Coaches and Bios

After growing up in East Dorset, Vermont I graduated from Burr & Burton Academy in 2007, being the fourth generation in my family to do so. My athletic career consisted of 3 years of Varsity Baseball with a Division II State Championship in 2005 and 3 years of Varsity Basketball with a Division II State Championship in 2006.

After high school I attended Colby-Sawyer College and graduated in 2011 with a degree in sports management. After graduation I moved home and briefly worked at Manchester Parks and Recreation running events during the summer. I then accepted a job as a news reporter for the Manchester Journal where I was able to write on stories such as “Malfunction Junction” being replaced with the 2 roundabouts and the closing of the Sirloin Saloon. During that time I started my coaching career when Bill Muench asked me to coach at his local basketball camp and I started coaching the boys basketball team at The Dorset School. 

After more than a year spent at home I moved to the Burlington area to pursue other career opportunities. I got involved in golf management while also accepting a job coaching JV Girls Basketball and assisting the Varsity at Burlington High School where I was able to help lead the team to a final four appearance in 2016. I began a career as a K-5 Physical Education teacher during that time while also coaching at numerous basketball camps and organizing my own AAU basketball program.

In 2019 I moved to Saint Albans and began coaching JV Girls Basketball and assisting the Varsity team. In 2021 we won the Division I State Championship, the schools first since 1993. From there my partner, Mora, and I decided to move back home, where I then accepted the Boys Varsity Basketball position.

I couldn’t be more excited to have the opportunity to coach at the school that had such a positive impact on me in my youth. I will bring a high level of stability, dedication and character in the pursuit of championships while making sure my student-athletes are prepared for their bright futures. 

Ed takes great pride in watching teams develop and work together as the season goes along. His philosophy is to teach lessons that will last a lifetime through athletics. Co-Coach Bob Thompson has been with Ed for six years and brings high energy and enthusiasm to the program. Bob not only brings a high hockey IQ, but is extremely committed to student athletes. Co-Coach Jim Hand has been with the program since its inception. His hockey knowledge and ability to teach through small games is a big reason why the girls program has four state championships.

Head coach Mark Slade has been the Boys' Ice Hockey coach for the past two seasons. Coach Slade is accompanied by Assistant Coaches Sooner Dawsen and Eddie Lewicki Jr. 

Their philosophy is simple: develop our student athletes to be better hockey players, better community members, and prepare them to be successful as a team, while teaching lessons that will last a lifetime. The coaching staff takes great pride in the fact that their team completed a successful season in Division I hockey, finishing the season in 5th place. They look forward to building on that success and "put Burr and Burton hockey on the map."