Coaching Staff

Coach Chris has over 20 years of experience coaching at the Collegiate, High School and Club level.
Coach Chris is the Men's Soccer Coach at Paul Smith's College, and a staff coach with the Vermont ODP program.
In his first season at Paul Smith's College, Coach Chris was USCAA National Coach of the Year (2024)
As the Boys Head Coach at Middlebury HS, Coach Chris was the 2 time NVAC - Lake Division Coach of the Year (2022, 2023)

During his playing career, he was an Academic All-America at Green Mountain College.

Coach Chris holds Licenses from US Soccer and from United Soccer Coaches. 

Off the soccer field, Coach Chris is a proud father of 2 girls and loves to ride his bicycle.

Coach Santi is the Goalkeeper Coach at Norwich University and the Vermont ODP program.

As a player, Coach Santi was a Lake Division All-Star and All-State selection at Middlebury HS before continuing on to VSU - Randolph where he was a USCAA All-American

Coach Santi holds a Goalkeeper Level 2 Diploma from United Soccer Coaches, and is an Accredited Interscholastic Coach through the NFHS.

Off the soccer field, Coach Santi works as an Assistant Coach with the Middlebury College Alpine Ski Team and as a Landscape Mason.

Coach August has 10 years of coaching experience at the High School and Club level, and is the Head Coach for the JV Boys team at Middlebury HS.

As a player at New Hope HS in Mississippi, he was a 5 year All-District selection as well as a Mississippi All-Star Team selection in his final season. At Meridian College, he was selected to the MACJC All-Region 23 team and the Mississippi Junior College All-Star team. 

Off the field, August works in social services as a Behavior Interventionist and enjoys quality time with dogs, friends, and family. 

Coach K is the Head Coach of the Women's Team at Paul Smith's College.

Kelvey is a VT native and graduate of Mill River HS, where she had a successful career. As a player at Paul Smith's College, she was a 3 year captain and 3 time USCAA Academic All-American. 

Off the field, Kelvey works as the Coordinator of Compliance and Academic Support for the student-athletes at Paul Smith's College and enjoys time with her dog, Maple and fiancé, Scott.