Faith Bentley
Head Coach - 16 Black
Assistant Coach - 14 Emerald

Faith grew up in Statesville, NC where she played volleyball for 7 years at Statesville Christian where she accumulated 2 state championships. Faith also was a part of Crossroads Volleyball Club where she played her last 2 years of high school. After high school, Faith earned her Bachelors Degree in Sport Management at Liberty University. She decided to come home and coach at her former high school. Faith was the assistant middle school varsity coach last year and is now the administrative assistant to the athletic director. Faith wanted to get more into coaching, and that’s what led her to PAVC!

Payton "Biggie" Bigelow

Assistant Coach - 18 Onyx
Assistant Coach - 15 Onyx

Growing up in Ohio, Payton started playing volleyball in 3rd grade and started playing travel, beach, and indoor in middle school. She moved from Ohio to North Carolina her junior year of high school and found PAVC.  She loved it and has been with us ever since! Payton went to High Point where she earned a degree in business administration, and she started coaching at PAV her junior year.

Essence Clerkley

Head Coach - 17 Black

Patric Evans
Head Coach

Patric has been around volleyball since his oldest started play club volleyball in the 5th grade. She is now a sophomore in college and still playing. He has studied the game and learned more about it as both her and her sister played. Patric started coaching last season at PAVC and has really enjoyed being apart of the coaching family. It’s a passion to see players grow in confidence, skill , and the passion to compete. He has been coaching for almost 20 years total, coaching sports softball, basketball, soccer and volleyball. Patric is currently also coaching a High School Girls Soccer team!

Shanna Evans
Head Coach

Shanna's love for volleyball goes back to her childhood when her parents were in an adult league. She grew up going to “the barn” playing volleyball so she has a lot of really great childhood memories that have instilled the love of the game.  Shanna started playing with her parents when she got older. The barn (where PAVC originated) was a fun Friday and Saturday night hangout spot for a lot of young people and adults. She played thorugh school until her 10th grade year when an injury ended her career. Shanna's daughters showed an interest in volleyball at a young age, and she started coaching their teams in school ball about 7-8 years ago. This is Coach Shanna's second year coaching with PAV!

Chris Lamberth
Head Coach - 12 White

Coach Chris started coaching volleyball seven years ago when his daughter’s team did not have a coach.  Ever since then, Chris has coached a volleyball team of various levels every year.  Chris coached in different rec leagues in the area, as well as assisted with running the Iredell County Sheriff’s Athletic League when he worked there. Chris also coached the Langtree Lions Varsity Girls team as well. Along with volleyball, Chris has also coached soccer for over twenty years.  Outside of volleyball, Chris works in the automotive industry and spends time with his wife, Brandy and his children, Joseph and Izzy.  He also enjoys fishing at the coast any time he can get down there.  

Ari McClendon
Head Coach - 13 White

Coach Ari started playing as a sophomore in addition to her first passion, basketball. She has played every position other than middle blocker in high school. Ari made all-conference first team her junior and senior year. Following high school, she played a Guilford Tech & NCAT up until an injury. Ari has coached at Olympic HS and is entering her 3rd season with PAV!

Debra Tatu

Head Coach - 14 Jade

This is Coach Deb’s 7th year as Head Coach at PAVC! Coach Deb’s love of volleyball started in high school. In college, she played intramural volleyball with her sorority, Zeta Tau Alpha. Her love of the game continued after college playing Adult Rec league softball and volleyball. When her kids were in Elementary school and started playing Rec league softball and volleyball, Coach Deb started her coaching career – 15 years ago!  Her experience includes coaching for Lakeshore Youth Athletic Association (LYAA), where she also served as Volleyball Director for 8 years,  Iredell County Sherriff’s League, Race City Sports Volleyball Club, and Crossroads Volleyball Club.  She currently serves as President of LYAA and sits on the Advisory Board for the Iredell County Parks and Recreation Department.  Coach Deb helped navigate the college recruiting process for her oldest daughter who played NJCAA at CVCC and Division II Volleyball at Winston Salem State University. Coach Deb focuses on teamwork and sportsmanship and strives to instill a love for the game in everyone she coaches.

Makenzie Walck

Head Coach - 17/18 Black

Coach Mak started playing volleyball freshman year of high school and quickly joined a club team that same winter. She played for a small club in Pennsylvania with a similar dynamic as Precision Athletics, so PAV feels home to her. She then went to Lebanon Valley College to play and earn a degree in Psychology and Global Studies. After graduation she returned home to be the assistant coach of her high school team, Jim Thorpe. In June of 2020, Mak moved to North Carolina to start her journey as a teacher and to be the head coach at Olympic High School. Connecting with PAV was pure serendipity but she is looking forward to the future with this new family and all of the athletes. 

David "Sensei" Woodruff

Head Coach - 15 Black
Head Coach - 13 Emerald

Coach “Sensei” David grew up in Southern California and fell in love with volleyball in 7th Grade and has played ever since. He was asked to help the Girls HS Team while a Junior and quickly gained a passion for the coaching side of the game. His “other hobby” became playing outdoors, mostly at a local beach! He played a year at a local Community College, then was hired as the Girls Varsity coach at his High School three years later. While in CA, he helped start a Club program and coached both Girls and Boys HS Teams for over 12 years. He also contracted as a shooter and editor for a Recruiting Services company for 15 years. Upon moving to Lake Norman in 2003, he served as Lead Advisor for the LKN VB Club for two years, where he met David Kounlamith. The two kept in touch over the years, and it was a dream come true to partner with PAVC! Sensei’s goal is to encourage every player he comes in contact with.

Michael Wu

Head Coach - 16 Emerald
Assistant Coach - 16 Onyx

Coach Michael became a volleyball junkie ever since he started playing recreationally in his hometown of Parsippany, New Jersey. After high school, his love for volleyball only grew stronger as he played at the opportunities he found at Penn State University. Shortly after moving down to Mooresville for work, he found David and the amazing PAV family at the adult open gym. Michael is ecstatic to be coaching for his third season at PAV and can't wait to bring out the best of his players!