Ellie enjoys coaching girls on the fundamentals of lacrosse and helping each of her players excel. Ellie grew up in Andover, Minn., and attended Anoka High School. She played lacrosse at Anoka High School and was a senior captain for the program. She attended the College of St. Benedict & Saint Johns University where she played lacrosse four years and was a team captain for three. In Ellie's four years the team competed in the national championship tournament three times. Ellie has coached in numerous lacrosse programs around the metro area including the Blaine, Andover and Anoka youth association programs as well as Saint Louis Park High School, the College of Saint Benedict, and the True Minnesota lacrosse programs. Currently, Ellie is the head coach for the girls varsity team at Anoka High School and works as the Director of Marketing for Ramsey based company Phin Solutions.