Kali joined the WAVE coaching staff in 2025! In addition to coaching at WAVE, she is the Head Coach for the LCC Girls Volleyball Team. Prior to WAVE and LCC, Kali was a Graduate Assistant for the Concordia Beach Volleyball Team.

Originally from Murrieta, Kali grew up playing for WAVE Beach and Murrieta Mesa High School. She was a four year indoor volleyball varsity athlete and set the school record for kills in a season. After high school, she continued to play on the Beach Volleyball team at the University of Arizona. While with the Wildcats, she earned both Pac-12 and AVCA National Pair of the Week Awards. She played her fifth year of eligibility at Concordia Irvine in 2024. In her final season, she was named an AVCA First Team All-American and helped lead the Golden Eagles to a 2nd place finish in the Division 2 National Championship.

Kali recently completed her Multiple Subject teaching credential and is working on her MA in Education. Kali now resides in Carlsbad with her fiancé Jacob and her dog Sunny. In June, they will be getting married and she will be changing her last name to Blas.