Tim Dean joined the Forester men's soccer coaching staff in 2016 and is in his 11th year of coaching overall. Dean is the Director of Coaching at Chricago Rush North Soccer Club. In addition to overseeing the coaches throughout the club, he also coaches 3 of the age groups. Dean has also been a coach in the Illinois Olympic since 2012. He is also an instructor in Illinois Youth Soccer's Coach Education Program. Other organizations Dean has been with since entering the profession in 2009 include Coerver Coaching IL, Warren United, and Skills First Soccer. He has also coached at several youth summer camps since 2002. While in high school Dean was an all-conference, all-district, and all-area selection. He went on to play for the club teams at Grand Valley State University and Illinois State University. Dean graduated from Illinois State in December of 2008 with a bachelor's degree in marketing. He resides in Chicago.