Stacie found agility in 2009 (after giving up years of competitive horseback riding) with her first dog, a Norwich Terrier named Riley. She was immediately hooked and has spent the last 10 years traveling around the country to work with many high-level agility instructors. Her border collie, UNO, who competed on 3 world teams and won 6 national championships, just wrapped up his career in 2021 and she is starting her next agility journey with her young border collies, Classic and Numi.

Stacie philosophy for agility is highly analytical. She does not believe in a “one size fits all” approach. Problem solving is one of her favorite parts of dog training (and life). She firmly believes in working with each individual team to help them be successful at their goals. Stacie teaches weekly classes and monthly workshops in Northern IL and on occasions travels to teach seminars. She works a full- time job in Marketing and earned her MBA in August 2022.