Michelle has been active as a player and coach in club volleyball for 17 years, playing for Falls Cities, Kentucky Juniors (KJVA now KIVA) and Derby City volleyball clubs in Southern Indiana. Michelle will begin her fourth year coaching a top team at Team Indiana.

Last club season Michelle coached the 15-1 Toucans to top ten finishes at the MidEast Qualifier and Colorado Crossroads Qualifier. The Toucans earned their bid to Nationals by finishing second at the Hoosier Regional Championships.

In 2006, Michelle coached 16-1 SWAT which became the first Team Indiana team to qualify in the Open division at Nationals by finishing 2nd at the Northern Lights Qualifier. She also assisted her husband, Rich, with the National Champion 18-1 Terminators in her free time. All 10 members of the 18-1 Terminators are playing at the collegiate level, 9 for NCAA DIV I.

In 2005, Michelle coached the 18-1 Turtles team that finished 3rd in the 18 American Division, and she assisted her husband, Rich, with the 17-1 Bulldogs team that finished 2nd in the 17 American Division.

To date Michelle has developed and produced six Junior Olympic All Americans. She has also guided players thru the recruiting process; to date 17 former players are playing or have committed to play at the collegiate level. Michelle is also the recruiting coordinator for Team Indiana. She has currently guided 25 players through the process at Team Indiana. If you need any recruiting guidance or a skills tape please contact her at webmaster@teamindianavolleyball.com.

Before coaching at Team Indiana Michelle spent seven years coaching for Circle City volleyball club. In her last season with Circle City (2004) she and her husband, Rich led the 16-3 team to Nationals, finishing in the top 30 in the 16 American Division.

Michelle also has experience coaching at the collegiate level. She was a graduate assistant for IUPUI (2002), where she focused on recruiting correspondence, on-court training, and game film exchange. She also was an assistant at Marian College (2003, 2004). During her tenure, her primary responsibilities were player development, recruiting, and the strength and conditioning program.

Michelle graduated from New Albany High School in New Albany, Indiana in 1998. She was an Honorable Mention All-Conference selection and helped lead New Albany to a sectional championship and regional runner-up finish during her junior season. Michelle then accepted a Division I scholarship to IUPUI, which brought her to Indianapolis. She helped lead the Jaguars to the Mid-Continent Conference championship her junior year, earning Second Team All-Conference and All-Tournament accolades. She served as team co-captain as a senior and was also honored with her third consecutive Academic All-Conference award. Michelle finished her collegiate career with her name occupying numerous single match and career rankings in the IUPUI record book. She ranks in the top 10 in kills, attempts, hitting percentage, and block assists for a single match, as well as being among the leaders in total and average kills and attempts for a career.