Coach Brunner has been coaching youth & high school lacrosse in the Atlanta area since 2007. She is in her 8th year teaching and coaching at Lassiter High School in Marietta, Georgia. Since being at Lassiter, Coach Brunner has 71% overall winning average and in state, she was a 88% winning percentage (From 2015-2020, Lassiter was won 63 games against Georgia teams and only lost 9 games total). She has lead the Trojans to multiple region championships and one state title appearance.Previously she coached for Centennial high school where she took the team from 6-10 in 2010 to 17-1-1 in 2013. Coach Brunner has coached for local and national club teams, including XTEAM and ATL. She is also a 4X Under Armour South All-America Coach for 2021. Coach Brunner was also a three time US Lacrosse National Southeast Region Team coach.

Coach Brunner is also in her 5th year as a Director for the Atlanta Storm Lacrosse program. She founded the Atlanta Storm Program in the fall of 2017 with her longtime colleague, Aubree Mancuso Surdoval. Atlanta Storm Lacrosse is an Elite program which has grown exponentially in 5 years. Atlanta Storm now has over 20 different teams across Georgia and employs over 40 different coaches. Atlanta Storm offers the best coaching experience to our elite and regional teams. Storm also offers clinics and trainings!

Coach Brunner grew up in Annapolis, Maryland and began playing lacrosse in 6th grade. She played lacrosse at South River High School in Edgewater, Maryland. Coach Brunner was a member of two state championship teams her senior year in both Lacrosse and Field Hockey. After High School, she played two years of Lacrosse at Limestone College. She graduated from the University of Maryland, College Park in 2005 where she played club lacrosse.

Currently Coach Brunner teaches Health at Lassiter High School. She earned her Masters degree from Valdosta State University in 2010. Coach Brunner is married to Daniel Brunner, who also teaches in Cobb County and coaches varsity football. She has two beautiful children, Daniel Jr. and Charlie Grace and one playful boxer named Champ.

Coach Brunner cares deeply about coaching, her players, her coaching staff, and the community. She has developed a system on how to be an effective yet positive coach. Coach Brunner develops meaningful relationships with other coaches and members of the community.