Gary Kreider recently completed his eighth and final season as an assistant coach with the Elizabethtown women's volleyball team in 2013. Following the Blue Jays' 18-win season, Kreider retired from the coaching ranks.
Kreider has been an active member of the volleyball world in one capacity or another for virtually his entire life.
Affectionately called "Uncle Gary" by the volleyball team, Kreider entered his first collegiate coaching position by joining the Elizabethtown College coaching ranks in 2003. He enjoys helping the Blue Jays by coaching them not only skills-wise in volleyball, but in life skills for rounded success on and off the court.
Outside of volleyball, Kreider has navigated a varied professional career. Highlights include thirteen years as a Human Resources manager with AT&T and currently operating his own business as a personal financial advisor with Ameriprise Financial. Gary is a 1973 graduate of Penn State University and earned an MBA from St. Joseph's University in 1990. Parents of two grown children, Gary and his wife Marcia continue their parenting with two additional young children at home.
