Mark Thomas joined the George Mason women's volleyball staff as an assistant coach in August 2017. He most recently served as the head women's volleyball coach at New England College.
During his time at New England College, Thomas launched the school's volleyball program and created a strategic vision for the program with regards to recruiting, culture and marketing/promotion.
He worked prior at Newbury College in Brookline, Mass., where he acted as assistant director of athletics while leading both the men's and women's volleyball programs. While coaching his alma mater, he was named the 2015 NECC Men's Volleyball Coach of the Year and earned the AVCA's Minority Coaches Award. On the court, he led the Nighthawks to their first women's conference championship appearance since 2011 and the men's program's first conference semi-final appearance in close to five years.
Thomas worked alongside head coach Aylene Ilkson as an assistant coach with the United States Coast Guard Academy in 2013 and 2014 and was an assistant at Springfield College in Western Massachusetts from 2010-12. Thomas also served as a volunteer assistant at UC Riverside in 2012 and 2013.
Thomas enjoyed a standout playing career at Newbury, where he holds the school records for career kills (1,778) and single season kills (527). A two-time, first team NECC selection, Thomas garnered NEC Player of the Year honors in 2010 and was a two-time NECVA New England First Team pick. He graduated from Newbury in 2010 and earned his master's in athletic counseling at Springfield College in 2012.
Thomas also suited up for professionally with Zenith Volleyball Club Trinidad & Tobago during a successful post-collegiate playing career.
