Coach Wright is stepping into her 4th season as the Head Women's Soccer Coach at Multnomah University. She initiated the first women's soccer program at Multnomah University, and developed the team in less than six months. Her mission with her program is to "live, love, and lead through our values."
Along with her efforts at the university, Maddy also serves as the Portland Thorns ODP Coach, and at Washington Timbers FC as a Coach and Club Goalkeep Coach.
Her coaching certifications and education include:
USSF License
World Football Academy Expert Mentorship (Croatia)
World Football Academy Football Tactics & Actions Mentorship (Netherlands)
World Football Academy Football Braining Course
NSCAA National Diploma
Modern Soccer Coach Mentorship
Barbarino joined the athletics department in early January (2018) after two seasons as an assistant women's soccer coach at Nyack College in Nyack, N.Y., where she helped lead the Warriors to a 2016 CACC playoff berth. She was primarily in charge of developing the team to reflect program's mission involving a spiritual focus consistent with the college's goals which promoted individual athletes' spiritual growth as well as to target recruitment of student-athletes who are institutionally compatible in lifestyle standards, academic expectations, and commitment to graduation.
Prior to her collegiate coaching years, Barbarino gained coaching experience as the girl's head soccer coach at Nyack High School for a year. She also served as a youth girl's coach in local soccer clubs Ramapo Valley Soccer Club and Rockland FC. During her summers of 2013-2014, she served on an international sports ministry mission trip to Brazil as a member of the Chicago Eagles Summer Academy.
Originally from State Island, N.Y., Barbarino is a 2015 graduate of Nyack with a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology, and a 2019 graduate with a Master of Arts in Mental Health Counseling. During her undergraduate days, she served for four seasons as team captain at Nyack, a NCAA Division II program. She served her campus community as a member of the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee and Athletes in Action Small Group Leader. In her spare time, she enjoys physical fitness workouts, running, reading and learning.