Edmonds, WA — Edmonds Director of Athletics Faimous Harrison announced Thursday that Jessica Papell will take the helm of the Edmonds Volleyball program with additional duties of Camp Director and part-time instructor for Edmonds Community College.
Papell grew up playing volleyball in Southern California where she won a CIF Championship for the Windward School and was named the CIF Player of the Year two years in a row. She played 6 years of club volleyball and earned a full scholarship to play at Oregon State University (OSU). She went on to be a four year starter and letter winner at OSU playing outside hitter and defensive specialist and made a trip to the NCAA tournament her senior year. She was selected to the Pac-10 All Academic team in 2000 and 2001.
Her coaching career began while at OSU where she coached and ran numerous camps and clinics for OSU Volleyball. She then moved back to Southern California where she was the head girls’ varsity coach at the Crossroads School, the head boys’ varsity coach at the Windward School, and head club coach at Beach Cities VBC. She has continued to return to OSU to work with the staff there and coach camps during the summer. She spent seven years as a varsity coach and currently coaches with the Puget Sound Region High Performance Program where she works with the region’s top talent and represents the region in international competition. Papell is currently the club director and head coach for ITVC, an elite junior club volleyball program based on Mercer Island where she’s been a head 17’s and 18’s coach for 5 years. She continues to play competitive volleyball and competes in grass and sand tournaments during the summer.
Papell earned a Masters Degree in Kinesiology – Sports Management and a Bachelor of Science in Sociology and a Minor in Athletic Administration. She is a former high school physical education instructor and an assistant athletic coordinator.
Papell can be reached at jessica.papell@edcc.edu or at 425-640-1763.