Biography:

Cross Country - Co-Head Coach

Bowling and Boys Soccer

Coach Schmelzer has been coaching at EDS since 2021. He will be teaching 5th and 6th-grade science and serving as a middle school advisor. Originally from Bremen, Ohio, Shea is a passionate supporter of Barcelona FC and the Columbus Crew but is excited to learn to love Atlanta United. Shea has over 24 years of soccer experience, including participating in varsity soccer during high school and 2 years playing for Ohio University’s Men’s Club Soccer team. He remains a regular player wherever he can find adult leagues. He also has 5 years of prior coaching experience as well as over 10 years of referee experience.

His coaching experience includes one year as head coach of middle school soccer, one year as head coach of boys junior varsity soccer, and three years as head coach of boys varsity soccer, both at his alma mater.  He also obtained two years of experience as technical director at his local club soccer program for boys ages 5-8.

Biography:

Coach Melbourne has been coaching at EDS since 2018. She was raised in Augusta and attended EDS through 5th grade before moving to San Diego, California.   Kirby played competitive tennis throughout high school and went on to play Division II college tennis for Franklin Pierce University in New Hampshire. After graduating, she was the assistant tennis coach at Franklin Pierce University and taught elementary school in Keene, NH.  Most recently, she spent the last year in Florida, where she worked as a tennis pro for a group offering clinics and lessons for all ages on public tennis courts in the area.