Kim has been involved as a player or coach with the sport of volleyball for more than forty years. She coached multiple levels of youth and juniors club and high school volleyball over a coaching that spans fifteen years. and was the Founder and Director of the successful and respected Blue Crush Volleyball Club prior to joining Lava Islands.

Kim has coached at the youth, juniors, high school, and collegiate level and brings sharp technical coaching skills, passion, and enthusiasm to her role as coach, teacher, and mentor.

More Fun Facts About Kim

MY HOMETOWN:  Oxnard, CA

BEFORE LAVA:  Kim was the Founder and Director of Blue Crush Volleyball Club.  Establish in 2013, the club was formed for the love of the game, for the children, and the community. Kim also has a full-time job at Anthem.

COACHING BACKGROUND:  Kim has been coaching volleyball for the last fifteen years. It all started in 2006 when her daughters started playing volleyball in Junior High; Kim volunteered to be the 7^th/8^th grade coach.  A year later, she started coaching club and has been doing so ever since (pre-covid).  Kim joined LAVA June 2021 and was most recently an Assistant Coach at Ventura College.

PLAYING EXPERIENCE:  After watching a volleyball match her freshman year in high school, she decided she wanted to give it a try. She tried out her sophomore year, made the JV team and was a starter her first year and has been hooked ever since Day 1.  Kim has been playing over the last 40 years. She continues to play in tournaments in Simi Valley, Pasadena, San Diego, Palm Desert, Nevada, and Utah (placing 3rd in the Huntsman game in 2018).

FUN FACT:  She has been volunteering at a Corgi “QBSDR” Rehabilitation (behavioral/medically challenged dogs) Center in Aton for almost 2 years; currently fostering (soon to adopt) a corgi in a wheelchair from QBSDR.

GUILTY PLEASURE:   Love banana ice cream with almonds  😊