Paradise Valley Community Men's Tennis

Paajanen at the Mountain View Tennis Center and also as an assistant coach for the mens program at PVCC. His latest tenure in coaching was at the high school level. He was the coach for a local boys program in north Phoenix. Jon Ruzan joined the Puma program in 2013 as head coach. Taking the reins of one of the nations top womens junior college soccer programs, he led the PVCC women to a record of 21 wins, 1 loss and 2 ties, and a final season ranking as the number 5 team in the nation in 2013. He was named the ACCAC Womens Soccer Coach of the Year for 2013. Ruzan was born in the Banat region of Serbia to an ethnic Romanian family.  His family emigrated to New York City, where he played youth soccer for the prestigious Blau-Weiss Gottschee Soccer Club, and for Queens United (Banatul NY) in mens open adult competition. Jon earned a Bachelors Degree in Journalism from St. Johns University in New York.  He relocated to Arizona in 1992 and formed the Banat Soccer Club in 1998.  Jon played for and eventually coached the clubs first team, Banat Arsenal, which became one of the nations top amateur, open/semi-pro sides winning the coveted Silver Mug Invitational (Bud Cup) in 2006, as well as numerous National Cup and U.S. Open Cup appearances.  The Banat Soccer Club began operating as a youth soccer club in 2006 and he served as club president and director of coaching.  In addition to his role with the Pumas, he also currently serves as the managing director of Soccer Club del Sol Banat. Jon has been coaching for 16 years and holds a National Y License for Directors of Coaching, and previously served on the Board of Directors for the Arizona Youth Soccer Association.  Jon lives with his wife Dorina, midfielder/daughter Ilyssa, and goalkeeper/son Marcel. Jared started with the Puma Coaching staff in 2011.  He works with the Pitchers and Catchers, and Outfielders.  Sotelo also provides hitting instruction and serves as the Recruiting Coordinator for the Puma softball program.  Sotelo also assists in fundraising, camps, and clinics.  He has been coaching in Arizona for the last 18 years.  He first coached in baseball for 13 years, in city leagues in Phoenix, Glendale, and Surprise then moved on to Club Baseball.  Sotleo was named Coach of the year in 2004 by the AZ Mustang League.  In 2004 he coached for the Team USA 11U program sweeping Team Mexico in a three game set in International competition. In 2005 Sotelos team took 3rd place in the Cal Ripken Championship with a 15-2 overall record.  In 2006 his Cal Ripken Team won the City of Surprise Championship with a 19 -1 record.  In 2007, he was asked to be the JV baseball coach at Valley Vista High School in Surprise.  In 2008 he started his softball coaching career by winning the South West Valley Softball League Championship. His team since has been competing in misc. club events, taking 7th in the 2010 TCS World Series in Park City, Utah. Sarah Stemm joined the PVCC Athletics Department in 2012 as an Assistant Track and Field Coach. Through her role as an assistant coach, she began helping out in the athletics office and eventually became an office assistant for the department. In January 2016, she was hired as Coordinator of Student-Athlete Support Services. Sarah was a PVCC student-athlete herself, having been a member of the PVCC Track and Field team. Sarah had success as a Puma and after two years at PVCC, she went on to Grand Canyon University where she was a member of the inaugural Track and Field program for the Lopes. During her time at GCU, she was an NCAA Division II national qualifier in the 100m hurdles, 400m hurdles, as well as the 4x400m relay both Indoor and Outdoor. After her senior season, she was named to the NCAA Division II All-Academic team. In December 2012, Sarah graduated from Grand Canyon University with a Bachelors of Science: Exercise Science with an Emphasis in Health Education. Rick came to the Pumas in 2007 from Chandler-Gilbert CC where he was the Assistant Athletic Trainer. He earned his bachelor's degree in Athletic Training at Vanguard University, where he also played intercollegiate soccer. He graduated from A.T. Still University in 2007 with a masters degree in Sports Healthcare. Rick manages over 150 athletes in 12 sports at PVCC. He is also adjunct faculty teaching health and exercise science classes. In Fall 2008 he became an Approved Clinical Instructor (ACI) for athletic training students from Grand Canyon University.  The GCU students are enrolled in an athletic training program and each semester are assigned to different levels of athletic training competencies.  In 2009 his master's thesis was accepted for poster presentation at the National Athletic Trainers Association (NATA) annual meeting in San Antonio, TX. The presentation was titled Evidence-Based and Critical Appraisal Characteristics of Athletic Training Literature/JAT: between 2002-2006. Rick is a native of Southern California and has lived in Arizona for 4 years. He continues to play soccer and enjoys hiking the many trails in and around Phoenix with his wife, Danelle.  Randy Wittig is a fourth generation Arizona native who grew up in the North Phoenix area and attended and played golf at Shadow Mountain High School and Phoenix College. For the past 34 years Randy has served Arizona Golf, Arizona golf guests, and Phoenix/Scottsdale golf facilities as a Southwest Section PGA member. Randy is currently the Director of Instruction at the Gainey Ranch Golf Club in Scottsdale, AZ, and is also the Senior Sales Executive for Glove Caddie a Scottsdale based golf glove accessory company. Randy also spent 26 years growing, learning, and advancing through every golf department job position from outside guest service attendant, Assistant Golf Professional, Head Golf Professional, up to Director of Golf Operations & Tournament Event Sales at the Orange Tree Golf Resort in Scottsdale, AZ. Randy served on the Board of Directors for the Southwest Section PGA for 8 years, is a past recipient of the Southwest Section PGA Bill Strausbaugh Award, and has raised/donated nearly $10,000 to The First Tee (2012) & Special Olympics Arizona (2009 & 2010) by playing 108 holes of golf in one day.  Throughout Randy's extensive Arizona (and a little NE Ohio) golf career he has helped hundreds of students learn and/or improve his/her golf game by providing an energetic and positive learning atom sphere. Randy is very active in Southwest Section PGA competitive golf events and is a multiple stroke play and pro-am event winner. Some of Randy's playing accomplishments include: 2012 Southwest Section PGA Senior Match Play Champion, 2011 Southwest Section PGA Senior Champion, 2011 National PGA Senior Club Professional Championship qualifier/participant, 2009 Quail Cup Champion, 2008 National PGA Club Professional Championship qualifier/participant, 2002 Southwest Section PGA Match Play Champion, 1998 Phoenix Open qualifier/participant, and 9 time Goldwater Cup Team Member.  Randy is married to wife Jeanne and has a young daughter, Taylor.