{"id":285,"date":"2025-04-14T15:00:27","date_gmt":"2025-04-14T15:00:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging-pinnaclefieldhockey.playbookapi.com\/?page_id=285"},"modified":"2026-09-30T21:46:20","modified_gmt":"2026-09-30T21:46:20","slug":"our-staff","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/chaosfhc.com\/?page_id=285","title":{"rendered":"Our Staff"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"285\" class=\"elementor elementor-285\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<header class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-929bd3 elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-column-slider-no wpr-equal-height-no\" data-id=\"929bd3\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" 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class=\"ekit-team-modal-position\">Owner \/ Head Coach<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-team-modal-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBrit holds a B.S. in Kinesiology and Exercise Science from SUNY Cortland and is a NASM Certified Personal Trainer, NASM Women\u2019s Fitness Specialist, NASM Sports Performance Trainer, and certified Group Fitness Instructor. She is the Founder and Co-Commissioner of the Somers Youth Field Hockey Program and serves as Co-Head Coach of Field Hockey at Able Athletics.\n<br><br>\nBrittany is currently an assistant varsity coach at Yorktown High School and previously spent 15 years coaching at Horace Greeley High School. She has also served as a head coach and commissioner with the Somers Youth Field Hockey organization. Through her company, Perrotti Fitness, Brittany has trained high school and collegiate athletes for more than 17 years.\n<br><br>\nA former standout field hockey player at SUNY Cortland, Brittany was a captain of a nationally top-five ranked team and was named a Second Team All-American. She graduated from Pleasantville High School, where she played five years of varsity field hockey beginning in eighth grade. As team captain, she helped lead Pleasantville to a runner-up finish in the New York State Championship.\n<br><br>\nBrittany has fulfilled a lifelong dream as both an athlete and coach by reaching the NYSPHSAA Field Hockey State Championship Finals twice, with both teams earning runner-up finishes.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-db3cf61 elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"db3cf61\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInLeft&quot;,&quot;animation_delay&quot;:700}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f46312b 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Hockey Program.\n<br><br>\nShe holds a B.S. in Physical Education and an M.S. in Physical Education and Coaching from SUNY Cortland and has been a physical education teacher since 2006. She served as the varsity field hockey coach at Fox Lane High School from 2008\u20132016, earning Coach of the Year honors in 2010 and leading the team to a league championship in 2008. She also served as a U15 Head Coach for USA Field Hockey\u2019s Futures Program (Olympic Development Program) from 2005\u20132013.\n<br><br>\nA former standout player at SUNY Cortland from 2000\u20132003, she was a member of the 2001 National Championship team, team captain in 2003, and an All-SUNYAC selection. A Somers High School alumna, she played field hockey from 1996\u20131999 and was named All-State in 1999. \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c05ad4c elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"c05ad4c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInLeft&quot;,&quot;animation_delay&quot;:700}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3a68349 elementor-widget elementor-widget-elementskit-team\" data-id=\"3a68349\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"elementskit-team.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-wid-con\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"profile-card elementor-animation- text-center ekit-team-style-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a aria-label=\"View Shannon Scavelli  profile\" href=\"javascript:void(0)\" data-mfp-src=\"#ekit_team_modal_3a68349_285\" class=\"ekit-team-popup\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"profile-header ekit-team-img ekit-img-overlay ekit-team-img-block\"  data-toggle=\"modal\" data-target=\"ekit_team_modal_#3a68349_285\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"770\" height=\"514\" src=\"https:\/\/chaosfhc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/image-2.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-638\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/chaosfhc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/image-2.png 770w, https:\/\/chaosfhc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/image-2-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/chaosfhc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/image-2-768x513.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 770px) 100vw, 770px\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .profile-header END -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"profile-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"profile-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a aria-label=\"View Shannon Scavelli  profile\" href=\"javascript:void(0)\" data-mfp-src=\"#ekit_team_modal_3a68349_285\" class=\"ekit-team-popup\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tShannon Scavelli \t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"profile-designation\">Owner \/ Head Coach<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .profile-body END -->\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"zoom-anim-dialog mfp-hide elementskit-team-popup team-popup-id-3a68349\" aria-label=\"Team member details\" id=\"ekit_team_modal_3a68349_285\" tabindex=\"-1\" role=\"dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-dialog modal-dialog-centered\" role=\"document\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"ekit-team-modal-close\" aria-label=\"Close\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-times\" viewBox=\"0 0 352 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M242.72 256l100.07-100.07c12.28-12.28 12.28-32.19 0-44.48l-22.24-22.24c-12.28-12.28-32.19-12.28-44.48 0L176 189.28 75.93 89.21c-12.28-12.28-32.19-12.28-44.48 0L9.21 111.45c-12.28 12.28-12.28 32.19 0 44.48L109.28 256 9.21 356.07c-12.28 12.28-12.28 32.19 0 44.48l22.24 22.24c12.28 12.28 32.2 12.28 44.48 0L176 322.72l100.07 100.07c12.28 12.28 32.2 12.28 44.48 0l22.24-22.24c12.28-12.28 12.28-32.19 0-44.48L242.72 256z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-team-modal-img\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"770\" height=\"514\" src=\"https:\/\/chaosfhc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/image-2.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-638\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/chaosfhc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/image-2.png 770w, https:\/\/chaosfhc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/image-2-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/chaosfhc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/image-2-768x513.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 770px) 100vw, 770px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-team-modal-info has-img\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"ekit-team-modal-title\">Shannon Scavelli <\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"ekit-team-modal-position\">Owner \/ Head Coach<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-team-modal-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tShannon Scavelli is the current varsity field hockey coach at Somers High School.\n<br><br>\nPrior to Somers, Shannon served as the assistant field hockey coach at Lakeland High School for five years, where the team won a New York State Championship.\n<br><br>\nShannon is a former four-year Division I field hockey student-athlete and captain at the University of Michigan. She was the 2016 Big Ten Medal of Honor recipient, becoming the first field hockey player in University of Michigan program history to receive the award.\n<br><br>\nA Lakeland High School alumna, Shannon holds the school records for goals in a single season and career goals. During her high school career, she was a three-time New York State Champion, three-time All-State selection, and two-time High School All-American.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Our Staff Brit Paulus Owner \/ Head Coach Brit Paulus Owner \/ Head Coach Brit holds a B.S. in Kinesiology and Exercise Science from SUNY Cortland and is a NASM Certified Personal Trainer, NASM Women\u2019s Fitness Specialist, NASM Sports Performance Trainer, and certified Group Fitness Instructor. She is the Founder and Co-Commissioner of the Somers Youth Field Hockey Program and serves as Co-Head Coach of Field Hockey at Able Athletics. Brittany is currently an assistant varsity coach at Yorktown High School and previously spent 15 years coaching at Horace Greeley High School. She has also served as a head coach and commissioner with the Somers Youth Field Hockey organization. Through her company, Perrotti Fitness, Brittany has trained high school and collegiate athletes for more than 17 years. A former standout field hockey player at SUNY Cortland, Brittany was a captain of a nationally top-five ranked team and was named a Second Team All-American. She graduated from Pleasantville High School, where she played five years of varsity field hockey beginning in eighth grade. As team captain, she helped lead Pleasantville to a runner-up finish in the New York State Championship. Brittany has fulfilled a lifelong dream as both an athlete and coach by reaching the NYSPHSAA Field Hockey State Championship Finals twice, with both teams earning runner-up finishes. Melissa Ponzio Owner \/ Head Coach Melissa Ponzio Owner \/ Head Coach A winner of the 2024 USA Field Hockey \u201cGrow the Game Award,\u201d she currently serves as the Director of Field Hockey at Able Athletics and is the Founder and Co-Commissioner of the first Somers Youth Field Hockey Program. She holds a B.S. in Physical Education and an M.S. in Physical Education and Coaching from SUNY Cortland and has been a physical education teacher since 2006. She served as the varsity field hockey coach at Fox Lane High School from 2008\u20132016, earning Coach of the Year honors in 2010 and leading the team to a league championship in 2008. She also served as a U15 Head Coach for USA Field Hockey\u2019s Futures Program (Olympic Development Program) from 2005\u20132013. A former standout player at SUNY Cortland from 2000\u20132003, she was a member of the 2001 National Championship team, team captain in 2003, and an All-SUNYAC selection. A Somers High School alumna, she played field hockey from 1996\u20131999 and was named All-State in 1999. Shannon Scavelli Owner \/ Head Coach Shannon Scavelli Owner \/ Head Coach Shannon Scavelli is the current varsity field hockey coach at Somers High School. Prior to Somers, Shannon served as the assistant field hockey coach at Lakeland High School for five years, where the team won a New York State Championship. Shannon is a former four-year Division I field hockey student-athlete and captain at the University of Michigan. She was the 2016 Big Ten Medal of Honor recipient, becoming the first field hockey player in University of Michigan program history to receive the award. A Lakeland High School alumna, Shannon holds the school records for goals in a single season and career goals. During her high school career, she was a three-time New York State Champion, three-time All-State selection, and two-time High School All-American.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-285","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/chaosfhc.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/285","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/chaosfhc.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/chaosfhc.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chaosfhc.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chaosfhc.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=285"}],"version-history":[{"count":15,"href":"https:\/\/chaosfhc.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/285\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":642,"href":"https:\/\/chaosfhc.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/285\/revisions\/642"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/chaosfhc.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=285"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}