Avidity prides itself on its coaching staff. We recruit knowledgable and committed coaches to work with our athletes to improve every aspect of their game.  

Each our teams is staffed with a full time head coach and an assistant coach. Many of our assistant coaches are collegiate players at Endicott College, Gordon College or Salem State University or local high school coaches. We love the energy and knowledge they bring to our group!

Our head coaches are recruited to work for Avidity because they have a vast background and experience of  coaching volleyball. Many are former collegiate players or current and/or former collegiate coaches. Other coaches are high school or club coaches that come from reputable programs.  

Killeen Miller

AVC Director

avidityvolleyball@gmail.com

Killeen Miller has coached volleyball for over 16 years at the high school, college and club levels.

Killeen played collegiately at Endicott College and was one of the first female volleyball players to score over 1,000 career kills.  Killeen's love of the game pushed her to continue coaching after college and she jumped into the club scene.   Feeling like she wanted to expand her skillset, Killeen returned to join the coaching staff at Endicott College before leaving to start her own high school volleyball program at Marblehead High School.  Killeen remains the Marblehead High School varsity coach and in addition to coaching, Killeen works as as fourth grade teacher in Marblehead.

Killeen began Avidity Volleyball Club in 2013 to share her passion for the game and what it brings to young female athletes.   

Ashley Krugh

AVC Regional and National Teams Coordinator

achalifour4@gmail.com

Ashley Krugh has coached volleyball for over 6 years at the high school and club levels.

Ashley developed her love of volleyball while playing at Beverly High School.  During her time playing, Ashley led her team to their first North East Conference title and play-off appearance, being named the team’s first Conference MVP. After graduating college, she returned back to Beverly as the junior varsity coach, prior to taking over the program in the fall of 2019. During her time as head coach, Beverly won a playoff game for the first time and their second North East Conference title.

Outside of coaching high school volleyball, Ashley is also an eighth-grade English Language Arts teacher in Lynn, MA. She has spent her off-season coaching many teams within our club, working to keep up with the changes of the game, while pushing herself and those around her to learn and grow. 

Mollie Pelletier

AVC Club Teams & Futures Coordinator

pelletier.mm92@gmail.com

Mollie Pelletier has been coaching volleyball for over 10 years at the high school and club levels. 

Mollie played collegiately as a libero at East Central University in Oklahoma and started coaching as an assistant club coach while still in college.  She took on a Varsity program in Oklahoma City right out of college and started her own club for her high school athletes before moving to Rhode Island in 2015.  Mollie coached with Blast Volleyball Club for several years before joining Avidity in 2018.

Mollie is  happy to have found a club where the love of volleyball and well-being of athletes are the top priorities.  Mollie develops AVC's youngest athletes, leading our Futures Program, and specializes in teaching the foundations of the game.

Staci Lawrence

AVC Collegiate Recruiting Coordinator

stacisonke@gmail.com

Staci Sonke, a 2019 Endicott College graduate, has coached with Avidity since 2016. While at Endicott she was a member of the 2015 ECAC and 2016 CCC Championship teams. 

Staci now coaches at Ipswich High School where her team has won the 2021, 2022 and 2023 Division IV State Championship.  Her work with the program and helping Ipswich reach its first state final appearance and win the state title helped her earn the AVCA 30 under 30 honors at the age of 24. 

Staci enjoys sharing her love of the game with our players at Avidity while developing their skills and helping them pursue playing the game at the next level.