Poole has previously spent time in the WNBA as an assistant coach with the Connecticut Sun and Dallas Wings, and as the Director of Basketball Operations with the Portland Fire.
Poole left West Virginia and joined Curt Miller's staff at Bowling Green, where she spent the 2001–2012 seasons there.
Whitaker stated when she hired Poole, "I was impressed with how hard she works, how she builds relationships and how she's represented each program she's been with on and off the court.
[8] In the 2021 season with the Sun, Poole served as the acting head coach while Miller had to take a temporary leave to attend to a family matter.
[9] Curt Miller left the Sun's heading coaching position to take a job in Los Angeles, so Poole once again was on the move.