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. Â

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
14U Boys AA

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