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
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

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
Ramon Rivas
Head Coach
(805) 245-2290 rrivas@collegeofthedesert.edu
Robert Diaz
Goal Keeper Coach
Jose Gerardo-Martinez
Assistant Coach
Kevin Alvarez
Assistant Coach
Juan Murillo-Perez
Assistant Coach
Shaine Boyle
Strength & Conditioning Coach

Men's Soccer

Name Title Phone E-Mail
Luis Gastelum
Interim Head Coach
lgastelum@collegeofthedesert.edu
Vincenzo Costagliola
Assistant Coach
Lucas Rosales
Assistant Coach
Carlos Serratos
GK Coach

Women's Golf

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

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

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
Garrett Estrin
Assistant Coach
760.333.2585
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

Women's Basketball

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

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