Wood joined the water polo staff at Harvard in September of 2010, reuniting with Ted Minnis who she served as an assistant coach at Castilleja School with two years.

As Minnis' assistant during his first year at the helm of the Harvard water polo teams, Wood worked with the team's goalies and helped coordinate practices with Minnis. Wood helped lead both teams to their highest win totals in several years (men - three years, women - six years). Wood was part of a staff that coached three combined CWPA all-conference players, seven combined CWPA division players of the week, and 13 men's CWPA Scholar-Athlete and ACWPC All-Academic award winners.

Wood, a top recruit for California who was sidelined with injuries, started her coaching career in college, when she served as a pool site director and swim instructor for the Little Dipper Swim School. She joined Minnis on the Castilleja staff in August of 2008. During her tenure, Wood served as the junior varsity head coach, varsity assistant before being promoted to associate head coach. In addition to her water polo duties, she coached the swim team and was a substitute teacher in the fitness and wellness department.

Wood also has experience coaching Olympic Development program with Golden Bear Water Polo and College Park High School. For the last six months, she has served as the Aquatics Director at the Menlo Country Club. At the Stanford Water Polo Club, she coached the girls U12, U14 and U16.

Away from the pool, Wood was a sales lead for the California Academy of Sciences in San Francisco, Calif.

Wood graduated from Cal in 2008 with a degree in education and social change.