University of Portland Women's Soccer

Former University of Portland All-American defender, Olympic medalist, and U.S. Women’s National Team assistant coach Michelle French was named the new women’s soccer

Amy Dames Smith Director of Academic & Student-Athlete DevelopmentSports: Baseball, W. Basketball, W. Soccer, M/W Tennis

Glenna Andrews Senior Associate Athletic Director of Academic / Student-Athlete DevelopmentSport Admin: W. SoccerSports: M. Basketball, M. Soccer

Ken Krolicki joined the Portland Pilots women’s soccer program as an assistant coach ahead of the 2024 fall season. In his first season, Krolicki helped guide

Maite Zabala joined the women’s soccer staff as an assistant coach in January of 2018. Zabala, a standout collegiate and professional goalkeeper, came to The Bluff

Arai is in her first year as an Assistant Athletic Trainer for the University of Portland. Her sports assignments include women's soccer and men's tennis. Before coming to the Bluff, Arai received a bachelor of arts in kinesiology and nutrition science from Whittier College in 2013. She then went on to pursue a Master's of Science at Pacific University, where she worked as an athletic intern, before transitioning into the Assistant Athletic Intern position at Pacific where she oversaw Men's Soccer, Swimming, Men's Tennis, and Women's Lacrosse. Arai throughout her educational career she spent time interning with Orthopedic and Fracture Specialists, MaryKnoll Athletics, and Glencoe high school. As an assistant athletic trainer at Pacific she also helped teach courses on the Care and prevention of Athletic Injuries.

Prior to his current position, Handy designed and implemented year-round performance programs for the women's volleyball and men's and women's swimming and diving teams at Lindenwood University, while pursuing his Masters. He also was the head assistant for designing and implementation of speed and resistance training for Lindenwood's football team. Spending a period of time with Portland athletics as an athletic sports performance intern from March 2014 to April 2015, and then June to July of 2016, he served as the performance coach for Baseball women's basketball and women's tennis. He also assisted with the strength program design and implementation for men's and women's basketball, women's volleyball, rowing, and baseball. Handy graduated from Concordia University with a B.A in Exercise and Sports science, while completing a strength and conditioning mentorship with Concordia's women's volleyball and basketball programs. He is a certified strength and conditioning specialist (CSCS), American Red Cross Adult CPR/AED and First Air certified, knowledgeable with DNS and PRI, and proficient in basic strength training exercises including Olympics weightlifting and kettlebell training. Handy is a native of St. Charles, Missouri.

Tina Frimpong Ellertson is a co-associate head coach for the Portland Pilots, having been promoted to the position ahead of the 2024 fall season. She originally