Jesse Harrell is Elected as Chairman of US Youth Soccer Board of Directors
Jesse Harrell will serve a two-year team as Chairman of US Youth Soccer Board of Directors in which a two-year term will be served before reelection in 2018. Harrell brings more than 30 years experience in the soccer community to the position as he takes over for John Sutter who acknowledged the accomplishments reached by the new chairman.
While Sutter’s shoes will be hard to fill, Harrell is the perfect person – the former president of South Texas for six years, Harrell became the Region III Premier League Chairman in 2011 and then stepped up to be the Director of Region III at US Youth Soccer in 2013. Becoming the Chairman now is an important and strategic step benefitting the youth soccer landscape.
Youth Soccer News: US Youth Soccer has announced Jesse Harrell as its new chairman. Harrell brings more than 30 years of experience in the world of youth soccer to his new role at US Youth Soccer.
Harrell most recently served as the director of US Youth Soccer Region III from 2013 to 2016. Prior to that role, he acted as the chairman of the US Youth Soccer Southern Regional Premier League for two years while also serving as the president of the South Texas Youth Soccer Association from 2007 to 2013.
“As CEO, having worked with him on the Board for the past year and a half, I humbly believe that Jesse Harrell will continue the momentum achieved under our past chair, John Sutter, and will take US Youth Soccer to new heights,” CEO Chris Moore said. “Jesse’s passion for the game is unmatched and I share his progressive vision for US Youth Soccer.”
Harrell will serve a two-year term as US Youth Soccer chair before coming up for reelection in 2018. He succeeds Sutter, who served as chair for six years and will now serve on the Board of Directors as immediate past chair.
The US Youth Soccer chair oversees all meetings of the National Council, U.S. Soccer Youth Council and US Youth Soccer board of directors. The position also acts as liaison between the US Youth Soccer CEO and the board of directors.
“I am honored by this appointment and humbled by the support and vote of confidence shown to me by the membership of US Youth Soccer. I’m also excited about the opportunity to help lead the continued growth of US Youth Soccer, making it the undisputed leader in all of youth sports,” Harrell said.
“Youth soccer is all about the kids, and it’s incumbent on us as leaders in the sport to redouble our efforts to putting the feet of youth on soccer fields to grow the game that we love. To that end, I will be sharpening our focus, and that of the board, to increase our registrations, provide educational opportunities to our staff and volunteers, and provide the best possible programs at all levels of play.”
Harrell graduated from Lamar University in 1978 and has worked as an agent for State Farm Insurance for 33 years. He is married with three daughters and one grandson who love the sport of soccer as much as he does.
US Youth Soccer is a non-profit and educational organization whose mission is to foster the physical, mental and emotional growth and development of America’s youth through the sport of soccer at all levels of age and competition.
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