At NEPA Elite, we believe in ourselves and we believe in our vision. Our goal is to help build the players in Northeast, PA into not only finer athletes, but finer individuals.


EXPERIENCED COACHES
HELPING ATHLETES REACH THEIR GOALS

OUR STAFF

KEVIN CLARK
Growing up in Northeast, PA, Kevin is fortunate to be one of eight children to Margi and Brian Clark. He attended grade school at St. Paul’s School in Scranton, PA and later moved on to Dunmore High School for secondary education. After graduating from Dunmore in 2007, Kevin moved to Queens, New York where he attended St. John’s University and received a Bachelor’s of Science in Communication Arts with a minor in Business Administration. He decided to continue his education even further a bit North of the city to Pace University, where he completed his Master’s of Science in Educational Studies in 2014. Kevin and his wife, Annie, have put down their roots in NEPA and welcomed their first child, Colin, in July of 2019.

LAUREN CARRA
A four-year starter at Dunmore High School, Carra led the Lady Bucks to four Lackawanna League Division II titles, four District II titles, a Lynett Tournament Championship, and a 103-14 overall record. The Lady Bucks advanced to the second round of the state tournament during Carra’s sophomore and junior seasons and the quarterfinals during her senior season. She averaged double figures throughout her career, posting 22.5 points per game as senior. In the District 2 Semifinal game against Holy Cross her senior year, Carra became the 11th player in the area to reach 2,000 career points. She would end her career ranked 8th all time in the area and second in school history with 2,117 points. Carra was a four time Lackawanna League Division II All Star and All-Regional selection. She was named the Lackawanna League Division II Player of the year following her sophomore, junior, and senior seasons. Carra received Third Team All-State honors as a sophomore, Second Team All-State honors as a junior, and First Team All-State honors as a senior.

CARRIE TOOMEY
A Dunmore native and started her coaching career at Bishop O’Hara High School as the Assistant Varsity & JV Head Coach. She got back into coaching when her daughters began playing basketball. She has coached all ages at the recreational & all-star levels for Dunmore Biddy League, Green Ridge League, NEPA Flames and JBHoops AAU. She has been teaching individual basketball lessons since 2015. Carrie was the first female president of the Dunmore Biddy Basketball league and is currently an Assistant Coach with the Dunmore Lady Bucks varsity basketball team.
As a player, Carrie was a four-year starter at both Dunmore High School, and Franklin & Marshall College. A 1,600 point scorer and 1000 rebound player while at Dunmore, she later went on to be recognized as a Division III All-American her Senior year at F&M. Following her college career, Carrie was signed to play with the Sheffield Hatters (England) of the Women’s Premier British Basketball League.
A 2012 Inductee into the Northeast Pennsylvania Hall of Fame, she’s looking forward to working with not only the current generation, but working to help develop the next generation of regional players.

CONNER EVANS
Connor Evans, a Wilkes University graduate, spent four years with the Wilkes University Men’s Basketball team. A Syracuse, NY native, Connor was a four year starter for the Colonels, where he helped lead the Colonels to 3 MAC Freedom Playoff appearances, and 2 MAC Freedom Championship appearances. As a part of the NEPA Elite staff, Connor focuses on sharing his love for the game through player development and leadership.