Our Coaches
At STEPS, we believe our coaches are our biggest asset.
Lauren Yee
- STEPS California Executive Director
- Current Head Coach at Redwood High School (CA)
- Former Head Coach at Mendham High School (NJ)
- Former Coach at Oak Knoll (NJ)
- Former Attacker at Rowan University
Annelise Kinney
- STEPS California Youth Director
- The Pingry School (NJ)
- Former Defender at Lafayette
- Graduate of Lafayette College
- Assistant Coach at Branson
Jay Browne
- STEPS California Director of Player Development
- All-American at The Episcopal School of Dallas (TX)
- All-Pac 12 Second Team at Stanford
- Graduate of Stanford
- Assistant Coach at Sacred Heart Prep
Billie Buck
- STEPS California Leadership Advisor
- Former Player at Lawrenceville (NJ)
- National Champion at Middlebury
- Assistant Coach at Redwood HS
Emily Barnard
- Former Player at Wayland (MA)
- Former Attacker at Middlebury
- Graduate of Middlebury College
Julia Cooper
- Former Player at McDonough (MD)
- Former Goalie at Stanford
- Graduate of Stanford
Caroline Cummings
- All-American Sacred Heart Prep
- All-Ivy Midfielder at Penn
- Graduate of the University of Pennsylvania
- Assistant Coach at St. Ignatius College Prep
Kelly Chuck
- All-League at Davis High School
- Defender at UC Davis
- Graduate of the UC Davis
Kathryn DeLillio
- Former Player at Trinity
- Former Assistant Coach at Tufts University
- Graduate of Trinity College
- Assistant Coach at St. Ignatius College Prep
Maddie Howe
- All-American at Fairport High School (NY)
- Tewaaraton Watchlist Attacker at Notre Dame
- Graduate of University of Notre Dame
Ailish Kelly
- All-American at Bayport-Blue Point HS (NY)
- 2x All-Pac-12 First Team at Stanford
- Graduate of Stanford
Sam Lipka
- Former Player at Academy of the Holy Cross
- Former Attacker at Boulder
- Graduate of University of Colorado Boulder
Marie Moore
- 3x Captain at Brick Memorial HS (NJ)
- 4x All-MPSF Team at Boulder
- Graduate of University of Colorado Boulder
Kyra Pelton
- 2x All-American at St. Ignatius (CA)
- 2x Pac-12 Champion at Stanford
- Graduate of Stanford
Abby Wolfenden
- All-League at Menlo School (CA)
- Former Midfielder at Haverford
- Graduate of Haverford College
Assistant Coaches
Nina Baker
- Redwood High School
- Defense/Midfield
- STEPS CA 2026
- Middlebury College (2030)
Millie Bartlett
- St. Ignatius College Prep
- Midfield
- STEPS CA 2025
- University of Pennsylvania (2029)
Sawyer Bohlig
- Miramonte High School
- Midfield
- STEPS CA 2026
- Northwestern University (2030)
Eleri Colon
- St. Ignatius College Prep
- Midfield
- STEPS CA 2024
- Johns Hopkins University (2028)
Chloe DelNegro
- St. Ignatius College Prep
- Midfield
- STEPS CA 2024
- Lehigh University (2028)
Whitney Froeb
- University High School
- Midfield
- STEPS CA 2025
- Yale University (2029)
Sadie Goodenough
- Marin Academy
- Defense
- STEPS CA 2026
- Northwestern University (2030)
Margaret Jacob
- St. Ignatius College Prep
- Defense
- STEPS CA 2025
- College of William & Mary (2029)
Lucy Miller
- Redwood High School
- Attack
- STEPS CA 2026
- Colgate University (2030)
Quinlin Dayton
- Tamalpais High School
- Attack
- STEPS CA 2026
- UC Davis (2030)
Grace Minturn
- Redwood High School
- Attack
- STEPS CA 2022
- Claremont McKenna (2026)
Megan Minturn
- Redwood High School
- Defense
- STEPS CA 2022
- University of Michigan (2026)
Katie Pepper
- Sacred Heart Prep
- Defense
- STEPS CA 2026
- Dartmouth College (2030)
Olivia Ripple
- St. Ignatius College Prep
- Midfield
- STEPS CA 2023
- University of Denver (2027)
Rowan Scobie
- Tamalpais High School
- Midfield
- STEPS CA 2025
- Northwestern University (2029)