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Class of 2027
Pablo Alvarado Guaqueta
Class of 2027
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Class of 2028
Gabriel Caesar
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Pablo Castro Perdomo
Class of 2029
Bernardo Castro Tostes Prazeres
Class of 2028
Scott Conaway
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Enzo De Moraes Antoun
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Ross Dunkley
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Alexander Gingold
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Carl Hogan
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Lorenzo Iglesias
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Lucas Lopes Alexandre
Class of 2027
Carlos López Moctezuma Martínez
Class of 2027
Jonathan McLaughlin
Class of 2029
Enrico Meneghetti Pulici
Class of 2029
Guilherme Paiva Bitencourt
Class of 2028
Caribe Paulino-Dinzey
Class of 2029
Nathan Scott
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Steven Scott
Class of 2027
Matthew Volman
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Gilad Doron
Director of Volleyball
Gilad Doron serves as director of volleyball for IMG Academy. A volleyball coach since 1994, Doron has amassed 247 career victories as an NCAA Division I head coach at Dartmouth College, the University of San Francisco, and Villanova University.
At Dartmouth College (2016-2023), Doron led the program's first back-to-back winning seasons after the COVID-19 pandemic. Before Dartmouth, Doron became the winningest coach in University of San Francisco volleyball history, guiding the Dons to their highest AVCA final poll ranking (No. 22) and an NCAA Tournament appearance, and founded the university's first beach volleyball program. Doron's first NCAA Division I head-coaching job came at Villanova University (2004-2007).
Before his NCAA head-coaching career, Doron served as head coach of Mate Asher Volleyball Club in Israel's top professional league from 1994 to 1996, compiling a 68-22 record, winning the 1994 Israeli Division I Championship, and reaching three consecutive league finals and the 1995 Israeli Cup Final while coaching Israeli National Team players and international athletes from Croatia, the Czech Republic, and Romania. Doron also served as an assistant women's volleyball coach at Temple University (1996-2000) and at the United States Military Academy in 2023, helping lead Army to a Patriot League runner-up finish and the conference's top-ranked defense.
A native of Kibbutz Ein Hamifratz, Israel, Doron competed professionally for 12 years in the Israeli Men's Premier Volleyball League and represented Israel's Men's National Team from 1986 to 1996, finishing fourth at the 1995 FISU World University Games in Fukuoka, Japan. Doron won four Israeli League championships (1987, 1988, 1992, 1994) and two Israeli Cup titles (1987, 1988) with Mate Asher Volleyball Club.
Married to Jennifer Thomas, Doron has a son, Kai. As director of volleyball, Doron supports IMG Academy's mission to empower student-athletes to win their future.
Lana Doubravsky
Assistant Director, Sport Operations
Allyson Milligan
Student Athlete Advisor
Brooklyn VandeHei
Head of Camp and College Recruiting
Brooklyn VandeHei serves as head of camp and college recruiting for IMG Academy Volleyball and has been an IMG Academy team member since 2023. A volleyball coach since 2018, VandeHei worked as an assistant coach for Palm Beach Juniors Volleyball Club before serving as an assistant coach and head coach for Tribe Volleyball Club through 2022.
Originally from Burlington, Wisconsin, VandeHei played volleyball at Keiser University from 2018 to 2022, helping lead the team to its first NAIA National Championship Tournament appearance in 2020 and its first conference championship in 2019. VandeHei earned Setter of the Year honors in 2019, was named a 2020 NAIA Scholar-Athlete, and graduated with a bachelor's degree in sports management.
Team connection, mental toughness, and integrity anchor VandeHei's coaching philosophy, which emphasizes open communication and accountability among student-athletes. At IMG Academy, VandeHei focuses on helping student-athletes develop their skills, compete with confidence, and prepare for the next level.
Juliana Fazio
Operations Coordinator
Zach Richardson
Head Coach
Anthony Yerardi
Head Coach
Anthony Lee Yerardi leads the 17s, 15s, National Royal, and JV Royal volleyball teams as head coach at IMG Academy, where he has been a team member since 2024.
Before joining IMG Academy, Yerardi served as head coach of Graceland University's men's volleyball program and assistant coach for the women's program. He also worked as head assistant coach and recruiting coordinator at the University of South Alabama, where the team started conference play 10-0 and finished the 2017 season with a 57 RPI, and as a volunteer assistant coach at UNLV, helping the team reach the second round of the NCAA Tournament. Yerardi's coaching career also includes a stint as technical director for DigThis! Volleyball Club.
An all-state setter in high school in 2005, Yerardi holds two bachelor's degrees, in political science and in English with a creative writing focus in poetry, from Arizona State University, and a J.D. from Drake University. He has also worked as a professor and Title IX decision maker at Graceland University, and has trained players including Amanda Benson, who went on to a stint with the USAV National Team, and Hayley Spelman during her professional playing career.
Yerardi's coaching philosophy centers on building technical fundamentals through a systematic approach and developing student-athletes through effective communication and respect. At IMG Academy, Yerardi focuses on helping student-athletes develop their skills, compete with confidence, and prepare for the next level.
Jarrett Anderson
Assistant Coach
Jarrett Anderson serves as assistant coach for IMG Academy Volleyball and has been an IMG Academy team member since 2025.
Anderson coaches IMG Academy's U16 team. Before joining IMG Academy, Anderson worked as an assistant coach with Bay-to-Bay Volleyball Club in San Jose, California, working with 17-18U athletes in 2020, and served as a strength and conditioning intern at Harvard University in 2023, supporting performance programs for NCAA athletes.
As a player, Anderson earned four consecutive AVCA First Team All-America honors at Springfield College and was named the 2022 AVCA National Player of the Year. He also won a gold medal and was named tournament MVP at the 2019 USAV Boys Junior National Championships. After transferring to Grand Canyon University, Anderson helped the team reach its first-ever No. 1 national ranking in 2024 and win an MPSF Championship.
At IMG Academy, Anderson focuses on helping student-athletes develop their skills, compete with confidence, and prepare for the next level.
Pamela Butler
Assistant Coach
Pam Butler serves as assistant coach for IMG Academy Volleyball. A volleyball coach since 2018, Butler has coached club and collegiate programs in Texas and Oklahoma, most recently spending two seasons as a volunteer assistant coach at Navarro College.
At Navarro College, Butler served as the team's primary hitting coach, helping guide the Bulldogs to a 21-13 record in the 2024-25 season, including a No. 13 national finish at the NJCAA National Tournament. In club volleyball, Butler has worked with boys' and girls' programs at Oklahoma Peak Performance, Kaizen Volleyball Club, Drive Nation, and Tejas Volleyball Club, helping the Tejas Volleyball Club U18 team win the AVC National Qualifier and Music City National Qualifiers, and helping Kaizen Volleyball Club's Boys 17 team win the 2018 Southwest Boys Tour Classic Lone Star Championship.
A native of Sao Paulo, Brazil, Butler played collegiately at Coffeyville Community College and Park University, where she helped lead Park to its first AMC Conference championship and first NAIA National Tournament appearance in 2013-14. She graduated from Park University in 2014 with a bachelor's degree in business administration and finance, and earned a master's degree in human resources management from Tarleton State University in 2025.
Butler's coaching philosophy centers on technical fundamentals and helping student-athletes understand not just what to do but why, so they can make confident decisions during competition. At IMG Academy, Butler focuses on helping student-athletes develop their skills, compete with confidence, and prepare for the next level.
Carson Barnes
Volleyball Assistant Coach
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