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The OC 2020-21 Staff

The most important resource any organization has is the people involved within it.  The OC strives to bring together a very knowledgeable, hard-working, and reliable staff that not only has a passion for the sport of volleyball, but also one that is willing to work in a team-focused environment that makes each of our staff members the most effective coaches, directors, administrators, etc. that we can be.

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Coach Lee

Lee Johnson

Recruiting/Communications Director, 18 Exposure Head Coach

  • Member of The OC staff since 2017

    • 18 Elite Head Coach, 2018-present

    • 16 Elite Head Coach, 2018-19

    • 16 Regional Head Coach, 2017-18

  • Regional Recruiter, Playced Recruiting Service, 2018-present​

    • Director, High 5 Volleyball Recruiting Service, 2016-2018
    • Assistant Coach, Owasso HS, 2016-2017
    • Head Coach, Owasso Summit Volleyball, 2016-2017
    • Assistant Coach, Northeastern Oklahoma A&M
    • Regional Scout, Volleyball Recruiting Service
    • EVP Qualifying Beach Player
    • Competitive indoor and beach volleyball player in Tulsa area for over a decade
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Coach Piha

Abby Piha

Girls Indoor Director, 17 Exposure Head Coach

  • Member of The OC staff since 2019​

    • 16 Elite Head Coach, 2019-20​

    • 14 Select Head Coach, 2019-20

  • Varsity Head Coach, Oologah, 2020-present

    • ​Asst Var Coach, Owasso, 2018-2019

    • Head Coach, Owasso Summit, 2017-2019

    • Varsity Coach, Garden City (KS) HS

      • Area and/or Conference Coach of the Year on 3 Occasions

    • High School Volleyball Player @ Jefferson Co. North (KS) HS

    • Club Volleyball Player in Kansas for 2 seasons

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Kristen Reyes

17 Select Head Coach, 17 Exposure Asst Coach

  • New member of The OC staff

    • Assistant Coach, Texoma Fury, 2018-19

    • College Volleyball Player, Catawba College (NC)

    • High School Volleyball Player @ Southern Vance (NC) HS

    • Club Volleyball Player in the North Carolina area for 6 seasons

Coach Reyes
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Coach Mac

Bailey McElroy

Club Administrator, 16 Elite Head Coach, 17 Select Asst Coach

  • Member of The OC staff since 2018​

    • 17 Elite Head Coach, 2019-20

    • 13 Elite Co-Head Coach, 2019-20 

    • 16 Select Head Coach, 2018-19​

      • Assistant Coach, Bixby (Varsity), 2019
      • ​​Assistant Coach, Sand Springs (Varsity), 2018
      • College Volleyball Player, Oklahoma Wesleyan U.
        • NAIA Daktronics Award Winner​

      • High School Volleyball Player @ Collinsville

      • Club Volleyball Player in the Tulsa area for 5 seasons

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Coach David

David Blakemore

Operations Director, 16 Select Head Coach, 14 Select Co-Head Coach

  • Member of The OC Staff since 2016

    • 13 Elite Co-Head Coach, 2019-20

    • 12 Elite Head Coach, 2018-19

    • 16 Select Assistant Coach, 2018-19

    • Performance Training Asst Coach, 2016-2018

    • Littles Lead Coach, 2018 (spring session)

    • 17 Regional Head Coach, 2017-18

    • Assistant Coach, 2016-17

  • OKRVA Board of Directors Member, 2017-present

  • USAVolleyball Indoor CAP-II, Beach CAP-I, VCAP certified coach

  • NFHS Accredited Interscholastic Coach

    • Varsity Head Coach, Claremore HS

    • Club Administrator/Head Coach, Tulsa Juniors Volleyball
    • Head Coach, Monte Cassino (7th grade)
    • Assistant Coach, Tulsa Juniors Volleyball
    • Assistant Coach, JAG/TVL Volleyball
    • Competitive volleyball player in Tulsa area for almost a decade
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Lisa Roberts

15 Elite Head Coach, 13 Select Head Coach

  • New member of The OC staff

  • USAVolleyball Indoor CAP-II, Beach IMPACT certfied coach
    • Varsity Head Coach in AZ for 2 seasons
    • Middle School Head Coach in AZ for 3 seasons
    • Club volleyball coach in AZ for 5 season
Coach Roberts
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Kim Mabbott

14 Elite Head Coach

  • Member of The OC staff since 2019

    • 14 Elite Head Coach, 2019-present

  • Varsity Head Coach, Claremore, 2020-present

    • Head Coach, Claremore (9th Grade/8th Grade), 2019​

    • Head Coach, Claremore (Jr Varsity), 2018

    • Assistant Coach, Claremore (Varsity), 2018

    • Coach at MadFrogs (DFW) for 10 seasons

    • Coach at Murphy/Plano (TX) ISD for 10 seasons

    • Coach at Irving (TX) ISD for 11 seasons 

Coach Mabbott
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Tatum Kerl

14 Select Co-Head Coach

  • Member of The OC staff since 2017

    • 14 Select Head Coach, 2018-19

    • 17 Regional Assistant Coach, 2017-18

      • High School Volleyball Player @ Owasso

      • Club Volleyball Player in the Tulsa area for 4 seasons
Coach Tatum
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Brittany Sparks

13 Elite Head Coach

  • New 2019-20 Member of The OC staff​​​

  • Middle School Head Coach, Oologah, 2020-present
    • Head Coach, Owasso (8th Grade), 2019
    • Head Coach, Labette Co (KS) Middle School for 2 seasons
    • Club volleyball head coach for 3 seasons

      • ​College volleyball player at Labette Comm College (KS)

      • High School Volleyball Player @ Labette Co (KS)

      • Club volleyball player in Kansas for 5 seasons

Coach Sparks
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Madison Mercer

18 Exposure Assistant Coach

  • Member of The OC staff Since 2019​​​

    • 14 Select Co-Assistant Coach, 2019-20
      • Club volleyball player for The OC from 2016-19
      • ​High School Volleyball Player @ Owasso
      • Club volleyball player in Oklahoma for 4 seasons
Coach Madi
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Gracie Thoenen

16 Elite Co-Assistant Coach

  • New member of The OC staff​​​

  • Club volleyball player for The OC/The OC Beach from 2019-20
    • ​High School Volleyball Player @ Oologah
    • Club volleyball player in Oklahoma for 3 seasons
Coach Gracie
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Libby Thoenen

16 Elite Co-Assistant Coach

  • New member of The OC staff​​​

  • Club volleyball player for The OC/The OC Beach from 2019-20
    • ​High School Volleyball Player @ Oologah
    • Club volleyball player in Oklahoma for 3 seasons
Coach Libby
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Coach Macy

Macy Green

16 Select Asst Coach, 13 Elite Asst Coach

  • Member of The OC staff since 2016

    • 15 Elite Head Coach, 2018-20
    • Beach Asst Coach, 2018
    • 13 Metro Assistant Coach, 2016-17
  • ​Head Coach, Claremore Jr Varsity, 2019-present
  • Assistant Coach, Claremore (Varsity), 2019-present
    • Head Coach, Claremore (9th Grade), 2018

    • College Volleyball Player, Oklahoma Wesleyan U.

    • High School Volleyball Player @ Claremore

    • Club Volleyball Player in the Tulsa area for 2 seasons

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Zoe Bennett

15 Elite Asst Coach, 13 Select Asst Coach

  • Member of The OC/The OC Beach staff since 2018​

    • 15 Elite Co-Head Coach, 2019-20

    • Beach Asst Coach, 2018

      • Assistant Coach, H2 Oklahoma VBC, 2018

      • Head Coach, Tulsa Juniors Volleyball

      • High School Volleyball Player @ Claremore

      • Club Volleyball Player in the Tulsa area for 4 seasons
Coach Zoe
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Lisa Gourley

14 Elite Assistant Coach

  • Member of The OC staff since 2019

    • 14 Elite Asst Coach, 2019-present
      • High School Volleyball Player @ Centennial (AZ) HS
Coach Gourley
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Lexie Livingston

Social Media Director, Tryout Director

  • Member of The OC Staff since 2018​

    • ​The OC 18 Elite Assistant Coach, 2018-present
    • The OC 16 Elite Asst Coach, 2018-19
      • College Volleyball Player at U. of Tulsa, Northeastern Okla A&M
      • High School Volleyball Player @ Bishop Kelley
      • Club Volleyball Player in the Tulsa area for 5 seasons
Coach Lexie
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Coach Zoe

Zoe Kersey

Clinics Coach

  • USAVolleyball CAP-II, Beach IMPACT, certified coach

  • Varsity Head Coach, Bixby HS, 2019-present

  • Member of The OC staff (Beach) since 2017​​

    • Executive Director/Head Coach, Crush Volleyball Club, 2015-2018
    • Varsity Head Coach, Stillwater HS, 2017-2018
    • Freshmen Coach, Stillwater HS, 2011-2016

    • Head Coach, Stillwater Volleyball Club, 2010-2011, 2013-2015

    • College Club Vice President and Player, OSU Women's VB Club, 2011-2013

    • High School Volleyball Player @ Bishop Kelley (Tulsa)

    • Club Volleyball Player in the Tulsa and OKC area for 6 seasons

    • Competitive volleyball player for nearly 15 years

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