Karissa started her volleyball career in 8th grade. She played all 4 years at Mercy High School along with 4 years at MVA. After graduating in 2020, she played two years at Harford Community College on their women’s volleyball team and won the MD JUCO championship in 2021. After transferring to Towson University to finish her undergrad, she began coaching volleyball at her alma mater, Mercy High School in 2022. She has taken on many roles; head coach of the Freshman Team, assistant to JV and Varsity. She started coaching at MVA in 2025 and has coached 14s and 15s.
Karissa currently works as a Registered Behavior Technician doing ABA therapy with kids. She is very excited to be back at the club that made her love the game in hopes to make other young girls love the game also!
