girls team this past season, and she looks forward to being involved as much as possible around her work schedule this upcoming season.

RoVo Junior 16U Blue Head Coach

Andrea grew up in the Shenandoah Valley and fell in love with volleyball at the age of three, watching her older sisters play. She competed for Broadway High School and played club volleyball with the former Stonewall Volleyball Club from 12U through 18U. One of her favorite club volleyball memories is the lasting friendships formed among teammates from six different local schools.

After high school, Andrea played collegiately for four years at Eastern Mennonite University. She returned to Broadway High School as the Varsity Assistant Coach for the 2024 season and also served as the 17U Assistant Coach for RoVo Juniors during the first travel season, and she was the 13U head coach this past season. Andrea is also the Head JV Coach at Broadway and is excited to continue to coach with RoVo this upcoming travel season!

RoVo Junior Boys Coach

RoVo Junior Girls 18U Blue Head Coach

RoVo Junior Girls 12/13U Blue Head Coach

RoVo Junior Girls 16U Blue Coach

RoVo Junior Girls Assistant Coach

I grew up in Winchester, VA where I started playing volleyball at the age of 9. In high school, I competed on the volleyball team and swim team. I just graduated from Washington and Lee University in 2025, where I played on the women’s varsity team for all 4 years. During my time in Lexington, I completed a double major in Cognitive & Behavioral Science and Studio Art with a minor in Education Policy. I was brought to Harrisonburg in August, where I live now. I’m currently attending the JMU Graduate School to earn my Masters and Education Specialist degree in School Psychology. When I’m not playing or studying, I love being outside, doing art, and working out. I wanted to get back into the sport I love, so I thought I’d give it a try from the other side of things. I can’t wait to begin my coaching journey!