Coaches

Coach Melissa Baker

Coach Melissa Baker has been coaching high school basketball for 20 years and is currently the Girl’s Varsity Head Basketball Coach at Citrus Hill. Coach Baker played collegiately at California State University Los Angeles and Riverside Community College. She was also a multiple sport athlete at Norco High School where she was inducted into the Girl’s Basketball Hall of Fame. Coach Baker enjoys teaching the fundamentals of the game and using the sport to teach valuable life lessons and build confidence.

Coach Jordan Tanioka

Coach Jordan Tanioka is in his 8th year of coaching high school football and in his 1st year of being a Head Coach for Citrus Hill HS. Born and raised in Hawaii, sports have been a huge part of his life. From playing sports year-round since he was 5 and playing 5 varsity sports for Moanalua High School in Honolulu, HI, Coach Tanioka is a true sports "lifer." Coach is also a former college football player from Azusa Pacific University where he played Defensive Line and Long Snapper. Throughout his coaching career coach has coached every position on the football field and has held titles of Head Coach, Head Strength & Conditioning Coach, Defensive Coordinator, and Special Teams Coordinator.

Coach Aram Najar

Coach Adam Najar played at the collegiate level at Tabor College for 4 years where he was named captain for two of those years. He started coaching as a graduate assistant at Tabor College in 2015 and never stopped. After leaving Tabor, Coach Najar started coaching at the high school level since 2016 as an assistant coach. In 2019, he was promoted to Head Coach for Citrus Hill High School. In those 7 years I have continued to coach at the club level. I am currently coaching for Albion Soccer Club for younger kids where development is the key for success.

Coach Jose Lopez

Coach Jose Lopez started playing soccer when he was 6 years old. He played at the collegiate level for 4 years at an NAIA private school, Tabor College. Coach Lopez has 12+ years of coaching experience and he has coached at different levels including youth development teams and organized clubs. He has worked at the high school level for the last 5 years. Coach Lopez is currently the Girl's Varsity Head Coach at Citrus Hill High School as well as the assistant coach for the MSJCs women's soccer program.

Coach Tim Hatch

Coach Tim Hatch has been coaching basketball for 35+ years at the high school, junior college and collegiate levels. Coach Hatch is a camp veteran with Futurestars Camp in Iowa, the Blue Chip Camp in Kentucky, Snow Valley and 5 Star Basketball Camps in California. Coach Hatch has also been a Commissioner at UC Berkeley's Basketball Camp under Mike Montgomery and a 10-year staff member at San Diego State's Basketball Camps under Steve Fisher. Coach Hatch was also the first coach at Citrus Hill High School.

Coach Kelly Reynolds

Coach Kelly Reynolds started playing Club Volleyball in the 3rd grade and hasn’t stopped playing since. She was Varsity Setter all four years at John W. North High School. She has coached Soccer and Volleyball at the high school level and enjoys inspiring her athletes to be the best they can be. Coach Kelly is currently the head Girls' Volleyball Coach at Citrus Hill High School and strives to teach her players how to be leaders on and off the court.

Coach Doug Henderson

Coach Doug has experience coaching many sports and has developed a reputation for developing the skills and fundamentals in his players to be successful. Coach Doug has head coached varsity basketball, baseball, soccer, football, and volleyball. He coached basketball and baseball at Citrus Hill High School. Coach Doug has been coaching high school flag football since 2002, has had numerous undefeated seasons and has coached his teams to fifty-eight and seventy game winning streaks.

Camp Counselors

Red Zone Camp Counselors are alumni or current high school varsity athletes. They are experienced basketball, football and soccer players who are knowledgeable in the skills and drills we teach at Red Zone. The coaches carefully select all camp counselors.