Strength and Conditioning

Meet Our Faculty & Staff

Director of Strength and Conditioning
Margaret Jones, CSCS, FACSM is in her 10th year as Springfield College’s Director of Strength and Conditioning for intercollegiate athletics. She oversees the strength and conditioning program design (resistance training, plyometrics, agility) and implementation for 16 teams each semester, and directs the Master’s Degree program in strength and conditioning. In addition to working with college’s athletes, Jones has trained middle school, high school and international athletes. Her sport-specific coaching experience includes scholastic level soccer, basketball, tennis, and track & field, as well as collegiate-level tennis.

Several of Jones’ graduates have gone on to prominent positions in the field, including Eric Ciano ’97, director of player development at Georgia Tech University, Liz Proctor, women’s basketball strength and conditioning coach at the University of Rhode Island, Sean Hayes ’96, strength and conditioning coach at Clemson University and Hal Luther ’96, assistant strength and conditioning coach at Syracuse University.

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Associate Director of Strength and Conditioning
Brian Thompson PhD, ATC, CSCS has been the Associate Director of Strength and Conditioning at Springfield College since 2004 and a full time faculty member since 1998. He first started working in the field of strength and conditioning in 1992 and has trained athletes at the middle school, high school, collegiate, professional, and olympic levels. He currently supervises the strength and conditioning program design and implementation for 18 teams at Springfield College. His competitive sports background includes power lifting, wrestling, and college football.

Graduate Assistants

	Full Name: Kelly L. Dormandy Class: Second-year graduate student Major/Minor: Strength and conditioning Hometown: Wallingford, Conn. Teams: Men’s lacrosse, women’s soccer, men’s volleyball, and men’s and women’s tennis
	Full Name: Richard Johnson Class: First -year graduate student Major/Minor: Strength and conditioning Hometown: Atlanta, Ga. / Norfolk, Va. Teams: Football, men’s track (throwers), and women’s gymnastics
	Full Name: Daniel L. Gregory Class: Second-year graduate student Major/Minor: Strength and conditioning Hometown: Colorado Springs, Colo. Teams: Football, women’s volleyball, field hockey, and men’s basketball
	Full Name: Daniel A. Jaffe Class: Third-year graduate student Major/Minor: Strength and conditioning Hometown: Andover, Mass. / York, Maine Teams: Powerlifting, wrestling, women’s cross country, women’s track and field (distance runners), and men’s gymnastics
	Full Name: Melissa Boldt Class: First-year graduate student Major/Minor: Strength and conditioning Hometown: New Berlin, Wisc. Teams: Baseball, women’s track and field, women’s lacrosse, and men’s soccer
	Full Name: Julia Girman Class: Third-year graduate student Major/Minor: Strength and conditioning Hometown: Cherry Hill, N.J. Teams: Women’s basketball and softball

Leaders in the Field Graduates of Springfield College's strength and conditioning program are with some of the nation's top professional and college teams.
	Jodi Nash '96 Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach, UNLV
	Todd Wright '93 Strength and Conditioning Coach/Men's Basketball, University of Texas
	Jon Torine '95 Strength and Conditioning Coach, Indianapolis Colts
	Sean Hayes '96 Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach, Buffalo Bills
	Tredell Dorsey '02 Head Strength and Conditioning Coach, Georgia State University
	Hal Luther '96 Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach, Syracuse University
	Eric Ciano '97 Director of Player Development, Georgia Tech