Board of Directors
US Club Soccer's nine-member Board of Directors consists of a chairman and two representatives from each of the four regions:
East Region Midwest Region South Region West Region
Board Directors are elected by a popular vote of the US Club Soccer member clubs in good standing in each region. Each member club has one vote for each Board of Directors seat vacancy in their region.
US Club Soccer's current Board of Directors is as follows:
| CHAIRMAN: Phil Wright* |
- pwright@usclubsoccer.org
- Former President and Director of Coaching, San Juan Soccer Club (Sacramento, Calif.)
- National Youth Coach of the Year in 1997
- Practicing attorney in Sacramento, Calif.
- Holder of U.S. Soccer Federation National "A" License
| EAST REGION: Leighton Walters |
- Girls’ Director of Coaching at FC Delco
- Holder of U.S. Soccer Federation National ‘B’ License
- Played college soccer at the University of the West Indies in St. Augustine, Trinidad
| EAST REGION: TBD |
| MIDWEST REGION: Tim Lesiak |
- Managing Director of Coaching for the Ohio Elite Soccer Academy
- Head coach of the U-16 Ohio Elite Soccer Academy girls' team that captured the 2002 National Cup I championship
- Before starting Ohio Elite, Lesiak spent eight years as the Director of Coaching for the Cardinal Soccer Club.
- All-Mid East Region twice at University of Cincinnati
- Played professionally with the Cincinnati Cheetahs in the USISL
- Holder of U.S. Soccer Federation National "A" License
| MIDWEST REGION: Mike Sweeney* |
- President and Director of Cleveland Whitecaps SC, founding the club in 1996
- Professional playing career from 1979-1994
- Has over 100 caps for the Canadian National Team, including appearances in the 1984 Olympics and 1986 World Cup Finals.
- FIFA-licensed coach
| SOUTH REGION: John Rennie* |
- Co-founded the Triangle Soccer Academy in 1998, which merged a year later into the Triangle Futbol Club.
- Legendary 29-year head men's soccer coach at Duke University, where he led the Blue Devils to five College Cups and the 1986 NCAA Division I national championship.
- Former member of the U.S. Soccer Federation national coaching staff
- Organized and was the first chairman of the NCAA Division I Soccer Coaches Committee
| SOUTH REGION: Mark Mackain |
- Girls' Director of Coaching at Atlanta Fire United SC
- Holder of U.S. Soccer Federation National "A" License
| WEST REGION: Tom Atencio |
- Director of Coaching and Player Development at Tualatin Hills United Soccer Club (Ore.)
- Former member of U.S. U-15 Boys' National Team staff and USSF scouting staff
- Holder of U.S. Soccer Federation National "A" License
| WEST REGION: Shawn Blakeman |
- Residing Technical Director of Sacramento United (Calif.) since 2003.
- Former IMG Academy Staff Coach
- Former Director of Coaching of the El Dorado United Soccer Club (Shingle Springs, Calif.)
- Began an 11-year professional soccer career at 17 with the San Jose Earthquakes, followed by a four-year stint in the German Oberliga. Continued to play professionally in the U.S. until 1999.
- One of the founding and current Executive Board Members of the NorCal Premier Soccer League
- Holder of U.S. Soccer Federation National "A" License
* = member of Executive Committee