Dante Vandeven is the Tampa, Florida Director for Jenkins Elite.

Coach Vandeven began coaching with Jenkins Elite in 2024. Dante lead the Kansas City QB Academy for Jenkins Elite from 2024-2026 before relocating to the Tampa location.

Coach Vandeven was named Ohio Valley Conference Freshman of the Year in 2015 at Southeast Missouri, where he accounted for 1,860 yards and 17 touchdowns as a Freshman. Following Southeast Missouri Coach Vandeven transferred to Missouri Southern State University where he added another 1,144 total yards of offense and 10 more touchdowns. As a Senior, Dante went on to Central Methodist University where he was named First-Team All-Conference and accounted for 2,835 total yards of offense and 25 total touchdowns.

Following his collegiate career, Coach Vandeven signed with the Stuttgart Surge &  Carlstad Crusaders where he played Quarterback and coached at the professional level.