Stinson joined Grand Valley State's coaching ranks in 1999 as the first full-time head coach for the women's golf team and is now entering her tenth year as the head coach.

In 2004 and 2006, Stinson was named the National Golf Coaches Association (NGCA) Division II Coach of the Year. She has led the Lakers to the NCAA Division II National Championships five times in the last seven years.

In 2006, Stinson led her team to a second place finish at the GLIAC Championships. The Lakers captured their second straight win at the Division II East Regional advancing to the NCAA Division II National Championship where they finished in fourth place.

In 2005, Stinson led the Lakers to win the GLIAC Championships for the third consecutive year. To end the season, the Lakers recorded their highest finish as a team in school history as they claimed second place at the 2005 NCAA Division II National Championships. Stinson led Senior Melissa Sneller to GVSU's first-ever NCAA Division II Women's Golf National Championship Individual Title. Stinson was named the GLIAC "Coach of the Year" for the third year in a row.

Stinson has led the Lakers to the NCAA Division II Championships eight times since she has been at the helm of the Women's Golf Program. In 2003-2004 Grand Valley finished fourth in the nation, fifth in 2001-2002, and sixth in 1999-2000.

The 2000-2001 season was a huge success as Stinson led the Lakers to the first-ever women's GLIAC golf championship.

Prior to her arrival at GVSU, Stinson was the head coach at Tri-State University in Angola, Indiana. She started the team in 1994 and fully developed it. She guided her team to win the NAIA National Championship in 1997, the first national championship for Tri-State in any sport. To top off the season, she also won NAIA Coach of the Year honor. Since 1995, her team's did not place any lower than 6th at the NAIA National Championship, including an outstanding 3rd place in 1999. Stinson was inducted to the Tri-State University Hall of Fame in 2005 while the 1997 Women's Golf NAIA National Championship team was inducted in 2007.

Stinson was also the Director of Golf at Tri-State University's Zollner Golf Course. There she hired, trained, and supervised a staff consisting off 25-30 people. She was responsible for all advertising, public relations, budgeting, organizing the leagues, inventory, and coordinating and administrating all tournaments for the golf course.

In 1992, Stinson graduated from Indiana University earning her bachelor of science degree in business management and organization. She also received a minor in speech communication. Playing on the Indiana's golf team, she was a scholar athlete, member of the 1990 and 1992 Big Ten Champion Women's Golf Team, and a NCAA participant. Stinson was also on the Dean's List, an Alpha Beta Honorary, and a member of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes.

This year, Stinson was the first alternate for the US Women's Open Qualifier in Chicago. She also has 15 years of tournament experience. From November 1994 to January 1995 she competed on the Central Florida Challenge and Sunshine Tours in Florida. In 1991, she was an Individual Champion at the Indiana University Invitational.

Since 1994, Stinson has been a member of the National Golf Coaches Association. In 1996, she was the secretary of the NAIA Coaches Association, in 1997 she was the first vice-president, and from 1998-99, she took on the role as president.

As coach at Tri-State, Stinson was responsible for recruiting quality student-athletes, developing and implementing the team budget, and organizing daily practices and study sessions. She was in charge of compiling the golf schedules, ordering equipment, conduction home golf tournaments, and coordinating fund raisers so it was possible to take the team south for spring break. Stinson organized, scheduled, and also conducted fall and spring golf classes at the university.