Metro American Volleyball

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Ellen Faaleolea returns to the Metro American Volleyball Club in her second season.

Originally from Dearborn, Mich., Faaleolea has served as a volleyball instructor and coach for 16 years. A three-year varsity starter at defensive specialist and setter at the University of Michigan Dearborn from 1995-98, Faaleolea was a two-time all-section pick and earned all-region recognition in 1998. During her four years at UM-Dearborn, she served as a varsity assistant coach at Dearborn High School.

Her previous head coaching experience includes stints with the Victors Volleyball Club and at Edsel Ford High School in Dearborn, Mich., as well as the FCV Tri-State Volleyball Club in Hagerstown, Md. Faaleolea also served as a guest skills coach at Herndon High School in Herndon, Va., in addition to serving as the head youth clinic instructor for the Activity Center at Bohrer Park in Gaithersburg, Md. She has also been the head clinic instructor for the Frederick Area Volleyball Organization (FAVOR) in Frederick, MD.  Currently, Faaleolea is in her second season as Assistant Coach for NCAA DIII, Hood College in Frederick, MD.

In 2004, Faaleolea was tabbed the "Queen of the Court" by the Maryland School for the Deaf at the Washington D.C. women's pro volleyball tour. She participated in the Scotland Open Tournament in 2004 and was named the most valuable player at the 2006 North American Chinese Invitational Volleyball Tournament (NACIVT) Nationals. Faaleolea was named to four all-tournament teams at the Chesapeake Region Volleyball Association (CHRVA) regional tournament from 2003-2005, 2010 seasons and traveled to Spain and Portugal as part of the 2001 spring exposure tour with BringIt Promotions, Inc. She also participated in USA Volleyball Nationals for more than 13 years at the women's club AA and A levels.

Faaleolea received a bachelor of science degree in biology from the University of Michigan Dearborn in August 1999. She is employed full-time at the Southern Research Institute as a supervisor of organic chemistry. Faaleolea is certified as a provisional referee and regional scorekeeper by USA Volleyball. She is also IMPACT certified and a member of the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA).

Jennifer Collins is in her 2^nd year with Metro American Volleyball.  Last season Jennifer served as an assistant coach for our 12 North Team.  She has also been an assistant coach for the Gaithersburg Bohrer Center Youth Volleyball Clinics since 2009.

Jennifer began her volleyball career at Plattsburgh High School (New York) where she earned distinction as Champlain Valley Athletic Conference Offensive Player of the Year and a Merritt C. Clifford Award recipient.  In addition, she was selected to play on the Adirondack team at the New York State Empire State Games.   Jennifer then went on to play informally at Georgetown University where she earned a B.S. in French and minors in German and European Studies.   

Since graduation, Jennifer has played USAV for the last 14 years, in addition to being on the winning women’s team in the 2004 Scotland Open Tournament.   She has also competed in and won numerous women’s Open doubles tournaments in the Northeast region since 2002.  Currently, Jennifer is a Senior Associate Relationship Manager with PNC Bank.