Coach Kia has been a Prince George’s County resident since birth. 

For her, basketball started at Laurel Boys & Girls Club at the age of 9, where she was the only girl and leading scorer for two years. While playing basketball, Coach Kia was also a member of the Greenbelt City Stars Double Dutch Team and became a 2X World Champion. In middle school, she played on her first all girls basketball team for Thomas Johnson Middle School as well as the Beltway Lady Cougars. 

In high school, Coach Kia began working with kids as a camp counselor. She went on to become a substitute teacher and basketball coach/trainer after graduating from Saint Francis University where she had received a basketball scholarship. Coach Kia has always had a passion about teaching, coaching and mentoring the youth through the sport she loves!