Coach Angie Faraci is the head coach of the Lamoille Union High School boys' varsity soccer program as of Fall 2024. She also serves as the Director of Operations and U12 boys' coach at Vermont United Soccer Academy (VTUSA), now in her second year in the role and eighth year coaching with the club.

In 2021, Faraci was named head coach of the Twin State Lions Cup, a prestigious all-star team composed of the top 20 high school boys' players from across Vermont (Divisions 1-4). She made history as the first female head coach of the program, leading her team to a 1-1 draw against New Hampshire in the annual July match.

Faraci made history once again as the first woman in Vermont to win a boys' state championship, leading Peoples Academy to two Division 3 State Titles in 2020 and 2022. She has been named Vermont Small School Coach of the Year twice (2017, 2020) and was honored as the 2020 Vermont Soccer Coach of the Year. She was also named 2020 Regional Coach of the Year for High School Boys Small School - Fall New England. She holds an NSCAA National Diploma and brings more than 35 years of coaching experience across multiple levels.

Her coaching career includes:

• Head coach of the 2021 Twin State Lions Cup Vermont boys’ team

• Seven years as boys' varsity coach at Peoples Academy

• 13 years as a head coach and staff coach at Nordic Premier Soccer Club (girls' teams, ages 10-18)

• 10 years as head coach of Browns River Middle School (BRMS) girls' soccer

• Three years as head women’s coach at Johnson State College

• Six years as varsity program director and head coach at Johnstown High School

As a player, Faraci was a standout at SUNY Cortland, helping lead her team to the 1992 NCAA Division III National Championship. She was named to the 1992 NCAA Final Four All-Tournament Team and earned All-SUNYAC and All-Region honors multiple times. She captained her team in 1995.

Faraci holds a Health Education Certification (K-12), a Master’s degree in Curriculum Development and Instructional Technology (SUNY-Albany), and a Bachelor of Science in Physical Education (K-12) with a coaching concentration from SUNY-Cortland.

She has been a Physical Education and Wellness teacher at Peoples Academy Middle Level (PAML) in Morrisville, VT, since 2018 and received the 2018 Vermont Distinguished Service Award in Teaching Physical Education.

Faraci lives in northern Vermont with her husband, Vincent, who is the athletic trainer at Lamoille Union High School. Their son, Marcus (14), plays soccer at LUHS, while their older son, Vance (18), is now in college. They enjoy outdoor activities with their two dogs, Cookie and Joey.