Coach

• Speaker at the US Olympic Committee National Coaching Conference. 2013.
• 2012 US Olympic Committee Developmental Coach of the Year Finalist.
• 2012 USA Badminton Developmental Coach of the Year.
• USA Badminton Provisional Level 2 High Performance Coach.
• Team USA Assistant Coach for the Gold Medal winning Pan American Jr. Team & Individual Championships. 2010, 2014, 2015.
• Shannon Pohl Badminton Academy Program Director & Head Coach. 2008-Present.
• Midwest Badminton Association Coaching Committee Head. 2009.
• Midwest Badminton Association Junior Development Committee member. 2009, 2015.
• Head Coach of the Stenløse Badminton Klub in Denmark. 2007-2008.
• Lead Coach of Eastern Illinois University Junior Badminton Camp. 2008-2011. 
• Founder of the Illinois Badminton Traveling Team. 1999-2001.

Player

• Representing the United States in badminton tournaments in over 75 international competitions in 46 countries. 2001-2008.
• Member of the United States World Championship Badminton Team. 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009.
• Highest ranked American badminton player in the world in women’s singles. 2009.
• Badminton World Federation ranking of 69 in women’s singles. 2008.
• Pan American Championships bronze medalist in singles. 2008.
• World Sport Chicago Athlete Ambassador. 2013, 2014, 2015.
• Maccabiah Games gold medalist in doubles and silver medalist in singles. 2013.
• Trained at the International Badminton Academy in Denmark. 2005-2008.
• Competed for Stenløse Badminton Klub in Denmark. 2007-2008.
• Algeria International doubles champion and singles runner-up. 2007.
• Kenya International singles champion. 2007.
• Suriname Carebaco International singles runner-up. 2007.
• Competed for Gladsaxe Søborg Badmintonklub in Denmark. 2006-2007.
• Recipient of the William E. Simon Olympic Endowment for the Support of Athletes. 2006.
• Trained at the United States Olympic Training Center for badminton. 2002-2004.
• Midwest Badminton Association regional champion in singles (2009, 2010), doubles (2001, 2005, 2011), and mixed (2006).
  
• Named All-American in badminton. 2002.
• Susan Jurkonis Memorial Award for Academics and Athletics. 1999.