 Ferrell served as women's track coach at the University of Southern California, and while there became one of the few female coaches in an NCAA Division I program to handle both the men’s and women’s sprinters.She was named head coach for the women's track and field and cross country programs at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas in 2002.Ferrell, also known as Coach E, retired as the head track coach at San Marino High School and passed the position onto her former pupil Jeff Williams.