Girls Coaches

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. In addition, each of our coaches is IMPACT certified for coaching.

Marlowe Embry

17/18 White Head Coach

Three year 6-rotation OH starter for McDaniel College*

Coached for two seasons with FCAMD Volleyball Club

NCVA DIII All-American 2019-2020

Mid Atlantic All-Region First Team 2019-2020

Arthur Ashe Jr. Sports Scholar Award Winner, 2019 & 2020

Centennial Conference First Team All-League 2019-2020

Mid Atlantic All-Region Honorable Mention, 2018-2019

Centennial Conference First Team All-League 2018-2019

Centennial Conference Second Team All-League 2017-2018

Centennial Conference Player of the Week 10/2/17

JO’s 2017 Bronze Medal Winner & All-Tournament Selection

JO’s 2016 All-Tournament Selection

2x San Joaquin Section D1 Champion

Bryan Shires

17 Red Assistant Coach

12 Years Coaching (MVVC Girls 18 Red in 2017)
Qualified 17 Red for GJNC in 2016
2016 Girls Gold Medal Spokane Qualifier
Boys BJNC Open Silver Medal 2015
Boys BJNC Open Bronze Medal 2013
Boys BJNC Open 5th place in 2014 & 2016
NCAA D III National Player of the Year in 2008 playing at UC Santa Cruz (3 Time All- American)

Liz Leahy

17 Black Head Coach

Has played sand volleyball for over 10 years, AAA rated

Played for UCSB Club Volleyball

First Team All-Tournament at 2018 Club Nationals

Tournament MVP at ranking tournaments 2017 & 2018 as a Libero

Played at the University of Essex 2018-2019

Master’s in Sports and Exercise Science

Coached 1 year at Sandlegs Volleyball Club

Coached 1 season at Red Rock and at Santa Teresa High School

Zac Mattson

16 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

Will Yuen

16 Red Head Coach

22nd season coaching girl’s club volleyball (19 seasons with Vision Volleyball Club)

Won Colorado Crossroads 5x

Won SCVA Qualifier 2x

Won Spokane Qualifier 3x

Won Far Western Qualifier 4x

Qualified in Open Division in 18 seasons

Junior National Championships Bronze Medal - 17Open - 2009

Junior National Championships Bronze Medal - 17Open - 2010

Junior National Championships Gold Medal - 16 National - 2017

4 Additional Junior National Championships Top 5 Finishes in Open

7 Seasons with Santa Clara University. (Division 1)

1 Final Four Appearance.

WCC Champions 2005

Assistant Coach, Archbishop Mitty 2000-2005

CCS and CIF State Champions in 2001, 2003, 2004

Maggie McDonald

16 Red Assistant Coach

Maggie McDonald

From San Mateo, California

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

Mike Rubin

15 Red Assistant Coach, MVVC Co-Director & Girls Club Director

13 years coaching in Northern California

Current Saint Francis Girls Varsity Coach

San Jose Mercury Coach of the Year 3 times

Coached over 40 NCAA collegiate players

4 Year Starter at UC Santa Cruz andhas had his AAA on the beach for last 7 years

Really Enjoy’s Scuba Diving

Tyler Rigg

15 Red Head Coach

9th year coaching

4 year Valley Christian boys head varsity coach

2018 GJNC Bronze medal, head coach 16-Red

2017 BJNC Open Bronze medal, assist 16 Red

Mitty High School varsity coach 2016

Bronze medal at SCVA Boys Classic 2016

Bronze medal at SCVA Qualifier in 2013

Stephanie Seto

15 Pink Head Coach

16 years playing experience

Graduated from UC Davis in Human Ecology and a minor in Psychology

Assistant Coach, Menlo College (Atherton)

Assistant Varsity Coach, Wilcox High School (Santa Clara)

Head JV Coach, Wilcox High School

Assistant Varsity Coach, Foothill High School (Pleasanton)

Head Frosh/JV Coach, Foothill High School (Pleasanton)

Assistant Varsity Coach, Davis Senior High School (Davis)

Head JV Coach, Davis Senior High School (Davis)

Head Boys and Girls Coach for Lakas Volleyball Club and Tropical Touch Volleyball Club

Panda (Yilin)

15 Black Head Coach

Russell Hill

15 White Assistant 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)

Grant Proffit

14 White Assistant Coach

Dave Winn

14 Red Co-Head Coach

19 years coaching Varsity HS Girls volleyball experience

Current Head Varsity Girls Volleyball coach at Mountain View HS

8 time SCVAL League Champion

4 Junior Olympic medals, Back to Back California D1 State Titles at Palo Alto (2010-2011)

2 time San Jose Mercury Coach of the Year

2010 MaxPreps All California Coach of the Year

4 years collegiate wrestler (Stanford)

Dedicated to teaching life lessons through the great sport of volleyball

Hannah Moore

14 Pink Assistant Coach

Coached at MVVC for 2 years

Plays at West Valley College

Receive All Coast conference First team,

ranked 2nd in conference for kills,

received All tournament selection at Delta Classic 2019

Keilli Voss

14 Black Assistant Coach

Della Trimble

13 White Co-Head Coach

Barbara Kozak

13 Red Co-Head Coach

10 years coaching volleyball
14 years coaching youth sports

Washington HS Girls Varsity Volleyball Coach
Washington HS Boys JV Volleyball Coach
30+ years playing experience
Competed in 12 USA Volleyball Adult Nationals

Carly Craig

13 Black Head Coach

Alex Everett

12 Red Head Coach

Carly Craig

11 White Head Coach

Lake Merchen

17 Red Head 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

Alex Everett

17 Red Assistant Coach

Tyler Moriarty

17 Black Assistant Coach

Elliot Wang

16 White Assistant 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

Brooke Burgos

16 Red Assistant 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

Taylor Swayzer

16 Black Head Coach

Kristin Anderson

15 White Head Coach

Taylor Tulio

15 Red Assistant Coach

Jaida Ward

15 Pink Assistant Coach

Jessica Lee

15 Black Assistant Coach

Spring Wang

14 White Head Coach

Current Frosh Coach at Harker

1 year San Jose State women’s club team

1 year Head Coach at Notre Dame San Jose

Chris Crader

14 Red Co-Head Coach

31st year coaching high school/26th year coaching club

Ninth year coaching at MVVC

2nd year varsity coach at Palo Alto HS

Coached varsity eight years as Carlmont HS varsity coach

Seven CCS championships and 12 NorCals appearances

Four JN medals, including Bronze in 15-Open (2011), plus three NCVA power league titles

Coached over 140 girls who have played in college, including 19 All-Americans, a National Player of the Year, and one Olympic medalist

Grew up less than eight miles from our gym, and attended Santa Clara HS and Stanford

Long-time Sharks season-ticket holder

Hole Nguyen

14 Pink Head Coach