I attended a small school in south central Iowa where I was a multi sport athlete and earned all conference honors and varsity athlete for multiple years in volleyball, basketball, track and softball.  After high school I attended Southwestern Community College in Creston, Iowa where I played both volleyball and basketball.  From there I travelled to Southern Arkansas University in Magnolia, Arkansas and played volleyball two seasons as an outside hitter and one season of softball.  I graduated with a degree in Exercise Science and after 2 years as a cardiology technician, I continued my education and received certification as a Nuclear Medicine Technologists where I have been working for the last 17 years.

I have been married to my husband, Todd for 18 years. We moved to Smithville 12 years ago.  We have two children.  Max, 15, is a sophomore at Smithville High School and Ella, 11, a 6th grader at Maple Elementary.  We also have two cats.  Ginny is our 2 year old inside cat and Buzz (Lightyear) is our 11 year old outside cat.  We are a busy sports family with both kids participating competitively in multiple sports.  When we are not busy with sports, we enjoy spending time with our family and friends and trips to Table Rock Lake.

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My goal for the 12u team this season, is to learn the fundamentals of playing volleyball. I have
experience coaching youth volleyball through Smithville Parks and Rec. I am excited for this
opportunity to coach these girls and watch them grow and learn they game that I have loved all
of these years.