Volleyball Coaches
Taylor Canoso - Head Coach/Director
Taylor is a born and raised Portland native. She is heading into her 3rd season as the MAC's head volleyball coach and program director. Before MAC, she coached high school volleyball for 10 years at Sam Barlow (her alma mater).
Taylor played club volleyball for Nike NW Juniors for 9 years. While playing for Barlow, she received honorable mention and 1st Team All State as a 6A setter. After high school, Taylor went on to play for Mt. Hood Community College, where she ultimately retired from her time in competitive volleyball. She began coaching at age 21 and has played in adult leagues around the Portland area since.
Taylor has two boys - Holden (9) and Cove (5) - and has spent the last 10 years being a stay-at-home mom, freelance graphic designer and volleyball coach. When she’s not on the court, Taylor spends her free time with her kids, traveling, fishing and camping.
Kristin Bowen
Kristin is the Head Volleyball Coach for Gladstone High School and is working to develop an elementary and middle school program in Gladstone. Kristin has coached multiple sports over her 15 years of coaching, including softball, baseball and volleyball, she enjoys the competitive aspects of coaching while being able to watch players develop.
Kristin works for the City of Gladstone, is married and has 4 kids (1 daughter/3 sons). In her spare time Kristin can be found at the baseball field supporting her 2 high school aged sons, paddle boarding, or traveling.
Bella Perkins
While this will be her first season as a coach at MAC she is entering her 4th year as a club coach and has experience coaching 14’s,16’s and 18’s. In addition to coaching club, Bella has been the JV volleyball coach at David Douglas High School for 3 years now and is also the Community Sports Volleyball Coordinator for all 3rd-5th graders in the district.
Bella works at David Douglas High School as a secretary and is also pursuing her bachelor’s degree in Business Administration. In her spare time she enjoys spending time with her dog Aspen or doing some sort of craft with her cricut.
Ashley Allred
Ashley is originally from Bakersfield California and loves to be outdoors either at the beach or exploring. Her hobbies include working out, cooking, adventuring, and fashion.
Gee Gee Crichton
She plays for the Polynesian Community and has coached for club, high school, and adult leagues.
With 15 years as an Executive Director she owns her own Healthcare business and enjoys what she does. When not working, coaching, or playing on the court she enjoys spending time with her family, lifting weights, and watching football.
Cory Shackelford
When Cory went to college, he was more focused on his degree but still played volleyball wherever he could outside of school. Having a dad that was a varsity high school football coach, Cory's childhood was filled with sports, training and advice (whether it was wanted or not), but Cory accredits his dad's guidance in helping him build an understanding and desire to also be able to coach the sport he now loves and coaches today.
Cory has also coached youth camps, volunteered for other sports teams, and also just recently got a coaching job at PSU for their newly formed mens club team. Cory is also the JV volleyball coach at Benson Tech High School. He is excited to be coaching his second season at MAC and grow with a new team!
Also, two fun facts about Cory are that he has a degree in Theatre Arts and can speak French!
Dani Kellis - Interim Head Coach
Dani has been coaching volleyball for about 5 years, both club and school teams. In addition to coaching, she has been a personal trainer and sports performance specialist for about 10 years, and loves applying her knowledge of kinetics and exercise to coaching athletes.
Molly Brennan
Dominique Doherty
After high school, Dominique went to Oregon State University to pursue her Bachelor of Science in Human Development and Family Services and Psychology, and she also played intramural volleyball during her time at OSU. After graduating from OSU she went on to complete her Master of Social Work at Boise State University, and today she is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker at an outpatient clinic of Randall Children’s Hospital.
During her down time, she enjoys spending time with her husband, family, and friends. She also loves to go hiking and on adventures with her two dogs, Kobe and Bailey. Dominique is looking forward to returning for her second season as a MAC VB Coach.
Geriane Mangune
Upon her return to Oregon after graduation, she immediately began coaching at her alma mater, Century High School. Geriane coached both the JV2 and Freshman team, while also working with the setters from each team in the entire program. Geriane is starting her first season with Multnomah Athletic Club this fall, and could not be more excited.
Outside of coaching, Geriane is a former bodybuilder and medical malpractice paralegal. In her free time, Geriane enjoys watching her fiancé, Brandt, coach football at Tigard High School and traveling with their dogs Marlee and Winston.
Brittany Janssens
For the past four years, Brittany has served as the assistant varsity coach for Gaston High School, helping the team reach the state tournament each year. In addition to her high school coaching experience, she has also coached at the club level for OJVA, working with athletes of all ages, as well as for Gaston’s 13U team.
This will be Brittany’s first year as part of the MAC coaching staff, and she could not be more excited to contribute her passion and experience to the program. In her free time, she enjoys spending time with her husband, Keagan, and their dog, Jax, at the beach.
Alyssa Aubrey
Emilina Merafuentes
Audrey Histed
This will be audrey’s 4th year coaching and 2nd year coaching at the MAC. She has coached 12s, 13s, and 15s.
Maya Moreno
Quin Kloppenburg
Quin started playing volleyball in 5th grade when her school soccer team didn’t have enough players. From there Volleyball became her main sport playing club and traveling to play at tournaments across the region. She played Varsity volleyball at Lincoln, swinging up from JV her freshman year and was on Varsity full time every other year. Quin has led and developed sumo camps and class curriculum for THPRD, as their lead volleyball instructor and their Director of Volleyball Camps at Conestoga. While in college, Quin played club Volleyball at Portland State University.
Quin started coaching 14U and 12U club in 2013 and joined the MAC program in 2015 coaching the 12U White team. She loves coaching 12U players and watching them grow and develop over the season. She is currently heading into her 9th season as a MAC VB Coach!
Cassidy Galyon
Cassidy is a recent graduate of Multnomah University and will be coaching her 3rd season at MAC this year. She has experience playing in high school, club, and sand volleyball. Cassidy is always finding ways to stay active and she loves the sport of volleyball!
Amy Harrison
Amy has been involved with volleyball for over 40 years. She played for Corvallis HS where the varsity team had a 104 match winning streak and four straight State Championships. Amy started playing beach doubles while in high school and became one of the top women players in Oregon, winning local, state, and Seaside championships. Amy also played on the OSU women’s club team.
Amy has coached all age groups in CEVA for multiple clubs, including Nike NW Jrs., PVC, and Athena. She coached Coach Taylor on a 12’s team that won a division at Festival. Amy also coached high school and led Kennedy HS to the State playoffs. Amy is a long-time referee for CEVA as well as 11 years experience officiating at the collegiate level.
Amy also loves to practice karate, hike, travel, and quilt. She is excited to be coaching again and looks forward to helping the MAC program.
Laura Cartwright
Brittney Berquist
Brittney spent 2 years working with the WSU D1 athletes (specifically volleyball, soccer, and tennis) training them in strength and conditioning during undergrad. A fun fact about her is that she is an avid tennis player!