David Williamson

A native of Northern Ireland, David has been with CE from its very beginning, making him a summer camp veteran, and he is now at the helm of CE planning its future.

David has coached at Kent State University, Princeton University, and is now in his second stint at Monmouth University. He is also on the coaching staff of the US Women’s National Field Hockey Team and enjoys experiencing hockey all over the globe. Throughout the years, David has been a part of multiple NCAA tournament appearances and championship winning programs.

Carli Figlio

Entering her 13th Season as the Head Coach of the Women’s Field Hockey Team at Monmouth University, Carli has been the catalyst for taking a hockey program from relative unknown to multiple conference championships and three NCAA tournament appearances. For this, Carli has been recognised by the conference as a three time ‘Coach of the Year’.

Mike Pallister

A seasoned coach at both the collegiate and club level, Mike is currently serving as Assistant Coach at Syracuse University. Prior to joining the Orange, he worked at Princeton University, helping bring the Tigers to eight-straight NCAA Tournaments including three final fours and one National Championship. In addition, Mike’s work at the club level demonstrates his ability to maximize the potential of high school aged players.

Julia Young

As a defender on the US Women’s National Field Hockey Team, Julia has played for the U17, U19, and U21 programs and joined the US Women’s National Team in 2017 after graduating from the University of North Carolina (UNC) at Chapel Hill. While at UNC, Julia was a two-time captain, Second Team All-American in 2015, and ACC Defensive Player of the Year and a First Team All-American in 2016. Also during this time at UNC, she participated in the NCAA Final Four tournament all four years and was an ACC Champion in her junior season.

Cat Caro

Currently a forward on the US Women’s National Field Hockey Team, Cat has been a member of the US National program since 2009, playing for the U17, U19, U21 and Developmental Squads. Cat was a scholar-athlete at Princeton University, graduating in 2017, where she was named a two-time captain, three-time Ivy League champion, and a four-time NCAA tournament participant. In her senior year, Cat led the team to a Final Four appearance and was named the Ivy League Player of the Year and NFHCA First-Team All American. 

Anna Dessoye

As a midfielder on the US Women’s National Field Hockey Team, Anna has played for the US U17, U19, and U21 teams growing up and joined the Women’s team in 2016 after graduating from the University of Maryland, College Park. While at the University of Maryland, she was a four year starter, notching over 100 career points, she has won both an ACC Championship and a Big Ten Championship, as well as competing in the NCAA Tournament all four years as a Terp.

Caitlin (Poppy) van Sickle

After an impressive international career where she earned 148 caps and represented the U.S at the 2016 Olympics, Poppy headed to the other side of the bench. She is currently serving as Assistant Coach at her alma mater University of North Carolina. During her time at UNC, she earned first-team All-America, All-Atlantic Coast Conference and All-ACC Tournament honors in her sophomore, junior and senior seasons. She helped the Tar Heels to ACC titles in 2011 and 2012 and was the ACC Tournament MVP in 2012 as a senior. The program’s defense player of the year award is named in her honor.

Taylor West

Taylor is a forward for the US Women’s National Field Hockey, joining the team in 2016 after graduating from James Madison University (JMU).  At JMU, she was a team captain, 3x CAA First Team selection, CAA Player of the Year, and Second Team All American. 

Homero Pardi

Homero is a CE veteran, former Venezuelan Men’s National Team player, and coach in the US since the early 2000’s. He began his collegiate coaching career at Kent State University and has since had successful stints at Georgetown University, Princeton University, Rider University, and is currently coaching at Ohio State University. Homero has a great deal of defensive knowledge, but also can be found hammering shots at the GK’s at any given opportunity!