Bio

Jamie Pedroza enters her 16th season as a Kinesiology Instructor and Head Volleyball Coach of the Hartnell College Panthers.  Since taking over the program in 2008, Hartnell has accumulated four Coast Conference runner-up finishes and ten straight trips to the California State Playoffs.  Coach Pedroza was named Coast Conference Coach of the Year in 2013, 2018 and 2022.  The 2018 team was ranked as high as #3 in Northern California.  In 2022, Pedroza surpassed 200 career wins.  Also during her tenure, she has assisted 31 student-athletes receive volleyball scholarships to four-year universities.   

In 2007, Coach Pedroza was the Head Varsity Girls Coach at North Monterey County High School.  From 2004-2006, she was the Lead Assistant Coach at California State University, Monterey Bay (NCAA Division II).  Her duties included recruiting, skills development, weights and conditioning, game preparation, and directing the summer camp.  Coach Pedroza was also the Director of the Monterey Volleyball Club from 2003-2006.  She has additional experience coaching club, camps, private lessons, and at the high school level.

After red-shirting at San Diego State University (NCAA Division I), Coach Pedroza played at Palomar Community College for one year before transferring to CSU Monterey Bay.  She finished her eligibility at CSUMB by playing three years for the Otters.  Her playing accolades included Scholar-Athlete awards, Team MVPs, All-Conference selections, NAIA Player of Week, and top ten school rankings in various statistical categories.

Coach Pedroza has an Associate of Arts from Palomar College (2001), a Bachelor of Science in Earth Systems Science and Policy with a Minor in Coaching from California State University, Monterey Bay (2004), and a Master of Arts in Education, also from CSUMB (2008).  A native of Escondido (CA), Coach Pedroza now resides in Marina with her husband Abe, daughter Ava, son Pierce, and dog Cali.