Women's Volleyball

	Don Perkins
	Head Coach doperkin@kean.edu 908-737-0609

Don Perkins joins the Cougar staff in 2009 after a two year stint as the assistant coach at Mississippi State University.  While at Mississippi State, Perkins was responsible for working with the outside hitters as well as strengthening the serving game.  At MSU, he coordinated the recruiting program and oversaw team travel and scheduling.

Prior to arriving at Mississippi State, Perkins was the head coach at SUNYIT (The State University of New York Institute of Technology).  While at SUNYIT, Perkins restructured the women's program while also undertaking the task of developing a varsity level men's program. 

In all, Perkins has over 10 years of coaching experience ranging from summer camps and club teams to working with USA Volleyball in training and evaluation.  He also established the High Performance Program for Upstate New York, and created the Great Nor'easter youth volleyball tournament in Albany, New York.  Perkins was also a student-athlete at Syracuse University and was a member of the men's volleyball club.

Perkins earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science from Syracuse University in 2000 and his master's degree in public administration from the University of Albany, Nelson A. Rockefeller School of Public Affairs in 2002.

	Audrey O'Donnell
	Assistant Coach

Audrey O'Donnell enters her first season on the sidelines as the reigning New Jersey Athletic Conference (NJAC) Player of the Year. 

A three-time first-team All-NJAC selection, O'Donnell capped off her senior season as an honorable mention All-American by the American Volleyball Coaches Association.  In her three seasons at Richard Stockton College O'Donnell tallied 1,173 kills, 778 digs and 347 blocks while leading her team to two NJAC championships and berths into the NCAA Tournament.  O'Donnell got a head start with her coaching experience when she assisted on the sidelines between 2007 and 2009 for the Richard Stockton club men's volleyball team and led the East Coast Crush u18 girls club team this past spring.

O'Donnell received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Anthropology with a minor in women's studies from Stockton in 2009.

	John Chang
	Assistant Coach

John Chang joins the Cougars for the 2009 season.

Chang is no stranger to volleyball in the area after serving as the head coach of both the men's and women's volleyball teams at Polytechnic University (now known as Polytechnic Institute of NYU) for three seasons.  Chang had his best season in 2007 as he guided the women's team to a first-place finish in the Kean University Classic on their way to a 22-8 overall record, earning the Skyline Conference's Coach of the Year Award.  During his tenure, he coached an athlete to Player and Rookie of the Year honors in the Skyline Conference.

Chang, who is tri-lingual in English, Spanish and Korean, is employed full-time as the Assistant Director of Recreation at the Fort Lee Community Center.

Chang earned his Bachelor of Science degree in Social Science with a concentration in Education from Ashford University.