Our incredibly knowledgeable and passionate coaching staff has represented all levels of collegiate, club, and high school volleyball. In past years, this list has included coaches from NCAA Divisions I, II, and III from such conferences as the NESCAC, NEWMAC, Little East, CAA, CCC, UAA, NE-10, America East, Patriot League, and the Ivy League. This past summer, we welcomed coaches from the CC, MAC, ODAC, SUNYAC, A10, MAAC, MIAA, CCIW, Atlantic 10, Empire 8, and the NAIA conference WHAC!
This 2025 summer will be no exception as many of our previous coaches have returned along with a few wonderful new additions. Please check out the list of our great 2024 staff members, their institutions as well as their complete and impressive bios. As more coaches are confirmed for the summer of 2025, we will update this list. In addition to this wonderful group below, multiple current and former college players have assisted us in our efforts to provide the best experience for all. We are honored that so many of them will come back to work with us during the spring and summer as they are the ultimate keys to our success in running some of the best technical clinics in New England! On behalf of all of the aspiring and talented players who come through our courts in the JumboDome, we are grateful for their time and effort.
Final Staffing Note: Due to the fact that we run 16 different clinics during the spring and summer months, we truly appreciate the help of our peers and their players over a stretched-out period of time. Our 2025 staff will come together quickly as so many are ready to get back on the courts. If they are listed below when we announce the 2025 Staff, it means they are confirmed to coach at least one clinic and sometimes as many as six, and every option in between! The clinic directors will lecture/coach at every spring & summer session. However, the rest of the staff will vary by clinic throughout the July clinics based on their summer schedules. As we start to announce the 2025 JVBC Staff in the coming months, if there is a particular coach with whom you are interested in working, please e-mail us so that we can let you know the exact dates a specific coach has committed to. *Please keep in mind that WE CAN NOT GUARANTEE THAT EVERY PLAYER WILL GET TO WORK WITH EVERY COACH, but our clinics are small in nature so it is very likely you will meet all of our staff members at some point. We appreciate your understanding in advance.
Tufts University – Head Coach and JVBC DirectorTufts University Head Coach, Cora Thompson, has enthusiastically guided the Jumbos to their current place among the region and country’s best. Since her first season in 2002, Tufts has compiled an outstanding 438-144 record for a .753 winning percentage. Also in that span, the Jumbos have posted a 153-37 record (for a .805 winning percentage) in the New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC) regular season play, have competed in the conference playoffs 21 straight seasons, have earned 12 NCAA Tournament berths (including five “Sweet 16” & three “Elite 8” Appearances) in the last 14 years, and have been ranked the #1 Division III team in New England during seven of the last eleven seasons. In 2021, Tufts finished with a Final AVCA national ranking of 10th in the country only to follow it up with another outstanding high ranking of 13th in 2022 out of 400+ teams overall.
Thompson has coached 60+ players to All- NESCAC honors including 3 Players of the Year, 4 Rookies of the Year, and a Defensive Player of the Year. On the regional level, she has coached 50+ players to All-New England honors including 2 All New England Players of the Year and 2 All New England Rookies of the Year, 45+ AVCA All New England Regional honorees as well as two 1st Team All American hitters, a 2nd Team All American setter, and multiple honorable mention All Americans. Most importantly, she has coached 65+ All-Academic players who successfully earned a 3.5+ GPA while competing in the incredibly demanding NESCAC.
Thompson has earned NESCAC Coach of the Year honors in 2004, 2008, 2009, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2019, & 2022. Thompson was honored most recently for her efforts at the helm of the Jumbos during their incredible 23-6 run which saw her 2022 squad finish a nearly perfect 9-1 during the regular season NESCAC play. Despite a final ranking of #1 in New England, her 2nd place regular season squad got on the road and headed into the NESCAC Championship with some scores to settle. They convincingly battled to their way into their 9th NESCAC Championship final match where they earned their 2nd conference championship in 3 years! As a result, the Jumbos stayed on top of the New England NCAA regional poll earning additional hosting honors for the 2022 NCAA Regional tournament where they came up just short of their goal to return to the NCAA “Elite 8”.
After a year away from collegiate play due to the pandemic, Coach Thompson’s 2021 team returned to the court, picking up right where they left off in 2019 and then some. During their 2021 campaign, the Jumbos compiled an impressive 21-6 record with convincing wins over previously #1 and #2 ranked teams in the country, Johns Hopkins & Trinity of Texas, respectively. As a direct result of her team’s incredible effort and the work of her amazing staff, the team advanced to their 4th NCAA “Sweet 16” as the #3 seed at the Johns Hopkins NCAA Regional site. There they upset the #1 seed and hosts, Johns Hopkins, and earned the right to continue on to the NCAA D3 National Championship “Elite 8” round in St. Louis where their 2021 campaign came to an end across the net from the eventual National Champions, Wisconsin Eau-Clair.
Thompson was also named New England Coach of the Year (2008, 2016 & 2019) as well as AVCA Regional Coach of the Year 3 times in 4 years (2016, 2017 & 2019). She has also previously been tagged as ECAC Coach of the Year in 2014.
Tufts University – Associate Head Coach and JVBC Assistant DirectorCoach Resa Provanzano is entering her 4th season this fall as the 1st assistant for Tufts University Volleyball program. Shortly after Coach Resa officially joined the Tufts staff in March of 2019, she helped the Jumbos achieve great success as they went on their incredible 28-2 run in the fall of 2019. She was instrumental in helping the squad finish a perfect 10-0 again for the 3rd time in just 4 years during regular season NESCAC play. For the 6th time in 12 years, the Jumbos finished #1 in the NESCAC earning hosting rights which gave them the opportunity to earn the title of 2019 NESCAC Champions in front of their home crowd. As a result, the Jumbos stayed on top of the New England NCAA regional poll earning additional hosting honors as the #1 seed for the 2019 NCAA Regional tournament. Unfortunately, they came up just short of their goal to return to the NCAA “Elite 8” for the first time since 2016. However, as a direct result of her incredible effort during her inaugural season, Coach Resa and the Tufts volleyball staff were named the 2019 NESCAC Staff of the Year, the 2019 New England Staff of the Year (previously earned in 2008 & 2016) as well as AVCA Regional Staff of the Year for the 3rd time in 4 years (previously earned in 2016 & 2017.
Prior to arriving at Tufts, Coach Resa racked up14 years of incredible coaching and recruiting experience to our courts, most recently coming off 5 seasons as the Head Coach of the UMASS Lowell River Hawk women’s volleyball program the fall of 2018. She was named head coach of the program on February 11, 2014. Provanzano was charged with helping the DIV II program transition to DIV I in the America East Conference and guided them to a program-best conference win total in the 2018 season. The team was one of five America East teams to win the AVCA Team All-Academic Award as the River Hawks registered a 3.43 team GPA in 2016 & 2017 academic year, which was the second-highest of any River Hawk female team over the two semesters.
The River Hawks posted a 4-29 overall record (111 AE) in her first season as head coach (2014), including the team’s first ever Div. I victory on September 3rd at Quinnipiac and UMass Lowell’s first America East win on November 14th vs. Stony Brook (32) at Costello Athletic Center.
Previously, Provanzano spent six years (2008 – 2013) as an assistant coach at Northeastern University under head coach Ken Nichols in the Colonial Athletic Association. While with the Huskies, she helped the team to an impressive 113-58 overall record (.661 winning pct.), three CAA Championship Game appearances, two CAA regular season titles in 2008 and 2011 and two 20-win seasons.
Provanzano served as recruiting coordinator for the Huskies and assisted in the day to day operations of the program, which included practice plans, scheduling, scouting, budget management and team travel.
She has amassed an overall record of 185-89 with nine straight winning seasons as an assistant coach at the Division I level. Provanzano has trained 24 All-Conference selections, including three Conference Players of the Year, five Rookie of the Year athletes and one two time Conference Defensive Player of the Year.
Prior to Northeastern, Provanzano was an assistant for two seasons (2006-07) at Alabama Birmingham where she helped lead the Blazers to a 51-20 record in a two year span. In 2006, the school captured its first Conference USA championship and an NCAA Tournament berth. The Blazers followed that up with a second place finish in the Conference USA Tournament in 2007. In her two seasons, Provanzano coached three All Conference USA selections as well as two Conference USA Newcomers of the Year. Provanzano used her playing experience as a defensive specialist and outside hitter to coach UAB’s single season record holder for digs.
Prior to her stint at UAB, Provanzano spent the 2005 season as an assistant coach at Georgia Southern, where she served as the recruiting coordinator. She helped lead the Eagles to a 21-11 record and coached a first team All Southern Conference selection.
A 2005 graduate of Georgia, Provanzano was a four year letter winner and two year captain for the Bulldogs. She led Georgia in digs from 2000-02 and finished her career fifth all time in school history in digs. The Bulldogs reached the SEC Tournament semifinals twice while she was playing. In addition to her athletic accomplishments, Provanzano was given the Georgia Athletics Sportsmanship Award in 2002 and was named to the SEC Good Works team in 2003.
Tufts University – Associate Head Coach and JVBC Assistant DirectorCoach Resa Provanzano is entering her 4th season this fall as the 1st assistant for Tufts University Volleyball program. Shortly after Coach Resa officially joined the Tufts staff in March of 2019, she helped the Jumbos achieve great success as they went on their incredible 28-2 run in the fall of 2019. She was instrumental in helping the squad finish a perfect 10-0 again for the 3rd time in just 4 years during regular season NESCAC play. For the 6th time in 12 years, the Jumbos finished #1 in the NESCAC earning hosting rights which gave them the opportunity to earn the title of 2019 NESCAC Champions in front of their home crowd. As a result, the Jumbos stayed on top of the New England NCAA regional poll earning additional hosting honors as the #1 seed for the 2019 NCAA Regional tournament. Unfortunately, they came up just short of their goal to return to the NCAA “Elite 8” for the first time since 2016. However, as a direct result of her incredible effort during her inaugural season, Coach Resa and the Tufts volleyball staff were named the 2019 NESCAC Staff of the Year, the 2019 New England Staff of the Year (previously earned in 2008 & 2016) as well as AVCA Regional Staff of the Year for the 3rd time in 4 years (previously earned in 2016 & 2017.
Prior to arriving at Tufts, Coach Resa racked up14 years of incredible coaching and recruiting experience to our courts, most recently coming off 5 seasons as the Head Coach of the UMASS Lowell River Hawk women’s volleyball program the fall of 2018. She was named head coach of the program on February 11, 2014. Provanzano was charged with helping the DIV II program transition to DIV I in the America East Conference and guided them to a program-best conference win total in the 2018 season. The team was one of five America East teams to win the AVCA Team All-Academic Award as the River Hawks registered a 3.43 team GPA in 2016 & 2017 academic year, which was the second-highest of any River Hawk female team over the two semesters.
The River Hawks posted a 4-29 overall record (111 AE) in her first season as head coach (2014), including the team’s first ever Div. I victory on September 3rd at Quinnipiac and UMass Lowell’s first America East win on November 14th vs. Stony Brook (32) at Costello Athletic Center.
Previously, Provanzano spent six years (2008 – 2013) as an assistant coach at Northeastern University under head coach Ken Nichols in the Colonial Athletic Association. While with the Huskies, she helped the team to an impressive 113-58 overall record (.661 winning pct.), three CAA Championship Game appearances, two CAA regular season titles in 2008 and 2011 and two 20-win seasons.
Provanzano served as recruiting coordinator for the Huskies and assisted in the day to day operations of the program, which included practice plans, scheduling, scouting, budget management and team travel.
She has amassed an overall record of 185-89 with nine straight winning seasons as an assistant coach at the Division I level. Provanzano has trained 24 All-Conference selections, including three Conference Players of the Year, five Rookie of the Year athletes and one two time Conference Defensive Player of the Year.
Prior to Northeastern, Provanzano was an assistant for two seasons (2006-07) at Alabama Birmingham where she helped lead the Blazers to a 51-20 record in a two year span. In 2006, the school captured its first Conference USA championship and an NCAA Tournament berth. The Blazers followed that up with a second place finish in the Conference USA Tournament in 2007. In her two seasons, Provanzano coached three All Conference USA selections as well as two Conference USA Newcomers of the Year. Provanzano used her playing experience as a defensive specialist and outside hitter to coach UAB’s single season record holder for digs.
Prior to her stint at UAB, Provanzano spent the 2005 season as an assistant coach at Georgia Southern, where she served as the recruiting coordinator. She helped lead the Eagles to a 21-11 record and coached a first team All Southern Conference selection.
A 2005 graduate of Georgia, Provanzano was a four year letter winner and two year captain for the Bulldogs. She led Georgia in digs from 2000-02 and finished her career fifth all time in school history in digs. The Bulldogs reached the SEC Tournament semifinals twice while she was playing. In addition to her athletic accomplishments, Provanzano was given the Georgia Athletics Sportsmanship Award in 2002 and was named to the SEC Good Works team in 2003.
Tufts University – Assistant CoachWith a vast resume of playing and coaching experience, Terry Condon officially joined the Tufts University volleyball staff in the Fall of 2017 and is going on her 7th season with the Jumbos. She has been instrumental in helping the Jumbos remain a top program in New England while breaking into the top 10 nationally! Condon entered her 5th Hall of Fame when the Southern California Indoor Volleyball Association inducted her in the Spring of 2021. In 2015, Condon was enshrined in the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) Hall of Fame for her outstanding contributions as both a coach and a player as well!
She most recently coached at UMass-Boston, successfully turning the Beacons into one of the most recognizable programs in Division III women’s volleyball. During her 11 seasons in Boston, Condon led the Beacons to unprecedented success, including seven straight Little East Conference regular-season and six tournament championships, as well as three NCAA Division III Regional crowns, which the Beacons brought home in 2010, 2012, and 2013.
Coach Condon’s student-athletes earned multiple All-Conference, All-Region, and All-American honors. During the Condon era, a total of five players were named AVCA All-Americans. Another eight earned AVCA / New England Women’s Volleyball Association (NEWVA) All-Region honors, including two Rookies of the Year. In the Little East Conference, 15 of her players were named to either the first or second team, and UMass had seven different players nab Rookie of the Year while four others were named Players of the Year. Condon was conference Coach of the Year twice, and was selected as the top coach in the region twice. UMass achieved their highest national ranking ever on the AVCA Top 25 Coaches Poll at 16th under Coach Condon.
The former UCLA standout is considered one of the greatest players to ever step on the floor for the Bruins, having been named to the UCLA Athletics Hall of Fame in 1992. She was the first female athlete to receive this honor, and was also honored as one of the 25 greatest players in UCLA history. Her number 34 was retired by the Bruins as well. During her career the Bruins had an 89-12 record, which included a pair of national titles in 1974 and 1975 and a national runner-up placing in 1976.
She made her mark on the world stage as well, playing for the United States Volleyball National Team throughout the 1970s. She was a five-time member of the USA Women’s National team, including the 1970 World Championship team and the Pan American Games teams of 1971 and 1975. Her accomplishments were recognized by her selection to the USA Volleyball 75th Anniversary Women’s All-Era Team (1949-77) and her honor as an All-Time Great Female Player by the United States Volleyball Association in 1983.
Following two years as the Head Coach of California State University at Bakersfield, she took over the reigns at Texas A&M University and in six years led the Aggies to three NCAA Tournament appearances. She coached the squad to a 180-101 mark for a .641 winning percentage. She still holds the Aggies’ coaching standard for highest winning percentage in a single-season with her 33-4 (.892) mark for the 1984 campaign.
She returned to her alma mater as an Associate Athletic Director for UCLA from 1986-1994 and received three Achievement Awards. She remained in Athletic Administration when she became a Senior Associate Athletic Director at Northeastern University in Boston in 1994 and remained with the Huskies until 1998. Condon’s selection as UMass Boston Head Women’s Volleyball Coach was in addition to a position that she already held as Senior Associate Athletic Director for the school, which she started as in February 2006.
Highly respected for her contributions to women’s athletics, Condon was inducted into the New Agenda: Northeast Women’s Hall of Fame to recognize her coaching and teaching accomplishments within the community and the college arena.
Condon graduated from UCLA in 1977 with a Bachelor of Science degree in kinesiology and currently resides in Rowley.
Tufts University – Assistant CoachWe welcome Grace back to our JVBC staff in 2022! Grace most recently served as a volunteer assistant coach at Boston College. Previously, Grace Krumpack coached for two seasons as an assistant coach with the Judges of Brandeis University. She is a 2018 Brandeis graduate, having played both outside hitter and libero for the Judges in her career.
Since her graduation, Krumpack has served as a strength and conditioning coach at Brandeis and at our very own JVBC clinics. Krumpack completed a three-month strength and conditioning internship at IFAST (Indianapolis Fitness and Sports Training), one of the top gyms in the country for athletic performance, development, and movement science. In 2021, started her own personal training company, Revive X Grace LCC in 2021.
Tufts University – Certified Athletic TrainerElise Fengler joined the Tufts University Sports Medicine staff in 2022 and is the Athletic Trainer for the Tufts Volleyball team.
She graduated from The University of Pittsburgh in 2016 with her B.S in Athletic Training and earned her Masters in Exercise Science at Syracuse University in 2018. Her Master’s thesis, “The Influence of Exercise and Exercise Duration of Salivary miRNA in Professional Male Soccer Players”, explored salivary miRNA as a non-invasive method of collecting objective data on exercise responses and concussion diagnosis which was used to co-author 2 articles, “Refinement of Saliva microRNA Biomarkers for Sports-Related Concussion” and “Saliva microRNA Biomarkers of Cumulative Concussion.
While at Syracuse she worked as an Athletic Trainer for Syracuse Orthopedic Specialists with various local high schools and colleges (SUNY ESF, LeMoyne, Cazenovia, and Bryant and Stratton).
Most recently she worked at Chestnut Hill College in Philadelphia primarily working with Men’s Soccer, Women’s Basketball, and Baseball
Sports coverage: Women’s Volleyball, Women’s Basketball, Baseball and Sailing.
Assistant Strength & Conditioning Coach – Tufts UniversityWe are so excited to introduce our Tufts Volleyball Strength Coach, Paul Stone, to all of you this summer! Coach Stone is beginning his second year at Tufts, working as an assistant strength and conditioning coach on Dan Kopcso’s staff. Our team loves how hard he pushes them in the weight room and how he supports them off court.
Coach Paul arrived at Tufts after completing a strength and conditioning graduate fellowship at Merrimack College (North Andover, MA) where he worked primarily with the men’s/women’s golf and women’s volleyball programs. Prior to Merrimack, Stone had been a full-time coaching assistant at Duke University, as well as completing a number of other internships with Mullen High School (Denver, Colorado), USA Rugby Women’s XV’s program, and the Metropolitan State University of Denver.
Stone earned his master’s degree in May of 2023 from Merrimack College and his bachelor’s degree in Exercise Science in July of 2021 from MSU Denver. Stone is a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS) through the National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA) and holds certifications from USA Weightlifting (USAW-L1) and Functional Range Systems (FRCms).
Welcome to the JVBC clinics, Coach Paul Stone!
Strength & Conditioning Assist/Manager Tufts Personalized Performance ProgramAlex O’Keefe has been a member of the Tufts Strength and Conditioning staff since 2012. A 2008 graduate of Springfield College, his coaching experience includes time at Auburn University, the University of South Carolina as well as Athletic Evolution. Throughout his career, he has been fortunate to work with a wide variety of athletes, including those at the youth, collegiate, professional and Olympic levels.
Alex works directly with and writes programs for the Baseball team, Women’s Basketball, Women’s Soccer, Women’s Lacrosse, Field Hockey, Men’s Track and Field, the Golf team. He also assists with the Football team, Softball, Men’s Lacrosse, and Ice Hockey, His unique approach allows him to develop a great connection with the athletes, which leads to their success not only in the weight room, but also on and off the field.
O’Keefe has a degree in Applied Exercise Science from Springfield College as well as his NSCA CSCS.
