2009 Vision Volleyball Staff

Club Director:	Joe Ripp
18 Gold:	Jason Mansfield (Head Coach) - Jason will be starting his 14th year of coaching club volleyball, where his teams have finished 5th or better 9 times at the Junior Olympics. He led his team to Bronze medal finishes in the 18 Open Division last season in Miami, and also in 2008. His 2003 team won a Silver Medal in the 18 Open Division, and in 1997 won a Gold medal in 18 Club. Jason has coached 19 Junior Olympic All-Tournament selections. He is in his 8th season as an Assistant Coach at Stanford University, where he has helped lead the team to 5 Final Fours (2002, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008) and a National Championship (2004). Jason has coached 21 AVCA All-Americans and 3 AVCA National Players-of-the-Year. Gwen Hubbard (Assistant Coach) - Gwen is in her fifth year as an assistant with the Vision 18 Gold team. She played her junior career at Los Altos High School and for Coach Mansfield on the Vision 18 Gold team in 2000. She played at the collegiate level at Cal Poly and graduated in 2004. She is an assistant coach for Castilleja High School, where she helped lead them to the Division V State Championship in 2008 and the finals in 2005. Ryan Cooling (Assistant Coach) - Ryan is his third season as an assistant for the Vision 18 Gold team. Prior to this, he was an assistant for the Vision 17 Gold team in 2007. He has coached a variety of levels, including the Vision 16 Gold team which he led to a Silver Medal in the 16 Club Division at the JO's in 2000. Ryan is currently the Head Coach and Athletic Director at Presentation High School. He was named a CCS Honor Coach-of-the-Year in 2009. His coaching resume is lengthy and includes collegiate experience at the University of Texas-Arlington, and junior experience at Menlo (Head Coach), Aptos (Head Coach), and Archbishop Mitty (Assistant Coach).

18 Blue:	Ron Whitmill (Head Coach) - Ron returns to Vision after coaching the 18 Blue team the past two seasons. His 2009 team earned an Open bid to the JO's, the first time in the 28-team format that a club has sent two teams to the 18 Open Division. He has a lengthy coaching and playing resume. He spent 7 years with City Beach as a Head Coach and is currently the Head Coach for the San Jose State Men's program. As a player, Ron participated in the 1989 JO's and has been part of a team which finished first in the NCVA AA seven times. He continues to play in professional outdoor doubles tournaments which he has done since 1992. Kelly Crow (Assistant Coach) - Kelly returns after assisting with the 16 Gold team last season. She and co-assistant Christa be sharing duties with both the 18 Blue and 16 Gold. She helped the 2009 16 Gold team become the 2009 Regional Champion and earn a fifth place finish at the Junior Olympics in Miami. She is a former Vision player, and earned a fifth place finish at the Junior Nationals in 2003 with the Vision 18 Gold team, and a Silver Medal with the Vision 18 Gold team in 2004. She was the 2004 Sports Focus North Coast Section Player-of-the-Year, and played at the collegiate level for San Jose State University as an outside hitter. This will be her fifth year of coaching club volleyball. Christa Conom (Assistant Coach) - Christa returns to Vision after competing as a junior player. She was the starting setter for Vision's 18 Gold team in 2003, and earned a fifth place finish at the Junior Olympics. She also played as a junior player at Saint Francis High School, where her teams won three CIF State Championships. She played at the collegiate level at UC Irvine. She is in her first year at Foothill Community College as an Assistant Coach, and is also coaching on the boys side with Bay-To-Bay's 14 Blue team. She and co-assistant Kelly will be sharing duties with both the 18 Blue and 16 Gold.

17 Gold:	Will Yuen (Head Coach) - Will returns to Vision after leading the 2009 Vision 17 Gold to a Bronze Medal at the Junior Olympics in Miami. He will be in his third consecutive season coaching the 17 Gold team. Prior to coaching at the 17's level, he coached the Vision 16 Gold team, and has coached several age levels at Vision. He has been involved locally in junior volleyball for fourteen seasons. Will is currently in his fifth season as an Assistant Coach at Santa Clara University. He began his career as a volunteer and is now in his third season as a full-time assistant. He helped lead Santa Clara to the NCAA Final Four in 2005. Emily Burke (Assistant Coach) - Emily returns for her second season as an Assistant with the 17 Gold team. She helped lead the 2009 team to a Bronze Medal at the Junior Olympics in Miami. She is in her first season as a setter at Santa Clara University. She was the setter for the Vision 18 Gold team in 2007. She helped lead that team to a fifth place finish at the Junior Nationals. Her club career included six seasons with Vision, and her high school career included two trips to the CA State Championship with Archbishop Mitty.

17 Blue:	Tait Rafat (Head Coach) - Tait is in his fourth season as the Head Coach for Vision's 17 Blue team. His 2009 team earned a bid to the Junior Olympics in Miami. Tait is also in his fourth season as the Head Coach at San Jose City College. Prior to San Jose City, Tait served as an Assistant at Nevada-Reno, and most recently coached 16's for Sierra Nevada Volleyball Club. His team moved up 50 spots from their original ranking during the league season. Tait grew up in Alaska before going to school at UNLV. He has both an undergraduate degree and masters, is CAP I certified by USA Volleyball, and is a certified volleyball conditioning specialist. Tait now resides in the Bay Area with his wife of eight years and their two children. Dan Hoefer (Assistant Coach) - Dan returns to Vision after leading his 2009 15 Blue team to a 15 Club Championship and Gold Medal, at the Junior Olympics in Miami. He is currently in his third season as the Head Coach at Los Gatos High School. He also has three years of coaching experience with Bay-to-Bay Volleyball Club coaching on the boys side. As a player, Dan was a four-year Division I player at the University of Pacific. He also spent 2 years with the US National Team Indoor program.

16 Gold:	Joe Ripp (Head Coach) - Joe returns to the 16's age level after leading the 2009 16 Gold team to a fifth place finish at the Junior Olympics. The 2009 team also won the NCVA Regional Championship. Previously, he coached the 18 Blue team for two seasons. His 2007 team won a Bronze Medal in the 18 Club Division of the Junior Nationals in Minneapolis. He has coached all age levels during the club season and in 2005 guided the Vision 17 Gold team to the silver medal in the 17 Open Division of the Junior Nationals in Salt Lake City. Joe retired from Los Gatos High School after coaching there for 14 years. His high school teams won three CCS championships, three Nor-Cal championships and one California State Championship. He is the founder of Vision Volleyball Club. Kelly Crow (Assistant Coach) - Kelly returns as Assistant with the 16 Gold team after helping the 2009 team become the 2009 Regional Champion, and earn a fifth place finish at the Junior Olympics in Miami. She is a former Vision player, and earned a fifth place finish at the Junior Nationals in 2003 with the Vision 18 Gold team and a Silver Medal finish with the Vision 18 Gold team in 2004. She was the 2004 Sports Focus North Coast Section Player-of-the-Year, and played at the collegiate level for San Jose State University as an outside hitter. This will be her fifth year of coaching club volleyball. Christa Conom (Assistant Coach) - Christa returns to Vision after competing as a junior player. She was the starting setter for Vision's 18 Gold team in 2003, and earned a fifth place finish at the Junior Olympics. She also played as a junior player at Saint Francis High School where her teams won three CIF State Championships. She played at the collegiate level at UC Irvine. She is in her first year at Foothill Community College as an Assistant Coach, and is also coaching on the boys side with Bay-To-Bay's 14 Blue team.

16 Blue:	Danny Chan (Head Coach) - Danny (Husband of Brooke Chan, Vision 15 Blue) also returns after leading the 13 Gold team to a Bronze medal finish at the 2009 Junior Olympics in Miami. In his previous seasons, he coached with the 13 Gold and the 12 Gold teams. He currently coaches the Homestead High School Junior Varsity. He has collegiate experience as the former Head Coach at West Valley Junior College. He has also coached at Evergreen Valley High School and Club Yahoo, where in 2006 he helped Yahoo's 17's team earn a bid to the Junior Olympics. He earned his Kinesiology degree from San Jose State with an emphasis in Adapted Physical Activity. Kevin Corral (Assistant Coach) - Kevin returns to Vision for his fourth season. Last season he was an Assistant for Vision's NCVA Champion 12 Gold team. Prior to his time coaching the 12's level, he coached the 13 Blue team the for two seasons. His 2007 team earned a birth in the Junior Nationals. Most recently Kevin has been an assistant at Gavilan Community College and spent one year as an assistant at Club Yahoo. He has a 9-year history as a player, including a career at San Jose State with the men's team.

16 White:	Jeff Kim (Head Coach) - Jeff joins Vision for his first season with an extensive resume of coaching experience. Most recently he has been a Head Coach for highly regarded Encinitas Wave Volleyball Club in Southern California. During his time in Southern California, he also coached at The Bishop's School in La Jolla as the Junior Varsity Head Coach and Varsity Assistant. Jeff has also coached on the boys side in Southern California, and locally in 2002 and 2003 with Saint Francis High School in Mountain View. Christine Dion (Assistant) - Christine returns to Vision having competed as a player in 2004 and 2005 for Vision's 18 Blue team. She played at the collegiate level at Willamette University. As a junior player, before competing with Vision, she earned medals at the 14's and 15's level at City Beach. She played all four season in High School at Presentation, San Jose. She began her coaching career at Ferris High School as Head Coach of their 'C' team, and also as a Varsity Assistant.

15 Gold:	Monica Marcuson (Co-Head Coach) - Monica is entering her seventh season with Vision Volleyball Club. All seven of her previous teams have qualified for the Junior Nationals. In 2007 she coached the Vision 16 Gold team to a fifth place finish at the Junior Nationals. She is currently the Head Coach for Notre Dame Belmont where in 2006 her team won the CCS Division III title for the first time in 10 years. Prior to Notre Dame, Monica established the program at Canada Community College. Monica played collegiate volleyball at Notre Dame de Namur (formerly Notre Dame Belmont) for four years. Dustin Moore (Co-Head Coach) - Dustin is in his eleventh season as the top assistant at Santa Clara University. In 2005, he helped the Santa Clara team earn a bid to the NCAA Final Four. He has also had several years of coaching experience locally in both high school, club, and college. He was the head coach at Menlo College in 1994, and coached at Woodside Priory where his team won the CIF Championship. He has coached club with City Beach, Yahoo and South Bay Boys Volleyball Club. He lives locally with his wife and three kids.

15 Blue:	Brooke Chan (Head Coach) - Brooke (wife of Danny Chan, Vision 16 Blue) is in her seventh season with Vision Volleyball Club. Last season her 13 Gold team won a Bronze Medal at the Junior Olympics in Miami. The prior season she led the 13 Gold team to a fifth place finish at the Junior Olmpics. The two previous seasons her 12 Gold team earned a spot at the Junior Nationals. She has both junior college and high school coaching experience. In 2007, she took over as Head Coach at West Valley Junior College after working as an assistant for one season. As a player, she competed for Vision throughout her junior career, and was a defensive specialist at San Jose State. Stephanie Loller (Assistant Coach) - Stephanie returns to Vision for her seventh season, after taking a break to have a family. She coached several different age groups during her previous coaching stint. Her playing career started at Los Gatos High School and continued at the University of Pennsylvania. She helped lead her UPenn teams to two Ivy League titles. She is a dentist, practicing locally in San Jose.

14 Gold:	Cobey Shoji (Head Coach) - Cobey is in her seventh season at Vision, having previously coached Vision's 12 Gold team. Her 2008 team earned a silver medal at the Junior Nationals. Prior to coaching at the 12's level for two seasons, she coached the 15 Blue and 16 Blue teams. She is in her fifth year as the Director of Volleyball Operations at Stanford University. She played her junior career at the prestigious Punahou High School in Hawaii and played club for the Asics Rainbow Volleyball Club. She is a 2001 graduate of the University of Michigan where she competed as a defensive specialist/setter. Lexi Bothman (Assistant Coach) - Lexi returns to Vision for her fourth season after taking a break to earn her Master's degree as a Graduate Assistant at Hawaii Pacific University. She is currently an Assistant Coach for Presentation High School. As a player, she competed for Vision Volleyball Club and for Archbishop Mitty. She was a member of Archbishop Mitty's 2001 State Championship team. She than played at the collegiate level for Santa Clara University, where she was part of their 2005 team that reached the NCAA Final Four.

14 Blue:	Chi Chui (Head Coach) - Chi is in his 13th season as an assistant coach at Archbishop Mitty, and has coached club volleyball for 19 seasons. He has coached teams that have achieved the highest levels in winning state championships and Junior National medals. In 2007, he helped lead his 14 Gold team to a Bronze medal at the Junior Olympics. In 2003 he help Archishop Mitty High School win the Division II state championship. In 2002, he helped guide the Vision 14 Gold to a Silver Medal at the Junior National Championships. Kristin Hipsher (Assistant Coach) - Kristen returns to Vision for a second season and is in her second year as a starting right side hitter/setter at Foothill Community College, playing for Katy Ripp, the wife of Vision Club Director Joe Ripp. Her club career included six seasons with City Beach Volleyball Club. Kristin was a 4-year Varsity starter and team captain at Woodside High School. During her senior season she helped lead her team to their first league championship and to the CCS quarterfinals.

13 Gold:	Bret Almazan-Cezar (Head Coach) - Bret is in his tenth season as Head Varsity Coach for Archbishop Mitty High School. This season he was named the 2010 AVCA National Coach-of-the-Year. His Monarch teams have won five state championships and made nine appearances in the NorCal Championship match. Bret is also in his tenth season with Vision. At the Junior Nationals in 2007, his team earned a Bronze medal. In 2006, his Vision 14 Gold team finished fifth and in 2002, his 14 Gold team won the Silver medal. Prior to joining Vision, in 2000, Bret led Delta Valley to a Gold Medal Championship in the 18 Open Junior National Championships in Louisville, Kentucky. Nicole Payne (Assistant Coach) - Nicole is a former Vision player, who also competed at Archbishop Mitty High School, playing for Head Coach Bret Almazan-Cezar. She played at the collegiate level at UCSC and was a starter during her tenure. She has coached both boys and girls volleyball. She has coached club volleyball for Main Beach, and High School at Archbishop Mitty, where she is currently in her third season. She is the Head Coach for the Freshman, and a Varsity Assistant. Jason Okui (Assistant Coach) Jason is in his first year as an assistant with Vision. He is a former assistant at Archbishop Mitty under Vision 13 Gold Head Coach Bret Almazan-Cezar. He has previously coached with Club Yahoo! and East Bay Connection. He was a student assistant at University of Hawaii and Cal State East Bay. Jason returns to coaching after taking several seasons off to have a family.

13 Blue:	Tony Casino (Head Coach) - Tony returns for his second season as the 13 Blue Head Coach. He is also in his ninth season as the head coach at the Mountain View Academy High School. He has eight years of club coaching experience and has two daughters that played for Vision Volleyball Club. Tony earned the honor from the Positive Coaching Alliance in 2004 as a 'Double Goal' Coach. Asia Casino (Assistant Coach) - Asia is currently a setter at San Jose State University. She is a former Vision player, having competed with the Bronze-winning 18 Gold team in 2007. She played for current Vision 18 Gold Head Coach Jason Mansfield. She competed as a junior player at Saint Francis High School in Mountain View.

12 Gold:	Jessica Herrera (Head Coach) - Jessica coached Vision's 14 Blue the past two seasons and the 13 Blue team in 2006. In each of the past three seasons, her team has made the Junior Nationals. She is a former collegiate player at Gonzaga University where she played Libero from 2002-2006. She is a graduate of Archbishop Mitty High School where she played for Vision 14 Gold Coach Bret Almazan-Cezar. She played club for Vision and Yahoo and her Yahoo team won the Gold medal in 2000. She coaches locally at Archbishop Mitty High School. Matt Hoffman (Assistant Coach) - Matt is the current Homestead High School Head Coach. His 2007 and 2008 teams won the CCS title, with his 2008 team winning the Northern California Championship, and was the CIF State Runner-up. On these teams he coached Vision alum Kat Fisher (2009 Vision 18 Gold, University of Oregon). As a player, Matt was a setter at San Jose State from 2002-2004. He also coaches the Homestead High School boys team.

12 Blue:	Katie Rowell (Head Coach) - Katie returns to the Vision 12 Blue team for the third consecutive season. Her 2009 12 Blue team earned a bid to the Junior Olympics in Miami. As a junior player, Katie played for Los Gatos High School and for Vision. She played on Vision 17 Gold which qualified for the Junior Nationals in the 17 Open Division in 2003. She played at the collegiate level at Foothill Community College. Currently she is a student at San Jose State University. Brittany Anderson (Assistant Coach) - Brittany currently plays at Foothill Community College for Katy Ripp (the wife of Vision Club Director, Joe Ripp). She is an outside hitter, and Co-Captain of the team. She played high school volleyball locally at Piedmont Hills, primarily as a middle blocker. She spent much of her summer coaching locally in a variety of volleyball camps.