North Shore Stars
Volleyball Club


Coaches & Staff

Dori Van Stolk
Club President and U14 Coach

Dori is NCCP Level 2 certified. She played volleyball since age 12 right up to a championship provincial team level in her younger days. She has coached junior high school teams and at Jasper Volleyball Camp many years ago, and most recently coached Grade 9 and Sr teams at Handsworth High School. She founded the Stars Volleyball Club in 2007 with a U14 team.

Dori is a registered nurse by profession, specializing in pediatrics for many years. She has an MA in leadership and holds leadership position at BC Children’s Hospital, She is also a Certified Executive Coach, also from Royal Roads University. Coaching youth girls in volleyball is a privilege.

Chris Spence
U17/18 Coach

"Coaching volleyball is more than just teaching the sport, it is teaching life skills, showing young athletes examples of how to make the right choices in life."

Chris fell in love with volleyball shortly after being cut from his high school team (true story). He has been coaching both females and males for the past 23 years at different levels: high school, club, regional, and collegiate.

Chris played four years of college varsity volleyball. He was the co-founder and coach of the Blues Volleyball Club from 2002-2010 and is in the process of completing his Level 3 NCCP. Chris works for the City of Vancouver as a Field Service Engineer.

Kristie Lum
U17/18 Coach

Kristie has played volleyball at a competitive level for 10 years. She has just recently graduated from Capilano University where she studied Human Kinetics. She was an assistant coach with the STA senior girls volleyball team this past season, and has previously coached with the Blues volleyball club as well.

Kristie played four years of Collegiate volleyball for the Blues where she worked her way to become the starting Libero and team captain. She helped lead the Blues to two consecutive Provincial Bronze medals. In her club days, Kristie previously played for BCO (2001-2004) and Blues volleyball club (2005-2007) where she achieved both a Div 1 National Championship in 2003 and a Div 2 National Championship in 2007.

Kristie is currently working at Lynn Valley Orthopedic and Sports Physiotherapy Center and is a C-SEP Certified Personal Trainer. She is looking forward to working with the U17/U18 girls this season providing and possibly furthering some of them to a post secondary career!

Wesley Webb
U17/18 Coach

Wes is the associate coach for the men's volleyball program at Capilano University and has his Level 2 certification. His playing experience includes Douglas College (2004-2007) and Capilano University (2008 -2010).

He was named the Most Skilled Player and MPV while at Douglas College. He has served as head coach of Coquitlam Beach Train and Play, head coach of Blues U18 Girls (2009-2010) and head coach of Focus U17/18 Girls (2007-2009).

Lydia Law
U16 Coach

Volleyball has been a big part of Lydia’s life. She developed her love of the game in elementary school and played throughout high school. She coached boys' volleyball at David Thompson Secondary while in university. Lydia began coaching girls volleyball, first with Focus Volleyball Club, then joined the Stars in 2008. She has coached teams at the U14 to U17 level in the past 4 club seasons, as well as the Juvenile and Junior teams at Handsworth Secondary. Lydia is NCCP Level 1 certified and finishing up her Level 2.

She is a marketing professional by day having worked for a number of companies persuading folks to buy everything from airline tickets to donuts to chequing accounts.

Norm Law
U16 Coach

Norm has been an avid volleyball player since taking up the sport in his early adult years. He has played on numerous teams and still plays recreationally for both outdoor and indoor teams. He began coaching with the Focus volleyball club, taking the U14 girls team to a gold medal at the Provincials. In 2008, Norm joined the Stars and has coached the U14, U15 (Silver medal) and U16 (Bronze medal) teams. He is a Level 1 NCCP certified coach and working on his Level 2. In his other life, Norm works in the world of technology and is a whiz when it comes to anything computerish.

Don Jordan
U15 Coach

Don has been playing volleyball for over 40 years. He has had the opportunity to be part of a provincial team for the Canada Games as well as being the captain of a college team that won two provincial championships. He has played various levels of volleyball from Men’s’ Open Club to Co-ed recreational.

Don's coaching experience includes elementary school, junior girls high school and assistant coach with a men’s college team. This is Don’s third year with the Stars, having assisted Norm with the U16s and coached the U17s last year. Don is a Level 1 NCCP certified coach and is currently completing his Level 2 certification.

Tamara Spence
U15 Coach

"Coaching for me is the enjoyment of witnessing the development of a player as an athlete and a person -- creating skills for on and off the court to be used throughout our lives."

Tamara is Level 2 NCCP certified and has former club and varsity playing experience indoor as well as beach, grass and indoor recreation play. She has been involved in coaching for 13 years at both the high school and club volleyball and helped coach at the BC Summer Games Zone 5 womens volleyball as a head or assistant coach from 1998 to 2004. She was the co-founder and coach of the  Blues Volleyball Club from 2002 to 2010. After taking a year off from club to be with her two young boys, she is eagerly returning to coaching.

Tarmara is a registered nurse as profession with specialties in ER and ICU.

Sandy Hancock
U15 Assistant Coach

Sandy has been with the Stars from 2007 when the Club started out, and has coached U14 and U15 as well as the Youth League. She has coached Elementary school grades 6 and 7, and at Handsworth Secondary school, grades 8 through 10.

In her younger days, Sandy was an avid volleyball enthusiast playing indoor and outdoor ball, predominantly beach doubles and triples. More recently, she has taken part in outdoor (recreational level) 6s, usually with her husband Bruce and daughters Mariah and Alexis.

Sandy is currently the Director of the Whitecaps Foundation, where she raises funds and helps support all the amateur athletic soccer programs run by the Whitecaps Development department. In her spare time, she enjoys Irish dancing and step dance; she is currently the PAC Chair at Handsworth Secondary school.

Karen Martin
U14 Coach

This is Karen's second year coaching with the Stars. She has coached girls' volleyball on the North Shore, both school teams and club teams, for nine years. For the last two school seasons, she has coached at Handsworth.

Karen played volleyball on her high school team, on a Provincial high school team, for UBC in 1979 to 1984 (mostly JV, but some Varsity) and then Women's Club Volleyball, followed by many years of co-ed rec ball. She has her Level 2 Technical National Certification in volleyball.

Karen is passionate about the importance of team sport to teenage girls and is thrilled to be able to coach with the wonderful coaching and club admin team at the North Shore Stars. Karen has two grown daughters who she is very happy will also be coaching with the Stars this season. When she is not on the volleyball court, you can find Karen practising construction law as a partner at FMC Law.

Natalie Ranspot
U14 Coach

Natalie is excited about the chance to assist in coaching the Stars U14s. She is looking forward to passing her enthusiasm for volleyball and teamwork on to a new group of players. Go Stars!

Natalie has been playing volleyball since Grade 8. She played on her school team and on a club team throughout high school, and continued to play intramural volleyball during her four years at McGill University. Natalie is currently working in Human Resources, and plans to attend law school in the near future. Natalie’s other interests include music and travel.

Tamara Ranspot
U14 Assistant Coach
U16 Assistant Coach

Tamara is very excited to be joining the Stars as an assistant coach with the U14s and U16s. Volleyball has been a passion of hers for most of her life and she is enthusiastic about helping to foster that same love for the game in new players.

Tamara played competitively on school and club teams throughout high school and continued to play rec ball while completing her undergraduate degree in Montreal. Tamara assisted with the U14 and U15 Stars at the end of last club season, coached the Handsworth Grade 9s alongside Lydia and Karen this past fall, and is working on her NCCP Level 1 certification.

Currently, when not coaching, Tamara is working in hopes of returning to school to pursue a Masters degree, and in her spare time enjoys reading, music, travel, and playing sports including (of course!) volleyball, soccer, and basketball. 

Junior Coaches

Carli Van Stolk

I have played both school and club volleyball for the past five years, and have attended numerous camps that can trace back to seven years ago. Our senior volleyball team at Handsworth has won the provincial championship title over the past three years, and I was a part of the last two seasons. Next year, I plan on carrying on with my life at Dalhousie University in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Outside of volleyball, I enjoy travelling, reading, and spending time with friends and family.

Alexis Dutnall

I am in grade 12 at Handsworth secondary school. I plan to go on to university in the Maritimes next year, pursuing a career in the arts field. I’ve played many sports throughout my schooling; although I’ve enjoyed the competition I’ve recently realized I enjoy the learning, the experience and people more than the winning and losing. I played BCO from grade 7 to grade 10, then in grade 11 I switched to the Stars. I have played on my high school team (Handsworth) all 5 years.

Gill Brownlow

I am a graduating student at Argyle Secondary. Next year I am planning on going to university, aspiring to one day have a career in business. I have played volleyball (school and club) for about 6 or 7 years and I am very excited to get involved in the coaching world. Some of my favourite things to do besides play volleyball are travel and play music.

Administration

Robyn Crisanti

Robyn has a passion for volleyball because she knows it is can be a life-long sport for any level of player. She played volleyball through high school in Asia as well as for the McGill Marlets. She has coached grade 6 and 7 teams for several years as well as assisted with the Handsworth Grade 8 team, BCO U14s, Power West U15s and Stars U14s. In 2010, she was head coach of the Handsworth Grade 9 team. Robyn is NCCP Level 1 certified.

Robyn works for the Law Society of British Columbia as the communications manager. She holds a BA in psychology, an MBA in marketing and is an accredited business communicator.

Margie Rosling
Youth League Volunteer
 
 

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