Meet The Coaches

John Slauenwhite
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Former Memorial University Sea-Hawks Women’s Volleyball Head Coach (2014-2022)
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NCCP Performance Coach (Level 3) Certified
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AUS Coach of the Year – 2015-16
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23 years coaching experience – high school, club, provincial teams (NL, NS, AB), college, & university
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Grande Prairie Regional College – 2014 ACAC Silver Medal & 2014 CCAA Silver Medal
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Provincial Team Coach – 15U-18U – Alberta, Nova Scotia, & Newfoundland

Morgan Snow
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Volleyball Nova Scotia Coach Learning Facilitator
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5 time NSSAF Division I Provincial Championships
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2013 Team Nova Scotia Assistant Coach Canada Games Female Coach
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30+ years coaching high school & club volleyball
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Volleyball Camp Director and coach for over 50 Camps.
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33 years teaching Physical Education

Jeff Smith
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Head Coach, Team Canada Men’s Sitting National Volleyball
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20+ years coaching high school, club, provincial team, & college volleyball
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Gold medal at Western Canadian Games
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Former Head Coach – Grande Prairie Regional College
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Provincial Team Coach – Team Alberta (U16/U17/U19) – National Team Challenge Cup – Gold medal

Ian McIntyre
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Team Alberta Head Coach (2015-2017: 16U Girls, 2018: 15U Girls, 2019: 17U Girls)
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Team Alberta Assistant Coach (2011-2012: 16U Girls, 2013-2014: 18U Girls)
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16 years Coaching Canada West Volleyball Club
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Rally Pointe Clinician, Camp Organizer & Program Director
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NCCP Performance Coach (Level 3) Certified
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SAIT Trojans Assistant Coach 2021-22

Jill Snow
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Assistant Coach- Memorial University
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2 time Atlantic University Sports Women’s Volleyball MVP
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Named a 1st Team All-Canadian
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Team Newfoundland Coach
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Sea-Hawks High Performance Club Head Coach & Assistant Coach

Alessandra Gentile
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Assistant Coach – Memorial University
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Alumni of University of British Columbia Thunderbirds Volleyball where she played 5 years as a setter.
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Led her team to win the USports National Championship in 2017 and was selected there as a tournament all star. She holds the record for the most career assists and most career aces at UBC.
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Coaching since 2011
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Sea-Hawks High Performance Club Head Coach & Assistant Coach

Cisco Farrero
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College of the Rockies Men’s Volleyball Head Coach
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14 Years Coaching Experience
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Certified NCCP Advanced Development Coach
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Former Memorial Sea~Hawks Men’s Volleyball Head Coach
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Assistant Coach, Lakeland College Men’s Volleyball, CCAA Silver Medallists
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Team BC Provincial Team Coach

Rick Scott
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Head Coach – Dalhousie University Women’s Volleyball
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9 consecutive AUS Championships
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Named Dalhousie Coach of the Year four times
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Named AUS Coach of the Year three times
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2019 Team Canada FISU Games – Assistant Coach
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Volleyball Manitoba Hall of Fame, 2021

Ryan Keats
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Assistant Coach, Memorial University Women’s Volleyball
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Head Coach – Sea~Hawks High Performance Volleyball Club
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PWC Varsity Head Coach
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Head Coach – NLVA Team NL, since 2008
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NLVA Junior High Coach of the Year, 2017-2018

Tristen Burridge
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Head Coach with CBS Volleyball club
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6 years coaching experience
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Alumni of University of New Brunswick Reds (2012-17)
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2016-17 AUS All-Star
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Played overseas with the Melbourne Vipers in the AVL (2018)