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TEGA's staff is all-around awesome! We hire qualified instructors who love working with children. All our teachers are qualified to work in their respective programs and maintain the appropriate certifications. Texas Tech gives us a large hiring pool of energetic employees and we choose only the best!
Jennifer Porter is our Operations Manager. She has been a member of our TEGA family since opening our doors in 1995. Jennifer is a Lubbock native and competed as a gymnast until she graduated from Lubbock High School. She handles all aspects of the day to day business activities. Jennifer is also one of the most well respected gymnastics judges in the State of Texas. Jennifer graduated from Texas Tech in 1997 with a B.S. in Exercise and Sports Science and a B.A. in Communication Studies.
  • National judge for National Association of Gymnastics Judges
  • USAG Professional Member
  • Member of Gymnastics Association of Texas
  • Texas NAWGJ secretary
  • USAG safety certified

Marca Thomas is our Programs Manager. Marca has been a member of our TEGA family since 2001. She had a successful career as a Level 10 gymnast in tumbling and trampoline and has over 14 years of coaching experience. Marca coordinates all recreational sports programs and the summer Kid's Day Out program. She is heavily involved in all aspects of the business. Marca graduated from Texas Tech with a teaching degree in Exercise and Sports Science. She is married to Jay Thomas and they are the proud parents of a little boy, Dylan Calaway Thomas.
Mary Ann is our Accounts Manager. She has been a member of our TEGA family for 14 years. Two of her four children were competitive gymnasts at TEGA, and both are currently college students. Her oldest daughter lives overseas and her eldest son served in the military during the Iraq War, and now attends Texas Tech. She and her husband Phil have been involved in TEGA from its beginning. She is a crucial and valued member of our team.
Chris Sanders is the Head Gymnastics Coach and Team Director. He has been invovled in the sport of gymnastics for 25 years. Al is a Lubbock native and former gymnast at Lubbock High School. He has been a part of our TEGA family since 1995 and has been coaching for over 18 years. Al coordinates our boys and girls team, and is invovled in many aspects of the business. Aside from his coaching responsibilites, Al holds many positions within the State of Texas.
  • USAG safety certified
  • District I Representative for West Texas
  • Region III clinic coach
  • Professional member of USA Gymnastics
  • Member of GAT and WTGA
  • safety certified

TEGA Staff
Danielle Reznicek is our Palaestra Pre-School Director and joined the TEGA family in 2005.  She is originally from Keller, TX and will graduate from Texas Tech in 2010 with a B.S. in Human Development and Family Studies.  Danielle has over 10 years of early childhood and teaching experience.  Using a combination of educational materials, she has helped to develop unique and creative lesson plans that make our Pre-School program different from the rest!  Danielle is married to Chris Reznicek and they are the proud parents of a little boy, Jaxson Reznicek. . 
Jeff and Michelle Dow are the founders and owners of TEGA Kids Superplex.  Jeff, a native Texas from Austin, began his gymnastics career at historic Crenshaw Athletic Club, where he was a Texas State and Regional champion, as well as a U.S. Junior National Team member.  It must be noted that Gil Elsass, Jeff’s coach and the owner of Crenshaw’s, provided much of the inspiration and blueprint for what TEGA has become today.  After receiving an athletic scholarship to The University of Iowa, Jeff became Team Captain, All Big Ten, and NCAA All-American, as well as earning a spot on the U.S. Senior National Team.  It was at Iowa where Jeff met Michelle, a six-time Regional and Western National qualifier from Denver School of Gymnastics in Denver, Colorado.  After arriving on the Iowa campus on a full gymnastics scholarship, Michelle became Team Captain, a four-year Big Ten Championship event finalist, and Big Ten Bars Champion.  After moving to Lubbock in 1992 to pursue their graduate degrees, the couple’s love for gymnastics and the well-being of children led them to open Texas Elite Gymnastics Academy in 1995.  After successful careers as the Head Coaches of both the TEGA Girls and Boys competitive gymnastics teams, they have concentrated their focus on developing TEGA Kids Superplex into the finest children’s activity center in West Texas.