Staff Profiles

 


Mark Trout - Athletic Director

Mark Trout Current Milford Position: 

Athletic Director (2005-Present)

Related School Experience:

Milford HS Mathematics Teacher (1993-2005)

Milford HS Mathematics Department Chairperson (2000-2005)

Milford Boys’ Soccer Head Coach (2001-2005)

Milford Boys’ Basketball Varsity Assistant Coach (2002-2005)

Milford Boys’ Basketball Freshman Coach (1998-1999; 2001-2002)

Milford Boys’ Soccer JV Coach (1997-2000)

Milford Education Association Co-President (1997-2000)

Milford Boys’ Basketball 7th Grade Coach (1993-1998)

High School Alma Mater :

Talawanda High School (Oxford, OH)

College Alma Mater:

Undergraduate ~ Ohio Northern University (Ada, OH)

Graduate ~ Xavier University (Cincinnati, OH)

High School and College Sports Played:

High School ~ Basketball, Soccer

College ~ Soccer

Honors/Achievements/Awards:

Nominated for SWOADA “Athletic Administrator of Year” Award (2006-07, 2007-08, 2011-12)

Nominated for SWOADA “Sportsmanship, Ethics and Integrity” Award (2007-08, 2011-12)

2009 FAVC Buckeye Division ‘All-Sports’ Champions

Nominated for SWOADA New AD “Horizon” Award (2006-07)

2005 District Champions and Regional Finalist (Boys’ Soccer)

2004 GMC Champions and ‘Coach of the Year’ (Boys’ Soccer)

2004 Southwest Ohio Division I ‘Coach of the Year’ and All-Star Game Coach (Boys’ Soccer)

2000 Milford HS ‘Teacher of the Year’

Additional Information:

Mark and his wife Cobin reside in Milford with their daughter Lydia and son Jude. Cobin taught for eight years in the Milford School District and is now a Professional Clinical Counselor/Supervisor specializing in Play Therapy.


Linda Gaible - Athletic Secretary

Linda Gaible Current Milford Position: 

Athletic Secretary (2007-Present)

Related School Experience:

Milford Transportation (2006-2007)

McCormick Elementary Financial Secretary (2003-2006)

Milford Treasurer’s Office (2003)

High School Alma Mater :

Norwood High School (Norwood, OH)

High School and College Sports Played:

High School ~ Cheerleading

Additional Information:

Linda lives in Miami Township with her husband Steve and has four children Andy, Lauren, Katie (Milford, ’01) and Rob (Milford, ’03).  Linda also has four grandchildren.


Mike Thalner - Athletic Trainer

Mike Thalner Current Milford Position: 

Athletic Trainer (2000-Present)

Related School Experience:

Athletic Trainer at Foote Hospital at Michigan University (1998-2000)

Graduate Assistant at Ohio University (1997-1998)

Student Athletic Trainer at Eastern Michigan (1991-1996)

High School Alma Mater :

Milford High School (Milford, OH)

College Alma Mater:

Undergraduate ~ Eastern Michigan University (Ypsilanti, MI)

Graduate ~ Ohio University (Athens, OH)

High School and College Sports Played:

High School ~ Soccer

Additional Information:

Mike lives in Milford with his wife Marsha, and his children Charlie, Ava and Jackson.


Shane Elkin - Football Head Coach

Shane Elkin Current Milford Position: 

Football Head Coach (2010-Present)

MJHS Mathematics Teacher (1998-Present)

Related School Experience:

Simon Kenton High School, Independence, KY (1996, 1997)

Thomas More College, Crestview Hills, KY (spring 1998)

Secondary Associate for Junior Clinicians Turkey Foot Middle School, Edgewood, KY (1995)

Football Coach (16 years experience)
2 years experience as an Assistant Head Coach (2001, 2002)
6 years experience as a Defensive Coordinator (1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2005, 2009)
3 years experience as a Special Teams Coordinator (2003, 2007, 2008)
Milford Exempted Village Schools, McNicholas High School, Winton Woods City Schools, Thomas More College, and Kenton County Schools

Wrestling Coach (11 years experience)
Head Coach at Simon Kenton High School (1996, 1997, 1998)
Milford Exempted Village Schools and Kenton County Schools

Boys Track Coach (7 years experience)
Milford Exempted Village Schools and Kenton County Schools

High School Alma Mater :

Finneytown High School (Cincinnati, OH)

College Alma Mater:

Undergraduate ~ Thomas More College (Crestview Hills, KY)

Bachelor of Arts, Middle Grades Education, Mathematics and Social Studies

Associates of Arts, History and International Studies

Graduate ~ Indiana Wesleyan University (Marion, IN) Master of Education

High School and College Sports Played:

High School ~ Football, Wrestling, Track

College ~ Football

Additional Information:

Shane and his wife Candice have three children Madeline, Mitchell, and Sydney.  They presently live in Lakeside Park, Kentucky.  Shane has served on numerous committees while employed at Milford Exempted Village School District.  He has also been a Department Chair and Co-President of the Milford Education Association.  Shane enjoys working out on his free time.