Terri Jimenez - Club Director

Terri Jimenez coached at Pine Crest School for 11 years where she coached 3 state championship teams. She was named as the Sun-Sentinel and Miami Herald Coach of the Year in 1998, 1999, 2001, 2002, and 2003.
After coaching at Pine Crest for 3 years Terri realized that her players need year-round training to compete with the elite programs in the area. It was at this time that she founded Boomers and Pine Crest volleyball became competitive.

Terri was named as the head coach for North Broward Prep for the 2005 school year.

Katie Ralph - Regional Teams Director

Katie Ralph enters her second season as a member of the Barry University coaching staff as an assistant coach. She brings a wealth of knowledge and playing experience to the Buccaneer program.
Ralph has over five years of coaching experience. Most recently, she was the head coach of the Under-16 Cascade Volleyball Club in Seattle, Wash. She also brings additional experience from working with a variety of volleyball clinics and club teams. Just prior to taking the position at Barry, Ralph served as the Special Projects Coordinator with Basketball Travelers, Inc.
As a player, Ralph spent three years with Seattle Pacific where she was a three-year starter for the Falcons. She served as team captain during her junior and senior seasons earning GNAC Honorable Mention and First-Team All-GNAC honors respectively. She was also a two-time GNAC All-Academic Team selection.
Prior to her stint at SPU, Ralph played one season at NCAA Division I East Tennessee State in the Atlantic Sun Conference where she was among the team leaders in digs. At South Kitsap High, she was a three-time All-Narrows Bridge selection, league MVP, and South Kitsap Female Athlete of the Year. She also played four years for Puget Sound volleyball club.
Ralph received her bachelor’s degree in business with an emphasis in marketing from SPU in 2006 and is currently seeking her MBA in marketing at Barry.

Todd joined the coaching staff at Florida Atlantic University in 2006, Todd Raasch. A native of Wisner, Nebraska, Raasch has spent 15 seasons as an assistant coach at various universities including his alma mater, Graceland College in Lamoni, Iowa. As an athlete at Graceland, Raasch helped lead two teams to runner-up finishes at Collegiate Club Nationals. In 1990 he acted as the team captain and was named a Collegiate Club First Team All-American. Raasch stepped into the role as the assistant coach for the Yellowjackets women's team and spent two seasons with them before receiving his bachelor's degree in physical education and health from Graceland in 1992. He then moved on to the University of Nebraska at Kearney where he spent six seasons. The Antelopes advanced to the Sweet 16 in 1994 and the Elite 8 in 1996. Between those two seasons, Raasch worked the 1995 season with the University of Nebraska at Lincoln. That season, the Huskers won the National Championship by defeating Texas 3-1. Raasch's last assistant coaching job led him to Metropolitan State College of Denver. During his five-year stay, the Roadrunners won three consecutive Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference Championships while qualifying for the NCAA tournament four years in a row. Just prior to coming to FAU, Raasch gained valuable head coaching experience at Kenyon College in Gambier, Ohio, spending two seasons at the helm of the women's volleyball program.

Katie is now a senior at Florida Atlantic University. As a junior she led the team with 95 blocks on the season...had 10 double-digit kill matches. As a sophomore, she moved to the right side and played the back row...had a season-high 10 kills...had five matches with double-digit digs, including a career-high 18 against North Texas...finished second on the team with 71 blocks. As a freshman she lead the conference with a .321 hitting percentage to be named First Team All-Conference and the A-Sun Freshman of the Year...her hitting percentage ranks her third in FAU history in that season category...finished the season third in total points in the league with 4.23 points per game...finished sixth in kills per game in the A-Sun at 3.31...against Bethune-Cookman on Sept. 2 finished with a .700 hitting percentage with 14 kills and no errors in 20 attempts...was one block shy of the school record after tallying nine.

Jessy Roy - 17 Elite Head Coach

Jessy Roy is in her third season as an assistant coach with the Lynn University volleyball team and with Boomers Volleyball Club after teaching and coaching in her native Canada following an impressive collegiate playing career.

Roy most recently served as the head volleyball coach at Cégep Beauce-Appalaches in St. Georges, Québec, leading them to a third place finish at the Provincial Tournament. She has also been a physical education teacher in the U.S. and Canada since graduating from Metropolitan State College of Denver in 2004 with a B.A. in Human Performance and Sports.

Also a coach for various club teams while in Colorado, Roy assisted the Tsunami-Norco Volleyball Club 14's to an appearance at the 2004 USA Junior Olympic Girls' Volleyball Championships. The squad won the Far Western Junior National Qualifier in Reno, Nevada, and also placed fourth at the Colorado Crossroads Junior National Qualifier.

Roy has several years of camp experience as well, participating in some of the top summer programs in the Mountain West. She was a staff member for the summers of 2004 and 2005 at the Air Force Academy camps, at the Regis University camp in 2004, and at her alma mater Metro State in the summers from 2000 to 2004.

A four-year letterwinner at Metro State, Roy led the Roadrunners to four consecutive NCAA Division II National Tournaments, including back-to-back-to-back Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference titles as a sophomore, junior, and senior. She was named Academic All-RMAC all four years, and second team All-Conference as a freshman. During Roy's senior campaign, she also earned first team All-Conference honors, named to the Daktronics All-Southwest Regional first team, the All-Southwest Regional All-Tournament Team, and the All-Southwest Regional Team. Roy capped her career with Honorable Mention American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) Division II All-American accolades.

Haley is currently a sophomore at Lynn University. Last year she set a career-high with eight kills and recorded 40 blocks on the season. In High School, Haley lettered in volleyball, basketball and track and field at Center Grove HS... earned Metropolitan Interscholastic Scholar Award all four years and an MVP award... hit .513 as a senior, leading the Trojans to a 24-6 record.

Hugo Jimenez - 15 Elite Head Coach

Grew up in Pine Crest gym with his mother coaching there and hanging around while she played beach volleyball.  Played at Pine Crest, had most kills, digs, aces in mens program to date.
He attended the University of Florida's Warrington College of Business and played on the men's club there while continuing to play beach.
Hugo was the assistant coach for Ace 18 mens at nationals,  the assistant coach at Pine Crest from 2002 - 2003, the assistant 18's coach for one year under Coach Nichols at Boomers, 13 elite's, and 15 elite's coach the past 2 years, and assistant coach at North Broward Prep since 2005.

Michelle Piantadosi - 14 Elite Coach

Michelle Piantadosi is entering her third year as an assistant coach for the NSU Volleyball program.
Piantadosi came to NSU following a highly successful four year career at the University of Tennessee where she was a two-year captain. During her time with the Vols, Piantadosi was a four-year starter and earned Honorable Mention All-American Honors after her senior season, while also being selected to the USA volleyball A2 team.
Following her career at Tennessee, Piantadosi extended her playing career by playing professionally in Salzburg, Austria and San Juan, Puerto Rico.
During her collegiate and professional careers, she held various coaching positions such as heading up a high school and two beginner level teams in Salzburg as well as working three years at Tennessee Summer Volleyball Camps and two years at East Tennessee State University.
She holds a bachelor of science degree in psychology from the University of Tennessee

Altone Williams - 14 Elite Coach

Altone Williams begins his second season as an assistant coach with the Barry volleyball program. Williams currently works at Monsignor Edward Pace High school in Miami, Fla as the Head Boys Volleyball Coach. Since 1999, he has coached basketball and volleyball in a variety of roles
with both the varsity and junior varsity programs. Altone was the asst. basketball coach for two state titles with the boys and girls programs in 2002 and 2003 seasons. In 2002, he took over as head coach of the boy’s varsity volleyball program. After three years with the program, he led the Spartans to back-to-back District 14 championships and two consecutive appearances in the FHSAA Boy’s State Championship Tournament in 2005 and 2006. He has also served as the assistant coach to the Miami Volleyball Club 16 under in 2005, head coach of the South Florida Girl’s Volleyball 17 under in 2006 and 14 under in 2007 and the assistant on the Nationals Qualifier Club Florida Boy’s 17 under in 2006, and Head Coach for Boomers boys 15 under. In addition, he is a member the AVCA, has worked the 2007 High Performance camp and a variety of volleyball clinics and camps in South Florida.

Coach Lisa Zielinski is in her 21st year as the Head Volleyball Coach, Assistant Athletic Director and Physical Education teacher at St. Thomas Aquinas High School. Career record to date 547-114. In 1990 lead St. Thomas Aquinas volleyball team to their first District 5A title and has since won 17 consecutive titles. Under Coach Zielinski the Raiders have won 7 Regional Championships and appeared in 13 Regional Finals. The Raiders have made 7 State appearances and won the State 5 A Championship in 1995 and 2004. Coach Zielinski has been selected as the Dairy Farmers Florida 5 A Volleyball Coach of the year in 1995 and 2004. Selected Volleyball Coach of the Year 1995, 1997,1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, and 2004, 2007 by the Sun Sentinel and the Miami Herald. In 2004 Coach Zielinski was selected High School Female Coach of the Year by the Miami Herald.

Played at Westminster Christian...Was named first-team all-Dade County and was selected to the Miami Herald 4A-1A volleyball first team...Averaged 12.0 kills and 10.0 digs per match...Also played softball and soccer at Westminster Christian...Was named the defensive player of the year (2007). Played club ball for Team Florida High Performance. Was named the Sunshine State Conference player of the week on 9/15/08...Named to the 2008 NCAA Division II South Regional All-Tournament Team.

Dan Weppner - 13 National Head Coach

Dan has just finished his third year of coaching with Calvary Christian. He previously coached Zion Lutheran's Middle School teams from 2002-2004 and was the coach of the Junior Varsity team in 2005 .He competed in beach volleyball tournaments from 1986 to 1989. Dan is entering his fourth year with Boomers.

Casey is now a senior at Flroida Atlantic University. As a junior Casey became FAU's all-time leader in career assists...had a career-high four total blocks against Central Michigan. As a sophomore she was the only player to start every match...posted a career-high 74 assists against Iowa to earn All-Tournament honors at the Hawkeye Holiday Inn Classic...averaged 11.11 assists per game to rank seventh in the Sun Belt...had a career-high 19 digs. As a freshman she led the Atlantic Sun Conference with 12.46 assists per game in her rookie campaign and was named to the All-Conference team...broke the FAU single season assists record.

Dana Buss - 15 Regional South Head Coach

Dana Buss was the Head Coach at University School in Davie for 2 years, and step downed to coach their JV team last year. She is entering her 4rd year of coaching with Boomers Volleyball Club after playing under Coach Jimenez at Nova Southeastern University. She played for NSU for 3 years (2003-2006) after transferring from Bellevue University in Bellevue, Nebraska. During her collegiate career she was named to the MCAC All-Conference Honorable Mention (2002) and led in total kills, digs and service aces as a freshman and led in total kills and digs her sophomore year, total kills, digs and blocks her junior year and total blocks her senior year. She is a recent graduate of NSU where she earned her degree in Business Administration with a minor in Psychology and is now pursuing her Masters in International Business.

She was born and raised in Beatrice, Nebraska where she attended Beatrice High School and was named First Team All-State while attending Beatrice High School, was also named Female Athlete of the Year and set the school record for most kills while at Beatrice High School (2002). Buss has been actively involved with Club Volleyball as she previously coached with River City Juniors.

Named All-Conference in 2007 and honorable mention in 2006...Honored as All-Area in 2007 and honorable mention All-Area in 2006...Named to the Trojan Invite and Warrior Blast All-Tournament teams...Led her team in blocks and aces her senior year...Helped lead her team to their best record in program history in 2007.

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Victoria grew up playing volleyball in Bogota, Colombia where she was setter and captain for her high school team. She played for 5 years at the National level for the State team as starter setter and captain, winning in her last year the National championship in all age categories and was nominated Colombian best Junior player of the year. Victoria played starting setter for the Colombian National team and played in South American games, finishing 4th and having an opportunity to play world class teams like Brazil and Peru among others. She played several exhibition world-class teams including China. Most recently, Victoria was the JV assistant coeach for the Western high school team and JV coach for North Broward Prep.

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