Staff & Coaches
Meet the staff and coaches of Detroit United Lacrosse.
Summer Aldred co-founded Detroit United Lacrosse, and currently serves as the Executive Director. ​During the day, Summer works a Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Coordinator at CADIA.
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Growing up, lacrosse was not a sport that Summer had access to due to regional and financial constrictions. Due to this experience, she believes in providing as many opportunities for success to youth as possible, especially to young women. After attending Denison University, where she learned the sport and was employed as a student-coach, ​she returned to Detroit.
Summer founded and is the current Varsity Head Coach at Cass Technical High School in Detroit and is also the Head Coach at Oakland University. Summer is also a Head Coach for the Girls Panthers program in the summer and a site manager for Detroit City Recreational Lacrosse.
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Have questions about Detroit United Lacrosse, interested in enrolling your child, or wondering how to partner? You can reach Coach Summer at summer@detroitunitedlacrosse.org.
Summer Aldred
Executive Director
Christianne Malone is a leader in Detroit’s renaissance through her work on and off the field. After work she is a Program Director for Detroit United Lacrosse.
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Christianne began playing lacrosse in 6th grade and has been involved with the sport ever since. Playing in middle school, high school and two years club in college, lacrosse has been a part of her life. After graduating from Xavier University (OH), she returned back to Michigan and began coaching high school lacrosse at Grosse Pointe North High School, where she coached at the JV and varsity level for 10 seasons.
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Guided by a bigger calling to grow the game and diversify the sport, Christianne founded Detroit City Lacrosse, the city’s first lacrosse program. Detroit City Lacrosse later combined with Detroit United Lacrosse in the spring of 2019 to create a citywide youth organization dedicated to developing student athletes of character and integrity who will serve as positive members of the community. Chris is a US Lacrosse Level 3 Certified Coach.
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An active professional, she sits on the US Lacrosse Board of Directors, the Michigan Chapter of US Lacrosse, is a member of the Detroit Recreation Advisory Commission and is on the board Metro Museum of Design Detroit. She also sits on the Detroit Police Athletic League Women’s Committee, a group dedicated to getting more girls involved with sports. You can contact Chris at chris@detroitunitedlacrosse.org.
Christianne Malone
President
Tyra Saverson grew up in Houston, TX where she played lacrosse through middle school and high school before she moved to Washington, D.C. for college and continued to play through rec leagues. Tyra attended Howard University and graduated in May 2019 with a degree in Supply Chain Management. Currently, Tyra works for General Motors as part of their Global Purchasing and Supply Chain TRACK rotational program. She’s super excited to coach for Detroit United, and says “there’s no better way to spend a summer than being in community with others while coaching/playing lacrosse!
Tyra Saverson
Camps & Clinics Coordinator
DeShaun Ormond began started playing lacrosse in middle school in Northern Virginia. He continued playing lacrosse at Coker College a Division II School. There he helped propel his team to a regular season championship and went on to break the school record for the most caused turnovers in a season. After graduating he traveled overseas to obtain his Masters and helped develop the University of Essex’s Men’s and Women’s lacrosse team.
DeShaun recently moved to Detroit in 2021 where he now works at Plante Moran as a Sr. Cybersecurity Consultant. He joined the Detroit United team shortly after and has eagerly been to sharing his knowledge and passion for the game! He is the current Varsity Assistant Coach at Detroit Edison Public School Academy.
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DeShaun can be contacted at
DeShaun Ormond
Boys Program Director
Christina started playing lacrosse in the 3rd grade, and has since had a 15 year career in the sport. Graduating from Bloomfield High School, she went onto play for the University of Michigan Club Lacrosse team my freshman year of college where she won 2 National Championships (2015, 2018) Her involvement with Bloomfield Lacrosse came full circle last year when she became the Bloomfield Hills High School Varsity Assistant Coach. She started a Master’s program at Wayne State University in the fall of 2018, which led me to lacrosse in the city of Detroit. She is so excited to help coach students of all ages in the city, and as her grandpa graduated from Cass Tech in the early 1950s she is thrilled to give back. There is no greater feeling as a coach than seeing a sport that means so much to her also have a positive impact on her players. She can’t wait to see where this sport goes in the city! Christina is currently a medical student at MSU COM and is a Level 2 Certified Coach. Christina is the Head Coach of the girls Panthers program in Fall-Spring.
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Are you a lacrosse organization, company, or professional organization? Reach out to Christina! She can be reached at christina@detroitunitedlacrosse.org.
Christina Arens
Girls Program Director & Operations Manager
Coaching Staff
Adrienne Anderson
Girls Panthers Coach
Adrienne started playing lacrosse her freshman year of high school in Southern California. She went on to play Division I at Stanford University, where she was named IWLCA All-America Third Team (2015), IWLCA All West/Midwest Region First Team (2015), All Conference First Team (MPSF 2014-2016), MPSF All-Tournament Team (2014-2016), MPSF All-Academic Team (2014-2016), and HEADstrong Foundation Nick Collelouri Memorial Award Winner (2015). Throughout college, Adrienne coached for XTEAM and Team OC Lacrosse, teams focused on increasing playing opportunities for girls from “non-traditional” lacrosse areas.
After graduating from Stanford, Adrienne moved to Detroit where she now works at Rock Central as a Project Manager for their legal team. She is thrilled to get back to coaching and join the Detroit United team, excited to share her love for the sport and bring new players to the game in Detroit.
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Thomas McMaster
Boys Panthers Coach
I have been playing lacrosse since I was in the fourth grade and played throughout my four years of college at Denison University. I have coached at the club level for a number of years and am currently the defensive coordinator for Perrysburg Mens' lacrosse. I currently attend medical school at the University of Toledo College of Medicine and will be beginning my M3 year in May. I am excited to help coach with Detroit United to keep on growing the game in Southeastern Michigan where I am originally from! I can't wait to share my passion for the game with the Detroit United family.
Thomas Burns
Boys Goalie Coach
I have been playing lacrosse since I was little, including at U of D Jesuit and now at Alma College as a freshman. Currently I’m studying psychology and political science in college. I coach at Detroit United because I want to help others receive the same amazing experiences I have had while playing lacrosse.
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Lauren Karmo
Girls Panthers Coach
Lauren Karmo is a volunteer coach for Detroit United Lacrosse Panthers Girls and youth programs. An athletic kid, Lauren picked up the sport in high school and has continued to play through college at Oakland University, where she currently attends. She has been coaching lacrosse since she was 18, when she was employed by her alma mater Rochester High School. She currently serves as their JV head coach. Her other coaching experiences include running clinics through All American and assistant coaching the Michigan Motion high school girls club team.
In addition to Lauren’s love of lacrosse, she is a journalism and writing major and plans to pursue a career in that field after graduation. Through her work at Detroit United, she hopes to grow the game and provide the accessibility to lacrosse that she didn’t have growing up
Damien Butler
Girls Panthers Coach
Coach Damien L. Butler is a retired Army Finance Officer who began mentoring and coaching over two decades ago while in the US Air Force, continuing later as he transferred to the Army Reserve. While in reserve status he taught and coached in the Washington DC area. He has coached athletes at all levels, including time with the University of Maryland Strength and Conditioning Staff. In 2018 Coach Damien led the Arlington Falcons Lacrosse Club to the Illinois JV Club State Championship. He has organized and run youth lacrosse clinics and continues to play and learn the game in new ways from top players and coaches. Coach Damien believes his playing time combined with my years of coaching and leading young people will help get the necessary skills and effort out of our team.
Coach Damien is currently a JROTC Instructor in Taylor, Michigan and is the Head Coach of the Girls Lacrosse program at Salem High School in Canton. Besides the love of the game he is looking forward to growing the game of lacrosse with the next generation of leaders and athletes. Take a look at what Coach Damien is up to, visit themanifestone.org and follow him all over social media @damienlbutler.
History
Detroit United Lacrosse was started in spring of 2019 by co-founders Christianne Malone, Summer Aldred, Liam McIlroy, Ophelia Epps, and Ashlee Brown. To learn more, go to the history page!