Gary Jackson begins his 5th season as the assistant coach for the Utica College men's lacrosse program. This also begins Coach Jackson's 43rd year of coaching. He is responsible for assisting Head Coach Mike Parnell with recruiting, practice planning, and game management.
   Jackson came to UC after an extensive head coaching career at the high school and junior college ranks. After beginning his career as the head lacrosse coach at Binghamton High School he became the head coach at Broome Community College and helped them gain varsity status. He then moved on to become the head men’s lacrosse coach at nearby Mohawk Valley Community College and after several seasons Coach Jackson was named the assistant lacrosse coach at Herkimer County Community College.
   Coach Jackson is a graduate of SUNY Empire State College where he earned his A.A.S. and B.S. degrees in Environmental Health Technology. He was employed for 30 years and retired from the IBM Corporation. His work responsibility included engineering and management of chemical, environmental, health, safety and security, internal auditing, and fraud investigation. After retiring from IBM Jackson worked as an investigator for a private investigation company working on criminal fraud cases.
   Jackson resides in Ilion, NY with his wife Colleen. They are the proud parents of five children and eight grandchildren.
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