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Kevin Daniels
| Title: | Assistant Director of Athletics/Head Volleyball Coach/Coordinator of Student-Athlete Success |
| Phone Number: | (919) 508-2366 |
| Email Address: | kdaniels@peace.edu |
| College: | Mount Olive, '06 |
Kevin Daniels joined the Pacer athletics staff in March 2009 and
will lead his second team this fall. With the support of an NCAA
grant, Daniels' took on the additional role as coordinator for
student-athlete success last August. He supervisors the college's
efforts in the NCAA student-athlete affairs division in addition to
supporting academic success for the Pacers.
Before coming to Peace, Daniels spent one season in Las Vegas,
Nevada, as an assistant volleyball coach with the University of
Nevada at Las Vegas. He owned, PlyoCity in Las Vegas and served as
a personal trainer.
Prior to the year in Nevada, Daniels lived and worked in Goldsboro.
Daniels helped build the Wayne Area Volleyball Enthusiasts club and
coached six players during his four-year tenure who went on to play
collegiate volleyball. He also worked as the sports and wellness
director of the Goldsboro Family YMCA. He helped increase
membership enrollment, recruited and trained volunteer staff for
the youth sports teams, and managed the fitness space at the
YMCA.
Daniels served as the head coach for the Carolina Region high
performance volleyball national team from 2006-2008 and continues
to coach players at this level. He coached numerous volleyball
camps and clinics in the state and spent one season with the
Eastern Wayne High School program that completed its most
successful season in school history with 22 wins.
Daniels spent four years in the United States Air Force Security
Forces before entering college. He earned a Bachelor of Science
degree in recreation and exercise science from Mount Olive College.
He played two seasons as an outfielder for the Trojans baseball
team after completing one season at Lenoir Community College. After
graduation in 2006, Daniels remained at Mount Olive as an
admissions counselor and served as the liaison to the athletics
department.
Daniels and his wife Amy have a daughter, Sydney, and newborn
son. Amy continues her active service with the Air Force in
Virginia.
Enid Badillo
| Title: | Assistant Volleyball Coach |
| Email Address: | embadillo@peace.edu |
Enid Badillo joined the Peace College volleyball coaching staff
this fall after a five-year stint developing the Raleigh Charter
High School varsity volleyball program. She led the team to the
final-four among North Carolina High School Athletic Association 1A
teams two of the last three years, losing to the eventual state
champ both times.
In addition to coaching at the high school level, Badillo continued
her role with the local USAV Carolina Region clubs. Badillo joined
the N.C. Elite team in September. She coached a variety of age
groups during her six-year tenure with Team Complete Athlete (TCO),
formerly Capital City Volleyball Club (CCVC), here in Raleigh, and
led her 2005 16's team and 2006 14's team to a silver medal in the
regional championships.
Badillo began her playing career and love of the game in Bayamon,
Puerto Rico. She continued to compete through her first year of
college. Badillo coached a youth boy's team in Puerto Rico and
after moving to the States in 1983 became an assistant coach at
Chemeketa Community College in Salem, Oregon. She moved to North
Carolina in 1992.
Badillo is on track to complete the Community Spanish Interpreting
degree program in May 2011 from Johnston Community College. In 2008
she completed level one of the USA Volleyball's coaching
accreditation program (CAP I).
A resident of nearby Clatyon with daughter Maya, Badillo enjoys
playing dominoes, watching most any sport, and relaxing with family
and friends.
John Lysik
| Title: | Assistant Volleyball Coach |
John Lysik joined the volleyball program at Peace in the fall of 2010. John also continues his volleyball coaching career locally as Lead Trainer and Team Coach at Club Red Volleyball, where he has been coaching since 2008. He has been coaching in the Carolina Region since 2004 with many successful teams at Piedmont Volleyball Club and with the region’s High Performance (HP) program. He played basketball, baseball, and golf in college and coached youth basketball before getting involved in volleyball.
John has a bachelor’s degree in Computer Engineering from UCONN, and a master’s degree in Management from RPI. He retired from engineering and program management after 20 years in military flight systems, telecommunications, and later optical communications.
John and his wife Lisa have two children - Gary, who is a US Marine, and Brittany, who plays volleyball at Western Carolina University.






