Kristin Paris-Hardesty enters her third season on the Ventura College coaching staff.  She has been involved in volleyball for 17 years as a player and a coach. Before coming to VC, Coach Kristin served as an assistant coach with the 18-1's for the California Heat Volleyball Club under coach F.M. Josue for three years.

Kristin began playing volleyball competitively in junior high and with the Channel Islands Volleyball Club. She attended Buena High School where she played volleyball all four years and also ran track. She received a variety of volleyball awards including: Defensive Specialist and Scholar awards. During high school Kristin also coached for Anacapa Middle School for the City of Ventura’s Middle School Volleyball Program. Since playing volleyball in high school, she has participated in grass tournaments and in the City of Ventura Corporate Games. In Corporate Games Indoor Volleyball her team brought home the Bronze medal and the Gold medal for Beach Volleyball.

Coach Kristin continued her coaching career after college, serving as the Frosh/Soph Coach and Varsity Assistant at Santa Clara High School in 2007. Following that season she started coaching for California Heat Volleyball Club. In 2008, Paris served as a 16s head coach. In 2009, she served as the 18-1s Assistant Coach. In 2010, 2011, and 2012 she served as the 18-1s Assistant Coach under F.M. Josue. Along with coaching the 18s in 2010, Kristin also co-coached the 16-1s alongside Lindsey Terry, Metro University Volleyball Coach, and the 15-1s and in 2011. She currently coaches the 17/18s age group for LAVA (Los Angeles Volleyball Academy) Club in Thousand Oaks.

In between club seasons Kristin coached at Newbury Park High School for the 2009 and 2010 seasons as the Varsity and Junior Varsity Assistant. In 2009 the Panthers qualified for the CIF-SS playoffs and four members of that team went on to play collegiately.

Coach Kristin earned her Associates Degree in General Liberal Arts and Sciences in 2004 from Ventura College. Paris continued her education and obtained a B.S. from California State University Channel Islands in Business Administration in 2007. After graduation, she proceeded to earn her Masters in Business Administration Degree from California Lutheran University in 2010. Continuing her educational endeavors, she is currently working on an additional M.S. in Coaching and Athletic Administration from Concordia University.

Coach Kristin is a member of USA Volleyball and also a member of the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA).  She is certified in Increased Mastery and Professional Application of Coaching Theory (IMPACT).

Kristin has worked as an Office Administrator at a law firm since 2007. She resides in Ventura with her husband Steven and their son, Kaleb.