Coaches

Graduated from Rice Lake High School (in WI) where she was a 3-sport athlete. Thereafter, she attended the University of Minnesota where she earned a Bachelor of Arts in French Studies; Minor and Certificate in Coaching; and a Masters in Kinesiology with a Sport Management emphasis. She began coaching at Minneapolis Southwest High School in 2002 and became the Varsity Coach in 2004 (2004-2013). Jackie’s first season at Lakeville North was in 2014. Jackie began coaching club volleyball in 2007: 13 of the 17 club seasons have been with Mizuno Northern Lights and 4 seasons have been with the Lakeville North Juniors program. She has been a Lead Clinician at both the MVI Coaches Clinic and the MNVBCA Coaches Clinic. She live in Eagan with her husband Chad and their four children: Tori, Josie, Riley and Jordie. This will be her 11th season coaching at Lakeville North.

David graduated from New Fairfield High School in Connecticut. Thereafter, he attended the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire where he began playing in the late 90’s. David earned a Bachelor of Science in Mathematics and a Master of Education from the U of MN. After graduation, he began coaching high school girls in 1999. He has coached at all levels of high school in the South Suburban Conference including three years as the Head Varsity Coach at Eastview High School. David has been the Head Boys Volleyball Coach at Lakeville North High School for the past four seasons. David is a Math Teacher at Lakeville North High School and has been teaching for 26 years. He lives in Lakeville with his wife Kim and has three children: Cooper, Eli and Lauren. This will be David’s 7th season coaching at Lakeville North.

Halle began her competitive volleyball career playing for M1 at the age of eight and played there until she was 15 years old. Thereafter, she transitioned her club career to Northern Lights where she was the libero for the 16-1, 17-1 and 18-1 teams. After high school, she continued her  athletic and academic journey at Drake University where she played two seasons as a defensive specialist in the Missouri Valley Conference. She graduated Magna Cum Laude, and a semester early, with a degree in Marketing and a concentration in Research & Analytics. Halle’s coaching career began with Lakeville North youth camps, MVI camps, the Northern Lights Youth Fall League and Drake camps. Halle coached her first club season (M1 13-1s) in 2023-2024. Currently, Halle works as a Client Experience Manager at an entirely women-led and operated financial firm out of Des Moines, IA. This will be Halle’s 1st season coaching at Lakeville North.

Alison has been coaching volleyball at various levels for over 20 years. She has experience coaching Junior Volleyball in New Prague, Lakeville, and Northern Lights, where she served as a head or assistant coach for 9 years. Alison also coached at Lakeville South High School, as the 9A and 10A coach in 2014 and 2015. Alison grew up in northern Minnesota and was a three-sport athlete, participating in volleyball, basketball and track. She chose to continue her athletic career in basketball at the College of St. Scholastica. Alison and her husband Brent live in Lakeville. They have a blended family consisting of 6 children (ages 19-29), a son-in-law and two dogs. Alison works for Securian Financial as an Account Executive. This will be Alison’s 2nd season coaching at Lakeville North.

Sydney graduated from Eastview High School (where coach David Laufenburger was her head coach). Thereafter, she attended Missouri Southern State University where she continued her volleyball career and earned a Bachelor of Science in Health Promotion and Wellness with a minor in Psychology and a Coaching Certificate. Sydney has coached a variety of sports for the past nine years including club volleyball and club baseball where she runs and gives lessons in baseball, softball and volleyball. Sydney is a Field Director for the Minnesota Twins. This will be Sydney’s 3rd season coaching at Lakeville North.

Olivia graduated from Eagan High School where she helped lead her team to a state tournament 2nd place finish her senior year as libero. Thereafter, she attended Carthage College where she was a libero for the Firebirds. She earned a Bachelor of Arts in Mathematics and minors in Data Science and Spanish. In 2019 and 2020, Olivia was the head 12-1 Coach for EPIC volleyball club. She has coached for Northern Lights Youth Clinics, Fall Leagues and Summer Camps since 2015. She recently completed her third season as a 13s Assistant at Northern Lights. Olivia is an Underwriting Consultant for Optum in Eden Prairie. This will be Olivia’s 2ND season coaching at Lakeville North.

Brett graduated from Robbinsdale Cooper High School. Thereafter, he attended the University of Minnesota where he earned a Bachelor of Science in Business and Accounting. In 1994 and 1995, Brett coached at Minnetonka High School. In 2012 and 2013, Brett coached at Lakeville North High School under the leadership of Walt Weaver. In 2017 and 2018, Brett was the Co-Head Coach for the Lakeville North Boys Volleyball team. Brett has coached for our Lakeville North Juniors program, Century Middle School, and various camps for Lakeville North. Brett is a realtor for Edina Realty and handyman at the Furball Farm Cat Sanctuary. This will be Brett’s 7th season (technically 9th counting his two years with Walt) coaching at Lakeville North.