MVVC is committed to being the best. Our staff takes the responsibility of coaching seriously and have a proven history of success to show for their hard work.
Each of our coaches is IMPACT certified for coaching.
Coaching staff has a combined:
• 15 Boys Medals at Junior National Championships
• 6 CCS Championships and 2 NorCal Championships
• 9 years of average coaching experience
• 50+ years of collegiate coaching experience
• USA Pipeline and College coaching experience
Boys Club
Coaches
Jonah Carson
Boys Club Director, Boys 18 Red Head Coach, Recruiting Coordinator
20 years coaching experience
2010-2013, Asst. Coach, Pacific, Stockton, CA
2004-2010, Head Coach, University of California, UC Santa Cruz
15 Years involvement with USA Volleyball including Head Coach Men's Junior National Team; assistant coach with both the Mens' Junior and Boys' Youth National Teams, Lead Coach for HP Championships and Holiday Camps, and High Performance Pipeline Mentor Coach
Current Varsity Head Coach at St. Francis High School (Mt. View)
2019 Junior National Gold medal, 18-Open
2018 CCS Honor Coach
2017 CCS Championship
2014 Junior Nationals, Silver Medal, 17-Club
Coached AVCA Division III National Player of the Year (2008, Bryan Shires) and AVCA Division
Nat'l Newcomer of the Year (2010, Salvatore La Cavera)
Coached 10 AVCA Division III All-Americans
Ben Lynch
18 Red Assistant Coach
7 years coaching at MVVC
Santa Clara Volleyball Alumni
Works at Solarcity when he's not coaching volleyball
Loves having fun and making jokes
Adrian Williams
18 Red Assistant Coach
Archbishop Mitty High School Men’s Varsity (2011-2013)
- 2013 CCS Player of the Year
- 2013 CCS and NorCal Champions
MVVC Player (2011-2013)(16-Red, 17-Red, 18-Red)
Cal Poly Men’s Volleyball (2013-2018)
- Three time NCVF All American
- 2018 NCVF National Championship Runner Up
Paul Leon
Lead Coach, Boys 18 Black Head Coach
Coach Leon, one of MVVC Boy's Lead Coaches, will provide insight and guidance to teams ages 15 - 18.
10 years coaching experience
Current Head Men's Volleyball Coach at UC Santa Cruz (top 10 NCAA DIII)
Asst. Coach, UCSC Men's Volleyball (2013-2015), NCAA appearances (2013 & 2015)
Team Captain, lead UCSC to CVC conference championship and NCAA bid
First-Team All CVC, team MVP and Second-Team AVCA All-American (2012)
Moni Tautu
18 Black Assistant Coach
12th Year coaching
3rd season with MVVC
10 years Valley Christian Girls Program
(2 yr Frosh HC, 4 yr JV HC, 4 yr Varsity AC)
9 years Valley Christian Boys Program
(4 yr JV HC, 1 yr Varsity AC, 4 yr Varsity HC)
4 years Sand coaching
11 years at Stingray (13-18s as HC)
Todd Hollenbeck
Lead Coach, Boys 17 Red Head Coach
Coach Hollenbeck, one of MVVC Boy's Lead Coaches, will provide insight and guidance to teams ages 15 - 18
12 years coaching experience
Current Head Men's Volleyball Coach at Menlo College
Assistant Coach USC (2015-2018)
AVCA DIII National Coach of the Year (2015), Head Coach UC Santa Cruz (2010-2015)
2 x Gold Medalist at High Performance Championships
Matt Bright
17 Red Assistant Coach
8 years coaching boys at MVVC
4 years coaching girls at MVVC
2 years coaching at St. Francis
Played volleyball for St. Francis High School, Central Coast Volleyball Club, & St. Mary's College
Eric Pauly
17 Red Assistant Coach
9 Years Coaching
West Valley College, Asst Coach
Saint Francis HS, Varsity Asst Coach
2015-2017 Cabrillo College WVB Asst Coach
2010-2015 UCSC MVB Asst Coach
2015 CCCAA Champions (Cabrillo College)
2014 Boy’s JNC Silver Medal (17 Red)
2013 NCAA Semi-Finals (UCSC)
Played for UCSC Men's Volleyball
Played for Bellarmine College Prep
Jason Dupler
17 Black Head Coach
30 years coaching experience
1st place West Coast Classic 16-Black, 16 USA (2019)
Bronze medal, 14 Black, Boys Junior National Championship (2017)
Qualified for JO’s 12 times
Multiple boys region championships (15s, 16s, 17s)
2017-Present SJCC head coach
2015-16 Gavilan College assistant coach
Finished 5th in State
1995-2014 West Valley College Women’s Head Volleyball Coach
2015 West Valley College Women’s Sand Volleyball Head Coach
2007 SJSU Women Volleyball Recruiting Coordinator
2006 Stanford University Women Volleyball Assistant Coach
Pac-Ten Champions, Finished Second Nationally D1
Coached for Vision 1996-2007, City Beach 2011-13, Aloha 2013-15
Loves Giants baseball and golfing.
Melisa Randall
17 Black Assistant Coach
Will Yuen
16 Red Head Coach
22 Years coaching
Coached at Mitty- CCS and Norcal champs in 2012
2019 BJNC Bronze medal, 16 Open
2017 BJNC Bronze medal, 16 Open
2 Open Bronze medals at girls JO’s and 3 HS State Championships
Played college volleyball at San Jose State
Big Giants Fan
Tyler Rigg
16 Red Assistant Coach
9th Year coaching
4 year Valley Christian boys head varsity coach
Gold medal 18 Open, Boys 2019 Junior Nationals, assist 18-Red
Bronze medal, 2018 Girls Junior Nationals, 16-Red
Bronze medal, 2017 Boys Junior Nationals, 16 Open
Mitty High School varsity coach 2016
Bronze medal at SCVA Boys Classic 2016
Bronze medal at SCVA Qualifier in 2013
Eric Rowell
16 Red Assistant Coach
10 years coaching
Los Gatos HS Varsity Boy’s Coach 2013-2015
4 year starting setter for NCAA DIII UC Santa Cruz Men’s Team
DIII All American 2010
3 Time Final Four participant
Warriors Fan. Welcome KD!
Jake Landel
16 Black Head Coach
8 Years of coaching
Former Aptos HS Boys Volleyball Head Coach
Assistant Coach UCSC Men's Volleyball (2018-2019)
Played 4 years at UCSC, 2 year Captain, AVCA First Team All-American (2015)
Professional Athlete - Competes on the AVP beach volleyball tour
Josh Sullivan
16 Black Head Coach
4 years coaching
BVAL sophomore of the year
Attending West Valley College
Enjoy fishing
Colleen Fleming
16 Black Assistant Coach
8th year coaching
3rd year coaching with MVVC
Certified Level 2 CrossFit Coach
Played 6 years of competitive volleyball
Played for Archbishop Mitty and Saratoga High School
Played 2 year of Collegiate Softball at West Valley College
Ian Wright
16 White Head Coach
Phil Grote
16 White Assitant Coach
Tyler Hinz
15 Red Head Coach
11 Years coaching
Current Bellarmine College Prep Varsity coach
2016 & 2018 CCS Division 1 champions
2016 Nor-Cal Division 1 Champions
2016 CCS volleyball coach of the year
2016 Volleyball Magazine Boys High School Coach of the Year
Gold medal, Boys 2019 Junior Nationals, 18 Open
Bronze Medal, Boys 2012 Junor Nationals, 18 Open
Bronze Medal, Boys 2004 Junor Nationals, 15 Open
Won two national championships at Cal Baptist University
Collegiate Club All-American with Santa Clara, while attending law school
Lake Merchen
15 Red Assistant Coach
4 Years Coaching
Current Aptos H.S. Girls Varsity coach
Current Director of MVVC Sand Program
4 Year Starter at UC Santa Cruz
Holds All-Time Kill record at UC Santa Cruz
2 Time NCAA AVCA D3 First team honors
Ken Shibuya
15 Red Assistant Coach
Russell Hill
15 Black Head Coach
9 years coaching club volleyball
Assistant Coach, City College of San Francisco Womens (2015-Present)
Assistant Coach, USA HP Select Continental Boys (2018)
Assistant Coach, USA HP Youth A3 (2018)
Assistant Coach, USA HP Future Select (2017)
5th Place, 15 Black, Boys Junior Nationals (2018)
Bronze Medal, 15 Black, Boys Junior Nationals (2017)
Gold Medal, 15 Black, Far Westerns (2015)
Bronze Medal, 15 Black, Far Western (2016, 2017)
Bronze Medal, 15 Red, SCVA Boys Invitational (2014)
Head JV/Assistant Varsity, Homestead High (2010-2013)
Head Coach Freshmen, Bellarmine (2014)
Certified Personal Trainer (CPT), National Academy of Sports Medicine (NASM)
Mohammad Nourani
15 Black Assistant Coach
Zachary Mattson
15 White Head Coach
5 years coaching experience MVVC
1 year freshman girls public school
4 years club high school
2012 St Francis champion
Won bronze medal junior year at JO's
Studying child develoment at West Valley
Haakon Ellingboe
15 White Assistant Coach
3 years coaching experience
Bronze Medal, Boys Junior Nationals, 18-Red (2012)
CCS champion (2012)
Elliot Wang
15 White Assistant Coach
3 years coaching
Bronze Medal, 15-Open, 2004 Boys Junior National Championships
Played 4 years club volleyball
Played 4 years at Mountain View High School
Scott Fontana
14 Red Head Coach
12 years coaching
Gold medal, 15 Red, SCVA West Coast Classic
Silver medal, 14 Black, Boys Junior National Championship (2014)
6 years as Varsity Coach (Westmont / Mitty)
Played club volleyball at Sonoma State (MVP Club Nationals in 2010)
Chipper Baldwin
14 Red Assistant Coach
10 years coaching
Former Assistant Coach Petaluma High School Varsity Girl’s
Former Empire Girl’s Club Coach - 14 Mizuno, 13 Black
Former Head Coach Sonoma State Women’s Club Volleyball DI NCVF
Former Head Coach Sonoma Academy Varsity Girl’s Volleyball
2nd Team All-American NCVF 2008
Captain/President DII Club Volleyball at Sonoma State University
Christian Menchaca
14 Red Assistant Coach
Alec Skjerven
14 Black Head Coach
3 years Coaching Experience
Assistant Coach, Cal Poly Men’s Volleyball 2018
Silver medal, 2018 College Club Nationals - Division 1
Played 3 years for Cal Poly
Played 1 year of soccer at Cal Poly
Played on MVVC’s first ever team
Loyal Warriors fan!
Kevin Hwang
14 Black Assistant Coach
Director of Endline Volleyball Club 2007 - 2018. First club in that area to qualify teams for GJNC.
Mission San Jose Boys co-head coach 2005 - 2009. First ever league titles and NCS Championship appearance.
Mitty girls varsity assistant 2003, 2004, and girls JV head coach 2005 - 2008. 6 straight CCS championships, Norcal championships, and 3 State championships
Girls head coach at Gunn High School 2009 - 2012. 1 league title and CCS Quarterfinals all 4 years.
Went to GJNC with Vision 18 Blue (2019)
Brooke Burgeos
14 White Co-Head Coach
7 years coaching
3rd year coach at MVVC
Social Media intern during 2018 Summer for MVVC
Played 2 years at West Valley College
Currently a Senior Athlete on the Menlo Volleyball team
Maggie McDonald
14 White Co-Head Coach
4 year varsity starter at Notre Dame Belmont High School
Competed for Vision Volleyball Club for 8 years
Attended junior nationals 7/8 times
Currently a junior student athlete on the Menlo College Wo<image.png>men’s Volleyball Team
Phil Wang
Lead Coach, Boys 13 Red Head Coach
Coach Wang, one of MVVC Boy's Lead Coaches, will provide insight and guidance to teams 14 and under.
18 years coaching
Bronze medal, 13 Red Boys Junior National Championship (2017)
Bronze medal, 13 Red Boys Junior National Championship (2016)
Bronze medal, 17 Red Open Boys Junior National Championship (2007)
Multiple boys region championships (15s, 16s, 17s)
Current boys jr varsity head coach at St. Francis High School (Mt. View)
Current girls varsity head coach at The King's Academy (5 league championships)
Former boys varsity head coach at The King’s Academy (4 league championships)
Jimmy Ip
13 Red Assistant Coach
8 years of coaching volleyball
Setter and outside hitter for UCD Mens Volleyball
Been playing volleyball for 28 years
CCS champion in badminton
Tina Mai
13 Black Head Coach
Jonathan Schwartz
13 Black Assistant Coach
Travis Register
12 Red Head Coach
11 years coaching
2019 Bronze medal at SCVA Boys Classic
Current Teacher and Head Coach Thornton Jr High
2014 Assistant. Coach Hartnell Community College
Los Gatos HS Varsity Boy’s Assistant Coach 2008-2012
Played volleyball at Chico State, 2008 D1AA National Championship
2004 CCS Championship
Cooper Diamond
12 Red Assistant Coach
3 Years Coaching experience
Played for Saint Francis and MVVC from 2011-2015 (CCS and Nor Cal Champion)
2014 17-Club Silver Medal
Played for Stevens Institute of Technology from 2015-2019
4 D3 Final Four Appearances, 1 National Championship Appearance
Mauro Salinas
Trainer
8 years coaching
2019 BJNC Bronze medal, 16 Open
2017 BJNC Bronze medal, 16 Open
Led the 13 Red to top 5 finishes at last 2 JO’s
4 Year Started at UC Santa Cruz
D III All-American in 2010
Works at a Bacterial Genetics Lab