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Amira Aghzafi
Class of 2029
Madeleine Andrews
Class of 2030
Claire Antczak
Class of 2029
Anjela Ary
Class of 2027
Summer Barrett
Class of 2028
Sydney Best
Class of 2030
Kayden Blinn
Class of 2028
Szonja Bocskov
Class of 2029
Brooke Bradley
Class of 2031
Odessa Bucciferro
Class of 2028
Tara Cady
Class of 2030
Reese Calabrese
Class of 2028
Elena Campagnano
Class of 2027
Jesed Cancel
Class of 2030
Aaliyah Carnegie
Class of 2027
Morgan Chambers
Class of 2030
Emily Coachys
Class of 2028
Sofia Cubeddu Morales
Class of 2027
Sara Cuesta Molina
Class of 2031
Sienna Desbiens
Class of 2027
Stella Dickson
Class of 2030
Kaleigh Dudley
Class of 2028
Larissa Fretham
Class of 2029
Paisley Gabbard
Class of 2031
Milana Germinario
Class of 2029
Avery Gibson
Class of 2028
Brooke Gruhl
Class of 2028
Julieta Gutierrez Salazar
Class of 2030
Katherine Hamren
Class of 2030
Gabrielle Henry
Class of 2030
Olivia Henry
Class of 2027
Taryn Hickson
Class of 2027
Zoey Hill
Class of 2029
Gianna Johnson
Class of 2029
Victoria Johnson Gama
Class of 2030
Uma Lambertini Fajer
Class of 2028
Sophia Li
Class of 2029
Lucy Logsdon
Class of 2027
Cassandra Lohr
Class of 2029
Daniela Matznick
Class of 2027
Elizabeth Mazur
Class of 2028
Gabrielle Mecott
Class of 2027
Claudia Mejias Rial
Class of 2028
Catalina Merheb Rivera
Class of 2028
Olive Moodie
Class of 2027
Caroline Moreno
Class of 2029
Seila Motomiya
Class of 2030
Ferah Murat
Class of 2029
Elle Nakonechny
Class of 2027
Toula Needler
Class of 2031
McKenzie Novak
Class of 2027
Valeria Nunez Altagracia
Class of 2027
Krystle Nwoko
Class of 2029
Jermany Oliney
Class of 2027
Nilda Ozdemir
Class of 2028
Eda Ozenli
Class of 2027
Savannah Parker
Class of 2030
Eliana Parrella
Class of 2028
Jada Preston-Harris
Class of 2027
Abagail Prucka
Class of 2029
Caroline Resetich
Class of 2028
Isabella Rezvanian
Class of 2028
Alli Robinson
Class of 2027
Sophia Sherman
Class of 2028
Emma Sherry
Class of 2030
Natalie Sherry
Class of 2028
Yeeun Shin
Class of 2028
Willa Simmons
Class of 2028
Vanessa Stenmo
Class of 2030
Yasmin Sukhtian
Class of 2029
Duru Temellioglu
Class of 2028
Brinklee Thomson
Class of 2030
Bita Torres Villareal
Class of 2028
Rose Turner
Class of 2027
Mia Ungarean
Class of 2030
Egle Vytulyte
Class of 2028
Siena Wang-Pesa
Class of 2029
Juno Wolfram
Class of 2028
Derin Yildiz
Class of 2028
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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
Derrick Bennett
Head Coach
Dylan Butler
Head Coach
Dylan Butler serves as head coach for IMG Academy Volleyball and has been a team member since 2026. Butler has built an 84-63 collegiate head coaching record, guiding teams to three NJCAA National Tournament appearances and two Region V North Conference Championships (2021, 2022).
In his 2026 season at IMG Academy, Butler led the team to a 31-9 record and a tie for fifth place at the AAU National Championships, finishing the tournament 10-1.
Butler served as head coach at Navarro College from 2024 to 2026. In the 2024-25 season, the Bulldogs went 21-13 overall and 11-3 in Region XIV play, finishing second in the conference and earning an at-large bid to the NJCAA National Tournament. The 2025-26 season closed with a 16-16 record, a third-place finish in the Region XIV Conference Tournament, and another NJCAA National Tournament appearance. Navarro produced multiple All-Conference selections during his tenure, including two Region XIV Libero of the Year recipients, a Region XIV Newcomer of the Year, three First Team All-Conference honorees in the 2025-26 season, and several NJCAA Academic All-Americans.
Before Navarro, Butler led Hill College from 2021 to 2024, winning a Region V North Tournament Championship and an NJCAA National Tournament appearance. Earlier in his career, Butler worked as a volunteer assistant at the University of Dallas and as an undergraduate assistant at the University of Central Oklahoma and the University of Arkansas-Fort Smith. As a player, Butler competed as a setter/opposite at Park University, helping the Pirates win the 2014 NAIA National Championship.
Throughout his coaching career, Butler has helped develop student-athletes who advanced to the NCAA Division I, II, and III, NAIA, and professional ranks. At IMG Academy, Butler focuses on helping student-athletes develop their skills, compete with confidence, and prepare for the next level.
Avery Clark
Head Coach
Valerio Queiroz Gama
Head Coach
Jaz Mau
Head Coach
Brooke Morgan
Head Coach
Brooke Morgan leads IMG Academy Volleyball as head coach, where Morgan has been a team member since 2025.
Before joining IMG Academy, Morgan served as head coach at Adrenaline Volleyball Academy starting in 2021, helping guide the 18s team to a first-place finish and the 17s team to a second-place finish at the 2024 Northern Lights tournament. At IMG Academy, Morgan's 16s team finished second at the 2026 Big South tournament.
A four-time state champion at Dike-New Hartford High School in Iowa, Morgan also won a national championship with Six-Pack Volleyball Club in 2012 and was ranked the No. 12 player in the 2015 class by PrepVolleyball.com. Morgan played four seasons at the University of Kentucky from 2015 to 2019, earning SEC All-Freshman Team honors in 2015 and Honorable Mention All-American recognition in 2018.
Accountability and treating failure as an opportunity to grow anchor Morgan's coaching philosophy, which centers on developing student-athletes both on and off the court. Morgan also holds a bachelor's degree in communications and family science from the University of Kentucky. At IMG Academy, Morgan focuses on helping student-athletes develop their skills, compete with confidence, and prepare for the next level.
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.
Jacque Armer
Associate Head Coach
Taja Valmyr
Associate Head Coach
Taja Valmyr serves as a volleyball coach for IMG Academy and has been a team member since 2024. A coach since 2018, Valmyr most recently served as lead assistant at Edward Waters University, where she led tactical development and recruiting efforts that helped the Lady Tigers capture their first GCAC championship.
Before joining Edward Waters in 2022, Valmyr spent four seasons coaching with the Jacksonville Juniors Volleyball Association, focusing on player growth and preparing athletes for the next level. At Edward Waters, she also supported the Tigers' men's program during a SIAC regular season co-championship and tournament runner-up finish.
A native of Green Cove Springs, Florida, Valmyr played volleyball at Flagler College, where she earned AVCA Division II Third Team All-America honors and First Team All-Southeast Region recognition from both the AVCA and D2CCA as a senior in 2017. She graduated from Flagler College in 2017 with a degree in strategic communications.
Trust and accountability anchor Valmyr's coaching philosophy, and she coaches with high standards, discipline, and attention to detail. At IMG Academy, Valmyr focuses on helping student-athletes develop their skills, compete with confidence, and prepare for the next level.
JT Corr
Assistant Coach
Tiana Dockery
Assistant Coach
Tiana Dockery joins IMG Academy as assistant coach. A volleyball coach since 2019, Dockery arrives after being named the 2024 Ivy League Coaching Staff of the Year while serving as assistant coach at Cornell University.
Dockery began coaching in 2019 as a volunteer assistant coach at the University of South Alabama, then returned to professional play in Finland and Thailand before resuming coaching in 2024 as assistant coach at Cornell University, where she served through 2025.
Originally from Houston, Texas, Dockery was a four-year letterwinner at the University of Kansas, helping the Jayhawks reach the 2015 NCAA Final Four, earning induction into the program's team hall of fame, and picking up Big 12 All-Freshman Team honors in 2012 and All-Big 12 Honorable Mention in 2014. After college, she played professionally in Puerto Rico, Sweden, Switzerland, Finland, and Thailand.
Dockery's coaching philosophy centers on optimism, transparency, and listening to build strong relationships with student-athletes. Three of her siblings also work in coaching and player development. At IMG Academy, Dockery focuses on helping student-athletes develop their skills, compete with confidence, and prepare for the next level.
Camryn Honn
Assistant Coach
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