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Ginny (Jernigan) Hughes - RedStix Program Co-Director & Co-Founder

High School Coaching Experience:
- McIntosh High School Girl’s Varsity Lacrosse, Peachtree City, GA, 5 years.
  - In her first three years in GA, the McIntosh H.S. Girls Lax program has more than doubled in size (from 32 to 65+) to become the largest high school program in Georgia.
  - McIntosh H.S. Varsity team made it to the 3rd round of the state tournament, as a "Final 4" team, in 2019.
- Birmingham United Girl's Varsity Lacrosse, Birmingham, MI, 14 years.
  - 4 MHSAA Div. 1 State Championships (‘07, ’08, ’09 and ‘12).
  - 2 MHSAA Div. 1 State Runner-Up Finishes (‘03 and ‘16).
  - Coached the 2008 “Ms Lacrosse” player -- awarded to Ginny's goalie prodigy as the top female lacrosse player for the entire state of Michigan.
  - 14 seasons of team GPA exceeding 3.75 (2013 team GPA exceeded 4.0).
  - Coached numerous All-American & Academic All-Americans as well as dozens of All-Conference players
College Coaching Experience:
- University of Michigan Club-Varsity Women's Lacrosse, Ann Arbor, MI, 5 years.
  - National Tournament 4 out of 5 years - 4th place finish in 2012.
  - #1 National Ranking for most of 2012 season.
  - Coached numerous All-American & Academic All-Americans as well as a dozen All-Conference players
Playing Experience:
- Washington & Lee University, Lexington, VA, 2000.
  - 1999 Pre-season All-American goalie (tore ACL and didn't complete season).
  - Lacrosse team finished in the top 25 all four years.
  - Eight-time varsity letter winner (lacrosse and soccer).
  - 2-time Team Captain (lacrosse and soccer).
- Dr Philips High School (DPHS), Orlando, FL, 1992-1996
  - DPHS most decorated female-athlete of all time.
  - 1996 FHSAA (Florida H.S. Activities Association) Statewide Scholar-Athlete of the Year
  - 1996 DPHS Female Athlete of the Year
  - 1996 DPHS Scholar-Athlete of the Year
  - 12 time varsity letter winner (4 soccer, 4 volleyball and 4 softball).
  - All-Conference and All-District (soccer, volleyball and softball).
  - All-State (volleyball).
  - Started every game all 4 years, on varsity, in all 3 sports.
  - 7 time team captain (2 soccer, 3 volleyball and 2 softball).
  - Inducted into the Metro Conference Hall of Fame
  - Inducted into the DPHS Hall of Fame
Education & Academic Distinctions:
- Masters of Mechanical Engineering, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA, 2002
  - Biomedical Option through Wake Forest University
  - Torgesen Research Project of the Year, 2nd place, 2001
- Bachelor of Science, Mathematics and Physics Engineering, Washington & Lee University, 2000
  - All-ODAC Conference Academic Award winner (1997-2000)
  - W&L Scholar-Athlete (1997-2000).
  - Named to the W&L Dean's List and W&L Honor Roll (1997-2000).
  - Graduated Magna Cum Laude.
- Dr. Philips High School, Orlando, FL, 1996
  - 1996 Florida Female Scholar-Athlete of the Year
  - 1996 Dr. Phillips High School Female Student-Athlete of the Year
  - 1996 Valedictorian of graduating class of over 800 students
Professional Experience (2002-2010):
- Worked as a biomedical safety engineer at GM for 2 years; responsible for occupant safety performance in multiple GM vehicles
- Worked as an airbag engineer at GM for 6 years; responsible for design, implementation, performance & integration of numerous airbag systems in GM vehicles

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