Kathleen is the Club Director for Club Extreme Volleyball and has been a part of the Northeast Ohio volleyball community for three decades.

Kathleen’s volleyball coaching career starts with coaching the junior high school teams at St. Mary’s School in Massillon, Ohio, from 1997 to 2002. Kathleen was one of the founding coaches in the Stark County Junior High School Parochial Volleyball League, and in that time she led two teams into the tournament finals. Also in her time at St. Mary’s School, she was the Assistant Boys & Girls Combined Track Team Coach in 1998 and 1999 and Head Boys & Girls Combined Track Team Coach from 2000 to 2002.

Kathleen moved into high school coaching in 2000 as the coach for the Freshman team at Central Catholic High School in Canton Ohio in 2000, additionally leading skills camps there in 2001. She then went coach the freshman at North Canton Hoover High School in North Canton, Ohio from 2001 to 2004. In 2001 she led the team to a 14-5 record along with GlenOak Freshman Tournament Champions, Federal League Champions, and winning the Federal League All-Sports Award. In 2002 the team finished 8-10, but she led the team to be a Federal League Tournament Semi-Finalist. In 2003 her team was the Federal League Freshman Tournament Champions and won the Federal League All-Sports Award, and came back in 2004 to be the overall Federal League Champions. In the off-season, she focused on instructional camps for elementary and junior high school students as a coach at North Canton Volley Vikes in 2003 and 2004 and Junior High Summer Camp Coach in 2003.

Kathleen began coaching at Club Extreme Volleyball in 2000 and has continually coached high-performing teams at both the Regional and American levels.

2000 Season – 16 & Under Club Team Coach – 16Regional Bronze Medal Copper Division
2001 Season – 14 & Under Club Team Coach – 14Regional Bronze Medal
2002 Season – 14 & Under Club Team Coach – 14Regional Silver Medal
2003 Season – 14 & Under Club Team Coach – 14Regional 2nd Silver Bracket Ranked 16th
2004 Season – 14 & Under Club Team Coach – 14Regional 1st Copper Division Champion Ranked 25th
2005 Season – 14Regional Ranked 171st
2006 Season – 14Regional Ranked 88th
2007 Season – 15Regional Championship 5th Magnesium Bracket Ranked 164th
2008 Season – 16Regional Championship 1st Copper Bracket Ranked 46th
2009 Season – 15Regional Championship 5th Plutonium Bracket Ranked 164th
2010 Season – 14Regional / 16Regional Championship 3rd Tin Bracket/3rd Bronze Ranked 69th / 27th
2011 Season – 14Regional / 17Regional / 16Regional Championship 5th Tungsten/3rd Copper / 3rd Aluminum Bracket Ranked 158th / 22nd / 67th
2012 Season – 17Regional Championship 2nd Platinum Bracket Ranked 73rd
2013 Season – 13Regional / 18Regional Championship 1st Kryptonite Bracket / 3rd Nickel Ranked 106th / 47th
2014 Season – 15Regional Championships – 1st Gold Bracket Champions Ranked 1st
2018 Season – 14Regional Championship 3rd Aluminum Bracket Ranked 79th
2019 Season – 15American Championship 5th Chromium Bracket Ranked 62nd
2020 Season – 15American Championship 1st Silver Bracket Ranked 36th
2021 Season – 16Regional Championship 1st Copper Bracket Champions Ranked 46th

Kathleen became the Club Director at Club Extreme Volleyball in 2007 and since has built the club into a premier destination for area standout athletes. Her focus has been on building a cohesive year-round program, including youth camps and programs for Elementary & Junior High student/athletes, Weight & Conditioning Programs, Open Gyms, Summer Leagues & Tournaments for High School programs, Program-wide Team Camp, and Junior High Staff Development. Kathleen received the Robert L. Lindsay Meritorious Service Award in 2021.

Kathleen has lived in Massillon, Ohio since 1969, and was a three-sport athlete ( Volleyball, Basketball, Track ) at Jackson High School from 1977 to 1980. Kathleen graduated from Hocking Technical College with an Associates Degree of Applied Science in Forestry in 1982. Kathleen has one daughter, 2 grandchildren, 3 furry kids, and professionally is a Quality Coordinator and Office Manager.