Founder

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Coach Grandpre is recognized as one of the most influential volleyball coaches in the New England area. He wears a number of hats including Head Volleyball Coach at Simmons University, Director of New England AAU Volleyball, and Director of the Nike Volleyball Camps at Simmons University. Coach Grandpre has played and coached Division 1 Volleyball. He is in charge of strategically developing the skills portion of all of our programs and serves as a master coach for most practices during the season.

U10-U14 Girls Program Director 

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Dave serves as the U10-U14 Girls Director as well as the Head Coach for our 13 National Team. Dave is the point of contact for all 12's-14's Girls teams.  Dave recently moved from Portland, Oregon and previously coached for Athena Volleyball Academy where he was the 12 Gold Head Coach and U12 Training Director.  In addition to Dave’s club experience, he also coached at the high school level as both a JV Head Coach and Varsity Assistant at a state championship program. Dave brings over 20 years of coaching experience with him to UVC. During his time in Oregon, his teams were ranked in the top 100 Nationally. Most recently, his 12 Gold teams finished 6th place finish at Colorado Crossroad National qualifier in 2017, finished #1 in the CEVA Region in 2018 and in the top 5 regionally in 2019.

Club Director

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Caitlyn is the Club Director of UVC overseeing all aspects of the Program.

 

Caitlyn is a former Division I libero and coach as well as a former professional volleyball player with over 11 years coaching experience. She won 4 State Championships and a National Championship at the high school level, was an All-American OH and Hall of Fame Athlete, played on the USAV Youth & Junior National Team, and received a full-ride scholarship as a libero at the University of Missouri .Prior to joining UVC she coached in St. Louis, MO where she also ran a nonprofit that provided free after-school volleyball training for low income girls.  

Boys Program Director

 

Morgan (Mo) is the UVC Boys Director and serves as the point of contact as well as the Training Director for all of our boys teams.

 

Mo, a California native, has been a part of the UVC family for 6 years, and has been playing and coaching competitive volleyball for 11 years.  She is passionate about the sport of volleyball and looks forward to continue to grow and develop our Boys Program. 

Administrative Assistant

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Allison Parnell is serves as the Administrative Assistant overseeing all communications, team travel, and general inquiries. She is the point of contact for any general UVC related questions. 

Academy Program Director

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Rossi serves as the Academy Program Director. She is currently the assistant coach at Brandeis University. Previously, Rossi was an assistant coach for Simmons University where she served as the program's Recruiting Coordinator.  Rossi is the point of contact for Academy Program related questions.

Director of Social Media

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Toni serves as our Director of Social Media. Toni currently coaches for UVC and plays at Regis University. Prior to playing at Regis, Toni playa at Mineola High School where she earned All Tournament honors in 2017 and received the Coaches Award in 2019.  Toni is the point of contact for all social media inquiries. 

Beach Program Director

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spending the 2022-2023 Season as our Assistant Regional Director. Prior to joining UVC, Emma attended Sacred Heart University where she played as a libero and majored in sport management. Please join us in welcoming Emma to the UVC Family!