Yvonne Devlin - Co Director

13 Asics Assistant Coach

18 Asics Assistant Coach

Sindee Snow - Co Director

17 Asics Head Coach

TJ Wilson

Facility Manager

16 Asics Head Coach

Vesna Ukic

Accounting Manager

12 Blue Head Coach

Roberto Santosofia

Facility Staff

13 Asics Head Coach

18 National Asst Coach

Team:  13 General Coach - Lake Brantley

This will be her first year to coach for OVA. Cindy has been playing and coaching volleyball for over 20 years. She played college volleyball in Texas and Missouri and was a graduate assistant for one year. She also coached in Texas from 1993-1996 and Missouri from 1997-2000 and coached at Apopka High School for one year in 2003. She was an assistant coach for back to back Missouri class 2A state championship teams from 1998-2000. As an adult she plays volleyball and is looking forward to getting back into coaching this year.
 

Team:  10 Asics Assistant Coach
 

Team:  16 Asics Assistant Coach

Born in Honolulu, Hawaii. Raised in Denver, Colorado. Played Middle Blocker at Arvada High School and was All-State Honorable Mention, Conference League MVP, Team MVP/Captain. Played for Boulder Volleyball Club for four years. Played Middle Blocker for Florida Southern College. Placed on the SSC Commissioner’s List of Outstanding Achievement as a sophomore. Graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in communications/advertising. Coached volleyball camps at University of Florida and Florida Southern College.
 

Team:  14 Asics Head Coach

Michelle was born and raised in Orlando, FL.  During Michelle's volleyball career as a player she played at Edgewater High School, Florida Community College at Jacksonville, and Rollins College.  Michelle was also a member of OVA for 3 years during high school.  Currently Michelle still plays volleyball through the women's OVA team, grass volleyball tournaments and beach volleyball tournaments.  Michelle coached previously 2 seasons at Edgewater High School and coached with OVA for the last 5 years.  Prior to OVA, Michelle coached 2 years with Jacksonville Juniors.  Michelle received a Bachelors in Computer Science from Rollins College, Masters in Business Administration from the University of Central Florida, and is currently a career - financial representative for Northwestern Mutual. 

Team:  15 Travel Assistant Coach

Chris will be entering his first season at OVA this fall. Prior to his arrival, Chris has spent the previous two years assistant coaching the Boone High School Varsity girls team. He is an Orlando native, and a proud alum of the University of Central Florida where he graduated with a BA in social science education in 2006. Chris is excited to be working with OVA and hopes to bring a holisitic method to his teams, focusing equally on the science of volleyball, a positive mental approach, and hard hard work.
 

Team:  17 Travel Assistant Coach

Team:  14 General Coach

Born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and grew up in Orlando, FL.  Deborah started playing volleyball at age 10 and attended Lake Highland Prep where she played varsity volleyball.  She won many awards such as Player of the Year and MVP along with Wendy's High School Heismann Nominee in 1996, Channel 9 News Athlete of the Week, All County Team, and All Conference Team. Deborah played at OVA the inaugural season under Sindee Snow :-)  She graduated with a Finance degree from University of Florida and was a member of the club volleyball team for 2 years there.  Deborah's coaching experience includes being the Middle School volleyball advisor for 2007-2008 season at Lake Highland Prep, teaching 6th graders basic skills and working with the 7th/8th graders on specific skills. This will be Deborah's first year coaching at OVA.
 

Team:  14 National Assistant Coach

This will be Kim's second year coaching with OVA.  Kim is a finance major at the University of Central Florida.  Kim set her freshman and sophomore year on the Volleyball Team at UCF; freshman year, she made the Freshman All-Conference team.  Kim graduated from Deland High School where she made Team MVP and First Team All-District.  

Team:  16 Red Assistant Coach 

Kevin has been a beach volleyball player for many years and this will be his second year as an Assistant coach at OVA.  He has also been the Oviedo Rec Head Coach since 2002.  

Team:  17 National Assistant Coach 

This is Heather's first season with OVA.  She is originally from Western North Carolina and she attended High School in Upstate New York where she was on Varsity all 4 years and Captain her Junior and Senior years.  Heather attended Mansfield University (PA) for 2 years where she played Division II Basketball and ran track.  In 2002, she transferred to Mars Hill College in Western NC where she played 3 years of DII Volleyball, 2 years of basketball and earned her Bachelor's degree in Education.  Heather was the Head Coach for the 16's Lake County Juniors team in 2006-07 season; she has been playing and learning volleyball for over 10 years and she still plays in outdoor tournaments.  Currently, Heather teaches at Leesburg High School and coaches Cross Country and Girls' Basketball.
 

Team:  17 National Head Coach

Born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Played soccer at Tavares High School, University of Kentucky at Cambellsville for two years, and Warner Southern College for one. Then played Middle Blocker for Warner Southern College Men's volleyball team for 2 years. Coached volleyball camps at University of Florida and Florida Southern College. Recently graduated from Warner Southern with a Masters in Business Administration.
 

Jen Cuff

Team:  10 National Coach

Jen was a First team all conference Big West player from the University of Nevada (1990, 1991, 1992, 1993 seasons).  She is in her 8th year coaching for Annunciation Catholic Academy (2000-2007) and she previously coached for OVA 2 seasons (2002-2004).  Jen received "Female Coach of the Year" honors from OVA in 2004.  In 2003, she was the Freshmen coach for Lake Brantley High School.  Jen has two daughters that play for OVA - Katelyn (13's) and Lexi (10's).  She thinks she's extremely funny so make sure you laugh at her witty sense of humor :-) 
 

Lindsay Davidson

Team:  Middle Specialty Coach

In her 5th season with OVA, Lindsay is making the transition from an elite coach to a specialty coach.  She is very excited to take on this new role specializing in middles and blocking.  Lindsay was a 4 year starter as a middle blocker, ending her collegiate career at the University of Oregon in 2002.  During her career she earned numerouse awards and was voted the teams Most Valuable Player in 2002. A native of the Pacific Northwest, Lindsay played at an elite level for seven years before venturing south to Florida where she is a proud member of our adult womens team (3 years running) where they clutched the USAV A-division Championship alongside many other OVA coaches.  
 

Team:  13 National Assistant Coach

Team:  15 Asics Head Coach

Stephanie Gibson says her mission is to teach young athletes to love the sport of volleyball, build self esteem and confidence in young women, and use their volleyball experiences to manufacture their life skills.  Coach Gibson is currently a Physical Education Teacher, Assistant Athletic Director, and Head Girls Volleyball Coach at Winter Park High School.  She has been the varsity coach at Winter Park High School (2000-2007) and Miami Sunset (1989-1999).  In 18 years of coaching, Gibson has compiled a career record of 505-82. Gibson’s teams advanced to the FHSAA Regional playoffs in all 18 seasons. Her teams have won 15 conference titles, 15 District Titles, nine Regional titles, and seven State Championship Titles (four as a head coach).  Coach Gibson has been named Florida Dairy Farmer Coach of the Year in 1995, 2004, and 2005. She has been selected to coach the FACA State All-Star Game, and has been named Metro-Conference Coach of the year four times.  In 1989, she took over as the director of the South Florida Volleyball Club, and held that position for twelve years. Currently she is a travel team coach with OVA.  Gibson credits club volleyball for the success of her high school teams.  In addition to her coaching experience, Gibson also played on the collegiate level in two sports.  Coach Gibson earned a Bachelor of Science degree in physical Education at Florida International University, while competing on the Volleyball and Softball Teams.  She is a CAP I certified volleyball coach.  Gibson has served five terms with the FHSAA Volleyball Advisory Committee.

Team: 14 National Head Coach

Team:  12 Asics Head Coach

This will be Mark's 11th year with OVA.  Mark has been a USA Volleyball member since 1968, AVCA member since mid 80's and is currently a Collegiate and USA volleyball referee.  Mark was an assistant/head coach for Rollins College during the late 80's and early 90's.  Mark was Co-Founder of Orlando Gold boys volleyball club where he also coached. 

Team:  15 National Head Coach/16 General Assistant

Maina will be entering her second year coaching with OVA.  Last year, Maina was a senior starter for the University of Central Florida women's volleyball team.  Before transferring to UCF her junior year, Maina played at Independence Community College in Kansas where she earned NJCAA Divison II All-American First Team honors.  Maina is from Brazil where she has played on many different teams. Maina has played volleyball for 17 years.

Team:  16 National Head Coach

Amanda is a former two-year player for OVA.  She went to South Florida CC and now attends UCF.  She has coached three years at Seminole High School and this will be her 4th year coaching with OVA.

Team:  15 General Coach

Vonn is entering his second full year as a coach with OVA after relocating to Orlando from Tampa during the 2006 club season.  While in Tampa, he served as an assistant coach with the Bob Sierra YMCA’s Club Storm for two years with teams ranging in ages from 13 – 16.  Vonn graduated with an Industrial Engineering degree from Georgia Tech where he was a member of the GT Volleyball Club and served as a head volleyball official for campus intramurals.  Vonn has played volleyball for 11 years.
 

Team:  15 National Assistant Coach/16 General Coach

Maialla was born and raised in Sao Paulo, Brazil.  This is her first season with OVA.  Maialla played professional volleyball in France for the 2005-2006 seasons.  She played college volleyball at the University of Arkansas and National American University.  Prior to coming to the USA, Maialla played volleyball for Dayvitt/Barueri Sport Club, Tiete Sport Clube, Ypiranga Esporte Clube in Brazil.  Maialla has many accolades as a left handed setter and will be a great addition to OVA. 
 

Team:  16 General Coach - Blue

This is Jorie’s 4^th year coaching with OVA.  She has worked with both 15’s and 16’s for the organization.  She was the assistant varsity coach at Apopka High School and is currently the JV coach at University High School.  Jorie has been playing and coaching for almost 20 years.  She grew up in the suburbs of Chicago and attended the University of Central Florida.
 

Team:  Trainer

This will be Ron's 2nd year coaching with OVA.  Ron is a CAP I certified volleyball coach and has been playing and coaching volleyball for over 20 years.  Ron began the first boy's volleyball program in Orange County at West Orange High School in the late 80's.  He has coached boys and girls from elementary age to high school, conducted camps for beginner and intermediate players, and was the director and head coach of the Eagles Volleyball Academy.  Ron earned a bachelor's degree in elementary education from SUNY Cortland, a master's degree in educational leadership from Nova University, and a doctorate degree in educational leadership from the University of Central Florida.
 

Team:  10 National Coach

Team:  17 Travel Head Coach

This will be Jason's first year with OVA.  Jason comes to us from Polk Community College as an Assistant Coach (2007) and was a volunteer assistant for LAVA in 2007 as well.  Prior to 2007, Jason was the Assistant Coach for St. Petersburg College and a Technical Coach for Pinellas Heat.  In 1996, Jason was a coach for American River Boys' in Sacramento, CA.  Jason believes strongly in teaching athletes not only the technical part of volleyball but also the mental aspect to attain the greatest results.
 

Team:  17 Asics Assistant Coach

Dee Dee began her coaching career with UCF and served as both an Assistant coach and the Head coach for a total of 5 years.  She has been involved with club volleyball for 10 years and has coached with OVA for 8 of those. 

Team:  15 Asics Assistant Coach

This is Jaime's seventh year coaching for OVA.  In Jaime's 6 years as a USA Volleyball coach, she has attended Nationals 4 out of the 6 years.  Jaime has over 14 years of experience between playing and coaching at various levels (including both playing and coaching currently).  Jaime graduated from Rollins College in 2002 with a Psychology degree.  She was a starter for the Rollins College Tars Volleyball team from 1998-2001 where she still holds records for digs, aces, and kills for performance.  Prior to Rollins, Jaime played for Naperville Central High School in Naperville, Illinois and played several club seasons with Sports Performance.  Jaime's greatest accomplishment thus far in life is being awarded a National medal from the Army Reserve for setting an example as an Outstanding Student-Athlete on and off the court in High School. 
 

Team:  14 General Coach - White 

Team:  16 National Assistant Coach

This will be Sarah's first year coaching at OVA; she played for OVA 3 years before playing for 2 years at Mercer University. Sarah transferred to UCF and earned a degree in Marketing and a minor in Sports Business Management.
 

Team:  Trainer of 13/14s Divisions

Jose served as an assistant coach at Rollins College from 2002 to 2007.  In 2001, as the head coach of the Bishop Moore girls volleyball team,  Jose led his team to a second place finish at the State Championships.  Prior to coming to Orlando, Jose served as an assistant coach for the Women's National Team in Puerto Rico.

Team:  16 General Coach - Red

Tori is currently a Junior at Rollins College pursuing a major in History and a minor in Archaeology. Originally from Rochester, NY, she graduated from Penfield HS and played the majority of her club years with VolleyFX. Tori plays primarily as a libero/devensive specialist however, was a hitter throughout her club years. She began her collegiate career at Troy University, transferring to Auburn University for a year, and has found a home at Rollins College where she will play out her senior season. This will be her first year coaching with OVA.
 

Team:  16 Travel Head Coach

Christina is currently a Senior at Rollins College majoring in International Business.  As a member of the women's volleyball team for the past four years, she was a starter at the middle blocker position.  Prior to Rollins, Christina was a three year letter winner at Winter Park High School.  She was a two year captain, and had the honors of winning the MVP, defensive player, and best hitter awards.  This will be Christina's fourth year coaching with OVA. 

Team: 15 Travel Head Coach

Stephanie was born in Dallas, Texas.  This will be her first year coaching with OVA.  Stephanie is currently a junior starter on the UCF womens' volleyball team.  Prior to playing at UCF, Stephanie played for Alabama - Birmingham.  Stephanie played at O'Connor High and was also a member of Alamo Club Volleyball team.  She was a 2004 Texas Lone Star High Performance Team and lettered in basketball and track and field as well. 

Team:  14 Asics Assistant Coach 

Jessica Skower has been playing and coaching volleyball for over 10 years. Jessica was raised in Naples, Florida. In High School, she played for Naples High and USA South Volleyball Club. She was also a member of Team Florida in 2002 and 2003. In college, she played for Florida State University as a setter/right side while double majoring in Communications and Sports Management. She had the highest GPA on the team and completed over 100 hours of community service. Jessica has won numerous awards for her skills on the court and in classroom including the prestigious Golden Nole Award.  While in college, Jessica coached many camps with the Florida State Volleyball Team. She also traveled around Florida and Georgia coaching numerous volleyball clinics. Jessica  is currently working for Sun Sports/Fox Sports Network as a Marketing Assistant.
 

Team:  10 Asics Coach

Graduated from Barron G. Collier in 1983 and went on to play Div. 1 Volleyball at Stetson University all four years. After graduating in 1987 with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Education, she started her teaching and coaching career in Orlando, Florida. She is currently at Winter Springs High School and has led her Varsity Volleyball Teams to the State Finals five times. Her most proud accomplishment in life is becoming a mother to Sydney 8, Savannah 6 and Slater 18 months. She has coached for OVA since the innaugural season.
 

Team: 13 National Head Coach

Felix has over 15 years of volleyball experience including coaching and playing in Puerto Rico and the USA.  From 1992 through 1997, Felix played professionally in the Puerto Rican National League as an outside hitter.  As a coach, Felix coached with Club AVOLI (PR), Levittown Volleyball Association (PR) and Dorado-Tainas Volleyball Association (PR) and attained various championships with girls' teams aged11-12 thru 17-19.  Before coming to Florida, Felix was the Director for the Mini-Junior Sports Program at Carmen Sol Private School and the Director of Sports for the Recreation and Illegal Drugs Prevention Office.  Prior to his professional career, Felix attended Central University of Bayamon, Puerto Rico. 

Team:  18 Asics Head Coach 

Charles enters his sixth year with the Orlando Volleyball Academy, having spent four of the last five years coaching with the 18 year old teams.  Prior to moving to Orlando, Charles lived in the Philadelphia area, where he coached two years with Villanova University and one year with the University of Pennsylvania, a team which won the Ivy League Championship and qualified for the NCAA D-I Tournament.  Charles has experience coaching all ages, as he has done camps, clinics, and private lessons with students ranging in age from 6 to 50.