In May 2023, Joelle Mafo was named Head Women's Volleyball Coach for Clark Atlanta. Mafo came to Clark Atlanta from Huston-Tillotson University in Austin, Texas, where she has served as head volleyball coach since July 2020. Before HT, Maffo worked as the head women's and assistant men's volleyball coach at Divison II University of Mount Olive in Mount Olive, North Carolina from 2017 to 2019.
Prior to Mount Olive, Joelle was the assistant coach at NCAA Division I Jackson State University from 2012 to 2017. During her time at JSU, Mafo helped lead the Tigers to two Southwestern Athletic Conference championships and two NCAA Tournament appearances. Before her tenure at Jackson State, Mafo spent two years as a graduate assistant at NCAA Division II Arkansas Tech University where she earned her Master's in College Student Personnel.
During her playing career, Mafo was a standout performer at Missouri State University - West Plains, where she was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2022. In her time as a Grizzly, Joelle garnered 770 kills (3.36/set), a 3.30 attack percentage, 271 digs, and 959 points accrued. After graduating with an Associate of Arts in General Studies degree in May 2007, Joelle transferred to Arkansas State University in Jonesboro where she completed her collegiate career.
"CAU Athletics is proud to have Coach Mafo as our new Head Women's Volleyball Coach. Her experience and leadership will bring great value and success to our program. We look forward to the success and structure she will provide for our wonderful student-athletes as the first full-time Head Volleyball Coach in program history" said Director of Athletics Dr. Jerel Drew on his latest hire.
Mafo is originally from Cameroon, West Africa, where she attended high school before moving to the United States in 2005 to play volleyball at Missouri State University – West Plains. She graduated with her Associate of Arts in General Studies from MSUWP before obtaining her Bachelor of Science in Health Promotions at Arkansas State University in 2009. Mafo also graduated from Arkansas Tech University with her Master of Science in College Student Personnel in May 2012.
