Clubs across the USL Championship celebrated National Women & Girls in Sports Day on Wednesday, bringing to the fore the diversity that makes up front office staff across the league.
The USL is included in that diversity, where the organization’s top executives include Karen Gittens (Chief Financial Officer), Lizzie Seedhouse (Senior Vice President, Digital & Content) and Rachel Bukszar (Vice President, People) in addition to numerous key staff across all departments.
As part of the celebration, New Mexico United also announced it will host a panel discussion tonight at 8 p.m. ET moderated by Iliana Molina and Chanel Wiese, recently named the chair of the USL Impact Committee, that will feature current United States U-20 Women’s National Team Head Coach Laura Harvey, University of New Mexico Women’s Soccer Head Coach Heather Dyche, and Rochester City Soccer League President Nicole Hercules.
Check out some of our favorite posts from the day.
"To all the girls and women out there, let’s show the world that we are Indomitable."#NGWSD | #LeadHerForward pic.twitter.com/0n6a3kVKWX
— Republic FC (@SacRepublicFC) February 3, 2021
In honor of National Girls and Women in Sports Day, we would like to recognize the women of our front office who are making a difference in the sport off the pitch.#NGWSD pic.twitter.com/xf4qnaYRnu
— El Paso Locomotive FC (@eplocomotivefc) February 3, 2021
In honor of National Girls and Women in Sports Day, we want to shoutout the amazing women who work at Phoenix Rising! pic.twitter.com/RehdIU06Sa
— Phoenix Rising FC (@PHXRisingFC) February 3, 2021
On this #NGWSD, we celebrate the women of the Tampa Bay Rowdies! We wanted to highlight a few of the many women in our organization who make our mission of energizing the community through the magic of Rays baseball possible. pic.twitter.com/W0fcsB4as3
— Tampa Bay Rowdies (@TampaBayRowdies) February 3, 2021
Our Woman's Pathway To Pro Zoom Event was a success!! Thank you to @RangersWFC's @Sportymcd & @briwesty7 for sharing your experiences, expertise, and most of all, encouraging young girls to follow their dream no matter what. #ForCounty pic.twitter.com/Pt8sSSaIzw
— Orange County SC (@orangecountysc) February 3, 2021
#LeadHerForward
— New Mexico United (@NewMexicoUTD) February 3, 2021
An open letter from the women of our Front Office celebrating the 35th annual Women & Girls in Sports Day!
#SomosUnidos @WomensSportsFdn pic.twitter.com/8SzxTE3VA8
On this National Girls and Women in Sports Day, we want to highlight some truly iconic game changers.
— Energy FC (@EnergyFC) February 3, 2021
And we’ll start with one of the most dominant to ever compete in any sport.#NGWSD pic.twitter.com/GlbS2ihsSz