North Carolina Courage Announce Updates to Technical Staff

Paul Forster Joins First Team as an Assistant Coach, Molly Dwyer Hired as Player Experience Manager, and Vannessa Fulcher Promoted to Director of Equipment Operations

CARY, NC (February 14, 2022) - The North Carolina Courage have named Paul Forster as an assistant coach, the club announced today. Molly Dwyer has also joined the technical staff as the team’s Player Experience Manager, and long-time equipment manager Vannessa Fulcher has been promoted to Director of Equipment Operations.

Forster brings a wealth of coaching experience to the first team, holding his USSF A License and currently serving as the Director of Soccer for North Carolina FC Youth, a role he has held since 2015. In addition to his responsibilities with NCFC Youth, Forster has worked as the Director of Analytics for the men’s soccer team at North Carolina State University since 2017. Previously, he served in assistant coaching roles with Wake Forest University, the University of North Carolina at Wilmington, NC Wesleyan College, and the State University of New York at Buffalo. Forster is happily married to his wife, Yexenia, and has two daughters Amelia (17) and Eva (13) who both play in the NC Courage Youth Academy.

“I am delighted to be joining the NC Courage staff as an assistant coach,” Forster said. “I am grateful to Sean and Curt for giving me the opportunity to work with the first team. I very much look forward to working alongside Sean, all of the staff connected with the first team, and of course, the group of fantastic players that will represent the Courage.”

Molly Dwyer has also joined the technical staff as Player Experience Manager. Prior to joining the Courage, she worked as the Director of Soccer Operations at the University of Portland and also spent time as an assistant women’s soccer coach at the University of North Carolina at Asheville while simultaneously working as their Director of Operations. Dwyer graduated from Furman University as a four-year member of the women’s soccer team with her Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration with a focus in Communication Studies. Most recently, she earned her Master’s degree in Business Administration from Northumbria University, and has also trained with Sunderland AFC Ladies and Racing Louisville FC.

Vannessa Fulcher has been promoted to Director of Equipment Operations in her sixth season with the Courage, formerly working as an Equipment Manager for the first team. Fulcher graduated from East Carolina University with her Bachelor’s degree in Sports Studies, and has experience working as an equipment manager at Marshall University, Florida Atlantic University, and Texas Christian University after first becoming a certified equipment manager in 2014.