Kiana Reyes - 12 Black Head Coach

Kiana loves volleyball. Her first exposure was in fifth grade when a coach shared her love for the game with Kiana and sparked a passion that she has pursued ever since. She played at Kent Meridian high school and then at Green River college. She returned to Kent Meridian last year to serve as the JV Coach and the Assistant Varsity Coach, and coached her first year of club volleyball at NPJ last season. 

Kiana is excited to share her love for volleyball with those who are newer to the sport. She wants to have a positive impact and create a fun environment while also creating opportunities for players to learn and develop new skills.

Gwen Taumelitia - 12 Black Assistant Coach

Gwen started playing volleyball at 11 years old. Her skills were recognized through her 3 years of high school at Kent-Meridian. A varsity starter all throughout high school and MVP twice, Gwen also received NPSL 2nd Team her first year in 2003, and then NPSL 1st Team in ’04 and ’05. She played majority of her volleyball club years under Coach Kyle Densley (also NPJ coach) and also played for him at Green River Community in 2006, where they led an undefeated streak and took the West Region Championship. She received NWAAC Second Team that year. Then she made her comeback in 2012 and made NWAAC First Team and was awarded the West Region All-Star Player.

She has coached for about 18 years starting right out of high school along side with Coach Kyle and other clubs during her journey. Her coaching came to a halt in 2019, where she focused on her kids and family. Although there was gap from coaching, volleyball itself never left. She continued to play women’s volleyball competitively throughout the years and was cheered on by her 2 teen kids and loving military husband, who also is her personal trainer. Outside of volleyball, Gwen enjoys spending time with her family, and they all enjoy working out together and compete in game nights.

This is Gwen’s first year with NPJ and she is excited to share her knowledge and experience with the next generation. Her goals as a coach are to pinpoint her player’s skills and then work with them on precision and technique to advance those skills.