WSWPC Staff

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 – 2020)
  • 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)
  • IHSA 2024 Boys Water Polo Coach of the Year
  • Olympic Development Program Zone Coach (2021 – 2024)
  • 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)
  • 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 – Present)
  • West Suburban Water Polo Coach (2010 – Present)

Josh Carlson, Coach

  • Played 5 Years at McKendree University (2018-2022)
  • 2022 DII All-American
  • Former McKendree Graduate Assistant Coach (2023)
  • Coached for St. Louis Area Polo (2023)
  • ODP MDW Zone Coach (2023 – Current)

Andy Doyle, Coach

  • Naperville Central Boys Assistant Coach – 2009 – Present (2016, 2018, 2019 IHSA Champions, IHSA 2nd 2010, IHSA 3rd 2009, 2017)
  • West Suburban Coach (2009-2011, 2021 – Present)
  • Naperville Central Water Polo 2000 – 2003
  • Captain of Naperville Central Water Polo Team 2003
  • Farmstead Water Polo Coach 2003 – 2005

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

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, Coach

  • 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