Pali 18 Kaepa
Jeff Campbell & Chris Mortimer
Jeff Campbell
1992 CSUN, Kinesiology. 12th Season Head Coach California State University Northridge and member of AVCA. 100 wins in NCAA and still Counting! Fifth consecutive post season MPSF Tournament Berth. Team leaders in MPSF All Academic Honors. In 2005 CSUN had 7 student athletes garner MPSF Academic All-Conference honors, the most of any of the 12 schools in MPSF. 2006 17's Open Junior National Champions and 2007 Silver Medalist. 1996 Asst. Coach USA National team under Fred Sturm at the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta, GA. 1994 Asst. Coach USA National "B" team and Olympic Festival team '93. '92-'96 Occidental College Women's Volleyball Head coach. All City MVP @ Chatsworth High School. '84 USAJNT member. '87 USA National Team and World University games member. Played one season @ UCLA earning 2nd team All USVBA honors. Played @ CSUN setting single season records in Kills, Blocks, Digs and Aces. This will be his 3rd year with Pacific Palisades Volleyball Club. Jeff is happily married to his wife Robin and a proud father to his son Liam and daughter Anna.
Asstistant Coach
Chris Mortimer
UCSD All-American MPSF, 2006 17's Open National Champions and 2007 Silver Medalist, Asst. Coach, 2-Time Junior Olympic Gold Medalist, 2-Time 1st team All CIF Brentwood. Club West Volleyball Camps (5 years), Brentwood Middle School Coach (2 years), Gold Medal Squared Volleyball Camps and Coaching Clinics (2 years), Pacific Palisades Volleyball Club (5 years). Chris is currently working in the Film Industry.
Pali 17 Kaepa
Ricardo Hernandez
Head Coach/Asst. Coach 2006 17's Open National Champions. Bronze Medalist Club Division 2007. In 2008-2009 served as an Asst. coach for Pali 18 Kaepa Bronze Medalist. USAV Court Coach 2004 - Current. 1st Team All City player '92 - '94. AA rated Beach Volleyball Player. Santa Monica College (1 year) 2nd team All State. 2004 5th Place @ USJOVC 16's Division. Coaching for Pacific Palisades Volleyball Club 8 years (3 years Girls and 3 Boys). Ricardo is currently a Loan Officer.
Pali 16's Kaepa
Matthew Diaz
A CSUN graduate in Kinesiology. Worked under Neal Newman at University High School for 5 years and learned the game of Volleyball and how to coach! Volleyball was life and life was Volleyball. Matthew learned that everything done on the court could be performed in school, family, friends, career and sports. Education came first for Matthew, being named to the Honor roll 4 times. Although not a starter at CSUN, Matthew's hard work and determined attitude made his teammates work. Matthew also played on the 1997 Maccabi Team that earned at Bronze Medal in Israel. Prior to coming to PPVBC Matthew ran the Youth Sports program for the City of Santa Monica (10 Years), K- 8th grade. He has been coaching Volleyball for over 20 years and has been a Physical Education Teacher in Hollywood for 10 years. Matthew has produced Olympians, NCAA All- Americans and AVP winners. His passion and dedication to his athletes is second to none. He has the ability to create an environment on the court (and off) and in practice where the "Motivation to achieve always prevails over the fear of failure". His players focus on the process of getting better as volleyball players, not the product! His philosophy of the game and coaching ability has earned him a spot with the USA Volleyball High Performance Staff since 2001. Matthew has earned Gold Medals at the 2008 and 2006 Junior Olympics and a Bronze in 2007 and 2009. Last year he had 5 of the 19 chosen for the Youth National team. He also send 9 of his 12 guys to play in the NCAA.
A family man at heart with his wife Lisa and 4 year old Nathan, Matthew makes his team his family and his family his team! He has been a Co-owner of PPVBC since 2001 and he and his wife Lisa now have a baby girl named Camilla :)
Asst. Coach
JT Wenger
Former UCLA volleyball standout J.T. Wenger begins his 4thseason as the Bruins' second assistant coach. Wenger's duties include breaking down videotape, tracking the players' academic progress and managing the Bruins' apparel needs. Last Summer JT served as the Asst. Coach for the USA Junior National Team that took a 6th in the World Championships. In 2008-2009 he was an Asst. Coach for the Pali 18 Kaepa Bronze Medal winner in Atlanta. In 2007-2008, Wenger served as an assistant coach of the Boys USA U-15 Select Team and he also served as an Assistant coach to the Pali 17 Kaepa team that won gold in the Open Division at the USJOVC in Sandy City, Utah. This will be JT's 3rd year with Pacific Palisades Volleyball club.In December 2007, Wenger coached the U.S. Team in the Maccabi Games. In 2006-07, the UCLA men's volleyball program achieved the highest team grade point average among all of UCLA's teams with 25 or more members. Wenger lettered three seasons (2001, '03 and '04) for the Bruins and played extensively as a senior in 2004. That season he played in 28 matches, slammed 216 kills and averaged 2.8 kpg. The Bruins finished with a record of 24-6 and advanced to the MPSF semifinals. Wenger graduated with a degree in Political Science in 2004. He was named to the Director's Honor Roll eight times. After graduation, Wenger worked in the finance industry at both the Chicago Mercantile Exchange and the Chicago Board of Trade for SMW Trading. Prior to working as a commodities trader, Wenger played professional volleyball for the Corozal Plataneros of the Puerto Rico Superior League. From the Fall of 2004 to the Summer of 2005, Wenger served as head coach for the Boys 15 Elite team for Adversity Volleyball under the direction of Mike Hulett in Northfield, IL.
Pali 16 Black Kaepa
Michael Arone
CSUN 2000 Kinesiology. 6th year Volunteer Assistant @ CSUN. Played '97-'98 @ CSUN. Coached @ SCVC for 2 years. Mike has been an Elementary School Teacher in the Las Virgines Unified School District for 8 years. This will be his 4th year with Pacific Palisades Volleyball Club. Mike currently resides in Northridge and recently got married. Michael stresses the fundamentals of the game and gets his guys to compete.
Pali 14's Kaepa
Carlos Gray
Carlos was a 1st team All Conference, 2nd team all league Junior College All Western State Conference-Santa Monica College. Head Varsity Girls and Boys @ Malibu High School 8 Years where he has won numerous titles with boys and girls. 2005 Boys Junior Olympic Volleyball Championship Silver Medalist,14 and under. Carlos has also served as an Asst. with the Pali 15's (2006) and Pali 17's (2008) Gold Medal teams and Bronze medal Pali 16's (2007) team. Carlos has over 20 years working with young athletes in a variety of sports and competitive levels. Carlos is fundamentally sound coach that has a passion for the game that allows his players to compete at a level they never thought they could! This will be his 9th year with Pacific Palisades Volleyball Club. Carlos is currently a Resource Specialist @ Malibu High School and the father to Joey :-)
Pali 14's Black
Charlie Stennett
All State Volleyball player @ Santa Monica College and San Diego State University. Pro Beach Volleyball player and owner of Pacific Palisades Volleyball Club for the past 22 years. Charlie has been a staple in the Pacific Palisades community since his attendance at Palisades High School. With a coaching philosophy based upon fundamentals, Charlie has coached Collegiate players and Olympians the past 20 years. Charlie is happily married for 25+ years to Patti who teaches @ St. Matthews and has a two children Katie and Bryan, both in college. Charlie is Currently a Project Manager at a major Construction Firm.