Lake Cities Edge Staff Amy Miller/Club Director is the director and founder of Lake Cities Edge Volleyball Club. She received her BS from Texas Woman's University and is currently teaching and coaching at Edward S Marcus High School in Flower Found, TX. She has 20 years coaching experience in a variety of sports: softball, soccer, volleyball, basketball, field hockey, and track. She has coached at many levels as well including: youth recreation, club, elite club, Olympic Development Program, middle school, high school subvarsity, and high school varsity. Amy has a wealth of experience in building, organizing and running other high level clubs in basketball, soccer and softball. She has been Director of Coach and Player Devlopment for such organizations as GLASA and LGSA. She is experienced with the NCAA recruiting process and is ACEP and IMPACT certified. Amy is married to Tom Miller and they have four daughters Taren, Kali, Britny, and Jenna. Christy Alvillar/Coach U15 Orange is returning to Lake Cities Edge for her 5th season. Her coaching experience includes an assistant position at Southwestern Oklahoma State University. Not only has she coached volleyball at the college level, but she also played at Texas A and M University Commerce. She is currently teaching and coaching at Life School Dallas. Christy received her BS from TAMU-C in Buisness Management and is currently working on a Masters Degree in Sports Management. She is also IMPACT certified. Jenna Ortmeier/Coach U14 Orange is a graduate of Dallas Baptist University where she received her BS in Kinesiology. While at DBU Jenna lettered for four years as on outside hitter. This is Jenna's fourth year coaching club during which she took her teams to the JOs twice. We are excited to have Jenna join the LCE staff. She is IMPACT certified. Danielle Silva/Coach U14 Black is returning for her 3rd season with LCE. Danielle is currently persuing her Bachlors in Mathmatics at Texas Woman's University and plans to coach high school upon completion. She graduated from Marcus High School where she lettered in volleyball for 3 years. She has had extensive experience in club volleyball including qualifying for the JOs 3 times. Danielle has 2 years previous experience coaching for NTVA and is IMPACT certified. Cristin Hopkin/Coach U13 Orange is a graduate of Stephen F Austin University where she received her BS in Buisness Management. While at SFA Cristin lettered for 4 years as a defensive specialist and was a part of one of SFA's most successful squads reaching the NCAA Round of 32. Prior to SFA she played club volleball including a trip to the JOs as well as 2 years varsity at Marcus High School. She is in her second year with LCE, and she has experience coaching camps and clinics and is IMPACT certified. Meghan Weaver/Coach U13 Black is joining the Lake Cities Edge staff for her first season. She is currently attending the University of North Texas in persuit of a Bachlors in Biology with minors in Chemistry and Spanish. Prior to UNT Meghan attended OSU where she founded the volleyball travel club. She has played volleyball for 12 years including Varsity for FMHS. She has two years coaching experience and is IMPACT certified. Marcia Cooke/Coach U12 Orange is returning to LCE for her fifth year and is IMPACT certified. She graduated from Oklahoma State University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Physical Education and Health. She played two years of basketball for OSU. Marcia has taught for 24 years and has coached for 23 years. She has coached 7th and 8th grade volleyball for 21 years with the last eleven at Briarhill Middle School. Several of her 8th grade teams at Briarhill have won the LISD District Championship. Marcia has been married 19 years to Phil Cooke, an economics teacher at Marcus. They have two daughters, Brooke Jefferies and Lauren. She is very excited about coaching this year for Lake Cities Edge! Beri Deister/Coach U12 Blackis returning to Lake Cities Edge for her fourth year. She has nine years coaching experience including McKamey Middle School where she took 1 district championship. Beri recieved her undergraduate degree from Abilene Christian University, and she will recieve her Masters of Education in December of 2008. She is married to Andrew Deister who is the youth minister at Vista Ridge Church of Christ. Stephanie Figgers/Coach U15 Black is a recent graduate of Stephen F. Austin State University where she received her BS in Biology. While at SFA, Stephanie lettered for 4 years as a libero. She coached at the clinics and camps offered at SFA. Prior to SFA, she played 12-18s at Texas Tornados in Houston and 3 years varsity at Katy Taylor High School. Stephanie is IMPACT certified. Will Powell/Coach U14 White is a student at the University of North Texas where he is currently playing for the mens club volleyball team. Prior to UNT he played for the Houston Volleyball Academy. We are excited to have Will join the Lake Cities Edge staff. He has coached in numerous camps and is IMPACT certified. Emily Mathis/Assistant is entering her second season with LCE where she plans to assist coach, gain experience, and eventually take her own team. Emily is a graduate of the University of North Texas where she received her BA. She has highschool volleyball experience and is IMPACT certified. Lauren Cooke/Assistant is in her second season with LCE as an assistant coach. She has 7 years club volleyball experience, four trips to the JOs and is a Senior at Marcus High School where she has lettered in volleyball for 3 years. She is a volunteer in the LCE coaching development program. We are proud to have her join the LCE staff! Stephanie Ford/Assistant is entering her first season coaching for Lake Cities Edge. She is currently a junior at the University of North Texas where she referees and plays intramural volleyball. She graduated from Wichita Falls High School where she lettered in volleyball for 3 years. Stephanie is IMPACT certified, has 4 years of club experience, and is very excited to join the LCE staff." |