Coaching Staff

Emil "Ecko" Osorio
Women's Volleyball Assistant Coach

A former UCLA volleyball walk-on, Emil "Ecko" Osorio adds over 20 years of coaching experience to the Vulcan staff, beginning his third season in 2020-21. He is a longtime coaching partner with Vulcan head coach Chris Leonard.

Osorio is the president and founder of the Pilipa`a Boys Volleyball Club. He also served as the Waiakea High School boys head coach from 1986-88 and again from 2000-17.

Ecko is married to wife Carla. They have two sons and two grandchildren, all of whom are active in the sport of volleyball.

Zoe Leonard
Women's Volleyball Assistant Coach

COACHING CAREER

2020 AVCA Diversity Award (Dartmouth College)

PLAYING CAREER

Four-year player and two-time captain as a setter and libero for the Dartmouth Big Green women's volleyball team (2015-2018)
Honors: All-Ivy Second Team, Academic All-Ivy, Senior Class Legacy Award, Dartmouth Class of 1950 Award
Four-time Big Island Interscholastic Federation Champion and a three-time All-BIIF selection at Kamehameha Schools Hawai‘i (2011-2014)
Played club for Pilipa‘a Volleyball Club

ALMA MATER

Kamehameha Schools Hawai‘i 2015
Dartmouth College (New Hampshire) 2019 - B.A. Linguistics and Sociology

PERSONAL

Hometown: Hilo, Hawai‘i
Father is Vulcans Women's Volleyball head coach Chris Leonard
Works at Kamehameha Schools as a Higher Education Transition Specialist

CAREER

2021-Present: University of Hawai‘i at Hilo (Assistant)
2020-2021: Dartmouth College (Assistant)
2019-2020: University of Hawai‘i at Hilo (Assistant)

Makamae Namahoe
Women's Volleyball Assistant Coach

PLAYING CAREER

Played four years for the Long Island University Post Pioneers (2010-2013)
2013 NCAA Division II East Region Champion
Collegiate Honors: All-East Coast Conference Second Team (x3)
Big Island Interscholastic Federation Division II Champion (x3) at HIlo High School
HS Honors: All-BIIF First Team (x2)
Also participated in water polo for the Vikings

ALMA MATER

Hilo High School (Hawai‘i) 2010
Long Island University Post (New York) 2014 - B.S. Nutrition
Long Island University Post (New York) MPA

PERSONAL

Hometown: Hilo, Hawai‘i
Public Health Programs Associate at Hawai‘i Public Health Institute

COACHING

2023-Present: University of Hawai‘i at Hilo (Assistant)

Hawaii Hilo Volleyball Camps is an independent commercial enterprise from The University of Hawaii at Hilo and camps are open to any and all entrants, only restricted by number, age, and gender.