Our Team. #RAKIFAM
Meet our team! We collaborate on a common goal and that is YOU! We want the whole process to be smooth, seamless, and tailored to you!

Ashley Lee-Maldonado
RAKI Owner
Volleyball Career:
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Long Beach State Volleyball 2007-2011
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University of Hawaii Beach Volleyball 2011-2012
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Professional NUC Switzerland 2013-2014
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Mater Dei Volleyball Coach
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Accolades:
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Big West Champions 2007-2011
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Quadruple Double 2010
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50 assists, 13 digs, 10 kills, 10 block assists
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Over her career, she joined Misty May as the only 49er setter ever to have over 2,000 assists, 1,000 digs, and 500 kills
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Ranked tenth all-time in school history with 1,404 career assists
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USA Beach
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One of five players to play in every game of every match as a freshman 2007
Masters in Coaching and Athletic Administration
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Holly Toliver
Coach
Volleyball Career:
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Michigan State​
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Trained with the USA National Team
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4x Pro athlete (Peru and Italy)
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Accolades:
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USA Volleyball Collegiate National Team
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Michigan State-All American
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MVP USA Adult Nationals
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Most Aces B1G
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Best opposite in Peruvian League 2017-2018
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Carly Richter
Coach
Volleyball Career:​
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University of California Irvine
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RAKI Senior Coach
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Accolades:​
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AAU National Championship All-Star Team 2017
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2x MVP of the Freeway League
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3x First Team All-League

Brian Garcia
Coach
Volleyball Career:​
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University of California Irvine
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Accolades:
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VolleyballMag.com Fab 50 selection
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Back to back NorCal Championship Team
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Bronze medal USA High Performance Team

Matt Hilling
Seasonal Coach
Volleyball Career:
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Mater Dei High School Coach & Athlete
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USA National Team​
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7x Pro athlete
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Accolades:
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Played in the Netherlands, Austria, Brazil, Sweden, China, Portugal
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Golden West Championship Team
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2021 Top Scorer Israeli Premier League
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Just returned from playing in India

Krystal Lee
Seasonal Coach
Volleyball Career:​
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20+ years coaching experience
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Owner of multiple club teams for 15+ years​
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Worked with athletes from age 6 to collegiate and on
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Director/Owner of Club Green and Gecko Volleyball
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Assistant Coach at Cerritos College
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Director for Sinjin Smith's Oceanside Beach Camps
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USC Camp Clinician
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Accolades:
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Collegiate State Champion 2003
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MVP and All League Honors
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Fun Fact: Krystal is Ashley's sister and they have been coaching together since they were little!
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Jordan Anderson
Seasonal Coach
Volleyball Career:
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Northern Arizona University
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NAU Volleyball Athletics Staff
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Accolades:
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Third all-time in digs in program history with 1,475 digs
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2x Big Sky Defensive Player of the Week
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2x Big Sky All- Academic selection
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Golden Eagle Scholar-Athlete Award
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Mentality training/focused
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Tyler Kulakowski
Coach
Volleyball Career:​
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Long Beach State Men's Volleyball
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Color commentator for Long Beach State Volleyball
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UC Irvine Athletic Department
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Accolades:
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2010 First Team All-American at Huntington Beach High School
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2 time Nationals winner with Balboa Bay Volleyball
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State Champion at Goldenwest College
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I want to give back to the game and help the next generation of players grow and achieve. Licensed CPA

Harlee Kekauoha
Seasonal Coach
Volleyball Career:​
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Professional Volleyball Player
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Switzerland​
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Austria
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University of Hawaii Manoa
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UC Irvine
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Accolades:
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MVP in 2023 Austria Cup
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UCI 3x First Team All-Big West
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Mobiliar Top Scorer in the Swiss League
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Overseas Championship Finals
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Super Cup
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Cup
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League Finals
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Austrian Cup Final​
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Abby Karich
Indoor Coach and Beach Coach
Volleyball Career:​
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Utah University
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Long Beach State
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Indoor and Beach
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Accolades:​
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Los Alamitos High School Athlete of the Year
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CIF Southern Section Player of the Year
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Long Beach Press Telegram Player of the Year
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Prep Volleyball Senior Ace
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Sunset Conference All-Academic team

Hunter Thomas
Seasonal Coach
Volleyball Career:​
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Idaho State University (2020-2022)
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UC Riverside
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Eastern Idaho Volleyball Club 17s Coach
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Accolades:
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2020 Student Athlete of the Year Award
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2018, 2019, 2020: All League Team
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Maura Hayes
Coach
Volleyball Career:
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Long Beach State
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A4 Volleyball Club
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Accolades:
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3x Letterwinner at Dana Hills HS
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Team leader for the 2018 CIF State Playoffs
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All-League Second Team
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Qualified for USA Volleyball Junior National Championships while on the 16U and 17U teams

Patrick Paragas
Seasonal Coach
Volleyball Career:​​
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UC Santa Barbara (2018-2022)
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The Master's University (2023-2024)
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Accolades:
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4x Nationals winner with 949
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3x MVP
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2022 All-American
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I love the game of volleyball and teaching kids what it takes to level up their game. Currently pursuing an MBA and CFP. Financial Advisor

Brandon Hicks
Coach
Volleyball Career:​
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Mater Dei Alum
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UC Santa Barbara Men's Team
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10 years of playing
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Accolades:
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AVCA All-American at UCSB
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5yr Starting Player at UCSB
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I hope that I can pass down the knowledge I've learned from my 10 years of playing and showing the next generation of volleyball players the way the game is supposed to be played. That's what makes me passionate about coaching. Proud Gaucho!

Emily Reinking
Seasonal Coach
Volleyball Career:
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Grand Canyon University
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Irvine Valley College
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Trained at RAKI before committing to college
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Accolades:
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First-ever CCCAA State Championship team (2014)
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27-0 winning record
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Orange Empire Conference Title
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First Team All-Conference
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Notable wins: Beat Hawaii, Nebraska, South Carolina​
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Doctor of Physical Therapy

Shannon Scully
Coach
Volleyball Career:
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Mater Dei Alum
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University of Utah (2017-2018)
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Pepperdine (2018-2021)
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USC (2021-2022)
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Professional Player (TFOC) France (2022-2023)
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Accolades:
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NCAA Beach VB National Champion
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PAC 12 Beach VB Champion
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2x All-WCC First Team
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AVCA All-American
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3x USA Collegiate National Team Member
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Best Receiver in the French Cup

Hayley McCluskey
Coach
Volleyball Career:
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Tesoro High School
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CSU Bakersfield (Indoor and Beach)
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BA in Communications and Masters in Business
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Accolades:​
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NCAA Woman of the Year Award
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First Team All-League
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Top 10 Hitters in CSUB History
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Blue and Gold Award Recipient
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Heart of a Champion Award
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President's Award
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The community that has been brought into my life is something that I will forever be grateful for. As a little girl, it was my dream to play D1 Volleyball and to do it with pride and great character. I love volleyball with my whole entire heart.
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Kendall Sonico
Seasonal Coach
Volleyball Career:
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Kean University
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Head Coach at Warner High School
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Trained at RAKI before committing to college
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Accolades:
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NJAC Conference Champions after 30 years
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Led the team in assists and aces
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Dean's list 2015, 2017, 2018
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Kelly Negron
Seasonal Coach
Volleyball Career:
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University of California Irvine​
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University of North Florida
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Puerto Rican National Team
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Accolades:
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Orange County Register First Team All-Southern Conference
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5th in Big West Conference for assists per set
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Two-time first team All-Southern Conference honoree
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Bailey Darnell
Seasonal Coach
Volleyball Career:
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University of California Irvine​
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San Diego State University
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Accolades:
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First team All-Hawaii 2018
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Graduated as Summa Cum Laude
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Medaled 3rd place in 18's open
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