I grew up in Houston, Texas, and was a multiple sport athlete, with volleyball eventually becoming my main sport of interest. I didn’t join a volleyball club team until my senior year in high school, which is where I started my interest in helping my teammates whenever they asked me how to pass better or serve more accurately. Our club team, Club Texas - Gold, finished in the top five of the UC Davis Volleyball Festival tournament. We had a team of only (8) players and we were a very strong team. While playing on my club team has helped me get exposed to several colleges and universities; Sam Houston State, Texas Tech, and Lamar. My final decision was to take the offer at Lamar University, a small NCAA Division I University out of Beaumont, Texas. During my years playing in college, I was named the SBC (Sun Belt Conference) Freshmen of the Year, after leading my team in digs with 448, a Lamar school record. As our team’s OH, I led the stats in kills with a .250 attack percentage. As a sophomore, I broke my own dig record with 534 and was named to the all-conference and all-conference tournament teams. Again, leading the team in kills with 489, with a 3.8 kill average per game, which led to 21 multi-kill matches which led me to a career-high of 34 kills in a match. Continuing into my junior year, I earned SBC Player of the Week after posting a .361 hitting percentage. During this year, we won the Southbelt Conference Tournament, and I received MVP and All-Tournament Player. I have earned several MVP awards while participating in various tournaments. Unfortunately, I was not able to finish out my senior year due to medical issues. In 2007, I left Texas and had the opportunity to start my coaching career at Potter Junior High School located in Fallbrook, California with the girls’ volleyball team. Following that year, I was then given the opportunity to coach at Fallbrook High School at the freshman level under head coach Peter Peng. I coached a total of two years at the freshman level, and then succeeded to move up to the junior varsity level, and coached for another two years. In 2012, I jumped on the opportunity to coach at Mission Vista High School at the junior varsity level. I was then asked to take the Head Coach position in 2014 which I eagerly accepted! I love to compete, to strategize, to teach and to have fun in sports: coaching offers a path to continue those desires which relate to the values of teamwork, perseverance, positive attitude, and to enjoy the moment . Volleyball is such a fun and mentally challenging sport, and it is my desire to teach young adolescents to play volleyball; to become strong physically and mentally. I hope these skills they learn and acquire on the court involving leadership and teamwork can be transferred in real life. I dedicate my time and effort to teach and model PASSION, DESIRE, DEDICATION, DISCIPLINE, MOTIVATION and APPRECIATION for the game; and for their fellow teammates.