Coaching Staff @ Lava West

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 West and also our LAVA staff as a whole.

Email Trevor Julian - West Director

Email Brittney Jones - Asst Director

Email Sam Calisto - Recruiting

Email Our Admin Candice

TREVOR JULIAN
DIRECTOR - LAVA WEST

Long-time girls club volleyball coach Trevor Julian has an impeccable reputation locally and nationally for producing excellent and competitive teams, training and developing top athletes, and working with parents and families in an honest and caring way.

As a Head Coach, Trevor is easily the most decorated and successful girls club coach in the area, racking up a multitude of wins, bids, and medals in recent seasons spent in the Conejo Valley and over two decades in the coaching trenches. He has coached high level teams in the 13's, 14's, 15's, and 18's, as well as the 16's which he coached in an unbroken line from 2002-2023.

As Director, Trevor has orchestrated the rise of LAVA West from a quality local club to a regionally and nationally known entity; in recent seasons, West teams have won nearly thirty medals in national competition and twenty qualification bids to Junior Nationals. Each season, LAVA West has placed multiple teams in the Premier and Gold Divisions of the SCVA.

Director - LAVA West
(email) trevorjulian@gmail.com
(cell) 818-631-7785

Read More About Our Director, Trevor Julian

A former award-winning volleyball player himself — captain and four-year starter for the USC Men’s Volleyball Team, captain and member of USA Youth and Junior National Teams — Trevor transitioned seamlessly into coaching and swiftly made his mark. He spent ten superlative seasons as a top Head Coach for SMBC Girls before joining with Nabil Mardini as Co-Founders of LAVA, where his work has been equally impressive.

A consistent presence in the upper echelons of the SCVA’s Gold Divisions, Trevor’s teams have also triumphed repeatedly and to significant degree on the national stage, boasting a multitude of Top Five finishes at national travel tournaments, several qualification bids to the Junior Nationals, a Junior Nationals 18’s Championship, a Volleyball Festival 16’s National Championship, and nine medals at national competitions. Highlights include:

– Bronze Medal, Pacific Northwest 16’s National Qualifier 2021
– Silver Medal, USAV 16’s Junior National Championships 2019
– Gold Medal, USAV 18’s Junior National Championships 2017
– Bronze Medal, MidEast 16’s Junior National Qualifier 2017
– Gold Medal, Pacific Northwest 16’s National Qualifier 2016
– Gold Medal, SoCal 16’s Junior National Qualifier 2015
– Bronze Medal, SoCal 16’s Junior National Qualifier 2014
– Bronze Medal, Show Me 16’s Junior National Qualifier 2014
– Bronze Medal, Fiesta Classic 16’s Championship 2012
– Gold Medal, Volleyball Festival 16’s National Championship 2010

Additional highlights include: 5th place overall finish in 16 USA at the 2017 USAV 16’s Junior National Championships; five straight years of qualifying bids to higher divisions at Junior Nationals (2014-2018); #3 overall ranking in the SCVA for 16’s in 2017; #5 overall ranking in the SCVA for 18’s in 2017; #5 overall finish at the SCVA 16’s Regional Championships in 2013; and Top Five finishes at more than twenty national tournament competitions since 2010.

As Director of LAVA West, Trevor oversees the entirety of the program from its youth program to the success of its top oldest teams. LAVA West is the premier volleyball club of the Conejo Valley and owes much of its success to Trevor’s stewardship.

BRITTANY JONES (née MUKHAR)
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR

Popular multi-year coach and current Assistant Director Brittney Jones (née Muhkar} has coached top teams in the 18's, 17's, 16's, 15's, 14's, 13's, and 12's age divisions, and in recent years helped guide her teams to Gold, Silver, and Bronze medals in national competition, including the USAV Junior National Championships. In addition to coaching two Molten teams each season, Coach Brittney has taken on the role of Assistant Director of Lava West as a whole, working alongside Director Trevor Julian to guide and grow the athletes and coaches of our excellent club!

Read More About Our Assistant Director, Brittany Jones

As a player Brittney found success at multiple levels. As a star outside hitter in her hometown of Lancaster, Brittney was named All-League MVP and Offensive Player of the Year before embarking on a collegiate career that saw her continue to create a tremendous amount of offense: at Ventura College, she was again named Offensive Player of the Year, earning herself a scholarship to play more collegiate volleyball at Johnson & Wales -- where she promptly broke the school record for kills in a season with 536.

As a coach, Brittney has found immense success in a short time coaching both high school and club. She cut her teeth at Foothill Tech for a pair of seasons before completely revitalizing a flagging Moorpark High School Girls Volleyball Program, bringing the school back to volleyball relevancy before joining the staff at prestigious Viewpoint School. She already has a quartet of medals under her belt, three Golds and a Bronze, the most recent two as Assistant Coach of Lava West 14 Molten (formerly 14 Adidas), the latter of which was earned in a qualification division at the 2022 USA Volleyball Junior National Championships.

Brittney is a rising star in the coaching ranks and will coach two Molten teams in the coming season!

MORE FUN FACTS ABOUT BRITTNEY

FULL NAME: Brittney Mukhar

MY HOMETOWN: Lancaster, CA

BEFORE LAVA: Coached at Rise club volleyball for three years.

FUN FACT: Brittney started her own Grass volleyball tournaments bases in Ventura for HighSchool & Adults during the Pandemic. Instagram @into_grassvb

GUILTY PLEASURE: Sushi & Mint Chip ice cream

SAM CALISTO
RECRUITING DIRECTOR

Sam Calisto returns as Lava West Recruiting Director, but also joins the sidelines coaching youth teams for the club! Sam was an accomplished player and club coach before joining the staff of the prestigious Ventura College Women's Volleyball Team, where she remains to this day. As Recruiting Director, Sam oversees the college recruiting and application process for Lava West athletes!

Read More About Recruiting DIrector, Sam Calisto

GEORGIA MITCHELL

Long-time coach Georgia Mitchell brings her distinctive and successful coaching style to the athletes of Lava West. A medal-winning coach who has coached many seasons as Head Coach of Lava West 12 Adidas, not to mention 15's, 16's, and 17's teams as head or assistant coach, Georgia has put many of our youngest talented athletes on the road to success.