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Princeton Strength & Conditioning Staff

Jason Gallucci
M.S., S.C.C.C., C.S.C.S., USAW

Coach Gallucci graduated from Penn State with a Bachelor’s degree in Exercise and Sports Science and a Master’s Degree in Kinesiology/Biomechanics in 2000. As an undergraduate at Penn State he was a member of the football team including the 1994 team that went 12-0 and won the Rose Bowl. While completing his Master’s degree, Coach Gallucci worked as a graduate assistant strength coach for the Penn State Football team and as the head strength coach for the university’s club boxing program. Upon graduation, Coach Gallucci was hired at Princeton as an assistant strength coach and was named head strength coach in 2002. While working at Princeton, he has had worked published in the Journal of Applied Biomechanics and has co-authored a book titled, Training the Female Athlete: Reach for Victory. Coach Gallucci and his wife Angelique have a son Jason and a daughter Sorella.

Angeline Brambley
M.Ed., S.C.C.C., C.S.C.S., USAW

Coach Brambley graduated from the University of Pittsburgh in 2000 with a Bachelor’s degree in Exercise and Movement Science and went on to earn a Master’s degree in Sports Administration and Recreation from Temple University in 2002. While completing her Master’s degree, Coach Brambley worked as a graduate assistant strength and conditioning coach for the Temple Football team and Olympic Varsity sports teams. After graduation, Coach Brambley worked as a strength and conditioning coach for a private athletic performance center, before being hired by Princeton University in Fall 2002. Coach Brambley has participated in competitive rugby for 12 years. She was selected for the USA Rugby National Under-23 team in 1998 and various other regional teams throughout her career. Currently she plays for nationally ranked Keystone Rugby Club out of the Philadelphia area.

Tina VanDerMeiren
M.A., S.C.C.C, C.S.C.S

Coach VanDerMeiren is in her second season at Princeton as an assistant varsity strength and conditioning coach. She came to Princeton after three and a half years at Stony Brook University as the Assistant Director of Speed, Strength and Conditioning. During her time at Stony Brook, she was named Assistant Coach of the Year in 2005. VanDerMeiren was responsible for designing and implementing programs for women’s volleyball, men’s soccer, men’s and women’s swimming and diving, women’s basketball, women’s lacrosse, and softball. She also volunteered her time as the staff advisor for the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee and Cody Walk. VanDerMeiren has prior coaching experiences from internships Michigan State, Princeton, Rutgers and Rider Universities. VanDerMeiren graduated from Rutgers University in 2003 with a bachelor’s degree in exercise science and a master’s degree in women’s studies and coaching from Stony Brook University in 2007. While at Rutgers VanDerMeiren was a two-time Mid-Atlantic Region selection in crew, earned a 14th place finish at the 2001 NCAA Championship and four top-three finishes at the Big East Regatta.

James DeVincenzi
M.S., C.S.C.S

Coach DeVincenzi enters his first year as an Assistant Varsity Strength Coach for Princeton University. Prior to Princeton, Coach DeVincenzi worked as a graduate assistant in both the Exercise Science Department and Recreation Center at East Stroudsburg University. There, he was the head of the Lifestyle Management and Personal Training Office. DeVincenzi earned his Master’s Degree in Exercise Science from East Stroudsburg in 2009 and a Bachelor’s Degree in Health Sciences from Gettysburg College in 2008.