2024-25 Season
Meet Our Coaches
Coaching assignments are subject to change.

Palmetto Strikers is extremely proud of its coaching staff, and our ability to provide our players with the most experienced staff in the area. Our coaches have Olympic, National, University, and College level coaching experience. Made up of multiple high school head coaches, former collegiate coaches, long time JO coaches, and an amazing group of talented young coaches, you will not find a better roster of great talent. All coaches are background screened, Impact and Safe Sport certified, and are active members of the Positive Coaching Alliance, Art of Coaching, and American Volleyball Coaches Association. To see a coaches bio click their name/level link.   All coaches listed are currently active.  

Note: On a mobile device you may need to swipe left/right to see all the coaches in each row.

; Specialty Coaches
Dani Aquino Recruiting Coordinator	Amir Khaledi Recruiting Liaison
Bethany White Positional Coach Hitters & Passers	Claire Smith Positional Coach Setters	Julia Mabe Strength & Conditioning
Team Coaches
Dani Aquino 18 National Head Coach Recruiting Coordinator	Josh Kaufman 18 Boys Head Coach	Jorge Orozco Position Coach
Dan Owens 18 National Assistant Coach	Louise Hazel 18 Boys Assistant Coach
Amir Khaledi 17 National Head Coach	Colton Youngblood 16 Boys Head Coach
TBA 17 National Assistant Coach	Madison McMahon 16 Boys Assistant Coach
Valarie Cruz 16 National Head Coach	Maike Rasmussen 16-2 Head Coach
Sabina Wang 16 National Co-Head Coach	Ali Guild 16-2 Assistant Coach
Wendy King 15 National Head Coach	Jim McClellan 15-2 Head Coach	Jeremy Carrion 15-3 Head Coach
Liz Buterbaugh 15 National Assistant Coach	Schaely Renfrew 15-2 Assistant Coach	Kelsey Turner 15-3 Assistant Coach
Amir Khaledi 14-1 Head Coach	Christi Crawford 14-2 Head Coach	Maya Wright 14-3 Head Coach
Jay Watterworth 14-1 Assistant Coach	Sheena Lanham 14-2 Assistant Coach	Katelyn Shindler 15-3 Assistant Coach
Jamaica (Hicks) Parker 13-1 Head Coach	Zuri Fenderson 13-2 Head Coach	Julia Mabe 13-3 Head Coach
Noelle Smits 13-1 Assistant Coach	Lyric Scott 13-2 Assistant Coach	Heidi Anderson 13-3 Assistant Coach
Mary Jo Stemple 12-1 Head Coach	Lauryn Unger 12-2 Head Coach
Jen Schilpp 12-1 Assistant Coach	Kiersten Holmes 12-2 Assistant Coach
Academy Coaches
Jim McClellan