Volleyball Coaching Staff
Lena Chan
Head
Volleyball Coach
lenachan@pacificu.edu
Lena Chan enters her second year as the head coach at her alma mater, and is working to transform her young Pacific program into a dynamic presence in the Northwest Conference.
The former Boxers’ standout mentored the program through a transitional year in 2008, amassing a 7-17 record and a sixth place finish in the NWC standings. Chan saw two of her players earn All-Northwest Conference honors, including the selection of freshman middle blocker Kelsy Takashima to the first team.
Prior to arriving at Pacific, Chan spent the least six seasons at Mt. Hood Community College in Gresham. The three-time NWAACC Volleyball Coach of the Year led the Saints to NWAACC championships in 2002, 2006 and 2007 and a second place finish in 2005. Chan amassed a 193-48 record at Mt. Hood, finishing with a .800 winning percentage.
In 2007, Chan led the Saints to a 34-4 record en route to the NWAACC championship. In addition to being named NWAACC Coach of the Year, Chan saw the selection of Beth Perkins as the NWAACC Southern Division Player of the Year and as a Second Team Junior College All-American by the American Volleyball Coaches Association.
Overall, Chan saw 15 of her players move on to four-year programs, including five who matriculated to NCAA Division I programs. Her successful charges included 2003 AVCA First Team All-American Amy Bell, who went on to a successful career at Weber State. She also coaches four NWAACC Most Valuable Player selections and numerous conference players of the week.
Prior to her arrival at Mt. Hood, Chan spent three seasons as the head volleyball coach at Beaverton’s Southridge High School, where she has been on the teaching staff since 1999.
In addition to her college coaching duties, Chan has operated the 10-team Athena Volleyball Academy since 2002. She has also worked as a clinician in camps all across the Northwest as well as camps at Baylor, Pepperdine and Washington.
Chan’s successful coaching career followed a highly successful playing career that saw the former Lena Kaer excel at both the NAIA and NCAA Division I levels. Chan began her college career at Pacific, where she helped lead the Boxers to a third place Northwest Conference finish in 1993 and a second place finish in 1994. An outside hitter, Chan was an All-Northwest Conference selection in 1994 and ranks among the Boxers’ all-time single season leaders in kills and blocks.
Chan moved to Baylor University in Waco, Texas, in 1996, fulfilling a dream of playing Division I volleyball. A two-time letterwinner, Chan was a First Team Big-12 All-Academic selection in 1996 and 1997 and led the Bears in service aces during the 1996 season.
Chan continues to play volleyball competitively as a member of the elite Team Nike program. In 2001, Chan also had a try-out for the United States Professional Volleyball tour.
A native of Mililani, Hawaii, Chan graduated from Baylor in 1997 with a degree in mathematics. She and her husband, Alex, are the proud parents of two daughters, Malia, 6, and Maile, 3.
David Glass
Assistant
Volleyball Coach
DavidGlass@pacificu.edu
David Glass enters his second year as an assistant coach in the Pacific volleyball program after several years of coaching experience at the Division I level.
Glass spent last season as an assistant coach at Portland State, where he specialized in increasing offensive production and running practices. During his tenure Portland State, Glass helped lead the Vikings to a 21-8 record, a Big Sky Conference regular season championship and a runner-up finish in the Big Sky Conference Championship Tournament.
Prior to Portland State, Glass spent one season as an assistant coach at the University of Portland, where his duties included tape exchange, skills development and working as the associate director for the Pilots’ annual volleyball camp. Glass also spent the 2003 and 2004 seasons as a volunteer assistant coach at the University of Tennessee and was head coach of the university’s club program.
At the club level, Glass has spent the last five years working with the Athena Volleyball Academy, operated by Pacific head coach Lena Chan, including the last few years as assistant club director. Much of his work has been with the club’s under-18 teams.
Glass has also served as an assistant coach at Aloha and Milwaukie high schools and has worked at volleyball camps for Portland State, Mt. Hood Community College, University of Portland, Washington, Wyoming and Tennessee. In addition, Glass operates his own series of summer camps, specializing in teaching arm swing technique to attackers and assisting setters in adapting to college-level offenses.
A native of Burbank, Calif., Glass earned his bachelor’s degree in marketing and management from Oregon in 1993. He earned a master’s degree in sport administration from American Military University in 2007.