Club Leaders

Executive Director - Rita J. Stubbs

Charita J. Stubbs is the founder and Executive Director of Club Red. She is also the Athletic Director for Grace Christian School in Raleigh, where she teaches and is head coach for the varsity volleyball team. This season, Rita's team is participating in the NCISAA State Tournament - a second time for Grace Christian. Rita has been coaching volleyball since 1996. Since then, she has been involved with club, college, professional, high performance, and national teams. Rita spent 4 seasons as the head coach at NC State University and 9 seasons assisting at the University of Arizona prior. Rita coached with the US Junior National team in 2001, the US high performance camps in Salt Lake City, and several junior volleyball clubs in the Tucson and Raleigh areas. Prior to coaching, Rita spent one season playing professional volleyball in Lyon, France. She was also a four year starting middle blocker who played all 6 rotations for her last 3 years at Arizona. She was the first player in Arizona history to record 300 kills, 300 digs and 100 blocks in one season and still holds school records for career (117) and single-match (8) solo blocks. Rita played on two US Olympic Festival teams in 1993 and 1994 and played professionally in France in 1995. Rita has her CAP II certification, is certified to teach the required IMPACT course and is a graduate of the Women's Coaches Academy (WCA) & Dimension 2. Rita's mission is that of Club Red: to give the opportunity for young ladies to learn the skills necessary to improve their lives through the sport of volleyball. She dedicates herself to assisting all players within the club. Rita is married to Melvin Stubbs Sr. and they have one child Melvin Stubbs Jr. (3).

Assistant Executive Director - Keisha J. Demps

Keisha J. Demps is a long time advocate for volleyball. She has had an extensive coaching and playing career. Having coached collegiately at Reno-Nevada, Boise State & NC State she has coached at least 7 all conference players. As a player at The University of Arizona she excelled as a middle blocker and took her top level game to the USPV with the Chicago "Dream Team". After playing professional she then coached the St. Louis Quest to an inaugural season. Keisha is married to Thomas Demps III and they have two children Jade (8) & Thomas IV aka Peanut (3). Board of Directors - Rita Stubbs, Keisha Demps, Keila Keadle, Chris Majewski & Tracy Barker Major decisions and the overall club direction will be handled by the Board of Directors. It is intended to include voices of club leadership, coaching and teaching experience, business vision, and parent perspective. Executive Director Rita Stubbs, will chair the board. Keisha Demps will serve as Assistant Director and Parent Liaison. Chris Majewski will lend his services from a business aspect. Tracy Barker, who's daughters currently plays in the club, will serve as a Parent Representative. And finally Keila Keadle will serve as the treasurer & financial expert. Parent Liaison - Keisha Demps The parent liaison will provide seamless communication between the club leaders and our athlete's families. Updates, parent concerns and important information will be communicated to parents and team representatives by Keisha Demps. Keisha has spent several years as a juniors club coach, college coach, and professional team coach.

Lead Trainer - John Lysik

John J. Lysik has taken on the role of Lead Trainer within Club Red, which includes clinic training, practice assistance, private lessons, team coach, etc. This is John's 4th year coaching with Club Red and 2nd year as assistant within the Peace College program. He has been coaching in the Carolina region since 2004 with many successful teams at Piedmont Volleyball Club and with the region's High Performance (HP) program. He played basketball, baseball, and golf in college and coached youth basketball for many years before getting involved in volleyball. John has a bachelor's degree in Computer Engineering from UCONN, and a master's in Management from RPI. He retired from engineering and program management after 20 years in military flight systems, telecommunications, and later optical communications. He has a lovely wife, Lisa and two awesome children Gary, who is a US Marine, and Brittany, who plays volleyball at Western Carolina University.

Coaching Staff

Kelly Baldrige

As a three sport athlete in high school, he was coached by many different styles and he incorporates most of those into the way he coaches now. His coaching career began at the age of 17 when his younger brother's baseball team needed an assistant coach. It was then that he learned how much he loved coaching and that he might love it even more than playing. Volleyball became a part of his life in 1978 when he started playing on the beaches of Southern California. He has been playing both indoor and outdoor ever since, including a three-year stint on the Jose Cuervo Beach tournament series. As a coach, he first assisted with club teams, including a 16's division team in Southern California that started the season ranked at 214 and ended at 76. They also made a good showing at the Festival that year. He also coached the Junior Varsity team Riverside Christian High School where they had their first undefeated season. Here in the Raleigh area, he has coached two 18's teams for Capital City Volleyball Club and one 16's team for NC Elite. He is also the assistant varsity and junior varsity coach for the Heritage volleyball team. He owns PlyoCity, an athletic training company, and also works at Saks Fifth Avenue in the Triangle Town Center. He has been married for 24 years to his beautiful wife, Colleen, and has two wonderful children, Tami, 20, and Ben, 12.

Tami Baldridge

Tami is entering her 2nd year coaching with Club Red. Tami has been involved on volleyball teams since she was in junior high. She has played high school, club, college and outdoor ball. Last year she was a referee for outdoor leagues and this year she helped out with the Heritage High school team. She is looking forward to coaching this year.

Carter Calloway

I am entering my 3rd year as a coach with Club Red and am expecting another exciting year with the club. I remain a student of the game and enjoy helping others learn the wonderful game of volleyball. This past summer I was fortunate to be involved with the USAV HP championships in Tucson, Az. as the Carolina region boys coach. I have assisted as a court coach for the Carolina region high performance clinics, USAV Boys tryouts, USAV girls tryouts , and USAV developmental and training camps. I have served as the head Coach at Cardinal Gibbons High School Junior Varsity (2005) and Freshman (2006-2008) teams. I served as a Volunteer Assistant Volleyball Coach at North Carolina State University under Coach Rita Stubbs 2009 season. Played volleyball at George Mason University for 3 years. I wish to thank my wife and children for putting up with me while I participate in coaching and want them to know I could not do this without their support.

Joe Dixon

Joe is entering his 2nd year coaching with Club Red. Joe is a graduate of Appalachian State University with a BS in Mathematics. After graduating from ASU, he has worked in the IT-field for the past 21 yrs. He currently works as a Database Administrator with the United States Postal Service. He has coached several different sports which include being a Girls Assistant Coach in Track&Field at West Charlotte High School in Charlotte; and coached basketball, Track&Field and T-ball for the local Recreation Centers in both Charlotte and Holly Springs. He enjoys working with kids and giving them the opportunity to excel in sports. He started coaching volleyball at the local Recreation Centers in Apex and Fuary Varina because his daughters wanted to play. He has become a major fan of the sport and has enjoyed learning the game. He is excited about start ing his coaching career with ClubRed Volleyball and learning even more about volleyball. Joe is married to Robin and they have 3 children; Maiah (14), Jordyne (11) and Aaren (6). Joe also has a 21 yr old daughter, Chicora Johnson, who attends Appalachian State University.

Jeff Feuerhelm

Jeff is entering his 2nd year coaching with Club Red. Coach Jeff began coaching in 1990 for the Fairfax Juniors Volleyball Club of Northern Virginia. He coached 18s, 16s & 14s age groups. He has been involved locally with CCVC & TCA, filling the roles of Asst. Coach, Skills Coach & Program Director. He has previously achieved CAP certifications at the I & II levels. Coach Jeff began playing volleyball in HS in San Diego, CA. He has played competitively both indoors and outdoors and is currently enjoying playing recreationally with friends and family. He met his wife, Bo playing volleyball. While this is Coach Jeff's first year with Club Red he is looking to make an immediate impact at the 12s level.

Branden Green

Branden is entering his 4th year coaching with Club Red. Last year he led his 16 Red team to a USAV national championship american bid. Branden is the head volleyball coach at Heritage High School, where he also teaches Health and P.E. His previous experience was with Enloe High School where in four years coaching the Eagles, he has been awarded the Cap 7 coach of the year honor, won the Cap 7 tournament twice and regular season once, and finished the 2009 season as the 4A East region runner up. Branden has coached 12 all conference players, one player on the AVCA All American Watch List, one NC AVCA/Maxpreps Player of the Week and two Cap 7 Players of the Year. Previously he has coached with CCVC. He is married to Barbara Green and they are the proud parents of Cameron James Green.

Jerry Hogan

Jerry Hogan is entering his 2nd year coaching with Club Red. Jerry is a graduate of North Carolina State University with a BS in mathematics. He is the newly appointed head coach at West Johnston High School where he also teaches Algebra. Jerry is in his second year of coaching volleyball after 12 years of coaching baseball and football. He is enjoying learning about the girls and is excited about his second season of club volleyball. He has been enthusiastically married to his wife Holly for 18 wonderful years and they have 4 children... Danielle, Matthew, Mark and Josh. Jerry also enjoys disc golf, contract Bridge, Texas Hold'em and basketball and bowling in his spare time. Additionally, he played in the main event of the 2005 World Series of Poker. Jerry is 4 years into a second career in teaching after 22 years of retail grocery management with Food Lion and Wal-Mart.

Katrina Johnson

Katrina brings 15+ years of volleyball experience to Club Red as a player, coach and official. She is a graduate of St Augustine's College with a Bachelor's in Accounting and North Carolina State University with a Masters in Accounting. Katrina was a member of The Bahamas Junior National Volleyball Team from 1999 to 2003 and was named Best Server during the '01 Caribbean Volleyball Championships. She was also the youngest player to start on The Bahamas Senior National Volleyball Team, of which she was a member from 2000 to 2010. During her collegiate career at St Augustine's College, Katrina helped lead her team to four back to back CIAA Volleyball Championships and two NCAA Division II Regional Championships. Katrina was named the CIAA Rookie of the Year in 2000 and was a member of the All Conference 1st Team for four straight years. She currently competes in both USAV indoor and outdoor competitions. Katrina not only brings experience as a player but she is currently a Carolina Region Official and PAVO certified College Official. Katrina lives in Raleigh and is a Site Controller for a manufacturing company in RTP.

Lindsey Kabbes

Lindsey Kabbes, a native of North Carolina and a graduate of Peace College (Raleigh) begins her first season with Club Red Volleyball. Kabbes attended Cardinal Gibbons High School (1998-2002) and helped lead the volleyball team to two state championship wins her junior and senior years. Kabbes also played basketball and ran track while at Cardinal Gibbons. Kabbes went on to play volleyball for a semester at Loyola University New Orleans (NAIA Division I) and then went on to Peace College to play on both the volleyball and basketball teams. During her three seasons at Peace College she played middle hitter and served as Captain. Kabbes set several records during her volleyball career at Peace College, and still holds many of them today including the records for career kills and season kills. Kabbes was named MVP during her three seasons at Peace, as well as given All-Conference and All-Academic honors by USA South. Kabbes graduated with honors in 2006 holding a degree in Business Administration. She served as assistant coach for Peace College Volleyball during the season following her graduation. She then went on to graduate from Elon University's School of Law in 2010 and became a member of the North Carolina State Bar soon after. Currently, she is a practicing attorney with The Law Offices of Jason O. Wunsch in Harnett County, and she practices in various surrounding counties in North Carolina.

Tacara Moxley

I'm Tacara Moxey, I am new to Club Red Volleyball Team and have been playing, coaching, and officiating the sport of Volleyball for a combination of 19yrs. I am a graduate of Northeastern Oklahoma A & M and St. Augustine's College where I obtained a Associate's Degree in Computer Science,and a Bachelor's of Science Degree in Computer Information System. At these colleges, I played right side and Defensive Specialist. I was captain of the Bahamas Junior National Team and a member of the Senior National Team. I am very excited to be working with the young ladies and looking forward to a successful season!!!

Spencer Reynolds

Spencer will be entering his 4th year coaching with the club. He is no stranger to volleyball as he has collegiate coaching experience as well as having worked with in the pass with Challengers & CCVC. Spencer is CAP I certified and has coached the Carolina Region Select team in the High Performance Championships in 2008 - 2010. Spencer also served as Volunteer Assistant Coach for NCSU under coach Rita Stubbs for 3 years from 2005-2008. Spencer also played and served as president for the NC State Men's Club Team. He and his wife Erica (as of 11/05/2011) are excited to be a part of the Club Red family.

Lindsay Mumma

Lindsay Mumma is a chiropractor in Raleigh, and is excited about her first season with Club Red. Lindsay started playing volleyball in 6th grade and essentially never stopped. She played club volleyball in junior high and high school, college volleyball at both John Carroll University and Kent State University, USA volleyball, college club volleyball, sand and grass tournaments, and has refereed indoor and outdoor games. Lindsay spent her time in chiropractic college studying athletes, especially overhead athletes. She can approach the sport from many different angles: as a doctor evaluating athelete performance, as a player, as a ref, and as a coach. She enjoys almost any kind of athletic activity (although volleyball is definitely her favorite) and enjoys participating in various events with her husband, Chris.
Lindsay Mumma is a chiropractor in Raleigh, and is excited about her first season with Club Red. Lindsay started playing volleyball in 6th grade and essentially never stopped. She played club volleyball in junior high and high school, college volleyball at both John Carroll University and Kent State University, USA volleyball, college club volleyball, sand and grass tournaments, and has refereed indoor and outdoor games. Lindsay spent her time in chiropractic college studying athletes, especially overhead athletes. She can approach the sport from many different angles: as a doctor evaluating athelete performance, as a player, as a ref, and as a coach. She enjoys almost any kind of athletic activity (although volleyball is definitely her favorite) and enjoys participating in various events with her husband, Chris.

Alex Smith

Alex is entering her 4th year coaching with Club Red. She is continuing to excel in volleyball in her 4th year as a starter for the NC State Wolfpack Volleyball team. She is majoring in Biochemistry and Chemistry, and has plans of going to graduate school to earn her PhD. She is looking forward to a great club season with the 15 Red team. Go Club Red!!!!

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