Staff

Directors

Bob Bertucci, Director, is known and respected both nationally and internationally with more than 26 years of coaching and teaching experience in volleyball. Bob is currently the head women's coach at Temple University in Philadelphia, Pa. He has also served as head coach at Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, the University of Tennessee and the U.S. Military Academy at West Point. In addition to his collegiate coaching, Bob is currently working with the U. S. National Program coaching, conducting tryouts and scouting. He has coached the 1999 U.S. Women's World University Games team in Spain; 1985 Women's World University Games team in Kobe, Japan; two U.S. Olympic Festivals and the U.S. Women's Junior National Team. He has just been named Atlantic 10 Coach of the Year for 2002 as well as in 1997 and 1999.  He was also selected in 1988, '90 and '92 as the E.I.V.A. Coach of the Year and the 1984 Southeastern Conference Coach of the Year. Bob's teams have made 12 NCAA appearances, including a trip to the Final Four in 1990, and have won 10 conference championships, the most recent being the 2002 Atlantic 10 Regular Season championship and the 2002 Conference tournament championship.  He has developed and coached eight All-Americans, 46 All-Conference athletes and has authored more than a half-dozen books and videos on the sport of volleyball.

Tina Bertucci, Associate Camp Director, is currently consulting for high school and junior programs throughout New Jersey and the New York metropolitan area. She has held coaching positions at the University of Tennessee, Rutgers University and Temple University. As a player, she has competed collegiately in NCAA Division I and internationally on the USA East Zone Team against the National Teams from China, Sweden, Finland, Canada and Puerto Rico. Since 1975, Tina has been a member of USA Volleyball and continues to promote, develop and teach the sport of volleyball nationally.

Mario Treibitch, Northeast Camp Director, has recently joined the staff in this new capacity. Mario brings a wealth of experience to the camps. He has been Head or Assistant Coach of National Teams in Holland, Israel, the United States and Puerto Rico. Two of these teams won Olympic Silver Medals. His teams have also been successful in the European Cup, World Championships, Jr. World Championships, Pan American Games and his collegiate teams have made two NCAA Men's Final Four appearances. Currently Mario is assisting at St. John's University in New York.

Coordinator

Jeff Lipton
Camp Coordinator, is in his second season as women's head coach at Adelphi University. He previously spent seven seasons at the Merchant Marine Academy, five as head coach. Under Jeff, the Mariners received a top 15 rating in the 1999 AVCA national poll. He is CAP certified by USA Volleyball, as well as being a certified personal trainer. He also spent three years at Hunter College as head women's coach, where he won three conference championships. As well as his duties at Adelphi, Jeff is a professor of music and chairman of the music department at Five Towns College in Dix Hills, N.Y.

Staff — Past and Present

Tamu Cooper
Former Pro Women's Player
1st Division in France

Roselyn Desroches
USVBA All-American
Collegiate All-American

Gilad Doron
Israeli National Team
Former Assistant Coach
Temple University

Stephanie Dragan
Head Coach, Centre College

Jewel Giesy
Head Coach, College of Charleston

Nicole Goscilo
Graduate Assistant, Temple University

Minako Hanada
Assistant Coach
Daiei VBC, Japan

Akiko Hatakayama
Pro Women's Player
USPVL

Alma Kovaci
Temple University
ASICS All-American

Jean Manuel Leprovost
Head Coach
Wattignies VBC, France

Heidi Lombardo
Head Coach
Manchester College

Jerry Matacotta
Former Head Men's Coach
SUNY Westbury

Amber May
2nd Assistant
College of William & Mary

Elvin Ottley
Head Coach
Synergy Volleyball Club

Lori Price
1st Assistant
College of William & Mary

Owen Reilly
Student Assistant Coach
Temple University

Michael Silk
Assistant Coach
Richland High School

Patrick Senft
Head Coach
Winslow Twp. High School

Annabelle Stacha
Professional Player
Wattignies VBC, France

Maureen Wallace
Head Coach
Coatesville High School.

Yi Weng
Chinese Men's National Team
Assistant Coach
Temple University