Meet the Coaches
& Staff

Staff

Ken Li
President

Apex is a community (or dare I say family) that prides itself on the relationships formed between athletes.  The medals and championships are secondary to the connections that have been formed within our organization.  People have met lifelong friends and even life partners as members of our club.  Bonds extend to the coaching staff, which is made up mostly of proud alumni wanting to share their experiences and expertise with the next generation of Apex athletes.

Aaron Lock
Vice-President

Apex was founded in 2005 by people who were actively involved in the sport as athletes and coaches for years before that.  We have members who are involved in all areas of volleyball from coaching, refereeing, and governance. Much of our staff have been with the club for several years.  

Chanh Vuong
Vice-President

We see Apex as more than a volleyball club.  We aim to build individuals that excel under stress, are valuable members of a fun and successful team, and are leaders on and off the court.  That said, Apex has always connected members of the community together and it’s always been a goal that these relationships strengthen and last beyond ‘high school sport’.  Apex is like our second family, and we are proud of the connections we build here.

Alex Pappas
Technical Director

Apex is a place where people can get together to share in volleyball. Apex has a laid-back atmosphere that cares more about the kids and coaches than anything else. When you look at rec leagues or rec tournaments, the majority of the participants are people who were involved with Apex in one way or another. I have not seen a club in BC that has more of their athletes playing when they are finished with club volleyball than Apex has. That says a lot about how much Apex athletes love volleyball and how much Apex helps grow that love.

Boys Coaches


Ross Ballard

14U Boys A

Irene Cheng

14U Boys A


Kat Itakura

14U Boys A

Brandon Chin
Brandon Chin

14U Boys AA

Michael Tran COACH
Michael Tran

14U Boys AA

Eric Zhang

15U Boys

Jin Sun Cho

15U Boys

Edgar Dumandan

15U Boys

Lucas Chang

15U Boys

Kristi Wong

15U Boys

Billy Chen

16U Boys

Andrew Lo

16U Boys


Jimmy Loc

16U Boys

Andy Chung

17U Boys

Tommy Dinh

17U Boys


Steven Trinh

17U Boys


James Fong

17U Boys

Harry Xu

18U Boys

Andre Rosen

18U Boys


Cameron Beck

18U Boys

Girls Coaches

Zhi Su

13U Girls

Olivia Matsui

14U Girls

Kevin Chu

14U Girls

Ashley Steele

15U Girls A


Ricky Lee

15U Girls A


Geoffrey Yip

15U Girls A

Makoto Tanaka

15U Girls AA

Sakae Tanaka

15U Girls AA

Lawrence Liu

16U Girls A

Perry Chiu

16U Girls A

Baris Akbulut

16U Girls AA

Nick Lee

16U Girls AA

Aaron Lock

17U Girls

Don Nguyen

17U Girls

Jonathan Leung

17U Girls

Kim Or

18U Girls

Steve Sung

18U Girls


Kim Truong

18U Girls

Selena Tam

18U Girls

Byron Fok

18U Girls