Cecile Reynaud was the head coach of the Florida State University (FSU) volleyball team from 1976 until her retirement from coaching in 2001, compiling an impressive 635 wins in her 26 years at the helm. After her coaching career, Reynaud was a research associate professor at Florida State University, where she taught both graduate and undergraduate classes in the sport management program. During her illustrious coaching career, she won seven conference championships and was twice named Atlantic Coast Conference Coach of the Year (1992, 2000). She was inducted into the FSU Athletic Hall of Fame (2009) and the USA Volleyball Florida Region Hall of Fame (2011). She is a member of the USA Volleyball board of directors and the AVCA board of directors. Reynaud is also a USA Volleyball CAP clinician. Reynaud has served as color analyst for collegiate volleyball matches on Fox Sports Net South, Sunshine Network, and ESPN. She earned her doctorate degree in athletic administration from FSU in 1998.

She is a 1975 graduate of Southwest Missouri State University (SMSU), where she enjoyed an exceptional volleyball career and was twice named among the Outstanding College Athletes in America. In 1983, she was inducted into the SMSU Women's Athletics Hall of Fame. The American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) is dedicated to the advancement of the sport of volleyball with AVCA coaches at the epicenter of leadership, advocacy, and professional development. With a membership of over 6,400 and counting, the AVCA provides a professional network for those individuals and companies dedicated to enhancing and promoting the sport. Members include collegiate, high school, club, youth, and Olympic coaches as well as volleyball club directors. The AVCA provides education to volleyball coaches, recognition of elite players and coaches, promotion of volleyball competitions throughout the world, and networking opportunities for volleyball products and service providers. The American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) has brought together 20 of the brightest, most successful coaches in the game today to cover topics most critical to serious coaches and to share personal insights and secrets from their hundreds of years of combined coaching experience. Contributing coaches include the following: Ben Bodipo-Memba Chris Catanach Jamie Morrison Shelton Collier John Kessel Charlie Sullivan Becky Schmidt Randy Dagostino Todd Lowery Danalee Corso Salima Rockwell Bill Ferguson Erin Mellinger Wayne Kreklow Erik Sullivan Gylton Da Matta Joe Trinsey Todd Dagenais Bill Neville Jennifer Petrie.