Club Volleyball Staff Directory

Doug Markel is the West Shore YMCA Branch Youth & Sports Director. Prior to the WSY, Doug was the Youth, Family & Sports Director at the YMCA of the Roses, which included being the YMCA of the Roses Girls Volleyball Club Director for 15 years. 

Contact: (717) 346-1170 or Doug.Markel@ymcaharrisburg.org

14U Black Head Coach

14U & 16U Blue Head Coach

Coach Debbie comes with a vast amount of experience and years of service. Being our longest-tenured coach, Debbie began teaching lessons at the West Shore YMCA in 2000. She has also acted as Head Coach for our younger teams. She currently runs our positional trainings and tryouts, and helps with skills development throughout the club. Her coaching resume comes with 17 years as the Assistant Women’s Volleyball Coach and the Co-Director of Summer Volleyball Camps for Messiah University. Currently, Debbie is the Head JV Coach for Northern High School and Middle School programs. Debbie played for Messiah University for four years and graduated with a Marketing degree. Debbie currently resides in Dillsburg with her husband and spends her free time going on biking trips.

15U Black Head Coach

This will be Dr. Charles Bachand’s (Doctor Coach) first season with the YMCA program coming from a successful AAU program in the Orlando, Florida area. With more than six years of head coaching experience at the varsity high school and AAU levels, as well as five years as an athletic director, he has worked closely with student-athletes on college recruiting and academic success.

With a Doctorate in Education with a research focus on Coaching Theory, he brings a unique skillset to the sideline. This skill set helped lead his team to a 16-3 record during the 2025 varsity season and a Milk District Championship.

When not coaching, Doctor Coach enjoys spending time with his wife (Christine), his daughters (Anya, Alyse, Leah, and Isabella), and their dog (Daisy). 

15U Blue Head Coach

Corrine is the Co-Assistant Club Director with the West Shore YMCA program and is entering her second season as a head coach. She coaches alongside her mom, Jill, coaching 15U Blue. She is also one of the program’s private lesson instructors.

Corrine brings different experiences from across different levels and age groups. She was a JV coach with the Palmyra Area High School Girls’ program for the 2023 & 2024 seasons where the JV team’s records were 12-5 and 13-1 respectively, with two second place finishes in high-level tournaments. She is moving to the collegiate level by serving as an assistant coach with the HACC Women’s Volleyball program starting in the 2025 season.

Prior to becoming a coach, she played in the Red Land Volleyball program for six years. Corrine is also one of our West Shore volleyball alumni, playing in the program for four years. For both programs, she competed as an outside hitter and a defensive specialist. She continues to play in indoor and outdoor leagues and tournaments with her sister. She holds a bachelor of science degree in Biochemistry from the University of Pittsburgh at Greensburg and currently works for a preclinical oncology CRO. When she is not at volleyball or in the lab, Corrine enjoys spoiling her two cats, Reese and Gimli.

15U Blue Assistant Coach

Jill Silvio is going into her sixth season as an assistant coach for the YMCA. She grew up playing volleyball as a setter for Plum Borough School District in Pittsburgh, PA. In 1992, her team placed 2nd in the state. All three of her children played volleyball and 2 of them still play today, including her daughter, Coach Corrine.

16U Black Head Coach

This is Annie Kondas’s second year coaching at the West Shore YMCA. She brings over a decade of coaching experience, including six seasons with Boiling Springs Middle School, five seasons as the Junior Varsity coach at Boiling Springs High School, and most recently, as the Head Varsity Coach, where she led the Bubblers to the district tournament.

Annie began her volleyball journey in northeast Ohio as a defensive specialist for Poland Seminary High School and the North East Ohio Volleyball Club. Her deep understanding of the game—especially from the back row—continues to influence her coaching approach today.

Annie earned her bachelor’s degree from American University and a master’s degree in education from Bowling Green State University. She currently serves as the Executive Director of Career Development at Dickinson College, where she helps students explore career pathways through internships, mentoring, and professional development.

13U Head Coach & 17U Black Head Coach

This year will be Coach Kimi’s fourth year with West Shore YMCA. Along with coaching at the Y, she also coaches at Boiling Springs for their high school and middle school program. Kimi is currently in school to become a Special Education Teacher and lives outside of Gettysburg with her husband and two teenage daughters. 

17U Blue Head Coach
Contact: rlvolley2@gmail.com

Coach Tom is one of our longest-tenured coaches for the West Shore YMCA totaling 19 years. For the last six years, Tom has also served in the capacity of Co-Assistant Club Director. Prior to coming to the West Shore YMCA, Tom spent two years at Sport City Club and a year at Yorktowne. He spent five years coaching at Red Land High School before moving on to HACC for the last nine years, where he serves as the Head Coach. While building this program, Tom has created a competitive atmosphere leading the team to four national tournaments. He coached 19 girls that were placed on the EPAC and All-Region Teams. As well as having six girls on the Region All-Tournament Team (three being tournament MVPs), two NJCAA All-Americans and one player on the National All-Tournament Team. In addition to team accolades, Tom has received his own personal accolades; he has been named EPAC Coach of the Year five times as well as Region Coach of the Year four times. Tom resides with his wife in York while taking time to spoil their dog and his grandbabies.

18U Black Head Coach

Coach Ryan is entering his fifth season with the West Shore YMCA, but that doesn’t mean he is lacking in experience. In 1996 and 1997, Ryan competed on the Hempfield High School State Championship teams. The following two years, he was team captain. During his tenure as an athlete, he helped lead his team to three District 3 titles, three League titles, and was selected for the first team All-State in 1998 and 1999. Coach Ryan was also named to the PIAA State MVP and National “Fab 50” his senior year.

After finishing his athletic career, he took his knowledge to the coaching side of the sport. From 2007-2012, he served as the JV Head Coach and Varsity Assistant Coach. In 2007, they brought home the State Championship. During this time, the program also picked up multiple District and League titles. Coach Ryan also started a club program where he coached for 11 seasons. His team won the capital classic and finished 5th at the Nittany Lion Invitational. Both victories qualified the team for national tournament bids. Coach Ryan lives in East Berlin with his wife Amanda and daughter Lexa, who plays for the West Shore YMCA program.

18U Blue Head Coach

Keith is entering his fourth year coaching at the Y. He also serves as the Head Women’s Volleyball Coach at Penn State York, a position he has held since 2019. Under Keith and his wife Val, the Penn State York women’s volleyball program has achieved remarkable milestones, including the prestigious titles of “East Player of the Year” in 2021 and 2022, as well as “Defensive Specialist of the Year” in 2023. Additionally, Keith has been honored with the “PSUAC Coach of the Year” award in 2021, 2022, and 2023. The program has  also been recognized as PSUAC East Division Champions for three consecutive years (2021, 2022, and 2023) and achieved Runners-Up status at both the PSUAC  Championship (2022 and 2023) and the USCAA National Championship (2022  Runner-Up, 2023 3rd place finish). Keith is a coach who prioritizes academics, enabling his players to thrive both on the court and in their studies. Under his leadership at Penn State York, his student-athletes have consistently maintained an average GPA of 3.0 or higher, receiving academic achievement awards in the PSUAC & USCAA. In the academic year 2024-2025, the student-athletes he coached achieved an impressive GPA of 3.75, outpacing all other athletic programs at Penn State York.

Keith holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Marketing from Penn State Harrisburg and an Associate degree in Business Administration from Penn State Mont Alto. He was an accomplished student-athlete at Penn State Mont Alto, playing soccer from 1992 to 1994, and at Penn State Harrisburg, where he played club volleyball from 1995 to 1997 and served as team captain. Furthermore, Keith has extensive coaching experience, having served as the Head Boys Volleyball Coach at Dover High School for five seasons (2015-2019) and as a Head Girls Club Coach at NOVA for nine seasons (2015-2023).

18U Blue Assistant Coach

Val is entering her fourth year as a coach at the YMCA and has held the position of Assistant Women’s Volleyball Coach at Penn State York since 2019. She shares in the numerous achievements attained with her husband, Keith Hartman, during their tenure at Penn State York. Additionally, Val has dedicated six seasons (2018-2023) as a Head Girls Club Coach at NOVA.

Her volleyball experience includes four years of Club Volleyball in high school, where she qualified for the National Championships in San Jose, CA. Following this, she continued her collegiate career at Eastern Mennonite University in Harrisonburg, VA. Throughout the years, Val has actively participated in various indoor and outdoor leagues, including sixes, doubles, and quads.