Girls Club
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.
MVVC Lead Coach

​Armen Zakarian
MVVC Girls Lead Coach
Current West Valley College Head Coach, Indoor and Beach Volleyball (‘15-present)
USA Men’s National Team Asst. Coach - Pan American Cup, Mexico City (‘16)
USA Volleyball High Performance Coach (‘10-’16)
UC Irvine Men’s Volleyball, First Assistant (‘13-’15)
- 2015 MPSF Conference Champions, NCAA Semifinalist
Santa Barbara City College Head Coach, Men’s and Women’s Volleyball (‘10-’13)
- Western State Conference Coach of the Year (2010)
Sacramento State University Women’s Volleyball, Assistant Coach (‘08)
UC Santa Barbara Women’s Volleyball, Assistant Coach (‘07)
Santa Barbara Volleyball Club Boys Head Coach
- 2008 Bronze Medal, 17-Open
UC Santa Barbara Men’s Volleyball, Starting Libero/OH (‘05-’07)
From Berkeley, attended El Cerrito High School

Will Yuen
MVVC Girls Lead 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
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willyuen14@yahoo.com
Power League Coaches

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
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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)

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

Tyler Moriarty
17 Black Head Coach
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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

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
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willyuen14@yahoo.com

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

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

Taylor Swayzer
16 Black Head Coach
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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

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
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Taylor Tulio
15 Red Assistant Coach
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Carrie McCartney
15 Black Head Coach
10 years playing experience
Played volleyball on Penn State's club team
2018: Placed first in DIII and named Division MVP
2019: Placed fifth in DI
Graduated from Penn State in Mechanical Engineering
Just moved out here from Cleveland, OH (Go Browns!)

Emily Cheng
15 Black Assistant Coach
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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

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

Russell Hill
14 Black Head Coach
10 years coaching club volleyball
Assistant Coach, Menlo College Men's (2019-Present)
Assistant Coach, City College of San Francisco Women's (2015-2018)
Assistant Coach, USA HP Select Continental Boys (2018)
Assistant Coach, USA HP Youth A3 (2018-2020)
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)

Keilli Voss
14 Black Assistant Coach
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John Kozak
13 Red Co-Head Coach
10 years coaching volleyball
19+ years coaching youth sports
2019 BJNC Bronze medal, MVVC 16 Red
2017 BJNC Bronze medal, MVVC 14 Black
2016 BJNC Bronze medal, MVVC 13 Red
Washington HS boys varsity volleyball coach
Silver medal, USAVB Adult Nationals
NCAA Division 1 athlete, Track and Basketball
Big fan of the A's, Warriors, and Sharks

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
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Anna Simoes
13 Black Assitant Coach
- Current coach freshman girls team at The King’s Academy
- Coached 16s at Genesis Volleyball Club
- Played 6 years of club volleyball for Titans
and Sunnyvale Spikers Volleyball Club as a middle/right side
- 4 year varsity middle at The King’s Academy
- Currently playing at Cal State University, Monterey Bay (right side hitter)
- Currently majoring in Communicative Disorders and Sciences

Alex Everett
12 Red Head Coach
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Lake Merchen
12 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
Premier League Coaches

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

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

Kristin Anderson
15 White Head Coach
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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)

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

Jaida Ward
15 Pink Assistant Coach
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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

Grant Proffit
14 White Assistant Coach
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Hole Nguyen
14 Pink Head Coach
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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

Alisha Vasanji
13 White Co-Head Coach
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Della Trimble
13 White Co-Head Coach
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Colleen Carey
13 Pink Head Coach
13 years coaching experience.
Cupertino High School JV head coach & science teacher.
Qualified 3/3 club teams that had Nationals as their goal.
Payes 13 Black finished 5th in 13 American in 2010.
Played volleyball at Palo Alto HS, many local clubs, & University of Delaware
(1 year on the D1 team and 1.5 years on the club team).
Started coaching club while at University of Delaware.
Graduated college with a degree in Medical Technology
Loves nerdy jokes!

Carly Craig
11 White Head Coach
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Hannah Moore
11 White 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