We’re looking for passionate, committed, and hardworking coaches to join our team! Are you ready to make a difference?
Please email us at info@cmassjuniors.org to express your interest.
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- Coaching Experience, Location, Age Level, and Team Level (See HERE for clarification)
Chelsea Adams
Chelsea joined CMASS as a coach in 2018. Her experience comes from many years of playing in high school and she also played two years at Westfield State University. She currently is the head coach at Hopedale High School. She love volleyball and continues to play for fun when she finds time between work and coaching!
Roger Anderson
Roger has been coaching CMASS teams and youth clinics since 2013. He has been the Varsity coach at Westborough High School since 1999, won four state championships there and run numerous camps and clinics for the town of Westborough during that time. Roger is a member of the Massachusetts Girls Volleyball Coaches Association Hall of Fame.
Noah Beerman
Noah joined CMASS as a coach in 2014. His playing experience includes Yankee/USAV tournaments, Bay State Games, and USAV Nationals, along with outdoor doubles tournaments throughout the Northeast. He has previously coached men’s and women’s club teams in Cambridge and Waltham, boys’ Bay State Games teams, and girls’ junior high school clinics in Acton. Noah holds a BS in Molecular Genetics and an MBA in High Technology. He loves working with players to help them develop their skills and confidence individually and as a team, and seeing their excitement as they improve.
Jake Balfour
Jake has been with CMASS since 2022 having spent two of those years with the boys’ teams. His extensive coaching career began in 1992. He currently coaches both girls and boys at Hollis/Brookline High School (since 1999) and serves as a women’s assistant coach at the University of New England (since 2022). His previous coaching stops include Mascenic High School, Saint Anselm, and Franklin Pierce.
Samantha Bircsak
Samantha joined CMASS as a coach in 2017. She has coached multiple levels from U14s to U17s. She is a CMASS alum and played on the school team at Acton-Boxborough. In college, she was a four-year starter as a right side/middle at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI). Her coaching history includes ABRHS (2017-2021), where she coached girls’ Freshman and JV, and boys’ Freshman, in addition to several years of SLAM beach and indoor clinics. Samantha holds a Bachelor’s in Biology and Biotechnology. Her favorite part of coaching is watching players improve over time and reach their goals.
Robin Bliss
Robin joined CMASS as a coach in 2023. Prior to joining CMASS, Robin served as an assistant coach for MIT varsity men’s and women’s volleyball teams (2009-2012) and coached adult beginner volleyball clinics intermittently from 2009-2020. Robin has also coached summer volleyball camps (12-18 year old athletes) and provided private lessons (high school athletes). Originally from Andover, MA, Robin played D3 volleyball at Williams College where she was a starting outside hitter (2001-2004) and was named all region (2001-2004), regional player of the year (2003, 2004), and All American (2004).
Todd Boulay
Todd joined CMASS as a coach in 2022. He is also currently the JV Volleyball Coach at Shrewsbury High School. Todd played for 4 years at Bryant College and continued his volleyball career playing several years with USAV at the AA level as well as many years playing doubles Open Level Men’s & Co-Ed volleyball.
Rachel Callery
Coach Rachel joined CMASS as a coach in 2018. She has coached club volleyball for over 15 years and coached at the high school level for 20 years. She played volleyball at West Virginia Wesleyan College and has competed overseas as an adult. Coach Cal still enjoys competing as an adult both indoors and outdoors when she can fit it into her schedule. She also has managed multiple volleyball tournaments as a tournament director. Coach Cal strives for every player to enjoy and love the sport as much as she does. She encourages good technique, hard work, responsibility and dedication.
Pam Crandall
Pam joined CMASS as a coach in 2018. Starting her career in CA including playing for Orange County Volleyball Club, she went on to play division 1 volleyball for University of the Pacific, winning a national title in 1986. She also coached juniors and college for several years, both men and women. As an adult she played AA at USAV nationals several seasons.
Brett Crandall
Brett joined CMASS as a coach in 2018. He began coaching in the mid 90’s at Milford High School as the JV coach along with a few seasons at Hard Rock Volleyball Club. Brett joined Wheaton College (MA) as the 1st assistant from 2003-2006. He also spent 7 years as the Head Coach for the Brandeis Men’s Volleyball Club. He also spent several years playing and coaching adult teams in USAV at the AA level.
Lizzie Cross
Coming soon
Taylor Dunster
Taylor joined CMASS as a coach in 2025. She played four years at Rivier University on their women’s volleyball team, starting three years as a six-rotation outside hitter and accumulating 1,049 digs and 895 kills. A notable achievement was making a college team without having club experience. Taylor has been coaching for four years total, including two years at Slam Volleyball and one year at Mill City during college. She is currently coaching the Clark University women’s volleyball team. Her favorite part of coaching is the players, enjoying their unique energy and connection with teammates. She has a Bachelor’s in Applied Mathematics from Southern New Hampshire University.
Caitlyn Edman
Caitlyn joined CMASS as a coach in 2023. She is no stranger to CMASS having played with the club and also helping coach lessons & clinics since 2017. As a player, she was an MVP and three-year letter winner at Framingham High School, competed in club for four years and was a captain for one year on the Salisbury University Women’s Volleyball team. Beyond skill development, her favorite part of coaching is fostering resilience and cultivating a mindset of grit, mental toughness, and determination in athletes.
Bianca Fitch
Bianca joined CMASS in 2025. She is a CMASS alum herself, having played during her 17s and 18s years, following her time at Hopedale High School. She went on to play D1 volleyball at Stonehill College. Bianca has prior coaching experience at Stonehill College’s high school clinics (since 2021) and has assisted with CMASS skills clinics and tryouts since high school, including the CMASS Fall mini club. Her favorite part about coaching is watching girls’ confidence grow.
Olivia Fleming
Olivia Fleming joined CMASS as a coach in 2025. She is a CMASS alum who went on to play as a setter at Gordon College. She recently finished her first year coaching Middle School, JV, and Varsity volleyball at Whitinsville Christian School. She holds a Bachelor’s in Early Childhood Education and works as a Pre-K teacher at Whitinsville Christian School. Her favorite part of coaching is watching players grow and improve.
Brian Garrepy
Brian Garrepy joined CMASS in 2025. He was an All-State player in 1994 and 1995 at North Kingstown High School (1992-1995). His substantial coaching history includes North Kingstown High School (2003-2009, 2015-Present), Johnson and Wales University Men’s team (2009-2020), and South County Volleyball Club (2019-2023). Brian holds a Bachelor’s in Elementary Education and English and a Master’s in Educational Leadership. His favorite aspect of coaching is being part of each player’s personal journey, both on and off the court, and watching who they become. His coaching philosophy is to “Trust the process.”
Liz Gatz
Liz joined CMASS as a coach in 2021. She has been the varsity coach at Millis HS since 2021, where she also served as the freshmen coach for the previous 7 years. Liz’s prior coaching experience includes head coach at Whitman-Hanson HS and assistant coach at Quincy HS. She also served as a club coach for Metrowest Juniors and Mass Patriots prior to CMASS. Liz played division II volleyball for the UMASS Lowell Riverhawks and holds the record for most career games played in program history.
Courtney Hassan
Coming Soon
Pauline Jurasinski
Coach Pauline joined CMASS as a coach in 2019. She currently helps coach Ashland high school and previously Pauline had coached for Mass Premier VB Club (Girls U15’s, U14’s & U13’s) as well as, Marian High School (JV and varsity), Boston Volleyball Club (adult women NERVA players), Metrowest VB Club (Girls U14-U16), Stray Cats VB (adult women) and the YMCA (adult women and men). At Marian High (a D3 school at the time) she coached alongside her husband, Ray Labbe, and helped the school earn their first conference title defeating D1 and D2 rivals en route to a school record 18-2 season. Pauline is a CAP I certified coach and she is a past winner (2001) of the prestigious Rick Pierce award given annually by NERVA to an athlete who exemplifies great sportsmanship, is a respected player and gives back to the sport. She has played multiple times at USAV Nationals.
Alex Kosakowski
Alex joined CMASS as a coach in 2018. She played division I volleyball for Xavier University as a 4 year starting middle blocker (2010-2014). She holds several school records for blocking and hitting, including the most blocks in a single match. She played club volleyball for Columbus Volleyball Academy (2008-2010). In addition to CMASS, she has been the assistant at UMass Dartmouth since 2017. She has coached at various clinics and camps throughout her career. She continues to play competitively in adult indoor/outdoor tournaments.
Ray Labbe
Coach Ray joined CMASS as a coach in 2019. He currently is the head coach Ashland high school. He has been playing volleyball since college (WPI) and coaching since 1997. His past coaching experience includes Marian HS, Milton Academy, Needham MS (boys), Framingham HS, Ashland MS, Mass Premier, Metrowest VB Club and Stray Cats (adult women). At Marian High, he and wife Pauline coached the school to their first conference title en route to a school record 18-2 season. His 2017 girl’s U15 team was ranked #1 for USAV much of the season at the 15’s age division and were the U15 AAU New England Champions. He is a CAP I and AAU certified coach and a recipient (2001) of the prestigious Rick Pierce award, given annual by NERVA to “an athlete who exemplifies great sportsmanship, is a respected player and gives back to the sport”, as well as the Robert L. Lindsay Meritorious Service Award (2001) given for “outstanding contributions to the sport of volleyball in the New England region”. In the past he has been a certified official and regionally certified scorekeeper. He has played multiple times at USAV Nationals earning a bronze medal in the reverse-coed division. He still plays. Just at a much slower pace.
Kuang Lai
Kuang joined CMASS as a coach in 2017. He started assisting with our youth clinics/programs for a year and then transitioned to a full-time coach for CMASS. He also continues to assist with our clinic programs. Kuang’s volleyball experience comes from playing at Brockton High School, Bay State Games, 9-man, Club, and Yankee both indoor and outdoor for many years.
Jeff Lerman
Jeff joined CMASS as a coach in 2003. He has been coaching teams, youth camps and clinics throughout his tenure with CMASS. He has been a JV or Assistant Coach at Westborough High School since 1999 and assisted with camps and clinics at Westborough as well. Jeff ‘s playing experience comes from playing in high school, Bay State Games, Yankee and outdoor tournaments.
Steve Mantegani
Steve joined CMASS as a coach in 2023. He played club volleyball at the University of Southern California for 3 years. As a coach, he served as the assistant coach for Bucknell University for 2 years and Holy Cross for 1 year. In addition, he coached club volleyball in the past for Metrowest Juniors, Mass Revolution, and Mass Patriots along with working numerous camps across the Northeast. He currently is the head boys and girls coach for Bellingham High School.
Paul McCormack
Paul joined CMASS as a coach in 2016. He previously was the club owner of a JO program he founded in 2012 in Mobile, AL – Legacy Volleyball which was one of the top in the Gulf Coast Region. He has previously held assistant D1 Women’s Volleyball coaching positions at Middle Tennessee State University (2010-2012) and University of South Alabama (2012-2014). During his tenure at Middle Tennessee, they garnered a conference championships, had 2 NCAA appearances, and were a top 50 RPI program.
Additionally, he has continued to coach numerous camps and clinics each year including AVP first, Penn State Volleyball, and with his mentor, Gold Medalist Pat Powers with vbclinics.com.
Chris Ridolfi
Chris joined CMASS as a coach in 2012. He served as the Head Women’s Volleyball Coach at Holy Cross for 6 seasons, the Head Men’s Volleyball Coach at Harvard University for 3 seasons, an Assistant Women’s Volleyball Coach at Harvard University for 4 seasons and an Assistant Women’s Volleyball Coach at Boston College for 2 seasons. Chris has coached juniors volleyball in Massachusetts for more than 25 years spending time coaching for Metrowest Juniors as well as holding the role of technical director for MASS Pats VBC and Mass Revolution Volleyball. He has coached both boys’ and girls’ high school volleyball at Milford High School, as well as various collegiate summer camps around New England. Chris is IMPACT certified and has attained a USAV CAP I certification.
Leah Michalowski
Coming Soon
Robert Murdach
Robert joined CMASS in 2025. He played at Notre Dame College Prep and Northern Illinois University and has three years of coaching experience with Adversity Volleyball Club. He holds a Master’s in Business Administration and works as an Insurance Broker. He loves seeing young athletes develop and grow as a team, fostering relationships and accountability. His coaching philosophy is to “Be a goldfish,” to not dwell on mistakes, and to always “Believe in yourself and your team.”
Becca Rose
Becca joined CMASS as a coach in 2007. After playing for us for 4 years, and a 1 year stint with Mass Pats, she became the starting setter for Wheaton College all 4 years, captain her senior year and holds the school record for all-time assists as well as several other school records. Becca has also coached at Masspike VB camp for 4 years and Boston College VB Camp for 2 years, as well as held an Assistant Coaching position for Assumption College. She continues to compete in adult indoor tournaments.
Pam Rose
Pam has been a coach/co-director at CMASS since 2002. She was the Varsity Asst/JV Coach at Lincoln-Sudbury RHS for 8 years and was an Assistant Coach at Assumption College. Her coaching experience also includes 9 years as head coach at Masspike VB Camp, 5 years at the Fieldhouse VB camps and clinics, and 2 years at Tsunami VB camp. Pam was a 3 year starter and 2 year captain at University of Maryland, and has competed at the National Open level in both indoors and beach volleyball. Her accolades include being a two time national champion and national All-Tournament.
Gianna Scioletti
Gianna joined CMASS as a coach in 2021. During that time, she has assisted with our 18’s Black team while running our Academy, beach and youth programs. Prior to that, Gianna coached U14, U16, U17, and U18 teams with SHU, while running their Mini Club program for K-8 players. She also coached with Paramount in VA, working with their club and youth programs. Gianna played for Westborough HS, where she set several records and earned many honors, including State semifinals and finals appearances. She played club VB for both CMASS and Smash VBC. As a D1 collegiate player at Sacred Heart University, Gianna was the starting middle for 4 years and captain for 2 seasons. She holds the SHU blocking record, was defensive player of the week several times and helped them earn a berth in the NCAA tournament. Gianna has a Masters in teaching and is currently teaching 5th grade. “It brings me so much joy to watch the athletes come together for a common goal. I love seeing the friendships they make with their teammates and watching them grow together. I would say when it comes to coaching, I love watching an athlete ‘get it’… when that skill or concept finally clicks.”
Caryn Sibiskie
Caryn joined CMASS as a coach in 2025. She serves as the head coach at Nichols College. Prior to Nichols, she was as assistant coach for Division I program Iona University. The program won 15 games and advanced to the MAAC Championship semifinal following a five-set upset of Marist in the opening round. She coached three All-MAAC performers, including the Libero of the Year.
At New Haven, Sibiskie served as a graduate assistant for the Division II program during the 2021 and 2022 campaigns, helping to lead the Chargers to 38 wins and a .633 winning percentage. New Haven posted a 22-10 record in her first season, earning a Northeast 10 conference championship game appearance while taking eventual Division II Elite 8 participant American International to five sets. The Chargers earned a berth into the NCAA East Regional Championship for their performance during the 2021 campaign.
Sibiskie’s first collegiate coaching opportunity came in 2019 when she spent two seasons as an assistant coach for both the men’s and women’s volleyball programs at Thiel College, a Division III institution in Greenville, PA. In her second year at Thiel, she also served as Title IX Advisor for the athletics department.
A Rockfall, Connecticut native, Sibiskie was a four-year varsity letterwinner at Division III Eastern Connecticut State University where she recorded 305 kills, 134 digs, 125 blocks and 50 service aces in 97 matches played as a middle hitter. In a medical red shirt campaign, Sibiskie held a student managerial role where she gained experience in recruiting, as well as planning practices.
Valery Soto
Valery joined CMASS as a coach in 2021. Prior to joining the coaching staff at CMASS, Val coached club vb for 3 seasons at MOCO VB club in the DC area. She also coached club VB in Connecticut with Husky VB club and in Virginia with Arlington VB club where she was head coach for girls 14 and 16’s teams. Coach Val has high school and collegiate coaching experience at Wakefield HS in Arlington, VA and assistant coaching Northern Virginia Community College women’s VB team. One of her favorite coaching experiences was taking her 16’s Virginia club team to Washington State University to play in the Pacific Qualifiers. Val was a four-year starting setter for Division II Saint Michael’s College women’s vb team, and captain of the team as a junior and senior. Prior to her collegiate career, Coach Val played club for Bay State Juniors as a setter and defensive specialist, and fondly remembers her time playing at AAU Nationals with her 16s team (who was coached by CMASS’s own Tammy Webber and Chris Ridolfi). She was the Tri-Valley league co-MVP her senior year (1996), was a Boston Globe All Star and led her Bellingham HS varsity team to a TVL championship her senior year.
Ben Smith
Ben Smith joined CMASS as a coach in 2025. He has over 30 years of playing experience, including club, high school, college, and adult leagues. He brings five years of youth coaching experience, having also coached at Franklin High School and served as an assistant coach at Framingham State University. His favorite part of coaching is seeing young players overcome challenges and improve their skills.
Janice Spofford
Janice joined CMASS as a coach in 2018. She has been an assistant varsity coach at Westborough High School since 2012. Janice’s prior coaching experience includes head coach of UMass Lowell Men’s Club Volleyball team, head coach of girl’s teams for the Bay State Games, and assisting at various youth and adult clinics. Janice played volleyball at the University of New Hampshire, played competitively indoor on NERVA teams as well as competitive beach and grass doubles.
Shawn Thompson
Shawn joined CMASS as a coach in 2023. Shawn started playing volleyball in High School and played 4 years at Roger Williams University. In addition, played as an adult in USAV at the Open and AA levels. As a coach, he has coached a variety of levels in addition with a few NERVA clubs. He currently is the head coach at Medway High School.
Tammy Webber
Tammy joined CMASS as a coach in 2020. She coached for 15 years in several clubs including Mass Patriots, Smash, Metrowest, and Baystate Jrs, taking several teams to Nationals. She is currently in her 21st year of coaching at Milford HS (alma mater) and her teams have won numerous District and League championships. She coached one year at Allegheny College, and then 10 years at Meadville Area Senior HS in Pennsylvania where she took 4 teams to the state tournament. She is a member of the Milford High Hall of Fame and the Mass Coaches Association Hall of Fame. Tammy played volleyball at Clemson University on a full scholarship. She has led or worked at various collegiate and youth summer camps around New England and Pennsylvania. Tammy has attained a CAP II certification.
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- Pam Rose, Director & Secretary/Treasurer
- Becca Rose, President
- Paul McCormack, Program Coordinator
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Bob Hofeldt
Bob joined CMASS as a coach in 2006. He has also been Acton-Boxborough’s freshman coach for 10 years. He has run both youth and adult volleyball programs in AB for more than 15 years. Bob has his CAP II and Gold Medal Squared coaching certification.
Riley Strickland
Riley joined CMASS as a coach in 2016. She played three seasons with CMASS, then coached youth clinics before assisting and then head coaching CMASS teams.
Mary Kate Lehman
Coach Mary Kate joined CMASS as a coach in 2023. She was a previous player at CMASS and Westborough High School.Upon graduating UCONN, she has gotten into coaching serving as an assistant coach at Westborough High School.
Maggie McCarley
Coach Maggie joined CMASS as a coach in 2023. She played at Hudson High School as well as two years of club in college. As a coach, Maggie previously coached club for SLAM as well as coaching at her alma mater, Hudson High School.
Nicolette Marino
Coach Nicolette joined CMASS as a coach in 202. She played collegiate volleyball at Connecticut College. She has previous high level coaching and playing experience at the youth club level with Sideout Sports (NJ).
Christina Leduc
Coach Christina joined CMASS as a coach in 2023. She was a previous player at CMASS and played collegiate volleyball at Connecticut College.
