Kelly Gillow joined Genesee Community College in fall of 2007 as the Head Women’s Soccer Coach. Kelly came to Genesee Community College with many years of collegiate playing and coaching experience. As a player, Gillow competed at the Division I collegiate level at University at Buffalo. She captained the team, during her senior year. Currently, she is an active player in various women and co-ed soccer leagues in the Buffalo area.

Her collegiate coaching career began in 1998, as an assistant coach at Niagara County Community College. In 2001, Gillow assisted the Division I Canisius College women’s soccer team, where she was in charge of on and off-campus recruiting, fundraising, and training the goalkeepers and defenders.

She has coaching experience at the secondary and club soccer levels. For eight years, Gillow has been a head girl’s soccer coach for the Empire United Soccer Academy (formally known as Buffalo United). During that time, she was also coaching the North Tonawanda junior varsity team along with assisting within the Olympic Development Program, based out of western New York. Coach Gillow received her USSF national “C” license certification in May of 2008 and received the Bob McNulty Award during the certification process. Most recently, Coach Gillow has been honored as the New York State West Olympic Development Coach of the Year for the 2008 season!

Gillow received her B.A. in early childhood development from University at Buffalo, and went on to obtain her master’s degree at Canisius College in elementary education. She resides in North Tonawanda, New York with her husband, Beau.

Kelly Gillow can be reached at (585) 343-0055 x 6453 or email: ksgillow@genesee.edu.