Lena Chan (Kaer) grew up in Mililani, HI as a three sport athlete. She discovered her love for volleyball after playing for volleyball powerhouse club Kamali’I Manaloa and continued her collegiate playing career at Baylor University in Waco, TX.  Later, she played and coached professionally in the German Bundesliga for 6 years. She met her future husband, Alex at Baylor, where the Men’s team were ball boys for their home games, and they moved to Portland, OR upon graduation. After a 10 year career as a math and engineering teacher, Lena has continued to be a coach, teacher and mentor, but now through the sport of volleyball.   In 2000, Lena founded ATHENAVB, a premier volleyball club in the Northwest. Throughout her 25 years of coaching, she is an award winning player and coach at many levels including Southridge HS, Mt. Hood Community College, Pacific University, and VfL Nürnberg e. V., including 3 time NWAACC coach of year, Nuremberg Germany Sport Coach of the Year, and U31 German Senior National Champions.

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