Coach Alexander joined the ECC Football staff as Defensive Coordinator in 2017. He is currently the ECC Associate Head Coach/Defensive Coordinator.

He comes to ECC after coaching for three seasons at Missouri Southern. He was responsible for coaching the defensive backs, as well as being the recruiting coordinator at Missouri Southern. In year two, Alexander stepped up and helped coach the defensive line unit for the Lions. Defensive end David Smith led the Lions with three and a half sacks and 43 tackles, while Stephan Randall had 37 stops of his own. 

In his first season at MSSU, Alexander coached the defensive backs and helped the team rank 32nd in Division II in interceptions and fourth in the MIAA. He also helped coach All-MIAA safety Johnquavious McBride. 

Alexander spent two seasons at East Stroudsburg University where he coached the defensive line. In 2013, the Warriors' defensive line recorded 75 tackles for a loss of 300 yards. They had 32 sacks for 190 yards lost and the team had 12 fumble recoveries for a loss of 43 yards with 14 quarterback hurries. 

In his first season at ESU, the Warriors led the PSAC and were tied for ninth in NCAA Division II with 3.0 sacks per game (30 in 10 games). Redshirt sophomore defensive tackle Bryan Thomson was named PSAC East Defensive Player of the Year, was a consensus first team All-Region selection and named to the Football Gazette All-America third team.

Prior to ESU, Alexander coached for seven years. He helped Lehigh to the Patriot League championship, NCAA Division I FCS Playoffs and Lambert Cup in 2011. He coached the team’s safeties, including an All-Conference safety, as well as the defensive backfield and served as the video coordinator.

Alexander worked at Gettysburg College for three years, from 2008-10, as the defensive backs coach and assistant strength and conditioning coach. He spent 2007 as an assistant defensive line and film coach at Division I FCS Villanova.

Prior to that, Alexander was the offensive graduate assistant at Clarion in 2005 and 2006, working with the running backs and tight ends while recruiting western Pennsylvania and Ohio. He helped an All-Conference and All-Region tight end in his tenure at the school. 

A native of Newark, Ohio, Alexander was an All-Region tight end before playing two years at Butler University in Indianapolis. He transferred to Ohio State University, where he earned a bachelor’s in Education while majoring in Sport and Leisure Studies in 2002. He earned his Master’s degree in Education from Clarion in 2006.

Alexander served as an assistant coach at Newark High School in 2004 and was the volunteer defensive coordinator at Wilson Middle School in Newark in 2002 before embarking on college coaching.

Alexander and his wife Milinda have one child Carson Reis. He is also the ECC Academic Advising Specialist at ECC. 

Coaching Career:

2017 - Present - Ellsworth Community College – Associate Head Coach/Defensive Coordinator

2016 - 2014 – Missouri Southern – Defensive Backs/Defensive Line

2012 - 2013 - East Stroudsburg University – Defensive Line/Special Teams Coordinator 

2011 – Lehigh – Safeties

2008 - 2010 – Gettysburg College – Defensive Backs / Assistant Strength & Conditioning

2007 – Villanova – Assistant Defensive Line

2005 - 2006 – Clarion – Running Backs / Tight Ends

2004 – Newark High School – Outside linebackers

2002 – Wilson Middle School – Defensive Coordinator