Halsey Brumitt

Halsey is in her second season coaching with Kai Beach. She has 5 years of indoor coaching experience and 3 years of beach coaching experience. For the past two years she has head coached middle and high school beach volleyball at Northwest Elite Volleyball Club in Oregon.

Halsey Brumitt was born in Oregon and played indoor and beach volleyball growing up. In high school she played for Athena Volleyball Academy in Beaverton, Oregon. During her indoor career she was on the All American Watchlist, was All State, and has the state record for kills in a game during her senior season. She currently competes as a NCAA Division 1 athlete in beach volleyball at Saint Mary’s College and is going into her junior year. She is working on her Bachelor of Science in Biology and is studying for medical school.

Halsey is excited to bring her knowledge and experience to Kai Beach!

  Nicolas Whitacre

Nicolas Whitacre is entering his second season coaching with Kai Beach after being the lead beach coach for a volleyball club in the bay area the past two seasons. Nick is currently the Head Beach Coach at Carondelet High School.

Nick is also an indoor club coach at Red Rock Volleyball Club in Danville/Walnut Creek. He coaches on the Red Rock 13 Jenn team and Red Rock 15 Bella teams in Danville/Walnut Creek.

As a coach, Nick served as the JV head coach and assistant varsity coach for the Northgate Men's Volleyball program from 2020 to 2023, during which the team achieved notable successes including reaching the NCS Semifinals in 2022 and finishing as NCS runner-up in 2023. He also coached the girls' frosh program, demonstrating his commitment to developing young talent.

Nick's dedication to volleyball, both as a player and coach, underscores his passion for the sport and commitment to achieving excellence at all levels.

  Chanavy Mey

Chanavy Mey is in her third season coaching with Kai Beach. Chanavy is currently an indoor club coach at Red Rock Volleyball Club in Danville/Walnut Creek. She played indoor volleyball for 6 years and recently played beach volleyball for over 2 years. In beach she won first place in an NCVA beach volleyball tournament, placed 2nd in a Girls 18U AVP One Star Qualifier Event while earning a silver medal along with a bid to junior nationals, and placed 3rd for 18U Monterey Beach Open tournament.

In the past Chanavy has assisted the girls and boys indoor volleyball teams for middle school and was team manager for boys volleyball at Arroyo High School where she recently graduated. She attended Arroyo School from 2018-2022 and played volleyball all 4 years of high school.

In her free time, she enjoys spending time with her family and friends, baking macarons and outdoor activities!

  Brooklyn Hoge

Brooklyn Hoge is entering her first season coaching at Kai Beach. She currently competes as a NCAA Division 1 athlete in beach volleyball at Saint Mary’s College.

A local product out of Monte Vista High School in nearby Danville...Graduated early from Monte Vista after playing indoor in the Fall of 2025, helping her team to an East Bay Athletic League title and a trip to the CIF DI State Tournament...On the sand, competed in numerous tournaments with Golden Gate Volleyball, including a fifth place finish at the 2025 AVP U17 National Championship in Hermosa Beach.

 Shelby Santos

Shelby is currently on the Division 1 beach volleyball team at UC Davis and in her third season coaching with Kai Beach.

Santos played 4 years of indoor volleyball for the Carondelet Cougars, as well as 2 years for their beach volleyball team... She played a variety of positions for both indoor and beach teams including middle blocker, middle, and outside hitter... Her sophomore year the Cougars indoor team finished first in their section as well as their league... Her junior year the indoor team went on to finish first in their section and 3rd in the league, she received an East Bay Athletic All-League honor that season as well as beach volleyball team MVP...  Santos senior year boasted numerous accomplishments, she received another East Bay Athletic All-League honor, won Carondelet High School Athlete of the Year, and Volleyball MVP, this season she also had a .420 hitting average (5th in California)... She also received beach volleyball MVP her senior season.

  Genevieve Bane

Genevieve Bane is entering her fourth season coaching at Kai Beach. She is currently competing as a NCAA Division 1 athlete on the Saint Mary’s College indoor and beach volleyball teams. In her freshman season, she was named to the WCC All Freshman Team for Beach Volleyball. Making the transition from a middle blocker to outside hitter for indoor, Genevieve started all 26 matches her sophomore season and in her junior year, entered the season as a preseason All-WCC selectee, starting every set at outside hitter. She earned honorable mention All-WCC recognition at the culmination of the season. She finished second on the team with 257 kills and third with 30 service aces and 180 digs and saw three double-doubles on the season. Genevieve is working toward earning a B.S in Business Administration with an English Minor. 

She graduated from California High School in 2021 and was a 4 year varsity athlete. In 2018 she had the #1 hitting percentage in EBAL hitting a .344 as a sophomore. The next year she was named a league honorable mention when she helped California become EBAL Champions in 2019. Genevieve played club for NorCal VBC from 2015-2021. And earned a gold medal two years in a row at NCVA Championships in 2018 and 2019. 

She is excited to work with players out on the beach and share her love for the game!

  Taylor Trask

Taylor is entering her fifth season coaching at Kai Beach. She has helped several players over the past two years earn bids to AVP nationals and several medals at the CBVA tournaments in Santa Cruz.

Taylor discovered her love for competitive volleyball at the age of twelve. Since then she has accomplished many goals and tried just about every position from setter to middle. Taylor led her Red Rock volleyball team in 2016 to the Girls junior National Championships. She was also a 2 year Junior Varsity player at San Ramon Valley High school from 2017-2018.

After 5 years of indoor volleyball, Taylor decided to make the switch to play beach volleyball year round. She’s medaled in CBVA and BVNE tournaments, and has also competed at the AAU beach tournaments in Hermosa beach.

Taylor has a love for teaching and is an education major at her college, University of Nevada Reno. She continues to practice and coach both beach and indoor youth volleyball. Taylor’s main goal when coaching is to make sure everyone is having fun and growing as a player. At the end of the day it shouldn’t matter if you win or lose, because every game is a chance for improvement. 

Some fun facts about Taylor, she works at an escape room in San Ramon, some of her hobbies include recent upcycling jewelry, volunteering at elementary schools, and of course beach volleyball!

  Marietta Flynn

Marietta is the Founder and Owner of Kai Beach Volleyball Club and Red Rock Volleyball Club. As one of the most accomplished beach and indoor coaches in California, her teams have had success at the local and national levels. In Kai Beach's first two seasons in 2022 and 2023, Marietta coached players to earn bids to AVP nationals, several medals at the CBVA tournaments in Santa Cruz, and medal finishes at the Monterey Tournament. Many of Marietta's former players have gone on to compete at the collegiate level for beach including UCLA, Stanford, Cal Poly, San Jose St., LMU, Santa Clara, UC Davis, and Pacific.

Marietta founded Red Rock Volleyball Club in Redwood City, where she coached for over a decade and led all her teams (14s–18s) to Junior Nationals in either the Open or National divisions. Under her leadership, her Red Rock 18-1 teams had numerous accomplishments at USAV Junior Nationals including two top 10 national finishes in the Open division and a bronze medal in the National division, #1 place finishes in the Northern California league region, and medal finishes in the Open division at the Triple Crown NIT and major qualifiers including Far Westerns and Pacific Northwest.

She later expanded Red Rock to the Walnut Creek/Danville area where she continues to develop a top-performing program. In the 24–25 season, her Red Rock 16-1 team finished 1st in the Northern California Regional Championships and qualified for Junior Nationals. In the 23–24 season, her 15-1 team placed 2nd at the Pacific Northwest Qualifier, earning a bid to the Girls' Junior National Championship, and took 3rd at Regionals, achieving a double qualification. The prior year, her 14-1 team finished in the top 5 in Northern California and qualified for Junior Nationals—a notable accomplishment in just the second year.

Previously, Marietta led the varsity girls' volleyball program at St. Ignatius College Prep in San Francisco. After taking over the program in 2016, she led the team from a No. 447 national ranking to a 3rd-place finish in the CIF Open Division State Championship, a No. 1 state division ranking, and a final No. 27 national ranking.

Born and raised in Louisville, KY and New Albany, IN, Marietta is the daughter of former professional basketball player Mike Flynn and grew up in a family deeply rooted in athletics—her three older brothers each played Division I basketball. As a junior athlete, she won a Gold Medal at the USA Girls' Junior National Championship (15s) playing for Kentucky Indiana Volleyball Academy (KIVA). At New Albany High School, Marietta excelled as a four-year varsity volleyball player as an outside hitter on a nationally ranked top-50 team. Her senior year, she was named league MVP and received both the Overall Top Female Athlete Award and the Top Scholar-Athlete Award. 

Marietta attended Santa Clara University, where she played libero throughout her collegiate career while earning a Bachelor of Science in Accounting and Finance, graduating magna cum laude. She went on to build a successful corporate career as a Certified Public Accountant and finance leader in the biotech industry while simultaneously leading and growing Red Rock Volleyball Club and Kai Beach Volleyball Club. Today, she continues to oversee both clubs. “The most fulfilling aspect of my career has been watching players grow—on the court, academically, professionally, and personally. Hearing them say I've inspired them or that they hope to follow a similar path as me is deeply meaningful. My goal is to continue to make a lasting, positive impact on the lives of student-athletes.”

Marietta resides in Danville, where she enjoys quality time with her family and friends, staying active at the gym, hiking, showering her two cats with endless love, and supporting her favorite sports teams…Go Warriors!!