Achieve Lax Director’s and Staff

Paula Evans

• Founder, Director and Head Coach, Achieve Lacrosse and Mass Elite All Star Lacrosse
• Head Varsity Coach, Scituate High School Girls Lacrosse 1999-2004, Scituate Youth Lacrosse 1998 - current
• Coach, Bay State Games 1999-2001
• Founder and Coach of Scituate Girls Youth and High School Lacrosse
• Director, Achieve Lax Summer Lacrosse Leagues and Quick Sticks

Email Paula at achievelax@aol.com  

Leslie Frank

• Director and Head Coach, Achieve Lacrosse and Mass Elite All Star Lacrosse
• Head Varsity Coach, Westwood High School, State Champs 2003, 2005, 2008, 2009
• 2002, 2005 Boston Globe Coach of the Year
• National Tournament Coach, Lower New England Regional Team
• Coach, Bay State Games 2001-2005
• Director, Achieve Lax Summer Lacrosse Leagues and Quick Sticks

Email Leslie at lfrank3@comcast.net

Meredith Frank

• Director and Coach, Achieve Lacrosse and Mass Elite All Star Lacrosse
• Head Varsity Coach, Notre Dame Academy, Hingham
• Northwestern University, National Champions 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009
• Westwood High School, State Champions 2003, 2005
• Mass Elite Alumni
• Awards: 3-time collegiate All-American; NCAA All-Tournament Team, 2007, 2009; ALC Rookie of the Year 2006; Boston Globe Player of the Year 2006

Missy Nash

• Director and Coach, Achieve Lacrosse and Mass Elite All Star Lacrosse
• Head Varsity Lacrosse Coach, Algonquin High School
• Head Varsity Coach, Poly Prep Country Day School in Brooklyn, NY 1997-1999
• Brown University, Four-year starting attacker/midfielder,1993-1996
• Awards: Team's Rookie of the Year Award
• Play year round for the Boston Club Team
• 4th grade teacher at Neary School in Southborough
• Helped to start the Southborough Youth Lacrosse League for girls in 2001

Nicole Evans

• Director and Coach, Achieve Lacrosse and Mass Elite All Star Lacrosse
• University of New Hampshire 2002-2003
• Plymouth State University 2003 -2006
• Scituate High School, League All Star 2001-2002
• 2000 & 2001 – Bay States, Southeast Lacrosse Team
• Awards: PSU Team Captain 2006; Selected to play at the 2006 Division III North-South Senior All-Star game, 2004; All-LEC Second team, 2005; ECAC Champions, 2005; Pilgrim Region Second Team All-Star, 2006; All-LEC First Team, 2006; LEC Champions, 2006
• Mass Elite Alumni
• Currently working at Atlantic Sportswear as an Eastern MA sales rep
• Wayland High School JV Coach

• Mass Elite and Achieve Lacrosse Head Coach
• Head Varsity Coach, Needham High School, D1 South Sectional finalists 2003, 2008
• Boston Globe Division 1 Coach of the Year 2008
• US Lacrosse Coaches Education Committee

Guest Coaches

• Carla Gigon, Harvard University, Assistant Coach; Syracuse
• Jen Kent, Boston College, Assistant Coach; Norwell High School
• Rachel Stevenson, Ashland High School Varsity Lacrosse Coach; Boston University
• Kelly Jergens, Duxbury High School Varsity Lacrosse Coach; Boston University
• Chrissy Swanson, Weston High School Varsity Lacrosse Coach; PENN
• Stacey Frieda, Framingham Varsity Lacrosse Coach
• Scott Biron, Acton-Boxborough Varsity Lacrosse Coach
• Kara Connerty, Norwell High School Varsity Lacrosse Coach
• Paula Habel, Emerson College, Head Coach
• Carla Manganaro, Hobart William-Smith
• Tara Cushman, WNEC
• Minnie Doherty, Northwestern University
• Kristen Kjellman, Northwestern University