SVC Staff

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 Annie developed a love for volleyball during middle school. She played volleyball in middle school at Sarasota Christian, and high school at Cardinal Mooney. As well she was apart of Suncoast volleyball club for many years. She began playing beach volleyball when she was 14 and was fortunate enough to take her love to Florida State University and be a member of the beach volleyball team there. Annie was blessed to be apart of four national Championship appearances and was runner-up in 2014 and 2016. She has been coaching volleyball indoor and beach for 8 plus years. Annie is currently coaching J.V. Indoor Volleyball at The Classical Academy, High school beach volleyball at Riverview High School and she is the owner and Director of SRQ beach Volleyball.

Jeff was the Director and founder of Suncoast Volleyball Club and led the organization for 11 years.  He has 25 years of coaching volleyball experience including 10 years as varsity volleyball coach at The Out-of- Door Academy.  In addition, he has coached Middle School, JV Volleyball, and youth volleyball over the past 15 years. As a USA Volleyball Club coach, Jeff has coached 10U, 11U, 12U, 13U, 14U, and 15U teams.  

Jeff has a Bachelors Degree in Physical Education and is finishing up his masters in Athletic Administration and Coaching Leadership at Concordia at Irvine. He has been an elementary physical education teacher for 27 years. Jeff has USA Volleyball Impact 1, Coaches Accreditation Program I and II, and Beach Impact Coursework.

Jeff is the pioneer of the Volley Totz and Volley Kidz Programs within the Sarasota area and thrives on making success possible for athletes of all ages and skill levels.  His belief is to teach “the game” of volleyball to athletes of all ages and to make all practices, games, and activities fun, exciting, and competitive. 

Josh grew up in Sarasota and attended Riverview High School where he met his wife, Missy.  He is a father of 3 and now teaches at chemistry Riverview.  He began his teaching career at Brookside Middle School where he was the assistant coach for the school's volleyball team for 2 years.  After five years teaching at Brookside he took a teaching position at Riverview where he served as the coach of the freshmen team for several years.  He enjoys running, fishing, and mountain biking.  

Mark has been a volleyball enthusiast for many years, as a player, parent, and coach. As a player, Mark started playing indoor volleyball while in college. He continued to play for many years including stints with the Vanderbilt and Michigan college club teams, as well as years of USAV regional/national tournaments. Outdoor, Mark has played a lot of beach doubles and can often be found playing at Siesta Key or Bee Ridge Park. As a parent, all 3 of Mark and Sue’s children have played club and school volleyball, so he understands that aspect very well. Lastly, Mark has coached both indoor and beach teams, ranging from juniors to high school to adults. Most recently, since taking early retirement and relocating to Sarasota from Indianapolis, Mark is the Assistant Varsity Coach at Riverview High School, Head Beach Coach at Sarasota Christian School, and last season was the Head coach of  SVC’s 18s travel team.

Coach Garcia has extensive experience coaching volleyball at every level both on the interscholastic, and club level and two years as volunteer coach with Capital University in Ohio. He has a Master’s Degree from the University of Mississippi, a Master’s Degree from Ohio University and a Bachelor's Degree from Universidad Sagrado Corazon, Santurce, Puerto Rico.  

He is an active member of the American Volleyball Coaches Association, USA Volleyball, National Interscholastic Athletic Administrators Association and the National Intramural-Recreational Sports Association.

Interscholastic Experience includes: Head Varsity Coach Melrose HS (TN), Head Varsity Coach Overton HS (TN), Head JV Coach St. George's Independent School (TN), and Assistant Varsity Coach St. George's Independent School (TN).

Club Experience includes: Assistant Coach ELITE 17U (OH), Head Coach TCA Ohio 14U, Head Coach COMO 13U (MO), Head Coach VIPER 11U (TN), Head Coach VIPER 17U, Head Coach Memphis Metro 15U (TN), Head Coach Memphis Metro 17U, Head Coach Memphis Volleyball Academy 15U and Head Coach Caparra Country Club 16U (PR). 

He just moved to Bradenton Florida and took over the Saint Stephens Episcopal HS Volleyball Program.

Jorge was born and raised in Puerto Rico.

From a very young age he excel in basketball and volleyball. He continued to play basketball while attending college in the University of Puerto Rico. Where he graduated from a bachelors in Human Resources Management. From being an avid player he became an assistant coach to both his daughters in the Pequeñas Indias Volleyball Club. In 2007 his U11 team participated in the Disney Classic where they one 1st place in the Yellow Division. In 2014, he relocated with his family to Sarasota, where he now works as a mail-carrier for the USPS and enjoys the area beaches with his family. Jorge continues to assist the young volleyball players in the area, unlock their skills of the game.