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Chad O. Kelly

President
Board Member since: ‘03
Club Member since: ‘00 

Chad and his wife Shelly have 4 children playing PSA soccer, all in the travel program.  Their youngest son is 2 ˝ and can’t wait to play recreational soccer in the club.  “His corner kicks are improving,” said Kelly. 

Chad played soccer years ago (he won’t tell us when!) at Henry Sibley High School and then at Division III Gustavus Adolphus College before a knee injury put him on the sidelines and channeled his energies towards coaching and club management.  Chad was a principal in an accomplished soccer club in southern Missouri in the late 90’s.  Chad carries a “Y” and an “E” license and has coached high level teams for over 20 years.  He is currently coaching his daughter’s U12 C1 team and assists on his son’s U10 team. 

During Chad’s tenure as president, PSA has opened an office, expanded the board, put renewed emphasis on a great recreational soccer experience, implemented new club management software, and had its travel program move up the rankings to reach top 5 status in the state. 

Chad attributes the club’s success to the outstanding dedication of the members of the board and countless volunteers.  “It all comes down to having quality people on our board and dedicated volunteers, which we have.  These people put in countless volunteer hours and are committed to delivering the best possible soccer experience for your children,” says Kelly.  He adds, “We know we aren’t perfect, but we are improving the club every day.”

Chris Gibbs

Vice President 

Since 1996, Chris has been involved with soccer in a variety of ways; as a parent he cheered for his own kids while creating long time friendships with other parents; as a team manager he maneuvered through the paper work and the coordination required for any soccer team to succeed; as a coach he worked to help players understand their important role as a team mate. All of these roles have led to his appreciation for the game of soccer and the positive role it can play in the life of young people.

Chris, along with his wife Joni, are parents to 4 children, all of which played soccer or are currently playing soccer. He has been involved in almost every level of competitive soccer from currently coaching his daughter’s U11 C3 team to coaching and managing a U17 boys premier team and almost everything in between.

Chris possesses a passion for youth and his inherently creative approach to problem solving provides a unique and valuable perspective to the PSA Board. He has served on numerous committees and organizational boards in efforts to support his continued dedication to youth throughout the community.

Steve Lerum

Treasurer

Pam Atkinson

Registrar/Office Manager
Board Member since: '96
Club Member since: '92

Long time Plymouth resident Pam Atkinson first got involved with PSA when her 20 year old daughter and 24 year old son played in our program years ago.  After retiring from teaching and tutoring in the Hopkins, Minnesota area, Pam joined the PSA Board in 2005 and now works as Office Manager so "I could continue to make a positive contribution" to the lives of children and be a part of the Plymouth Community."  By answering thousands of questions over the phone, over email and from parents who visit our office - Pam is the face of our organization to many!

Position is Open

Director of Recreational Soccer

Joseph Orr

Director of Recreational Coaching

Nathan Almquist

Assistant Travel Director
Board Member since: ‘09
Club Member since: ‘03

Nathan and his family have been Plymouth residents since 1990 and involved coaching, managing, playing with PSA soccer since 2003. Nathan has a passion for youth sports along with a history of non-profit organizational involvement and management that he brings to PSA.  His 17 years as a small business executive/owner of a local creative and interactive agency allow him to bring strengths in communication, marketing, promotion and organizational development alongside his love working within the local community.  He hopes to bring all of these skills together to the service of PSA, helping the club grow in quality and commitment to the good people of Plymouth and their children. As part of the PSA Travel Committee, Nathan's current focus is on travel program communication, promotion, logistics, operations and compliance.

John Atkinson

Director, Girls Travel Program
Board Member since: ‘04
Club Member since: ‘92

Long time Plymouth resident John Atkinson first got involved in the Plymouth Soccer Association in 1992 as a girls rec soccer coach, and used his high school and college soccer playing experience to move up coaching travel teams in 1997.  He continues to coach travel soccer today because he enjoys the experience.  John's contributions to our travel committee, to scheduling thousands of practices over the years and to organizing equipment for hundreds of teams have made it easier for dozens of new coaches to focus on teaching soccer skills.

Jim Williams

Director, Boys Travel Program
Board Member since: '12
Club Member since: '06

Jim has been a lifelong resident of Plymouth for 48 years.  Currently lives in Plymouth with his wife and 2 kids.  His son plays for PSA on the U12 C1 team.   Jim graduated from Wayzata High School and played soccer there.  Graduated from Mankato State University and played a year of club soccer there.  Jim currently holds his D license.  He has coached for the Golden Valley Phoenix soccer club, Wayzata soccer club and PSA.  He has also coached at Eden Prairie High School and is currently coaching at Wayzata High School.  He has been coaching soccer for the past 30 years.  Jim has been a teacher in the Eden Prairie School District for the past 24 years.  He teaches Physical Education at Eden Prairie High School.  Jim's commitment is to maintain the reputation of the PSA boys program as one of the premier clubs in Minnesota.

Position is Open
 

Director, Girls Travel Program

Wayne Bellamy

Director of Player Development & Coaching
Board Member since: '04
Club Member since: '95

Wayne Bellamy came to Minnesota and the Plymouth Soccer Association in 1999, from Wellingbourgh, England, to work as a trainer.  He joined PSA full time as Director of Coaching in 2003.  Wayne's qualifications include a USSF "B" license and Director of Coaching Diploma, and his coaching experience coaching includes tenure in England at Northhamptonshire, Rushden and Diamonds.  In Minnesota Wayne has coached the Minnesota State Men's Select Team, the Edina High School Girls Varsity, the Wayzata High School Girls Junior Varsity and several PSA Premier level teams.

Known for his boundless energy and enthusiasm, Wayne says "since first coming to coach at PSA I have seenthe club grow from 18 travel teams to now over 65 teams.  PSA has now become an all year round program, with hundreds of children improving their soccer skills during the winter in two local indoor soccer domes.  Our recreational program is now over 2,000 girls and boys playing soccer.  All this is very exciting times for myself and all the coaching staff."

All in all PSA and myself aim to provide a positive and enjoyable experience for the children, so they have fun learning the world's best game.

See you all on the field!

Cindy Moy
 

Travel Manager Director
Board Member since '09
Club Member since '99

Cindy has been a resident of Plymouth since 1988 and works in the Wayzata School District.  She has two boys who have played within the PSA Recreation Program and then on to the PSA Travel Program.  Cindy has been manager of both boys' travel teams over the years starting in 2001 and to the present day.  She has developed tools for our Travel Managers to use to make their volunteer position easier and more organized.

Craig MacBean

Travel Director
Board Member since: '13
Club Member since: '07

Craig has 3 children playing soccer with PSA including a daughter in the travel program, a son in the travel program and son in the rec program.  Craig has been coaching his daughters travel team for PSA since 2007. 

Craig played soccer at Armstrong High School and at Concordia College where he was All-Conference and Team MVP his senior year. 

Prior to PSA, Craig coached youth soccer teams for Lafreniere SC (New Orleans), Lawrence Saints (Indianapolis), and Wings (now MTA West).  In addition, Craig started and coached the Inferno ’95 Men’s team to multiple State Championships and Region II Finals. He also ran the Minnesota Men’s State Select program for three years where they won 2 Region II Championships and finished 3rd and 2nd respectively in the United States his final 2 years.   Craig holds a National “D” coaching license.

Tom Nilles
 

Field & Referee Coordinator
Board Member since '93
Club Member since '93

A long time Plymouth resident, Tom Nilles has been a leader in recruiting and training new referees for Plymouth Soccer since his involvement with our club began in 1995.  In addition to recruiting and training referees, Tom routinely conquers the enormous logistical challenge of scheduling over 500 soccer games, and the referees that support them, on dozens of fields every summer and fall.  Bright, sunny skies in May and June make Tom's day!

David Wick

Marketing Director
Board Member since: '05
Club Member since: '95

David Wick and his family have been Plymouth residents since 1990 and involved with PSA since their daughter Jennifer began playing recreational soccer in 1995. Learning on the job, David has been seen on the sidelines as a rec coach, U11 travel team manager, U12 travel team Assistant Coach and U13-15 travel team Head Coach. First elected to our board as Director of Marketing in 2005, David leads our Marketing/Sponsorship Committee to promote PSA and our events in our community, create an easy to navigate Internet presence and raise sponsorship funding. In 2010 he added the additional responsibility of Tournament Director for the PSA Minnesota Classic Soccer Tournament.

Position is Open
 

Technology Director

Maureen Brick
 

Compliance & Operations Director
Board Member since: '12
Club Member since: '06

 

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