Playing Experience:
Coach Will Turner has played volleyball at various levels for over 25 years.

Coaching Experience:
Coach Turner enters his 13th year as a Head Coach and his 20th year overall. He is in his 4th year with RISE Volleyball Club and is currently the Head Coach at North Medford High School.

Personal:
Coach Turner prides himself on being a good person, husband, father and coach. His wife and kids mean the world to him! He is a sports fanatic because he enjoys competition. Currently, he loves volleyball and golf the most. He loves spending time with his family. Whether it’s just dinner, games or any special event! Respect, Family, Love!!!!

Playing Experience:
Coach Tessa Zimmermann enters her 2nd with RISE Volleyball Club and her 5th year coaching overall. She has coached in many camps and clinics here in Southern Oregon with RVVC and SOU volleyball outside of RISE. She also assists with leading local boys and girls club teams and high school clinics with West Albany.

Coaching Experience:
Coach Tessa Zimmermann is a current Southern Oregon Raider, playing in her Junior season both in indoor and beach volleyball. Before SOU, Tessa attended West Albany High School where she became a state champion in 2021. Receiving recognition in many ways: First Team all-league, First Team all-state (Highschool),
First Team All-American (Collegiate Beach Volleyball), First team all-Conference (CCC beach volleyball), 2x CCC defender of the Week (Indoor Volleyball). Zimmermann also played club volleyball for NPJ from the age of 12-18 and competed at the highest level possible in club volleyball for many years. Playing on 18 Forefront and many other nationals team with high level players.

Personal:
Coach  Tessa loves anything outside in the sun! Boating with her family, camping, hiking, swimming, going to the beach, paddleboarding, etc.! She also enjoys watching basketball, football and volleyball in her free time and relaxing with family and friends! Tessa also works as a barista when she is not at school or playing volleyball. Originally from Albany, OR, Tessa is the daughter to two loving parents Todd and Tracy Zimmermann. She also has an older brother who currently plays basketball for Corban University. The Zimmermann’s have two awesome labs at home who love to play and snuggle!

Coaching Experience:
Coach Ososke enters her 5th year with RISE Volleyball Club and her 8th season coaching overall. She brings experience from every level of the game, including collegiate, high school, club, and beach volleyball. From 2021–2022, she served as an Assistant Coach at Rogue Community College, where the team advanced to the second round of playoffs and nine of twelve athletes continued their careers at four-year universities. Most recently, she spent the 2024 fall season as the Varsity Assistant Coach at Ashland High School, helping guide the team to multiple all-league honors, including the Libero of the Year. Coach Ososke began her coaching career in 2019 as an Assistant Coach for Basin Bombers Volleyball Club, working with former OIT Head Coach Andrew Clifton. She has also led RISE’s high school and middle school tryout prep clinics this summer, and currently assists Paul Elliott with the club’s fall tryout prep sessions.

Playing Experience:
Coach Ososke played college volleyball at the Oregon Institute of Technology, before transferring to Southern Oregon University and finishing her career with one season of beach volleyball. She graduated from Beaverton High School, where she was a three year varsity letterman and served as team captain during both her junior and senior seasons. Ososke earned 6A Metro League Honorable Mention as a junior and was named to the Third Team All-League as a senior. A multi-sport athlete, she also earned multiple varsity letters in basketball. During her club career, Ososke competed for two of CEVA’s top programs—Athena Volleyball Club and Oregon Juniors Volleyball Academy (OJVA).

Personal:
Off the court, Coach Ososke is a Certified Nursing Assistant with plans to apply to Nursing School this winter. She hopes to pursue a career in either pediatric oncology or prosthetics. In her free time, she enjoys camping, golfing, and trying new recipes.

Coaching Experience:
Coach Woodard enters her 3rd year with RISE Volleyball Club and her 3rd year coaching overall. She has coached in many camps and clinics, and outside of RISE, she currently coaches at College of the Siskiyous for indoor volleyball and beach volleyball.

Playing Experience:
Coach Woodard is a former junior college player that transferred to a four year university. She played for College of the Siskiyous from 2020-2023. She led her team in both assists and assists per set both seasons. She earned First Team All conference and Honorable mention in her seasons. After College of the Siskiyous she transferred to Mississippi Valley State University where she played her senior season from 2023-2024. Prior to MVSU and COS, Coach Woodard played for Crater High School where she earned Third Team All League her senior year.

Personal:
Coach Woodard loves being outdoors, especially in the summer. She loves any water activity, hiking, swimming, paddle boarding, and chasing waterfalls. She lives in Northern California but spends most of her weekends in the Rogue Valley with her parents and two cats, Berkley and Oakley. 

Coaching Experience:
Coach Elliott enters his 5th year with RISE Volleyball Club. He has coached for over four decades, and currently serves as Head Coach for the beach volleyball program at Southern Oregon University (OR), a pioneering program launched in 2022-23.

Prior to the beach volleyball role, he spent 16 seasons (1991-2006) guiding the Raiders’ indoor volleyball program, compiling a record of 381-166 (.697) and becoming the winningest volleyball coach in Southern Oregon history. During that tenure he led the team to four conference championships, four regional championships, and from 2001-2004 made the program’s first four NAIA national tournament appearances. 

He returned to helm the beach volleyball program with the goal of building a new legacy and establishing national contention in the sand.

Playing Experience:
Coach Elliott was active on the beach volleyball circuit, achieving a AAA player rating with the Association of Volleyball Professionals from 1985-87.  He later served as athletic director and head volleyball coach at Santa Catalina School in Monterey, California from 2009 onward, and as assistant athletic director and head coach at Notre Dame High School (Salinas) in Salinas, California.

Personal:
Coach Elliott is an alum of Chico State University, and in 2011 was inducted into the Southern Oregon University Sports Hall of Fame in recognition of his coaching achievements. Outside of volleyball, he remains passionately involved in developing the sport through camps, clinics, and private instruction — especially on the sand.

Coaching Experience:
Coach Megan Bartling enters her 7th year with RISE and 13th year coaching overall. She is currently the Varsity Assistant Coach for North Medford High School after serving in various capacities for North Medford since 2021. 

Playing Experience:
Coach Megan played four years of volleyball at North Medford High School and was an All-Conference Middle. She then competed collegiately at Southern Oregon University, earning her starting spot as a freshman. During her time at SOU she earned first-team All-CCC, All-American accolades and SOU All Decade as a middle blocker.

Personal:
Coach Megan loves spending time with her boy, Archie, and hanging out with her close friends exploring new places. On Megan’s down time you will find her playing video games to escape. It’s one weird thing that a lot of people don’t know that she does. Megan also loves to cook and experiment with different foods. No she is not a foodie, but does LOVE food. She is also starting to gain patience for baking! 

Coaching Experience:
Coach Carlin Stroud enters her 2nd year with RISE Volleyball Club and her 3rd year coaching overall, with experience in both club and school ball. She is the Rogue Community College Women’s Volleyball Assistant Coach and Talent Middle School’s 6/7th Varsity Head Coach. 

Playing Experience:
Coach Carlin played collegiate volleyball at Lane Community College (LCC) and Southern Oregon University (SOU). At LCC, Stroud led the Titans to consecutive top-five NWAC finishes while earning All-NWAC South Region First Team and All-Star honors both years. While competing at SOU, she helped the Raiders earn a spot in the NAIA National Championships and finished a top 25 team in the NAIA in 2023. In high school, Coach Stroud was a three-year varsity athlete and helped lead her team to two runs in the 5A state quarterfinals where she received all-conference and all-state honors. In club, she helped her team earn a bid and compete at the 2018 USAV GJNC.

Personal:
Coach Carlin has a Bachelor of Science in Communication, minor in Sociology & Anthropology, and a Certificate in Conflict Management & Mediation. She is also pursuing a Graduate Degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling. She is an outdoor enthusiast and loves to ski, hike, ride horses, and paddleboard.

Coaching Experience:
Coach Schauffler enters his 2nd year with RISE Volleyball Club and his 9th year coaching overall. Over the past four years, he has had the privilege of serving as the head volleyball coach at Eagle Point High School, helping rebuild a program that’s full of heart, grit, and potential. When he first stepped into the role in 2021, the team was searching for confidence and direction — they hadn’t won a match in three years. That season, they celebrated their first win and their first league victory in four seasons, a moment that reignited belief in what Eagle Point volleyball could be.

The following year, in 2022, they made an incredible leap — earning a spot in the state playoffs for the first time since 2009. Then in 2023, they did it again, marking back-to-back playoff appearances for the first time since 1995 and 1996. Even more rewarding than the wins has been watching the players grow — both on and off the court. Three of their athletes have gone on to play college volleyball, with two currently competing at Oregon Tech and Montana State University Billings.

Personal:
Off the court, Schauffler was a teacher for 24 years in various subjects, but most recently in Strength and Conditioning. This year, he took a position as a VP at Cascade Christian High School. He has spent his entire career coaching — volleyball, football, baseball, softball, and basketball. He has been married for 24 years to his wife, Natoshua, and they have three wonderful daughters who have all played volleyball — Makynlee (19), Blakely (17), and Ainsley (14). They enjoy camping and boating and anything else in the outdoors.

Coaching Experience:
Coach Katie Spradley enters her 2nd year at RISE Volleyball Club and her 4th year of coaching overall. She has been playing volleyball for 10 years.

Playing Experience:
Coach Katie attended Grants Pass High School and competed there as a 4 year varsity player. She then went on to play her first year of college volleyball for Orange Coast College in Costa Mesa, California.

Personal:
Coach Katie is currently a student athlete who is studying Communications. She loves anything where she gets to be social and meet new people. She also enjoys anything outdoors, especially exploring new places!

Coaching Experience:
Coach Jess enters her 3rd year at RISE Volleyball Club and 6th year coaching overall. 

The first team Coach Jess ever coached was a 12u team her senior year of high school! She went on to coach at youth camps and clinics while playing in college. After graduating college, she was the 1st assistant coach for SOU under Josh Rohlfing, they won the CCC Championship, placed 1st in the conference, and made it to nationals for the first time. Murrey coached the 2010 CCC Player of the Year, 3 All-Conference selections, and 1 All-Conference honorable mention.

Playing Experience:
Coach Jess started playing club VB in 5th grade, playing on an 8th-grade team. She started as a freshman at North Medford High School. Then finished the last two years of high school at Ashland High School, where she and her bff Lindsey Stone (Gatorade player of the year) co-captained the team that beat Central Catholic and won a 4A state championship in 2005, making history as the first volleyball team south of Salem to win the championship. Coach Jess was recruited to play D1 at UNLV as a setter/hitter, but played outside hitter from 2006-2009. In 2007, she helped her team win the Mountain West Conference (BYU, Colorado State, Utah…) and make it to the NCAA tournament.

Coach Jess’s mom was a D1 Volleyball player out of Oregon State. After Jess interrupted her junior year, her mom (Merri) moved back home to play and coach at SOU. Merri coached summer camps with the famous John Dunning and adopted his techniques. She went on to be one of the greatest coaches in the Rogue Valley. She was also a single mom, which meant Jess went to all the practices and was raised on the court with a volleyball in her hands. 

Collegiate Accolades:

In 2008, she was honored as UNLV’s Most Outstanding Female Athlete, recognizing both her athletic contribution and her academic performance. She was a four-time MWC Scholar-Athlete. In 2008, she was named to four all-tournament teams: at the ASU Sheraton Classic, the UNLV Invitational, the Oregon Classic, and the Denver Invitational. At the 2008 UNLV Scholar-Athlete Luncheon, she won the Top Sports Award— given to the student-athlete in her sport with the highest GPA. She was named to the ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District 8 First Team in 2007 & 2008. 

High School Accolades:

Named to the all-conference team all four years; earned first team all-conference in her sophomore, junior, and senior seasons. All-state honors: first team in 2005, second team in 2004, third team in 2003. Led Ashland High to the Oregon 4A State Championship in her senior season (team went 34–1, 14–0 in conference). Captain of the 2005 CEVA Regional High Performance Team. Recipient of the State Team Sportsmanship Award. Named to the All-State Tournament First Team. 

Personal:
Coach Jess is a Southern Oregon kid, born and raised. She used to work for the world’s largest  international peacebuilding organization with HQ of Washington D.C.. She trained young activists and the movement leaders in war-torn countries all over the world. Now she is the CEO and Co-Founder of Wicked Saints studios, a venture-backed tech startup, empowering the next generation to build a better world and live a happier life through gameplay, storytelling, and positive psychology. Raising over $5M in venture capital, Jess is one of the first 100 Black women founders in history who have ever raised $1 million or more.

Professional awards:

Emmy Award-winning storyteller | 2024 winner of BTA "Force of Good Award"| 2023Top 34 Female Founders to Watch by American Business Journals| 2020 The Game Awards' Future Class | 2025 “TrailblazHER Award” GameHER Awards.

She’s married to her favorite person on the planet, Jerryck, who is also a former D1 athlete turned entrepreneur. They have two amazing kiddos, Lincoln and Landon. Linc is the reason Jess dusted off her coaching skills.

This bio makes her sound really intense, but she swears she’s super chill.  For fun, you’ll find her nose buried in a novel —fantasy, sci-fi, or thrillers (nothing that would help her personal growth in any way). She also loves hiking and playing sand volleyball when she has time. Just don’t ask her to be on your city league team; she’s retired from indoor. No, she doesn’t do it all. Her house is always a hot mess, her husband cooks, her daughter decorates, her mom and grandma help with the kids—teamwork makes the dream work:)

Coaching Experience:
Coach Kristina Alvarez enters her 3rd year as a Coach for RISE Volleyball Club. She has coached over many years outside of RISE starting at Crater High School, Scenic Middle School and currently at Cascade Christian Middle School. She has coached volleyball, basketball, softball and track over the years but currently coaches volleyball and track & field.

Playing Experience:
Coach Kristina played volleyball at Southeast Missouri State University. Prior to that she was an all-state athlete from Neoga, Illinois for volleyball and softball and enjoyed also playing basketball and running/jumping on the track team.

Personal:
Coach Kristina enjoys pushing herself and players to be better all-around athletes on the court/track.  She enjoys trail running and reading. She has four children who all play different sports, so spends the majority of her time coaching them and/or watching them compete in swimming, basketball, baseball, volleyball and track & field. She met her husband Tim Alvarez at Southeast Missouri State where Tim was an All-American baseball player and who played pro-baseball in the Giants organization. They have lived and run family businesses in the Rogue Valley since 2006.