Jesse Callahan is starting his first year as the JV head coach in the Lakota High School Boys Volleyball Program. Last year, he assisted the JV team to a strong finish at the top of the GMC. Previous to that, Jesse was the Varsity assistant coach for Lakota East Girls Volleyball for two years. He also coached 7th/8th grade boys in the Lakota East Youth Volleyball program for three years. Early in his career, Jesse spent two years helping to build the Boys Volleyball Program at Northmont High School. Jesse played high school volleyball at Vandalia-Butler High School. He is an avid fan of all aspects of the sport. He is currently a teacher at Sycamore Junior High School, and has spent 21 years teaching middle school age youth.

Coach Kuhlman is starting his 7th year as the Boys' Volleyball Head Coach at Lakota East High School and his 8th overall as a coach in the program. During his seven years as head coach, Kuhlman has led the Thunderhawks to two conference titles (2024, 2025). Coach Kuhlman has been selected two times as conference coach of the year (2024, 2025) and regional coach of the year in 2024. Kuhlman also served as the girls’ varsity volleyball assistant coach at Milford High School for 4 years and coached club volleyball at Ohio Premier for 4 years as well. He is a graduate of Lakota East High School and was a 4-year varsity setter for the boys' volleyball program from 2011-2015. Kuhlman played collegiate club volleyball at Bowling Green State University where he graduated and earned his bachelors in math education. He also earned his master's in educational administration from Xavier University. Kuhlman is a math teacher at Lakota East High School.