Meet the Coaches & Staff
Parker Pearce Head Coach & Program Director
Parker grew up surrounded by horses, in a family deeply rooted in the racing industry and the horse world and he began playing polo at a young age. Parker is a graduate of the McIntire School of Business at UVA and played polo with the men’s team for four years. Virginia Polo was an incredible part of his college years and a source of many life lessons.
Parker took on the role as Head Coach and Program Director of Virginia Polo after serving as the Manager of the Maryland Polo Club for three years and developing a small business fabrication company.
Abbie Grant Barn Manager & Assistant Coach
Abbie grew up in I/I polo and has an impressive record of success in interscholastic competition. She started playing polo when she was young and joined the Maryland Girls Varsity team in 7th grade. She won 5 Girls Interscholastic National titles and Player of the Year in 2019. Throughout her years of polo, she has spent a lot of time at the Virginia Polo Center, first as a participant in the summer interscholastic clinics, then returned as a helper. While a student at the University of St. Andrews in Scotland, Abbie continued playing polo and helped coach many of her friends through their first years of polo. She is passionate about coaching and thrilled to help the club and high school teams.
Jenny Germroth Director of Development & Communications
Though a passionate rider growing up, Jenny was first introduced to polo at Virginia Polo while attending UVA. The program played a pivotal role in her life, and led to many great adventures in the ensuing years as she lived in Hawaii, South Carolina, and Florida working in polo. After returning to Albemarle County and managing a private horse and hunting dog program on a farm in Va and ranch in Wyoming, Jenny found her way back to Virginia Polo. She is now delighted to help current students benefit from the wonderful program she enjoyed so much and reconnect alumni with the program they love while running the club’s communications and fundraising efforts.