Coaching Staff

Jeremy Velazquez
Assistant Coach

Jeremy Velazquez joined the MIT coaching staff in 2022 for his first year as an assistant coach. No stranger to Rockwell Cage, he was a four-year member of the men’s volleyball team which was under the direction of head coach Paul Dill. A defensive specialist/libero, Velazquez played in 473 sets and amassed 805 digs. He was named the team’s Defensive Player of the Year as both a junior and a senior.

Velazquez has been playing and coaching volleyball since a young age under the tutelage of his mother, Karyn Altman ‘78, a former player and head coach of MIT’s men’s and women’s volleyball programs. He follows in the footsteps of his younger brother, Jarred, who was an assistant coach for the women’s team for three seasons (2017-19) as well as the men’s program for the 2017 season.

Velazquez graduated from MIT in 2012 with a bachelor’s degree in materials science and engineering. He went on to earn his PhD in cellular and molecular pathology from the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine in 2022.

Brooke Stanley
Assistant Coach

Brooke Stanley begins her first season on head coach Paul Dill's staff during the 2024 season. In addition to coaching, her primary responsibilities will include recruiting and opponent scouting.

Stanley comes to Cambridge following an historical season during her first year as an assistant coach at the University of Mary Washington. During the 2023 campaign, she helped guide the Eagles to the program's best start (12-0), best overall record (27-3), and an appearance in the NCAA Tournament Sweet 16. In addition, Stanley received Coast-to-Coast (C2C) Coaching Staff of the Year accolades. She also coached for multiple clubs and high schools in the Northern Virginia area, including Virginia Volleyball Academy and 540 Volleyball Academy, where she achieved numerous accolades as a head coach.

Stanley was a member of the volleyball teams at Winthrop University and Christopher Newport University, where she contributed to a Capital Athletic Conference (currently the C2C) championship in 2017. She went on to graduate from George Mason University in 2021 with a bachelor's degree in tourism and events management and is currently pursuing a master's degree in sports management with a concentration in high-performance coaching from the University of Florida.