Meet The Team
Sierra Nevada Water Polo
Sierra Nevada Water Polo is a 501(C)(3) nonprofit organization. Gifts to SNWP may be tax deductible under IRS guidelines. Consult your tax advisor. Federal ID 87-0813543.
Our Coaches
Brandon Williams
Volunteer Coach
Brandon played high school water polo for the Washoe County School District team from 1999-2003 and played for an early iteration of Sierra Nevada Water Polo in the off seasons. After a 19-year hiatus, he came back to the sport once his daughter showed interest in playing in 2022 and began coaching in the summer of 2023.
Allison Williams
Volunteer Coach
Allie first began playing polo in 2022 after her young daughter started with SNWP. Passionate about ensuring the program continues to grow to support local kids like hers, both Allie and her husband, Brandon, began volunteer coaching in summer 2023 and play each week with Sierra Nevada Masters Water Polo.
Reagan Hart
Coach
Reagan playing water polo since her sophomore year of high school and went on to play at California State University, Monterey Bay from 2017-21. Before coaching with SNWP, Reagan coached varsity water polo at Carmel Valley High School. Her favorite thing about water polo is getting to be competitive on both offense and defense.
Will Boitano
Coach
Will, who coaches all ages at Sierra Nevada Water Polo, has been playing the sport for more than 10 years and was a collegiate swimmer at Santa Barbara City College. His coaching experience includes the Laney College Women’s Water Polo team in Oakland, California and the Oakland Hills youth swim team.
Board Members
Dimitri Hallerbach
President
Dimitri Hallerbach is currently President of SNWP and has been a member of the SNWP board since 2012. When not working to grow water polo in northern Nevada and the Sierras, he is the Managing Broker at Oliver Luxury Real Estate’s Reno office. Dimitri has been serving commercial and residential real estate clients in Northern Nevada for over 10 years, in addition to his leadership of Oliver Luxury Real Estate’s Reno office. Having grown up in Southern California, Dimitri played water polo in high school and briefly at Stanford University as part of the men’s water polo team. He continues to play Masters Water Polo whenever he can!
Dave Hoover
Secretary
Dave Hoover is a lifelong resident of the Reno/Sparks area. Dave has been involved with water polo in the area since 1977. He played water polo for four years in high school and one year collegiately at the University of Massachusetts. Dave was the Washoe County School District boys high school water polo coach from 1988 through 1990. Dave played on the area master’s water polo team from 1985 through 2010. He has been a Sierra Nevada Water Polo board member for the past 10 years. Both of his boys participated in the program. He has coached club swimming since 1983 and continues to coach swimming at Reno High School. Dave is currently a Partner with New York Life.
John Pettibone
Treasurer
Business activities: Chief Financial Officer, Certified Public Accountant, Strategist
- Played water polo and swam for UC Berkeley 1973-1977.
- Member of NCAA Men’s Championship Water Polo Teams in 1973 and 1975.
- Collegiate All American in Water Polo and in Swimming (relays).
- USA Swimming Official (volunteer).
Tracy Young
Board Member
Tracy began to play water polo in Washoe County in 1987. She continued on to play collegiately at SDSU. She played one year during college on the National Team. After a 20 plus year hiatus, she is back in the water, and so are her two kids! She recently played at Master’s Nationals at won gold with many of her college teammates! She is dedicated to growing SNWP in our community!
Richard Wait
Board Member
Richard is a native Nevadan and has been a certified public accountant since 1986. Richard has served on the board of directors for Sierra Nevada Water Polo since the inception of the organization in 2008. Richard has played and coached water polo since 1974 and he continues to swim for fitness with the Sierra Nevada Masters swim club.
Tim O'Brien
Board Member
A Reno native, one of the original age-groupers of the Reno Aquatic Club under coach Lash Turville, and a member of Washoe County’s very first high school water polo team, Tim grew up on chlorine and the enduring friendships forged from those watery days. He went on to play collegiate water polo at the University of Utah and later pursued life as a triathlete, open-water swimmer and master’s bike racer. Professionally, Tim has enjoyed a nearly 40-year career as a creative director and writer in the branding and advertising industries.
Sierra Nevada Water Polo
Contact Us
(775) 287-5317
Practice Facility: Northwest Pool