NCVF Board of Directors
DOUG HINTON
President
Doug is an NCVF Board Member and chairs the NCVF National Championship Tournament, IT and Registration committees. Doug plays critical NCVF administrative roles by operating VBReg, the organization’s on-line registration system, and serving as the NCVF National Championship Tournament Director. Doug’s work with these NCVF initiates has empowered unprecedented participant growth for clubs at both small and large schools. Doug has long been involved in various aspects of collegiate club volleyball -- as player, coach, official, commissioner, and administrator. As a player, he led his Texas A&M team to national prominence, earning four conference championships in five years. Taking the reigns as the club’s head coach from 1995-1997 and 2001-2003, he directed the Aggies to three national top ten finishes. He is one of the founders of the SIVA collegiate club conference, a NCVF recognized club league, serving as its Commissioner for nearly two decades. Doug also rehabilitated a struggling Ohio State Men's club team during a three-year coaching term, helping the Buckeye club to gain a national spotlight while assisting in the organization and administration of the MIVA. Doug holds Bachelors and Masters degrees from the Texas A&M University, and is working as a software/platform developer in the volleyball world. Doug is an NCVF co-founder and resides in Houston, Texas.
dr. neiad ammary
vice president
Neiad is the NCVF Vice President, NCVF National Commissioner, chair of the Men's Division I Ranking Committee, chair of the Men's Best Practices Committee, and chair of the NCVF Advisory Council. He has been involved in collegiate club volleyball for more than two decades in a variety of capacities and was one of the early grassroots collaborators who aided in the formation of the NCVF. As a freshman in college, he founded the University of Delaware men's volleyball program in 2000 and served as a team captain and president for four years, before becoming a volunteer coach for the team. Neiad then took over as the Commissioner of the Eastern Collegiate Volleyball Association (ECVA), which has nearly quadrupled in size under his leadership. He has been instrumental in the growth of collegiate club volleyball on the east coast. Outside of the collegiate club scene, Neiad was a highly successful head coach of the Liberty High School boys volleyball team in Pennsylvania for 15 years. He also spent four seasons as assistant coach of the Lehigh University (NCAA Division I) women's volleyball program and helped guide Lehigh to four straight Patriot League tournament appearances. He serves on the ACVA High School Boys Volleyball All-America Selection Committee and AVCA/USA Today Boys Top 25 Team Ranking Committee. He is also a nationally certified coaching instructor through the American Sport Education Program. As a player, he trained with the Lebanese National Team in 2009 and still competes at the open/pro level of various beach and grass tours. He holds a bachelor's degree in Philosophy and English from the University of Delaware, as well as a master's and doctoral degree in Educational Leadership from Lehigh University. He lives in Coopersburg, PA with his wife and three children.
DAN KITCHEL
TREASURER
Dan is NCVF Treasurer and a member of the NCVF Board of Directors. Dan chairs the NCVF Finance Committee, and, among other appointments, is a member of the NCVF Rules and IT committees. He has been the Director of Competition for the MIVA, an NCVF recognized league, for over 20 years, overseeing scheduling and play for over 50 Midwest collegiate club teams. For nearly three decades, he has served as the Director of Competition for the 60 team club volleyball Spartan Back to the Hardwood Tournament, and has acted as Director of Competition for the 40 team Hoosier-Illini Tournament for over a decade. Dan played club volleyball at Michigan State University in the 1970’s, and has remained actively involved in various roles with the MIVA and many other volleyball organizations since that time. He is an accomplished official where he has achieved the status of USAV National Referee and USA National Scorekeeper. Dan is a co-founder and Treasurer of Lakeshore Region Volleyball Association (USAV). Dan is a graduate of Michigan State University and is retired from the State of Michigan where he worked as an Economist for over 20 years. Dan is a NCVF co-founder and resides in Lansing, Michigan.
KENDRA CORNELIUSEN
secretary
Kendra is the NCVF Board Secretary and has been involved with NCVF for 11 years whether that be in the role of Assistant Coach, Conference Official, or Conference Assistant Tournament Director. In addition to college club volleyball, Kendra was an active coach for many junior girls’ teams for 15+ years until Spring 2020. She has been an active PAVO and USAV official for 20+ years, earning her certification of National Scorer in 2017, International Qualified Scorer in 2018, and National Line Judge in 2022 at NCVF Championships in Phoenix. Kendra’s love for the sport of volleyball is infectious and her dedication to ensuring inclusivity for all that want to enjoy the sport is evident in all she does. She holds a bachelor’s degree in Kinesiology from Concordia University, St. Paul and a master’s degree in education with an emphasis in Sports Management from Nova Southeastern University. Kendra currently resides in Aurora, IL.
KELSEA KALICH
Director
Kelsea Kalich joined the NCVF Board of Directors in October 2023. She started participating with the NCVF as a player for Texas A&M in 2014 and played a total of 5 seasons with the Aggies, making two national championship appearances. While at Texas A&M, Kelsea also coached the Men’s B team and worked as a student manager for the Women’s Varsity program, managing the team’s statistical analysis and video breakdown. Since graduation, Kelsea has served as a SIVA tournament director, SIVA Women’s Commissioner, and NCVF National Championships tournament staff. Kelsea is a full time Commercial Insurance Account Manager for Frost Insurance Agency, however she still spends a lot of her free time in the gym. Kelsea is in her second year of coaching at Houston Skyline, where she is the head coach for their 11 Royal team.
EDDIE ZELHOFER
Director
Eddie Zelhofer was voted onto the Board of Directors by the NCVF Advisory Board in 2023. Eddie played in the late 90s for the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh during the program's infancy, and has acted as the team's webmaster and mentor ever since.
Eddie has been a member of the Wisconsin Volleyball Conference Advisory Board for 20 years, as well as a member of the NCVF Advisory Board and Ranking Committees since the NCVF was formed. He also co-founded the Midwest D2 Invite, a tournament specifically for Division II schools.
Eddie is a Director of Marketing and a web developer by trade, but also brings large, volleyball event experience to the group. Eddie is one of the directors of the Waupaca Boatride Volleyball Tournament, which has become one of the largest outdoor volleyball events in the world.
Eddie hopes to help the NCVF become more active with its conferences and teams outside of just the national tournament, with programs and offerings that would aid teams and grow the sport.
NICK COLLINS
RIC WASHBURN
ROSS ERICKSON
Gary Colberg
Board member emeritus
Gary was a former NCVF Board Member, NCVF co-founder and served club volleyball for over four decades. He began his coaching involvement in 1967 at UC Davis, and in 1979, he coached Sacramento State. He was the founder of the Northern Collegiate Club Volleyball League, an NCVF recognized collegiate club league where he acted as its Commissioner from 1967-2000. Gary's vision of an organized national level collegiate club tournament was born in 1985 when he independently created and administered the first ever national collegiate men's club championship tournament in 1985. He led the growth and development of the tournament through to the formation of the NCVF in 2008.
Gary served 31 years as a national and international certified referee, an esteemed member of the USA Volleyball Board of Directors and an administrative mainstay for several USA Volleyball initiatives.
Gary was a graduate of the University of Minnesota, and retired from UC Davis where he was employed as the Associate Athletic Director in charge of Intramural Sports & Sport Clubs and Special Assignments. He passed away in 2016 and will be long remembered for his NCVF vision, mentorship and leadership, and for the historic contributions he made to the sport of volleyball.