Meg Herr
Jamie Hadenfeldt
Sara Bungarz
As Jamie enter her sixteenth season as a coach, she is excited to call NorCal her home for the sixth straight year. She was a three sport athlete at Benicia HS and chose to play volleyball in college at UConn where she majored in Molecular and Cell Biology. As a Husky she was awarded Team MVP, All-Big East Team, AVCA All-Region Team, The Iron Husky Award and Scholar Athlete honors. Sports helped to shape the person she is today. It is these invaluable life lessons – self-confidence, team work, commitment, goal setting and respect – that she hopes to imbue to all the athletes and coaches that she works with at NorCal. While not at NorCal she can be found on staff at Monte Vista High School or chasing her two dogs, Mister Pepper and Dash.
The 2021-2022 season will be Sara's 15th season with NorCal volleyball club. Sara has primarily been our 12 Black coach over the past 14 seasons but has also coached our 13 Black team a handful of times. Sara is a Bay Area native, growing up in Castro Valley where she attended Moreau Catholic High School. After Moreau, Sara continued her volleyball career as a setter at Chabot College and Menlo College where her Oaks squad won back-to-back Cal Pac Championships. Sara has always had a love for coaching. She coached CYO volleyball at Our Lady of Grace from 1999-2008 and has been at NorCal since 2006. One of Sara's favorite parts of coaching is watching the girls develop over the years. It is especially fun for her when her former players come back to coach or help out with her teams at NorCal. When Sara is not coaching, she is busy working for Yahoo!, cheering on the Bay Area Sports teams and enjoying spending time with her brand new twin niece and nephew. Sara is so pumped for this upcoming season and loves her home away from home- NorCal!
Dusty Collins
NorCal Boys Coordinator
I recently celebrated my 25th wedding anniversary with my wife Leslie this past July and now I'm entering my 25th consecutive year as head boys/girls volleyball coach and physical education teacher at Foothill High School. I spent nine of those years from 2011-2019 also taking on the role of Athletic Director. My first indoor volleyball experience came in college where I played on the men's collegiate club team at Humboldt State University. I quickly fell in love with the sport and began coaching middle and high school teams while earning my teaching credential. I believe volleyball is the ultimate team game that allows youth to learn life skills in cooperation and dedication. I've coached at NorCal on and off since 2004 where I've been able to coach both boys and girls (including my daughter Emma and son Casey) at age groups ranging from 14-17. The connections I've built during those high school and club seasons with players, parents, and coaches have definitely been highlights of my career.
Some coaching awards I've earned include: 2019 CA Coaches Association Boys VB Coach of the Year, North Coast Section Honor Coach for both boys and girls, and 2016 NorCal Coach of the Year.
NorCal Juniors Coordinator
Kevin Kramer
NorCal Sand Coordinator
Kevin Kramer enters his second year with NorCal Volleyball Club after spending 12 seasons as the Head Indoor and Beach Volleyball Coach at Gavilan College in Gilory, CA.
During his tenure with Gavilan, Kramer led the Rams to six Conference Championships on the hardwood, 10 consecutive trips to the CCCAA State Regional Playoffs, and two trips to the California State Championship Tournament. Throughout that span, over 40 players from the indoor and beach volleyball programs signed to play at the four-year level, with over 165 academic awards given to players from the two programs. In Fall of 2018, Kramer was selected as the Northern California Community College Volleyball Coach of the Year, and was recognized as the 2018 AVCA Two-Year College Southwest Region Coach of the Year.
In addition to his time with the indoor program at Gavilan, he also served as the 1st Head Coach for the Gavilan College Beach Volleyball program. During his tenure, the program was represented by at least one pairs team in every State Tournament, was home to the 2017 Northern California Pairs Champions, and qualified for the State Final Four Team Championship in 2018. With Beach Volleyball emerging at the four-year level at this time, Kramer helped place numerous players at the four-year level, with five former players capturing National Championships with their Universities. In his free time, Kevin also served as the Club Director and 18's coach for Adrenaline/Rush Volleyball Club for the majority of his time in Gilroy, and also served as the President of the California Community College Coaches Association for over five years.
Kramer recently made the tough decision to leave Gavilan College to accept the Dean of Health, Kinesiology and Athletics position at Chabot College in Hayward, where he oversees the Gladiator Athletic Department, and all of the Allied Health programs at the college.
Recruiting Coordinator
Mackenzie Draper
MacKenzie returns to NorCal for her 3rd year of coaching. Involved with both our girls and boys program, MacKenzie is excited for what the 2022 indoor season has to offer. Previously MacKenzie played for NorCal as a DS/Libero, but converted to a setter entering high school. She joined the Cal Poly Women's Club Volleyball team in 2016 and there won two national titles as a starting setter. MacKenzie has found a passion for coaching within these past few years and enjoys pushing the potential out of each player she mentors. MacKenzie looks to her players to find small victories within their game – to build on their abilities both physically and mentally by putting their best foot forward every time they step on the court.
Jose Aguayo
Athletic Performance Coach