{"id":10733,"date":"2022-01-13T11:00:52","date_gmt":"2022-01-13T15:00:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usclubsoccer.org\/?p=10733"},"modified":"2022-01-13T15:07:02","modified_gmt":"2022-01-13T19:07:02","slug":"2022-01-14-us-club-soccer-welcomes-new-staff-to-national-office","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usclubsoccer.org\/2022-01-13-us-club-soccer-welcomes-three-new-staff-members\/","title":{"rendered":"US Club Soccer welcomes three new staff members"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"10733\" class=\"elementor elementor-10733\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8fcd1d9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8fcd1d9\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-790bd5e\" data-id=\"790bd5e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c1be94b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c1be94b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">US Club Soccer welcomes three new staff members<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0c2c13f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0c2c13f\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-31f4328\" data-id=\"31f4328\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ded6a19 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ded6a19\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>CHARLESTON, S.C. (Jan. 13, 2022)<\/strong> \u2013 Necessitated by continued growth, US Club Soccer has hired three new staff members to bolster existing departments and resources.<\/p><p>\u201cWe have made these key hires with the goal to not only strengthen existing areas of US Club Soccer, but also meet important strategic initiatives and support the needs of our membership,\u201d said US Club Soccer CEO\/Executive Director Mike Cullina. \u201cI am excited with the direction of the organization.\u201d<\/p><p>Below are the newcomers joining US Club Soccer:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-76a7ef5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"76a7ef5\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5687d9c\" data-id=\"5687d9c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b91e4bd elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b91e4bd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"267\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/usclubsoccer.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Heffernan-Tyler-Headshot-2022.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-10744 lazyload\" alt=\"\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"267\" src=\"https:\/\/usclubsoccer.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Heffernan-Tyler-Headshot-2022.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-10744 lazyload\" alt=\"\" \/><\/noscript>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-fa20fdb\" data-id=\"fa20fdb\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-613c11f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"613c11f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Tyler Heffernan | Sr. Director of Marketing &amp; Communications<\/strong> <br \/>Heffernan returns to US Club Soccer to build the marketing department and create and execute strategies that support business enterprise goals, including robust member offerings. After working with US Club Soccer from 2013-20, Heffernan managed the communications team at Advanced Technology International, where he led a rebrand, developed strategic policies, and directed redesigns of the company\u2019s marketing channels.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-69866b5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"69866b5\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-804b738\" data-id=\"804b738\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-359a378 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"359a378\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-715009b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"715009b\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f99abae\" data-id=\"f99abae\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0b90b41 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0b90b41\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"268\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/usclubsoccer.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Soderholm-Abby-SoccerHeadshot-2017.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-10743 lazyload\" alt=\"\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"268\" src=\"https:\/\/usclubsoccer.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Soderholm-Abby-SoccerHeadshot-2017.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-10743 lazyload\" alt=\"\" \/><\/noscript>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7717d1f\" data-id=\"7717d1f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3570630 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3570630\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Abby Soderholm | Coordinator of Club Development &amp; Outreach<br \/><\/strong>Soderholm joins the organization to help build US Club Soccer\u2019s coaching education offerings and the continued development and implementation of the Players First philosophy. She brings three years of coaching experience at Lake Prior Soccer Club in Minnesota and a U.S. Soccer National D License to the position. A communications graduate from the University of Wisconsin-River Falls, Soderholm was a four-year starter and all-conference selection on the women\u2019s soccer team, and worked as an Athletic Department Associate. She begins her position on January 24.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6e8392b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6e8392b\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-487bb22\" data-id=\"487bb22\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-763b09a elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"763b09a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4c0cab8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4c0cab8\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6f2d6aa\" data-id=\"6f2d6aa\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9efafdd elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9efafdd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"268\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/usclubsoccer.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Testa-Vito-CoachHeadshot-SVSM.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-10742 lazyload\" alt=\"\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"268\" src=\"https:\/\/usclubsoccer.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Testa-Vito-CoachHeadshot-SVSM.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-10742 lazyload\" alt=\"\" \/><\/noscript>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-572f1ee\" data-id=\"572f1ee\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a74f36a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a74f36a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Vito Testa, Jr. | Sr. Manager of Risk Management, Discipline and Appeals<br \/><\/strong>Testa joins US Club Soccer after three years in U.S. Soccer\u2019s Referee Operations Department, where he was instrumental in establishing and guiding the strategic vision of the program. In his new role, Testa is responsible for the day-to-day management and execution of US Club Soccer\u2019s risk management, discipline, and appeals initiatives, with a focus on ensuring the well-being of our collective participants. Testa also brings nearly three decades of referee experience as a U.S. Soccer official, instructor, assessor and assignor, as well as coaching and advisory experience in his hometown of Akron, Ohio.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-79bfee8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"79bfee8\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-da6279f\" data-id=\"da6279f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f4b1159 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f4b1159\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u201cThroughout my career, I\u2019ve had the privilege of working with incredibly talented and passionate people,\u201d Cullina said in his <a href=\"https:\/\/usclubsoccer.org\/2022-01-11-member-update-letter-from-ceo-mike-cullina\/\">letter to US Club Soccer membership<\/a> on Tuesday. \u201cUS Club Soccer has attracted some of the most talented and loyal people in our sport. The success of the organization is due to their ability, and I\u2019m honored to join the team and provide them the resources necessary to be successful.\u201d<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>US Club Soccer welcomes three new staff members CHARLESTON, S.C. 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