Bio

With over 17 years experience, Olivia has coached indoor volleyball at every age group from middle school, high school, club, and assisted at the junior college level. She is currently the Assistant Varsity Coach at Maranatha, a D-2 High School program here in San Diego and has been on the coaching staff at WAVE Volleyball Club holding a Head Coach title since 2019. No matter the level she is coaching, she believes that each player brings a unique gift to the court and if they all truly work together with their gifts, success is sure to come.

Originally from Seattle, Olivia played 4 years of high school volleyball, two years of club, did a junior summer volleyball tour to Europe where she played against junior international teams and then went on to play 2 years at Shoreline Community College in Seattle. During her time at SCC she made the All-Star Team both years as a Middle Blocker (1999-2000 & 2000-2001) and traveled with her team to Spain to compete against professional teams. Olivia also lived in China for 4 years where she joined an adult club team playing in Chinese tournaments.

She finished her degree from the University of Washington with a BFA in Sculpture and loves art. She has 3 small children, loves the beach, music, dates with her husband and mint chocolate chip ice cream.