Education
In 1994, Folkl attended Stanford University and starred on their women"s basketball and volleyball programs.
In 1994, Folkl attended Stanford University and starred on their women"s basketball and volleyball programs.
She played basketball and volleyball at Saint Joseph"s Academy in her hometown of Saint Louis, Missouri, leading both of her sports teams to state championships each year in which she played. Folkl was named a High School All-American by the WBCA. She participated in the WBCA High School All-America Game in 1994, scoring twenty-three points. While at Stanford, she was a four-time volleyball All-American, a basketball all-American as a senior, and a two-sport academic all-American.
She was also a participant on the United States of America Women"s National Volleyball Team, and was a first-alternate at the 1996 Summer Olympics.
Folkl graduated from Stanford in 1998 with a degree in economics. She has been inducted into Stanford University"s Hall of Fame.
She began her professional career with the Women"s National Basketball Association (Women's National Basketball Association) playing for the Minnesota Lynx after the team drafted her during the 1999 Women's National Basketball Association Draft. She was traded to the Portland Fire in 2000 to become a part of the expansion season Portland team
She also played professional basketball overseas for teams in Australia, Switzerland, and Greece.
After her retirement from the Women's National Basketball Association, she returned to her hometown of Saint Louis and served as a development officer for the Institute for Science and Health. Since 2004, she has been serving as the director for development on the Saint Louis Sports Commission, a privately funded non-profit organization. Her duties include directing the revenue generation and fundraising efforts for the commission as well its affiliated Saint Louis Sports Foundation.
She will also coordinates the commission"s partnership and membership programs.
Folkl is married to Tassos Kaburakis, an attorney and a professor in sport law and management at Saint Louis University. Position: Forward
Height: 6 ft 2 in (188 m)
College: Stanford University
Team(s): Minnesota Lynx, Portland Fire (1999–2002).