Staff Directory

Administration

Name Title Phone E-Mail
Kaytlyn Blank
Director of Kinesiology and Athletics
760.776.7260 kblank@collegeofthedesert.edu
Angel Meraz
Athletic Counselor
760.773.2591 ameraz@collegeofthedesert.edu
Korina Vargas
Athletic Program Asst. / Eligibility (Tracers)
760.674.7818 kovargas@collegeofthedesert.edu
Natalie Holland
Administrative Assistant
760.862.1318 nholland@collegeofthedesert.edu
Huitzi Montalvo
Sr. Equipment Manager
760-674-7636 hmontalvo@collegeofthedesert.edu
Tahir Johnson
Equipment Manager
760.776.7468 tjohnson@collegeofthedesert.edu
Brian Sylva
Sports Information Specialist
760.423.6641 bsylva@CollegeOfTheDesert.edu
Valerie Calderon
Athletic Trainer
760.776.7311 vacalderon@collegeofthedesert.edu
Brenda Valdez Nava
Athletic Trainer
760.776.7339 bvaldeznava@collegeofthedesert.edu
Gary Plunkett
Dean, Health Sciences and Education
760.773.2581 gplunkett@collegeofthedesert.edu

Football

Name Title Phone E-Mail
Jack Steptoe
Head Coach / Director of Football Operations
760.773.2584 jsteptoe@collegeofthedesert.edu
Jeff Tebelak
Running Backs Coach & Offensive Run Coordinator
Dale Bunn
Defensive Coordinator
Samuel Gomez
Wide Receivers Coach
Angel Gloria
Offensive Line Coach
Nash Tebelak
Offensive Line Coach
Darren Seymour
Defensive Line Coach
Matthew Harding
Safeties Coach
Tahir Johnson
Defensive Backs Coach
tjohnson@collegeofthedesert.edu

Softball

Name Title Phone E-Mail
Kelli Finan
Head Coach
760.485.8811 kfinan@collegeofthedesert.edu
Lauren Robinson
Assistant Coach

Baseball

Name Title Phone E-Mail
Sam DiMatteo
Head Coach
sdimatteo@collegeofthedesert.edu
Reid Santos
Assistant Coach/Pitching Coach
Casey Dill
Assistant Coach
cdill@collegeofthedesert.edu
Phil Dimas
Assistant Coach / Strength and Conditioning
Jon Tessier
Assistant pitching coach
Dalton Thomas
Assistant Coach

Women's Tennis

Name Title Phone E-Mail
Bruno Jaeger
Head Coach
650.714.7797 bjaeger@collegeofthedesert.edu
Dorothy Jaeger
Assistant Coach

Men's Tennis

Name Title Phone E-Mail
Bruno Jaeger
Head Coach
650.714.7797 bjaeger@collegeofthedesert.edu
Dorothy Jaeger
Assistant Coach

Women's Cross Country

Name Title Phone E-Mail
D'Arcy Hlavin
Head Coach
760.346.8041 Ext. 4489 dhlavin@collegeofthedesert.edu
Matthew Wilson
Assistant Coach
760.565.4839 mawilson@collegeofthedesert.edu
Emmanuel Lule
Assistant Coach

Men's Cross Country

Name Title Phone E-Mail
D'Arcy Hlavin
Head Coach
760.346.8041 Ext. 4489 dhlavin@collegeofthedesert.edu
Matthew Wilson
Assistant Coach
760.565.4839 mawilson@collegeofthedesert.edu
Emmanuel Lule
Assistant Coach

Women's Soccer

Name Title Phone E-Mail
Manuel Hurtado
Head Coach
760.896.8820 mahurtado@collegeofthedesert.edu

Men's Soccer

Name Title Phone E-Mail
Manuel Hurtado
Head Coach
760.896.8820 mahurtado@collegeofthedesert.edu

Women's Golf

Name Title Phone E-Mail
Tanner Bown
Head Coach
760.565.4809 tbown@collegeofthedesert.edu
Ryln Hadley, Jr.
Assistant Coach
Rylngolfs@gmail.com

Men's Golf

Name Title Phone E-Mail
Tanner Bown
Head Coach
tbown@collegeofthedesert.edu
John Bown
Assistant Coach
jdbown9@comcast.net
Ryln Hadley, Jr.
Assistant Coach
Rylngolfs@gmail.com

Women's Volleyball

Name Title Phone E-Mail
Detlev Rothe
Head Coach
760.409.2740 drothe@collegeofthedesert.edu
Marion Champion
Associate Head Coach
Dana Graham
Lead Assistant Coach
dgraham@collegeofthedesert.edu
Tyler Skramstad
Technical Assistant
760.601.5556
Jon Skramstad
Assistant Coach
760.485.9071 skrammy@verizon.net
Tahir Johnson
Strength & Conditioning
760.776.7468 tjohnson@collegeofthedesert.edu

Beach Volleyball

Name Title Phone E-Mail
Detlev Rothe
Head Coach
760.409.2740 drothe@collegeofthedesert.edu
Marion Champion
Associate Head Coach
Dana Graham
Lead Assistant Coach
dgraham@collegeofthedesert.edu
Jon Skramstad
Assistant Coach
760.485.9071 skrammy@verizon.net
Tyler Skramstad
Assistant Coach
760.601.5556
Naomi Garcia
Assistant Coach

Women's Basketball

Name Title Phone E-Mail
Henry Nguyen
Head Coach
(714) 588-6135 hnguyen@collegeofthedesert.edu
Candess Tarrant
Assistant Coach
Annie Trinh
Assistant Coach

Men's Basketball

Name Title Phone E-Mail
Robert Romero
Head Coach
760.346.8041 Ext. 4466 rromero@collegeofthedesert.edu
Jerome "Pooh" Richardson
Assistant Head Coach
Ivery Thompson
Assistant Coach
Julian Lawerence
Assistant Coach
Pete Werner
Assistant Coach
Name Title Phone E-Mail