Staff & Head Coaches

Athletics Staff

List of 5 members.

Sheila Henderson

Athletic Director

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Sheila Henderson serves as Assistant Athletics Director. Sheila’s primary responsibility is oversight and advancement of several of our sports programs, helping us to further train and educate our part-time coaches in our mission to redeem sports for Christ.

Sheila joined us most recently from Marlin ISD where she was the District Athletic Director and Assistant Principal. Sheila has also served in Austin ISD, Judson ISD, and Lockhart ISD as a teacher, head coach, assistant coach, assistant principal, and athletic director. She has taught math and coached cross country, volleyball, basketball, and track and field. In addition to serving schools and school districts, Sheila worked directly for the University Interscholastic League (UIL) in various leadership roles. She is also a former collegiate athlete as a part of the University of Texas Women’s Track and Field Program.

Sheila is married to Orlando Henderson and they have two boys, Tyler and Kendall. She enjoys running, reading, fishing, volunteering with her church, and spending time with her family.
Kyle Shotwell

Athletic Director
Laura Powell

Girls Assistant Athletic Director, Girls XC Head Coach
Nate Turner

Assistant Athletic Director, Head Boys Soccer Coach

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Nate Turner is our Assistant Athletic Direcor and Track Program Director and Varsity Head Track Coach.

Owner of Sport Speed Austin, Nate and his team of trainers have done individualized and group speed and sports performance training for many Regents kids over the years. He is also very familiar with our middle school league and TAPPS, having coached multiple sports at Veritas Academy.

What made Nate stand out was his demonstrated walk with Christ, an ability to articulate the convergence of faith and sports, and proven ability to connect with kids of various ages.

Nate and his wife Kristen have three children - Austin, a senior at Veritas; Autumn, a junior at Veritas; and Landon, a 6th grader at Small Middle School.
Sam Thompson

Assistant Athletic Director, Director of Sports Performance

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Married to Carly Thompson for 11 years, Sam began his journey at Regents in May of 2000 as the part time strength coach and middle school football coach that same fall. Sam became a full time employee in September of 2008, Carly and Sam became Regents parents in the fall of 2015 as their oldest daughter started kindergarten. They are now proud parents of three Regents students, with one more to come. Sam grew up here in Austin (graduate of WHS) and met Carly in her final year at UT. He commuted to Houston while she attended medical school. They got married in her 4th year and they moved to Dallas. Sam then commuted to Austin so he could continue to be a part of the Regents community. Sam and Carly moved to Bee Cave in the summer of 2010. Carly is a pediatrician for Premier Physician in the Hill Country Galleria, and Sam is the current Director of Sports Performance at Regents and a PE teacher. Currently, Sam and his family and are active members at Bee Creek UMC.

List of 4 members.

Samuel Burmeister

Athletic Operations Coordinator, Boys Basketball Head Coach
Chelsey LeBaron

Assistant Sports Performance Director, Track & Field Program Director
Serena Pent

Athletic Trainer
Michaela Rosendale

Athletic Trainer

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Staff & Head Coaches

Athletics Staff

List of 5 members.

Sheila Henderson

Kyle Shotwell

Laura Powell

Nate Turner

Sam Thompson

List of 4 members.

Samuel Burmeister

Chelsey LeBaron

Serena Pent

Michaela Rosendale

Notice of Non-Discriminatory Policy