Growing up in Santa Barbara it was almost impossible for me to not play beach volleyball. I loved playing at the infamous East Beach with my family. When I retired from playing pro volleyball, my husband built a beach volleyball court in our back yard. Fortunately for me, both our daughters grew up playing on the beach court. I have spent 38 years coaching the indoor game and decided to give up the long indoor club coaching days, and moved outside to the beach game. I had been coaching on my own home beach court since 2003.

In 2007, with the help of Napa Park and Recreation, we revamped the sand volleyball courts at Kennedy Park and I taught beach volleyball classes for Napa Valley College. Last year, my husband, Jim and I were able to repair the old sand courts at Silverado Middle School.