PERSONAL INFORMATION

Mary began playing volleyball in 8th grade at DeLand Middle School.  She had opportunities to follow athletic scholarships in basketball, however chose to follow her academic path and remain local finishing her Bachelor Degree in Business Management at UCF.  During her years in college, Mary fell in love with the beach side of volleyball, traveling throughout the state to compete in beach tournaments.

After finishing college, she began her career at Aetna Healthcare.

Mary is married with 4 children all in sports.  Her daughters both play at the Elite level with Top Select.  Diana finished her 18's season with Top Select 18 White and has been recruited by Tusculum University to play in their Beach Program.  Alison is currently on the 13 Elite Team, after qualifying and competing at GJNC in her previous season as 12 Elite.  Her son, Ryan has trained as a goalkeeper and her other son, Brady will pursue his dream of engineering at UCF.

Deland High School (1990)
-Varsity Volleyball (1988-1990)
-Basketball (1988-1990)
-District Champions  - Basketball 1990

UCF - Bachelor of Business Management 

USAV Impact Certified & Safesport Certified

Double-Goal Coach Certified:  Coaching for Winning and Life Lessons

USAV CAP 1 Certified

AAU Coach
 

COACHING EXPERIENCE & ACHIEVEMENTS

Volunteer Coach, Deland YMCA
-Teaching volleyball to children ages 6-13.  

Coach East Coast Rush Volleyball  (2009-2015)
-Boys and girls ages 7-14 

DME Sports Academy (2015-2018)
-Started the ’Train & Play’ for younger players to train during short season and end with 1 competitive tournament
- Coach Junior Netter’s Program
- Head Coach U11 Elite Regional 
- Assistant Coach U15 National 
- Coach of the Month - Recognized for extra time put into all  teams, helping other coaches, camps, clinics 
-Deland High School, Volunteer Varsity Statistician (2018-2019)

TOP SELECT EXPERIENCE & ACHIEVEMENTS

Assistant Coach U13 Top (2018-2019) 
-1st Place Gold JJVA First Coast Festival

Assistant U14 Elite Blue (2019-2020)
-3rd Gold JJVA Tropical Ice Open
-3rd Gold Tri-County Showcase