Frank Avilla: President
Frank has been coaching in Northern Nevada for over 40 years! Over the years he has coached champion baseball and softball teams, Olympians, and community college baseball team. He is also known as the coach who has the most wins in High School Boys Soccer including State and Zone Championships. Frank is coming out of his coaching retirement to help make Valley Providence Little League the best it can be, full of competition, life lessons and most importantly baseball and softball fun! In his spare time he likes to hang out with his 5 children, 14 grandchildren, loving wife and pets!
Shannan Robinson: Baseball Vice President
Shannan Robinson is the Valley Providence Little League Vice President for baseball. She works full time for a local anesthesia group, managing 60 physicians. Her son Jaxson has been involved with the league for 5 seasons. Shannan grew up playing softball year-round. She now enjoys spending time with her family, boating in the summer and snow sports in the winter.
Clarice Foster: Concessions Manager
Clarice is a NRA certified instructor and owns her own training company. Graduated from Hug High school in 1999. After traveling for her husbands job, Clarice and her family moved back home to Northern Nevada. Clarice has two boys that play for VPLL. She enjoys camping, metal detecting, geo caching, and Sunday card games with family!
Vernon Foster: Baseball Player Agent
Vernon retired form the USAF in 2019 after serving 20 years. Retired and moved home with his family to Northern Nevada. Vernon has two boys that play with VPLL, and enjoys seeing his boys play on the same fields he and his brothers played on as kids. Vernon enjoys hunting, fishing and woodworking, especially making furniture with his boys!
Marie Smith: Safety Coordinator
Marie is High School Agriculture teacher and has been teaching for 9 years. Marie is a native Nevadan and has lived here all of her life. She wants to share her love of baseball and softball with kids and give back to the community. Marie has played softball since she was 8 years old and has coached at the High School level. In her spare time Marie like to hunt, fish, camp, play coed softball, coach and hang out with her friends and family!
Cherie Williams: Secretary
My name is Cherie and I have been the Secretary for the board for over a year. Just a regular mom trying to do good in our community, spend time with my family out on the field and making memories!
Chris Williams: Field Maintenance
Hello I am Chris Williams the Field Maintenance guy for VPLL. I have played little league my entire childhood up to Senior in high school. My family has been apart of VPLL for four years playing and coaching! I'm proud to be on the board to make the league better for my children and yours.