Coach Carter graduated from the University of Central Arkansas, earning four letters as a football player, and then embarked on a long career in coaching and education, the 2019 campaign marking his 27th season. His coaching stops have all been in Central Arkansas, and have seen him garner Conference Coach of the Year honors, Hooten's/Farm Bureau State Coach of the Year, and the Brayden James Memorial Award for Excellence in Coaching. He was also the President of the Arkansas Football Coaches Association, a two-year delegate for USA Football, and is a USA National HS Football Coaches Alliance Board Member.

Laura Crawford begins her 5th year of teaching at Episcopal and her 2nd year as the Junior Varsity and Varsity Assistant Volleyball Coach. Laura is a native of Little Rock and graduated form Mount St. Mary Academy. She grew up in a family of sports, and she has coached girls' basketball and volleyball for 7 years. She loves all sports and all of the growth they offer to kids on and off the court. Laura graduated from Arkansas State University with a Bachelors of Science in Physical Education with an emphasis in Sports Management. After teaching PE for 2 years at a local school, she decided to pursue her Masters of Arts in Teaching and make a move into the classroom. She finished her Masters at the University of Central Arkansas in 2013 and in 2018, added her Dyslexia Interventionist License. Most recently, Coach Crawford assisted in leading the 2019 Wildcat Volleyball team to claim the 3A State Championship, with a 26-2 record.

Coach Gooch is excited to join the Athletic Department as the Varsity Boys Soccer Assistant Coach as he begins his 2nd year at Episcopal Collegiate School. Previously, he was the Junior Varsity Boys Soccer Coach for 2 years at Tyner Academy High School in Chattanooga, Tennessee, where he rediscovered his love for the sport he played through middle and high school. Coach Gooch says he has the best teacher in the world when it comes to coaching-- his dad, who volunteered his time to act as coach for Gooch and his friends for 6 years in Fort Worth, Texas. Gooch is looking forward to serving the boys soccer team for a successful and exciting season in the spring.

Coach Tyrell Johnson is entering his 3rd year on staff at Episcopal Collegiate. A former stand-out athlete at Rison High School (Rison, AR.), he went on to become a four-time All Sun Belt selection, a 2007 NCAA football All-American, and a record holder for tackles in a single game in the NCAA while earning his Bachelor's Degree at Arkansas State University. With 7 year of NFL playing experience, Coach Johnson's strength training classes and coaching are not only increasing athletic abilities in students, but teaching them the importance of perseverance and dedication.

With over 20 seasons of collegiate or high school basketball coaching experience, Coach Micah Marsh is back at Episcopal Collegiate to continue a dominant run. As head boys coach, Coach Marsh led the team to state tournament appearances in each of his five seasons at the helm, including state championships in 2014 and 2015 and a state runner-up in 2013. His boys teams included multiple All-State players, two Players of the Year, and produced many college basketball players. He won the 2014 All Arkansas Preps Coach of Year, 2014 ArBCA 3A Coach of the Year, and recognized five times as a conference coach of the year.

Coach Ophof is the 9th Grade Volleyball coach and Varsity Girls Soccer coach. He has played soccer for over 40 years, and coached soccer for 13 years at Episcopal Collegiate and 24 years overall. Also, he has coached volleyball for 6 years at Episcopal Collegiate and has played the sport for 10 years.

Coach Pettibone played Volleyball every year in Junior High School and High School. During her 11^th and 12^th grade years, she also played on a competitive Junior Olympic volleyball team, and then went on to play in college for two years. Many years later, after college and graduate school, she began teaching Spanish and coaching JV, and then Varsity, volleyball at Pulaski Academy in Little Rock, where she coached for several years. She also coached for the Little Rock Juniors Volleyball Club for seven years. In 2009, she began her career at Episcopal Collegiate School. After a year working in the Lower School, she moved to the Upper School and began teaching Spanish to Middle and Upper School students, and started coaching volleyball again! She coached at Episcopal for six years, and then had to make the difficult decision to let that go for a few years, and now is so happy to be back on the court with the outstanding, courageous 8th grade "Volleycats!"

Allison Shaw is entering her second year as an athletic trainer. Ms. Shaw is a graduate of the University of Arkansas, earning a Bachelor's in Kinesiology in 2014, and a graduate of University of Central Arkansas, earning a Bachelor's in Athletic Training in 2018. While at UCA, she worked with the volleyball, baseball, and football teams. Ms. Shaw has also worked with Cabot and Pulaski Academy Athletics as the athletic training student, and is excited to embark on her second year at Episcopal!

Carl Vault III, a native of Little Rock, Arkansas, became a basketball fanatic at a very young age. A High School stand-out, in his own right, Vault would continue pursuing his dream at Harding University. In 2016, Coach Vault achieved another personal goal by winning his 1st State Title at Episcopal Collegiate School. Coach Vault's love for the game has landed him in a position to do what he does best, train at a high level because he's seen 1st hand what it takes to make it. "I've been blessed to study one of the best to do it first hand and love having the opportunity to pay it forward."

Melissa Wilson-Baker, a native of North Little Rock, Arkansas is entering her 13th season as the Junior High Cheer Coach at Episcopal. In addition to coaching her cheer team, she is the Spirit Coordinator for both the Junior High and Varsity cheer teams. She will also enter her 3rd season as the Head Coach of the Varsity Softball team, which is a sport she played for 13 years. You can also find her keeping all of the official score books for our Volleyball and Basketball games. Before her time at Episcopal, Coach Baker attended North Little Rock High School, the University of Central Arkansas, where she earned a Bachelors of Science, and the University of Arkansas-Little Rock, where she received her Masters of Art in Teaching