Prior to coaching with Gulf Coast, Stephanie spent three years as an assistant coach under Karissa Cumberbatch for the Virginia Wesleyan University Marlins in Virginia Beach, VA. 

 

In 2022, the team posted a 20-8 overall record and improved to 11-1 in conference play to win the ODAC regular season title for the first time in program history. 

In her first season with the Marlins, Stephanie helped coach VWU to a 24-9 overall record with a 9-2 mark in league play. Under their guidance, the Marlins had a pair of All-Tournament accolades in Emma Claytor and Alexis Davies-Hackenburg. Stephanie helped coach five Marlins to ODAC All-Conference honors, including the ODAC Rookie of the Year in Emma Claytor, who also garnered AVCA All-Region VI Rookie of the Year and VaSID Rookie of the Year accolades. Setter Haley Sutton also saw VaSID All-State accolades for her efforts during the season.

 

A native of Saint Joseph, Missouri, Stephanie brings 17 years of coaching experience to Gulf Coast State. After her collegiate volleyball career in the NAIA’s Heart of America Conference, she pursued her coaching passion at the club and high school levels in Missouri and Virginia. She coached at Highlands Performance Volleyball Club in Kansas City, Missouri from 2008 to 2013 where she led the 2011 team to a Mid-East Qualifier Championship. From 2014-2023, Stephanie coached 17 Black for the Beach Elite Volleyball Club in Virginia Beach. In 2018, she was appointed as the Director of Player Development, where she established technical standard documents and created benchmarks and milestones for the club’s teams and athletes. Additionally, as the Coordinator for Specialty Sessions and Clinics, she directed and coached dozens of camps and clinics in the area, mentoring and developing hundreds of local athletes, and contributing to the community and growth of the game in the area. After moving to Panama City in July of 2023, Stephanie coached her North Bay Haven middle school team to the program's first ever District Championship. She now coaches with Mosley High School as an assistant as well as Emerald Coast Volleyball Club as their 17-National coach. 

Stephanie was the Great Bridge High School Girls Head Volleyball Coach from 2014-2018 in Chesapeake, VA where she led the squad to multiple post-season tournaments and a District Championship. In 2015, she was honored as the District Coach of the Year. 

Stephanie attended Central High School where she was a setter, team captain, and all-district player. During her Junior and Senior years, she also played club in Kansas City, Missouri at Club North Volleyball. Stephanie continued her playing career at Graceland University in Lamoni, Iowa, where she earned her degree in Business Management with an emphasis in Marketing and a Minor in Spanish. She currently lives in Panama City with her husband Spencer, their 6-year-old August, and their 3-year-old twins, Archer and Adelaide