BOB BOOHER - HEAD COACH
2nd Season

A 35-year veteran in the coaching world, head coach BOB BOOHER is in his second season with the Lake Erie College women's basketball program this year. In his first season with the Storm, he led the team to more wins than the previous two seasons combined, while increasing the team's scoring average by 21 points per game.

Immediately prior to LEC, he spent six years at Lakeland Community College as the head women's basketball coach, where he led the Lakers to five consecutive national rankings in the NJCAA, as well as five Region XII top-ranked Ohio team finishes. His overall record of 129-52 included Ohio Community College Athletic Conference Coach of the Year honors in 2003 and 2005 as his teams were consistently ranked among the top 25 in the nation in offense and defense.

During his time at Lakeland, he also served as head coach for men's baseball (1982-92), women's softball (1976-81) and was an assistant for the baseball program (1973-75). He is in his 34th year as an employee of the college, and will retire in June as the Physical Education Department Chair and professor.

Booher's additional coaching credentials include serving as the assistant varsity girls' basketball coach at Willoughby South High School for six seasons (1993-99) and as a head coach of several USSSA nationally-ranked women's amateur softball teams for the past 10 years.

A native of Painesville and graduate of Harvey High School, Booher holds a bachelor's degree from Ohio University and a master's degree from Kent State University. He currently resides in Willoughby with his wife Debbie and has two children, Kristy and Ross.

DARREN JONES - ASSISTANT COACH
2nd Season

DARREN JONES has served as a women's basketball coach for more than 10 years. His coaching career includes terms at Lutheran East High School, Laurel School, Beachwood High School and Ursuline College. Jones played basketball at Euclid High School under the leadership of Coach Doc Daugherty before graduating from Cleveland Heights High School. He attended Airco Technical Institute in San Diego, California.

A native of Cleveland, Jones has a strong community and volunteer focus. He provided leadership to Operation Destiny, Inc where he delivered motivational workshops for youth in the Cleveland area. Additionally, he served as a volunteer coach for The Larry Doby Cleveland Indians Traveling All-Star Baseball Team and Parker Hannifin's women's softball team.

Jones lives in Cleveland, Ohio with his wife Phyllis and daughter Trena who attends Ohio University.

KRISTY BOOHER - ASSISTANT COACH
1st Season

A graduate of Lakeland and Ohio University's highly acclaimed E.W. Scripps School of Journalism, Booher graduated with honors from both institutions. While at Lakeland, she was a two-year centerfielder for the Ohio Community College Athletic Conference (OCCAC) champions. She earned all-conference, All-Region XII and was the college's first-ever fastpitch National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Academic All-American. As a broadcast journalism major at OU, she worked for WOUB-Public Broadcasting as a radio and television reporter and was inducted into the WOUB Hall of Fame. She was also inducted into the Willoughby South High School Hall of Fame for her achievements as as an all-conference basketball and softball player.

Today Booher continues to play softball for a nationally-ranked women's team out of Cincinnati. She is also a third-year member of the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA).

JENN NEAL - GRADUATE ASSISTANT
1st Season

JENN NEAL joins the Storm staff this season as a graduate assistant. A 2001 graduate and basketball player at Mentor High School, she went on to play four years as a forward and center at Baldwin-Wallace College where she was involved in three Ohio Athletic Conference (OAC) championships (2004, 2005, 2006). The Yellow Jackets went to the NCAA Tournament three times and made it into the Elite 8 in 2006 with a 27-5 record. During her career at B-W, the women's basketball team posted an overall record of 98-20. She earned All-OAC her final two seasons and set the career record for blocked shots with 101.

Neal earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from B-W in 2006 while majoring in fitness management and sport management with a minor in business administration. She is currently pursuing a master's degree in business administration from Lake Erie. She plans to become either a director of athletics or fitness/recreation manager.