Candidate Information
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Name
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Personal Comments
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Lisa Bliss
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I played for Dixie Collins and Charles Ezigbo when NOVA
was called Fairfax Volleyball. My last few years of high school I played
for Dean Shumway at NVVA. I went on to play Division III at Mary Baldwin
College in Staunton, VA. Last year I got into coaching and coached the
NVVA Fairfax 16B team. It was my first year and quite the challenge!
Last summer I attended CAP I. I was the assistant
coach at McLean H.S. last fall. Volleyball is a real passion for me; I
enjoy making this a great experience for the players and their families.
Currently I am assistant coach to the Select 17 team at NVVA as well as
a Director of the Support Division at NVVA.
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Julie Briggs
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I have been involved with Chesapeake activities for several
years now. I have served as the WAA and the WBB/B Division Coordinator;
coordinated the AAVO Fellowships; rated scorekeeper candidates; have taught
scorekeeper recertification clinics; and most recently served as the Vice
President whose primary role is to plan and execute the Regional Championships.
I was also part of the Task Force that developed the Adult Division Split
Pilot Program. So far most feedback has been positive and I hope
that we can further improve that program.
I play and team rep for two adult women’s teams and rep
for my husband’s team as well. I also serve as the club director for one
of the larger adult clubs (9 teams). We have hosted many tournaments over
the years including two Fellowships and 13 tournaments during the 2005
season.
I have worn many hats and can offer several different
prospectives while working with the Board, including player, team rep,
volunteer, official, and tournament host. My personal goal while
working on the Board is to develop better communication with the membership
so that your voice will be heard at Board meetings. I hope that we can
provide more surveys and focus groups and other mechanisms for you to speak
out, so that we can develop new programs and improve existing programs
to serve our diverse and ever-changing membership.
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Steve Burinsky
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I have been an active participant in the Chesapeake Region
since the mid-1980’s. During that time, I have played in the Men’s B, Men’s
BB, and Men’s A Divisions and have served as the team representative for
several seasons. Since the late 1980’s, I have been certified and active
as a referee in good standing, working regularly as a non-playing referee
and rating provisional referee candidates at fellowship and regular-season
tournaments. I am currently certified as a USA National Referee.
Over the past six years as a Director, I have served as
Vice President, with primary responsibility for the Regional Championships,
and Eligibility Chair, with primary responsibility for resolving issues
with respect to team and individual eligibility. I have also managed CHRVA’s
email presence at CHRVA.org and edited the CHRVA Handbook.
Professionally, I am an electrical engineer with 25 years
of experience. I hold a Bachelor of Science Degree in Electrical Engineering
from Drexel University and a Master of Science Degree in Communications
Theory from the George Washington University.
I look forward to continuing my service to the membership
of the Chesapeake Region.
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Lisa DiGiacinto
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I have been a member of the Chesapeake region since 1982.
I have had the opportunity to be a part of our volleyball community in
many different capacities. I started out as an adult player. I then began
coaching in the junior program and I am still very active in this aspect
of volleyball.
Current Activities:
• Member CHRVA Board of Directors
• Secretary CHRVA
• Junior Ethics and Rules Chair
• Junior Club Director and Coach
• CHRVA Region National Junior Representative
I feel I have a very thorough knowledge of the challenges
in our region and am able to look at issues from various points of interest.
I would like the opportunity to continue the commitment to the Chesapeake
region and at the National level. I have spent many years promoting volleyball
in our region and would like to continue my volunteer efforts. I feel that
I can serve the region to make this the best region in which to play volleyball.
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Charles Ezigbo
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After competing in my primary sports, basketball and
tennis, most of my volleyball playing days were concentrated in the early
to mid 90’s. Since retiring from actively playing, I currently devote my
time to volleyball through officiating, coaching, and in my dedication
to the various administrative activities in the Region. Driven by
an internal passion for volleyball, I have been involved with most aspects
of the sport, both on a Regional and National level. My National experience,
along with my professional background, has proven to be extremely instrumental
in my current and past contributions to the Region, as outlined in the
following list of accomplishments.
Regional
• Current CHRVA Junior Girl’s Program Director
• Current member of CHRVA Board of Directors
• Current Capital Area and Colonial Athletic Association
Collegiate Referee Assignor
• Current Clinician for CHRVA Officiating clinics and
Referee Development Program (RDP)
• Current IMPACT (1st level coaching accreditation) Cadre
• Past CHRVA Referee Assignor
• Past Chair of Junior Ethics and Rules
• Developer of the CHRVA Junior’s website
• Developer of the CHRVA and Collegiate Official’s website
National
• USA National Referee
• Collegiate National Referee
• Current Member of National Referee Rating Team
• Current Member for National Referee Training Team
• Member of Tournament Staff (computer room) for National
Events
• Developer of the USAV and PAVO Officials’ online database
Coaching
• Coaching Accreditation Program (CAP) Level
II certified
• 10th year Junior Club coach
• 6th year Varsity High School coach
• 5th year IMPACT Cadre
• Past coach for women’s A and BB Adult teams
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Fred Mehl
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I have been involved with volleyball for over 20 years,
mostly as a high school referee and now in USAV Juniors program. I am currently
the AAVO Treasurer and NVVA Administrator. As the administrator for this
region’s largest club, I would like to be part of the team that helps shape
the direction that will make this the best region in the USAV system. On
top of my administrative and treasurer duties my greatest joy comes from
coaching and working with the youth of Northern Virginia. I have been coaching
the past 3 years. I never was much of a skill player but I was told by
a fellow-coach, “if you can’t be the biggest star on the court, be the
player with the biggest heart and dedication.” The advice I leave with
my players is “love to win....but first love to play.”
I feel that as a member of the Board, I would bring practical
experience that would help the Region understand the obstacles clubs face
trying to run their organizations. I have seen volleyball grow at an amazing
rate in this area and would like to see it improve in areas where we trail
other regions.
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John Teifer
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I have been playing and coaching volleyball for over
25 years.
As a USVBA player of 16 seasons I have played at the AA,
A, and BB level, playing in three USVBA National Championships (AA), and
for six regional champions (2-AA, 3-A, 1-BB) in four different regions.
As a coach I have been successful at the high school level coaching The
Bishop’s School to the 1993 California Interscholastic Federation (CIF)
State Finals, and Our Lady of Peace HS to the 1994 & 1995 San Diego
section-CIF regional finals. I recently was hired as the Lake Braddock
Secondary School (Fairfax,VA) varsity coach.
My college experience includes a six-year (1983-1988)
tenure as Head Coach at LIU-Southampton College where my squad obtained
a 161 – 50 (NCAA II) record and five straight top 10 regional rankings,
including two appearances in the ECAC finals. While at Southampton I also
started a very successful Southampton College men’s program.
As a junior coach, I was a co-founder of the Long Island/Big
Apple Volleyball (LIBA) club junior program that captured all 15 regional
titles (GEVA region) in three age groups during my five years with the
club. I also founded and was Technical Director of Sunwest Volleyball club
in San Diego, CA from 1993 – 1999. In seven years with Sunwest we built
a program that won one title and placed in the top ten three times at USAV
National Qualifiers. Sunwest also had six top-ten regional finishes
in the tough Southern California region. In 1999 our 18-1 team won the
prestigious Davis Volleyball Festival.
Finally, I have had the honor to coach over 150 scholarship
athletes, including 7 high school All-Americans, 4 Volleyball Magazine
“Fab 50” players, 25+ NCAA DI All-Conference players, and 2 NCAA DI All-Americans.
Currently, I am the Director of Coaching Development for Northern Virginia
Volleyball Association (NVVA) the largest Jr. Volleyball Club in the Chesapeake
region of USAV.
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Eugene Yee
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I’ve been a member of the Chesapeake Region for over
20 years, as a player, coach, scorekeeper, and Board member. I’ve been
involved with Men’s, Women’s and Coed teams at all levels. In my years
serving on the Board of Directors, I’ve been involved in many facets of
the organization, including the Finance, Eligibility, and Nominations and
Elections committees. I feel that the CHRVA should be an organization which
promotes fairness and equality to all of its members, and have tried to
use my experience and skills toward that end.
If I am re-elected, I will continue to devote my efforts
to promote the sport of Volleyball within the region, and help make the
organization one that we can all be proud of.
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