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Dominican University of CA

Dominican UC - Dept of Athletics & Recreation
50 Acacia Ave / 1475 Grand Avenue San Rafael, CA 94901
Division 2 California Southwest
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Kelly Coffey

Kelly Coffey was named head women’s soccer coach in March 2015. He came to Dominican Athletics as an assistant coach on the men’s side in August 2014. Prior to joining Dominican, Coffey spent seven seasons as a member of the San Francisco State men's soccer coaching staff. While with the Gators, Coffey helped develop and mentor three NSCAA West Region Team selections and six All-CCAA selections.


Coffey served as the head men's soccer coach and Physical Education instructor at College of Marin from 2003 to 2007. He also spent 2006-07 as the Mariners' assistant women's soccer coach.


Before taking over the men's soccer program at College of Marin, Coffey was an assistant men's soccer coach at University of San Francisco from 2002 to 2003 and was a staff coach for the Novato Youth Soccer Association select program. Before USF, Coffey was the head varsity boys coach at Quantico High School in 2001 in Quantico, Virginia.


Coffey has a USSF National “A” license as well as an NSCAA Advanced National Diploma. In addition to his role at Dominican, Coffey is a lead staff coach with Marin FC and Central Marin Soccer Clubs based out of San Rafael, California. Coffey has also held head and assistant coaching roles with the USYSA Region IV Olympic Development Program and with Cal-North State ODP.


Coffey received his Bachelor's Degree in Psychology from Mary Washington University in Fredericksburg, Virginia, where he was a four-year starter for the men's soccer team and was the team captain from 1998 to 2000. During his career at MWC, the team won three Capitol Athletic Conference Championships and made the NCAA tournament twice. Coffey played a key role in Mary Washington's two consecutive appearances in the National Tournament, with a Final Four appearance and and No. 3 national ranking in 1997. The 1997 team was inducted into the Mary Washington Athletics Hall of Fame in January 2015. Coffey was a two-time member of the Capitol Athletic All-Conference Team and Mary Washington team MVP his senior year in 1999. Coffey received his Masters in Sports Management from USF in 2003.

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Kellis Johnson

Kellis Johnson was hired as an assistant coach on the Dominican University women’s soccer team in the fall of 2017 and has since been promoted to Head Assistant Women's Soccer Coach. As the head assistant coach on the women’s soccer team, Johnson works specifically with the goalkeepers in addition to her duties as an assistant coach.


Johnson also sees time as an Assistant Women’s Varsity Coach and Goalkeeper Director with The Branson School, while also helping with College Academy ID Camps while working at Dominican. In addition to these roles, Johnson is also the Soccer Fours Facilitator in San Francisco, the high school goalkeeper coach for Marin FC along with coaching duties with the Mill Valley Soccer Coach.


On the pitch, Johnson was an NCAA Division I soccer player at the University of Colorado, Boulder, from 2006-2009. Graduating in 2012, she earned a Bachelor of Arts in History, a Bachelor of Arts in Studio Arts Ceramics and a minor in technology, arts and media. She holds US National E and D Licenses, an NSCAA GK 1 certification and is in the midst of earning her US National C License.

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Kierra Scalercio

Kierra Scalercio was hired as an assistant coach on the women's soccer team at Dominican University in September 2020.


In addition to her role with the Dominican women’s soccer team, Scalercio has worked with Mill Valley Soccer Club and Soccer Fours since 2010. She has also worked with Sacred Heart, Convent and Branson high schools.

As a player, Scalercio spent time with the San Francisco NightHawks of the Women’s Premier Soccer League (WPSL) and Norcal Beach Soccer Team.


Soccer has always been a large part of the Scalercio family, with her dad also having played and coached professionally, which meant Scalercio and her brothers often found themselves on the soccer pitch as players and coaches. Scalercio now resides in San Francisco, California.

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