VOLLEYBALL COACH
John Chang joined the Dominican University New York staff as an assistant women’s volleyball coach in 2022 and has been part of the men’s staff since the Chargers’ inaugural season in 2024. He has coached boys’ and girls’ volleyball across New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania at the scholastic, collegiate, and club levels for more than two decades.
Chang is the career leader in women’s coaching victories at fellow CACC member Felician University, where he led the Golden Falcons from 2014–2021 with Coach Ernst serving as his lead assistant. During his tenure, Chang guided Felician to four conference playoff appearances, including the program’s first two trips to the semifinals. He was named CACC Coach of the Year in 2019 after the Golden Falcons captured the CACC North Division regular-season title.
Chang owns 104 NCAA women’s coaching victories. He was named Skyline Conference Coach of the Year in 2007, highlighting a three-year tenure at Polytechnic University, and later served as an assistant coach at Kean University. He has also served as a men’s head coach at both Polytechnic University and Sarah Lawrence College.
At the scholastic level, Chang has coached at Cranford High School, Golda Och Academy, West Orange High School,and Rutgers Preparatory School. As a head coach, he led the Golda Och Academy boys to two division titles and guided the Rutgers Prep girls to a sectional final appearance.
In 2013, Chang founded Conquest Elite Volleyball Club in Cranford, New Jersey, and served as its director for six years. He currently coaches the 17s team at Princeton Volleyball Club, where he looks to make an impact in his first year with the program.
Chang is trilingual, speaking Spanish and Korean, and began his undergraduate studies at Rutgers University–Newarkin the mid-1990s before earning a bachelor’s degree in Social Science from the University of Arizona in 2009. He resides in New Jersey with his wife, Jaclyn, and their two children, Rachel and Evan.