Melanie Thomas
Assistant Coach - Aurora First Team
Melanie Thomas joins the Aurora for her first season as an assistant coach for the team. Thomas has over 20 years of coaching experience, most recently with Carolina Ascent FC, part of the USL Super League.
Before Carolina, Thomas was a coach educator for USSF and United Soccer Coaches, where she taught USSF C & D licensing and other grassroots courses for current and new coaches. She also worked with U.S. Club Soccer’s Player Development Programs to establish programs in Southern California.
Thomas has also been a coach for several ECNL and Development Academy programs, such as the Sting Soccer Organization (2022-2023) and Colorado Rapids Youth Soccer Club (2021-2022) and she lead the women’s soccer program at Iowa Western Community College to a division title and regional championship appearance in 2015 as an assistant coach and interim head coach.