Ron Sommer
Chair, Tournament Scheduling Committee

Ron has been a USAV (formerly USVBA) member since 1972. He has managed the Middle River Volleyball Club for almost 30 years. Not only has he served as a manager of this local club, but he loves to coach as well.  His various coaching stints over the last 25 years include: Assistant Women’s Volleyball Coach at NCAA Division 1 Towson State University in 1988; Head Women’s Coach (1983) and Assistant Coach (1981 and 1982) at NJCAA Division Dundalk Community College; Player-Coach Men’s Middle River Club team from 1975 - 1981; and Coach of Middle River Women’s AA, A, BB, and B teams from 1981 to the present.

Ron received his FIVB Stage II and USVBA Level II coaching certification at the University of Puget Sound in Tacoma, Washington in 1981. He obtained his USA Volleyball Level 1 certification at the University of Maryland in College Park in 1994. In addition, Ron served as chair of the CHRVA Coaches Development Program from approximately 1981 to 1985. Many coaches have benefited from his experience over the years. From 1982 until 1987, he has also conducted Volleyball Coaching clinics in Baltimore as Head Instructor and conducted Players Clinics as Head Instructor for two years in the early 1990s. Doing his part to ensure the growth of the sport, Ron assisted at many JOV development camps from 1978 to 1980.

Ron has worked tirelessly to contribute to the Region’s activities over the years. He was Digs Editor for approximately six years (1980-1986). As you can see, he currently devotes much of his time to being Chairman of the Tournament Scheduling Committee.  Since the program’s inception in the 1984-85 season, he has ensured the Region has one of the most efficiently run scheduling processes around. Feel free to contact him at any time for guidance on hosting tournaments. He will steer you down the right path to running a successful event!  Contact information for the entire Adult Tournament Committee can be found at http://www.chrva.org/tsc.html.

Trish Marcario Jenkins
Men's BB and B Coordinator

Trish has been playing volleyball in the Chesapeake Region for 20 years as an outside hitter and setter. She has been the Men’s BB and B  Coordinator for the last three years and plans on continuing thanks to the great team reps and support from the Coordinator division. Other than volleyball, she enjoys SCUBA diving, traveling, golf and shooting (sporting clays, not critters). Her real job is a property manager for commercial facilities.

Lynette Muller
Men’s AA and A Coordinator

Lynette has over fifteen years of volleyball experience, seven of which has been in the USA Chesapeake Region.  Her primary position is an outside hitter, but she has filled in as setter, defensive specialist, right side, and middle hitter when her team needed her.  She prides herself on being a well-rounded player and continues to look for opportunities to improve her game and help her team to excel.  Lynette has attended two USA National Competitions (1999 & 2001) competing in the women’s division A and looks forward to competing in the 2004 Nationals Competition in Atlanta.

Lynette’s desire to ‘give back’ and support CHRVA prompted her to become a division coordinator.  In addition, she has held a position on the Scorekeepers Review Committee for the past three years, and her most recent achievement, obtaining her National Scorekeepers Certification (2003), shows her commitment to the Chesapeake Region.

Karen Love
Women’s BB and B Coordinator

Karen has been a division coordinator for several years now, on and off, with breaks for maternity leave.  Last year went so well at Womens B/BB coordinator, that she's back again and anxious for a new season.

Karen's been playing volleyball for 14 years and attributes her start to Jeff Stuart and Gaithersburg's recreation play.  Since then, it's been coed and women's leagues, indoor and outdoor, doubles, triples and sixes.  In the summertime, Karen runs her own grass doubles league.

During the day, Karen is an actuary in DC, but at night she is family and volleyball.  Karen looks forward to years of playing beach doubles with her two kids, Ryan and Megan.