Mark D Menis, Founder and President

• Founder, President and Executive Director West Suburban Water Polo Club 1997 – present
• Program Director for Adult and Mudrats Polo
• Treasurer Illinois Water Polo Assoc. 2005 – 2015
• Founder Naperville Subdivision Summer Water Polo League (NSSWPL).
• Commissioner 1998 – 2006 and Development 2006 – present
• USA National Cadet Coach Serbia 2004, Mexico City 2005, MWZ Cadet Coach 2003-2008
• USAWP MWZ Elite 2004, Development 2003 and Barbara Kalbus Volunteer Award 2012
• IL Water Polo Hall of Fame 1993, Phil Stelnicki Award 2003 and Loyola Academy HOF 1998
• 1982 -1983 NCAA and USWP Water Polo All-American Player and Olympic Festival Athlete
• 1979 – 1983 Swimming & Water Polo Scholarship Athlete Loyola University, Chicago, IL.
• Program Director for D204 Water Polo Camps, 2022-present
• IHSA, USAWP and AWP referee official 1992 – 2002, 2019 – present 

Myles Reif, High School Boys Program Director

• West Suburban Coach (1997-04, 2015-Present)
• Recipient of the USA Water Polo Brent Bohlender Distinguished Coaching Award
• IHSA Official (2002-2007)
• Champaign High Schools Co-op Asst Water Polo Coach (2000-2001)
• University of Illinois Men’s Water Polo Club President (1999-2000)
• University of Illinois Women’s Water Polo Club Coach (1999-2000)
• Waubonsie Valley High School Water Polo Captain (1996-1997)

Martin Bell

• Head Coach Naperville North HS (2014 – 2020)
• Head Coach Hinsdale Central High School Boys Team (2009 – 2013)
• Midwest Zone Coach (2010-2016)
• High School Program Director WSWPC (2004 – present)
• Head Coach Neuqua Valley High School Men’s Water Polo Team (2007 – 2009)
• IHSA Men’s Water Polo Sectional Coach of the Year (2008)
• Head Coach & Founder of Naper Carriage Hill Water Polo Team (1999 – 2004)
• Member of the University of Nebraska Club Water Polo Team (2001 – 2006)
• All-Conference for Great Plains Division (2001-2006)
• Member of Naperville Central Varsity Water Polo Team (1998 – 2001)
• Captain of Naperville Central High School Water Polo Team (2001)
• Red & White Award Recipient for Water Polo (2001)
• Graduated from The University of Nebraska – Lincoln with a B.S. in Social Science Education

Kelly Reif, Age Group Program Director

• West Suburban Coach (1997-04, 2018-Present)
• Olympic Development Program Zone Coach (2021 – Present)
• Naperville North High School Boys Water Polo Coach (2021 – Present)
• Sectional Coach of the Year (2022, 2023)
• Boys Water Polo Head Coach at Neuqua Valley High School (2001-2004)
• IHSA Official (2005-2006)
• Member of the Waubonsie Valley High School Varsity Water Polo team (1994-1997)
• Four-time All-State Water Polo Team Honoree
• Member of the Indiana University Women’s Water Polo Team (1998-2001)
• CWPA All-Division Second Team (2001)
• Second team All-Big Ten Team (2000)
• AWPCA Academic All-America (1998)

Mark C Menis, High School Girls Program Director

• NCHS Varsity Water Polo & Swimming Athlete (2006-2010)
• NCHS Swimming Team State Champions (2010)
• NCHS Athletic Hall of Fame
• Illinois Water Polo Player of the Year (2010)
• Loyola Marymount University D1 Water Polo Athlete (2010-2013)
• NCHS Athletic Hall of Fame Inductee (2021)
• Taft HS JV Girls Water Polo Coach (2022)
• West Suburban Water Polo Coach (2010-Present)

Jenny Desch, Coach

• Varsity Water Polo Player at Occidental College fall of 2019-2021 (Captain 2021)
• Assistant Girls Coach for West Suburban Summer Program 2021-Present
• 3 Year Varsity Water Polo at NCHS 2015-2019
• 2nd Place Finish in State for NCHS Water Polo in 2017
• Winner of the Red & White Award for Girls Water Polo at NCHS 2019
• West Suburban player 2015-2019
• West Suburban Travel teams, Michigan 2x and Florida 2015-2019
• Academic All-American 2018-2019
• Farmstead Swim and Racquet Club Head Water Polo Coach 2019
• Senior Captain NCHS Swim 2018

Reilly McDonnell, Coach

• Michigan State Women’s Assistant Coach 2019-2020 (Big Ten 2019 Champs)
• Spartan Water Polo Club Assistant Coach 2016-2018
• Saybrook Water Polo U14 Coed Head Coach from 2016-2018 and U11 Head Coach from 2017-2018. 2016 U14 coed champs and 2017 U11 champs.
• Michigan State 2016-2019: Team president in 2018-2019. (Won Big Ten and finished 5th in the nation in 2019)
• Naperville North 2013-2016: received 4 varsity letters, team captain in 2016 
• West Suburban player 2011-2015, including 2018 U18 JO team

Missy Hines, Coach

Metea Valley Girls Water Polo Head Coach

Tom Shamburek, Coach

• West Suburban Coach 2023 – Present
• University of Illinois Women’s Club Water Polo Head Coach 2011-2013
• University of Illinois Men’s Water Polo 2010-2014 (Captain 2012-2014)
• Second-Team All-Big Ten (2012, 2013, 2014)
• Maplebrook Water Polo Head Coach 2006-2012
• NCHS Water Polo 2006-2010

Pamela Shaughnessy, Coach

• Lincoln-Way Central Girls’ Varsity Water Polo Coach (2017-Present)
• Sectional Coach of the Year (2017)
• Club Coach for LAW (Lincoln-Way Area Water Polo) (2018)
• Lincoln-Way Girls’ & Boys’ Junior Varsity Swimming Coach (2012-2018)
• Lincoln-Way North Girls’ Junior Varsity Water Polo Coach (2013-2016)
• Member of Sandburg Girls’ Water Polo (2004-2008)

Jimmy Cronin, Coach

• McKendree University Water Polo Varsity Goalie (2020 – Present)
• Metea Valley Water Polo Varsity Goalie  (2017 – 2020)
• Hobson West Water Polo Head Coach (2021)
• MAWPC Western Region Champion (2020)
• MAWPC Academic All-American (2020)
• 2nd Team All-Sectional (2019)
• Metea Valley Water Polo Captain (2020)

Joseph, Fallouh

• Sandburg Water Polo (2019-2021)
• All-Sectional Team (2021)
• University of Illinois Water Polo (2023-Present)

Andy Bax, Coach

• Naperville North Girls assistant coach 2019-present (2021-22 IHSA Champion)
• Carthage College Student-Assistant water polo coach 2005-2009
• Carthage College Assistant water polo coach 2010 & 2011
• Carthage College Head Women’s Water Polo Coach 2012-2016
• CWPA Coach of the Year & Tournament 2014
• Fun Fact 2014 Team placed 3rd winning a sudden-death overtime game which was the longest conference/division championship tournament game in NCAA History (8-7 over Macalester College)
• 4 years Waubonsie Valley Player
• Brookdale Buccaneers Swim Team Coach
• Carthage College Swimming Coach
• Indian Trail High School and Academy (WI) Swim Team Coach

Alan Rosenberg, Coach

• Austin College Mens Varsity Water Polo Team 2020-Present
• Neuqua Valley Boys Varsity Water Polo Team 2017-2020
• Neuqua Valley Boys Water Polo Team Captain 2019-2020
• West Suburban Player 2013-2019
•  Competed at TYR Champions Cup 2015 and Junior Olympics 2017 with West Suburban
• River Run Raptors Water Polo Head Coach 2021
• River Run Raptors Swimming and Water Polo Assistant Coach 2016-2019