Ambition Lacrosse Coaches
Coaches

Kathy Bowman Drake
- Founder/Director AMBITION Lacrosse
- Head Coach AMBITION 2028’s
- Assistant Coach AMBITION –PEAK Team 2025
- St Luke’s School, Varsity Head Coach 2019- 2022
- Wilton High School Varsity Assistant Coach 2012-2014 years; JV Head Coach 2015-2019. Coached Wilton High School Girls to three State Championship appearances: CT Class M State Finalists, 2012, 2013; CT Class M State Champions 2014; runners up 2015, 2017.
- Wilton Lacrosse Association: Youth Clinic Director 2020 – present, WLA Travel Coach 2013-2018
- Chelsea Piers CT Head Girls Lacrosse Instructor 2019-2020
- CT Chargers Girl’s Lacrosse Director 2012-2017
- Past Coaching Experience: New Canaan Youth Travel Coach 2020-2021; CT Chargers Head coach 2012-2017; New Lax 2020/2021 Head Coach 2011.
- High School Attended: Ward Melville HS, East Setauket NY
- High School Honors: Captain & MVP of First ever Long Island Championship team, 1991. 1991 Long Island and Suffolk County Champions. All League & All county honors 1990, 1991, Led Team in Goals and total points 1991
- College Attended: Colorado State University, 4 year starter at midfield
- College Honors: Team Captain 2 years, Led team in Goals and total points all four years
Lauren McAulay
- Head Coach AMBITION PEAK Team 2024-2025
- Head Coach CT Chargers Blue Team 2014-2017
- Yorktown High School Varsity Head Coach Girls Lacrosse 2017-2021; Varsity Assistant Coach 2014-2017; JV Girls Field Hockey Coach
- Past Coaching Experience: Assistant Women’s Lacrosse Coach at American International College 2010 – 2012
- College Attended: Played 4 years Women’s Lacrosse at Springfield College
Amy Alvord
- Head coach AMBITION 2029, 2030
- SONO Field House Girls Lacrosse Director
- Westport PAL Girls Lacrosse Director
- Grizzlies Coach
Olivia Franzese
- Head Coach AMBITION2026
- Bethel Varsity Head Coach
Carly Schoudel
- Darien High School All-state; All FCIAC 2016, 2017
- Starting goalie at Roanoke College for all 4 years and served as team captain both junior and senior years.
- CT grizzlies coach since 2016
Alissa Marino
- Assistant Coach AMBITION 2026
- Bethel Varsity assistant Coach
Vincent Giannone
- Assistant Coach AMBITION 2026
- AMBITION GOALIE COACH
- Bethel Varsity assistant Coach and goalie coach
Callie Drake
- Assistant Coach AMBITION 2028’s
- Middlebury College Women’s Lacrosse Attacker Class of 2024; 2022 NCAA DIII National Champions
- Assistant Coach CT Chargers White Team 2017
- Berkshire School ALL NEW ENGLAND 2019, MVP, All American nominee, led team in Draw Controls, Goals, Assists and Ground Balls. Berkshire school varsity lacrosse captain 2020,
- Wilton HS varsity Freshman & Sophomore
- Berkshire School varsity starter Junior & Senior Year
Connor Drake
- Assistant Coach AMBITION 2027
- Speed and Agility Coach
- Duke Men’s Lacrosse ’23
- US Lacrosse U19 Men’s Training Team
- Inside Lacrosse 8th Ranked midfielder in 2019 class
- Under Armor All American
- All New England at Salisbury School senior season, 2x All State & All FCIAC first Team Sophomore and Junior years, All FCIAC honorable mention as as freshman varsity starter at Wilton HS.
- 4 year Varsity Starter (Wilton HS & Salisbury School)
Ashton Guilfoile
- Head coach Ambition 2027
- Staples JV Coach
Kaitlin Gahghan Gruse
- Assistant coach Ambition 2027 & PEAK 2024,2025
- New Fairfield Varsity Assistant Coach
- Past club coaching experience: Gold Coast Head Coach, LI Yellow Jackets Head Coach
Liv Troy
- Assistant Coach Developmental team 2021
- University of Connecticut midfielder
Gina Driscoll
- Goalie coach 2025
- Middlebury College Women’s Lacrosse Class of 2024; 2022 NCAA DIII National Champions
Lexi Held Ambition 2028 assistant coach
- Goalie coach Ambition 2027 & 2028s
- Ithaca College Women’s Lacrosse Class of 2024