"I'm excited to be back for my fourth year coaching with Metro VBC! I'm looking forward to having another great season with talented athletes from the DMV region."

Ethan Jenkins returns to Metro VBC for his fourth season and second as the Head Coach for 15 Central. He has also been an assistant for 14/13 Central in 2016 and a volunteer for 17 Travel in 2015. While an undergraduate at American University, Ethan was a member of the women's volleyball staff under head coach Barry Goldberg, serving as team manager and technical coordinator. During his time with American, the team qualified multiple times for the NCAA tournament, including a perfect run in conference play and reaching the second round in 2015 with a victory over #22 Kentucky. With American, Jenkins managed the statistical analysis duties for the team -- in charge of running DataVolley software and assisting with opponent scouting. Ethan also played multiple seasons on the American University Men's Club Volleyball Team.

Ethan has a master's degree from George Washington University's Elliott School of International Affairs and a bachelor's from American University's School of International Service. He lives in Washington, D.C., works for an NGO, and in his spare time is a public address announcer at multiple D.C. universities, including American University Volleyball.