COACHING STAFF @ LAVA BEACH

Our staff features exceptional people: teachers, educators, mentors, positive thinkers, and experienced volleyball minds. Our coaches share a deep passion for volleyball and view athletics as a vehicle by which many of life's lessons can be learned. We encourage you to read about our people, both here at LAVA Beach and also our LAVA staff as a whole.

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DAVE CALLIS
DIRECTOR - LAVA BEACH

Respected, long-time beach volleyball coach Dave Callis is the Director of Lava Beach and oversees the entirety of the program from its youth program to the success of its top oldest teams: coaches, players, and families.

Please feel free to contact Dave with any questions about the Lava Beach program. His contact information is below and he is eager to speak with you.

Dave Callis - Director, Lava Beach
(email) dnrcallis@gmail.com
(cell) 831-601-9016

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Amaris Garcia

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ALEXIS BALOYO

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Brad Lyons

Brad Lyans is one of the finest volleyball coaching minds in Southern California and the Head Coach of the Ventura College Women's Volleyball Program. Brad has built an impressive résumé with nearly two decades of coaching at the club and college levels. Brad is the Master Coach for Lava Ventura.

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Sam Calisto

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Kasie Hernandez

Kasie grew up in Ventura CA, blessed to be by the beach. She went to foothill technology high school where she was a part of their very first indoor and beach volleyball teams ever. She played both indoor and beach throughout high school. She then transferred to Ventura college where She played both indoor and beach for two years. She then transferred to The Master’s University to play on a beach volleyball scholarship. She graduated from TMU in 2022 with a bachelor’s in Kinesiology, and started coaching at The Master’s University right after graduation.  She is currently in her second year of being the assistant coach and recruiting coordinator at TMU.

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KIORA SANCHEZ

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ANNIKA GUDNASON

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