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AIM VOLLEYBALL INSTRUCTORS

Laura DeHaan- Is a certified AIMUSA Volleyball Instructor. Laura has many years experience playing and coaching volleyball. She has played in several Can-Am teams and led Volleyball camps for grades 5th thru 12th grades. Most recently Laura was the varsity volleyball coach at Ionia where she was also a H.S. teacher. She holds a B.A. from Michigan State University and a Master's in Education from Aquinas College. She resides in Ada with her husband and two children and will be coaching our AIM USA Volleyball location at Forest Hills.

Kelly LaHuis - Is a certified AIM USA Volleyball Instructor. She has several years of playing and coaching experience. Most recently she was the Sparta Middle School volleyball coach. She attended Western Michigan University in the Business Management Program. Kelly is married with three children and runs her own business as a Special Events Decorator. She will be filling in for instructors as needed.

Amy Fonnesbeck- Is a stay at home mother of twins and former teacher. Amy attended Aquinas College earning her teaching degree in Secondary Education graduating in 2002. Amy played volleyball in high school/AAU, in college/graduate school she played intermurals, and currently plays at the YMCA on the advanced league. She has coached volleyball at all levels from middle school to college level. She assisted the Kenowa Hills Varsity team for 4 years, teaching clinics, taking the junior varsity to camp, and coaching summer camp. She then went on to coach the Kenowa Hills Freshman team and then Morley Stanwood Community Schools Junior Varsity team. After coaching JV she was asked to assist in coaching Grand Rapids Community College during the off season and help recruit new players. She coached again at Kenowa Hills at the 8th grade level. Amy loves volleyball and coaching at all levels. Amy enjoys being a positive role model, loves to see the grow of her players over the course of the season, and enjoys watching her players develop the same "love of the game" that she has. She will be the instructor at the Sparta location.

Emilee Lowell - Is a certified AIMUSA Volleyball Instructor. Emilee has many years experience playing and coaching volleyball. She has been coaching Middle School Volleyball for the last 3 years. In 2007 she coahed 8th grade girls Volleyball a the the Spirt School. 2008 she coached 7th & 8th grade vollebyball for the Grand Rapids Public Schools and in 2009 coached 6th grade for the G.R.P.S. Emilee holds a B.A. from Western Michigan University and is a certified secondary education teacher in Michigan. She currently in a subsitute teacher in the Grand Rapdis area. She resides in Grand Rapids with her husband and will be coaching AIM USA Volleyball at various locations as needed.

Megan Snyder -Is a certified AIM USA Volleyball Instructor. Megan has many years experience playing and coaching volleyball in High School and in College. In 2003 & 2004 she received an athletic scholarship to play volleyball at GRCC where she started and played every game in both seasons. Megan also coached volleyball and ran clinics for High School volleyball players while a player herself at GRCC. Megan then transfered to Central Michigan with she continued to play volleyball and received a B.S. in Business Administration and Marketing. She resides in Caledonia with her husband and works in Cascade at Collins and Associates. Megan will be coaching AIM USA Volleyball at the Caledonia and Sparta locations.