Danny is committed to creating the best environment for San Diego's aspiring volleyball players.

Danny's volleyball career began on nationally recognized High School and Club programs in San Diego, continued at UC Santa Barbara, and culminated with two seasons of semi-professional volleyball in Sydney, Australia. Graduating from Francis Parker HS in 1998, his teams won 3 CIF Div. III titles and 3 league championships. In Club volleyball, he helped earn a Silver Medal in the 1998 Junior Nationals and was named an All American that year. As a middle blocker at UCSB, Danny received the Golden Eagle Award ('02) and was selected to the Elephant Bar All-Tournament Team ('03).

After two season in the Australian Volleyball League, Danny went back to school and acquired an MBA in International Business from Thunderbird, School of Global Management.

Returning to San Diego in 2005, Danny helped guide his alma mater to CIF championships '07, '08, and '09.  In 2008, he joined Kim Lester and John Landicho at San Diego Mesa College, where he was the Assistant Coach for both the Men's and Women's teams.  Recently, Danny helped guide the UC San Diego Men's volleyball team to a successful 2009-2010 campaign.  UC San Diego recorded season sweeps of MPSF opponents Pepperdine, UCLA, and Pacific en route to a national ranking of 15th.  

In addition to be being the Director of Beach and Bay Volleyball Club, this spring Danny will return to Francis Parker as the Head Coach of the boys' varsity team.  

In 2007, with the help and support of founder John Herman, Danny became the Director of Beach and Bay Volleyball Club. Emphasizing hard work, proper fundamentals, and a positive attitude, Danny's Beach and Bay teams have achieved marked success.

"As a lifelong volleyball player, I thrive on positively influencing the next generation of volleyball athletes. It is special for me to pass on the lessons and ideals that I learned from my coaches and, most importantly, develop in our athletes the work ethic, sportsmanship, and team skills that will enable them to succeed far beyond the volleyball court."