Board of Directors
Jen Houser-Bird
Jennifer has been part of SAGLA for 5 years coaching at the scooper level and the 3/4 grade level, and this year she is excited to join the SAGLA Board and coach at the 5/6 level.
She played basketball at the University of Pennsylvania, and is currently on the board for SHYBA.
She has also coached SHYBA basketball for 4 years at the 7/8 and 9/10 grade levels. She is very passionate about teaching young athelets and watching them grow over the years.
Olivia Andrews
Olivia played field hockey and lacrosse at Lafayette College. She then headed to Lehigh University as the graduate assistant coach for four years. In 2004, she coached lacrosse at the Keystone State Games at PSU Hazleton.
Olivia has coached all levels for SAGLA since 2016. She has been the Co-President of SAGLA since 2019. Olivia began coaching 3/4th grade with her oldest daughter, and has most recently coached her youngest daughter with the Scoopers. This year she is looking forward to coming full circle and coaching the 3/4th graders with SAGLA.
Liz Wallace
Liz Wallace has been a lacrosse coach and official since 2002. She was the head coach of the Pennridge High School varsity girls lacrosse team for 8 years. In 2015 she founded the SAGLA Scoopers and introduced lacrosse to the Souderton/ Harleysville area at the Kindergarten - 2nd grade level for the first time. Liz has been a SAGLA board member since 2019 and is also an active PIAA and NCAA women's lacrosse official. She is most looking forward to following the inaugural Scoopers kindergartners through their 8th grade season in 2024!
Sara Rattigan
Sara established and coached the Butler Area Middle School Girls lacrosse team from 2006-2008 before moving to West Chester to coach the Marple Newtown High School Girls Lacrosse from 2008-2010. She then became at teacher at WC East and coached the high school girls team from 2010-2016 until moving out to the Souderton area to become an elementary school principal.
She helped out with the Scoopers in 2022 and is looking forward to leading the helm in 2024.