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Our inaugural annual Women in Soccer Career Fair took place May 19. Tune in on what you missed!

WATCH PARTS 1-4 HERE

PART 1:

WELCOME MESSAGE

PANEL 1: ADVOCACY FOR WOMEN COACHING IN THE GAME
• TRACY HAMM, Head Women’s Soccer Coach, UC Davis
• LYNN BERLING-MANUEL, Chief Executive Officer, United Soccer Coaches
• NICOLE HERCULES, President, Rochester City Soccer League,
• JT HANLEY, Head Women’s Soccer Coach, Olympic Club

WORKSHOP 1: CREATING A DIVERSITY FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM
• CHANEL WIESE, Executive Director, Somos Unidos Foundation at New Mexico
United

PART 2:

PANEL 2: REALITIES OF MANAGEMENT IN THE GAME: THE NWSL, THE USL,
AND THE MLS
• (moderator) ANDREA EKBLAD, Partnerships – Acquisitions & Content Strategy at
beIN Media Group
• ALYSE LAHUE, GM, NJ/NY Gotham FC
• LISA LEVINE, General Counsel, National Women’s Soccer League
• LIZZIE SEEDHOUSE, Senior Vice President of Digital, Emerging Technology &
Strategy, United Soccer League

WORKSHOP 2: IN ORDER TO BECOME A REFEREE WITH CHRISTINA UNKEL
• CHRISTINA UNKEL, Professional Soccer Referee, Football Laws Analyst, Attorney,
CEO

PANEL 3: THE “BUSINESS” OF MENTORSHIP: THE PERSPECTIVES OF
BUSINESS WOMEN, COACHES, AND GRASSROOTS LEADERS
• (moderator) YEWANDE BALOGUN, Assistant Women’s Soccer Coach, UC Davis
• TIFFANY FRASER, Chief of Staff, Sacramento, Street Soccer USA
• ZAHKIYA BROWN, High School Program Director, NY, America SCORES
• CANDICE FABRY, founder, Fearless & Capable
• KASSIE GRAY, founder, Female Footballers

PART 3:

WORKSHOP 3: WORKING FOR A TOP-TIER CLUB ON THE FIELD & OFF
WITH ARIANNA CRISCIONE
• ARIANNA CRISCIONE, Player (Goal Keeper) & Women’s Sponsorship Manager, Paris
Saint-Germain

PANEL 4: BREAKING INTO MEDIA AND JOURNALISM IN 2021
• (moderator) HORIZON STARWOOD, aspiring football journalist, founder, Horizon
United FC
• RACHEL QUON, Head of Operations, Just Women’s Sports
• MEG LINEHAN, Writer, The Athletic

WORKSHOP 4: INCLUSIVE INTERVIEWING: HOW TO CHECK YOUR BIAS
WHEN INTERVIEWING?
• ARIES PICKETT, Senior Manager, Talent & Administration, National Women’s Soccer
League

PART 4:

PANEL 5: A TALK ON DESIGN: IT’S ROLE IN SPORTS & CHANGING
CULTURAL NORMS
• (moderator) LINDSEY JONES, EVP of Marketing, Goal Five
• ANN KLETZ, CEO & Founder, Goal Five
• CARI SEKENDUR, Principal & Creative Director, Butter Studio
• CARLY ELLIS, Senior Designer, Nike Court

WORKSHOP 5: RESUME BUILDING AND INTERVIEWING 101
• RACHEL BUZKAR, Vice President of People, USL

CLOSING

GOALS OF THE FAIR (something for ALL of our members):

– Connect leaders with aspiring talent
– Educate the community on the variety of job opportunities on and off the soccer field
– Inspire ALL women to pursue jobs and passions in an industry they love

SOME OF THE SPEAKERS WE LEARNED FROM:

Lisa Levine, General Counsel, National Women’s Soccer League

Christina Unkel, Professional Soccer Referee, Football Laws Analyst, Attorney

Maggie Ntim, FIFA & USSF Sports Agent, CEO of Trinity3Agency

Laura Youngson, Co-founder Ida Sports, Co-founder Equal Playing Field

Aries Pickett, Sr. Manager, Talent & Administration, National Women’s Soccer League

Meaghan Sullivan, Managing Director, Finance & Administration, National Women’s Soccer League

Tiffany Fraser, Chief Talent Officer, Street Soccer USA Sacramento

Brandi Chastain, two-time FIFA Women’s World Cup champion, two-time Olympic gold-medalist, coach, Acquisitions Manager, CityCheers

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