Manya Puppione became George Mason women’s soccer head coach in July 2021 before leaving in 2024 and joining VA Revolution. Previously, she coached at Marymount University and served as an assistant at the University of Maryland. Her playing career was distinguished, having played with 13 members of the 2015 US World Cup champions team, including FIFA World Players of the Year Marta and Carli Lloyd. Puppione represented US national teams at multiple age levels, played professionally in the NWSL, and competed internationally in Iceland and Finland. She holds academic achievements from Arizona State University.