EMU added women's lacrosse as the University's 19th varsity sport on Nov. 6, 2019. Groveston Jackson will begin her duties at Eastern Michigan on Nov. 16, 2020.

Groveston Jackson helped establish the team at Grand Valley State University and built it as one of the premier women’s lacrosse programs at the Division II level. During her time at GVSU, Groveston Jackson was a five-time Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) coach of the year while leading her team to six regular season championships, four GLIAC Tournament championships, and the first-ever NCAA postseason appearance in the 2016 campaign.

In her seven seasons at Grand Valley, Groveston Jackson coached 50 All-GLIAC players, the 2018 midfielder and goalkeeper of the year, five GLIAC Defenders of the Year, 13 Intercollegiate Women's Lacrosse Coaches Association (IWLCA) All-Region players, six IWLCA All-American players and four 2012 All-Independent Lacrosse Second Team Members.

Nationally, Groveston Jackson served as the IWLCA President for three years where she was a spokesperson for over 1,700 coaches and 550 member organizations, while also serving as a US Lacrosse Coach Development Committee Chair for one year and multiple NCAA Committees.

Professionally, Groveston Jackson was awarded with the 2016 IWLCA Nike Presidents Cup Award, which is awarded to the individual who has worked to promote, develop and enhance the intercollegiate women’s lacrosse game. In 2011, she was awarded the IWLCA Service Award, which is given to the individual who has committed themselves to the betterment of the intercollegiate Women’s Lacrosse Coaches Association.

Most recently, Groveston Jackson was on the staff at the University of Michigan as the director of operations for the women’s soccer program. Her primary duties included managing the team schedule and coordinating all team travel and logistics.

Aside from her collegiate coaching career, she also took on the responsibilities of head girl's lacrosse coach at Cranbrook Kingswood School in Bloomfield Hills, Mich. during the 2020 campaign. Groveston Jackson also created and coached for six years with the Rapid Lax Lacrosse Club in Grand Rapids, Mich.

Before arriving in Allendale, Groveston Jackson was the head coach at Gannon University. She led GU to a 12-4 record dur­ing the 2009 campaign and a final IWLCA ranking of No. 8. The Knights finished 5-3 in the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC), but failed to make the PSAC Tournament on a tie­breaker .