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USL El Paso Adds Forrest to Management Team

By USLSoccer.com Staff, 04/26/18, 12:18PM EDT

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Introduced as General Manager, Business Operations for 2019 expansion club

EL PASO, Texas – MountainStar Sports Group President, Alan Ledford, announced on Wednesday that Andrew Forrest has been hired as General Manager, Business Operations for the new El Paso USL organization that will kick off its inaugural season in the USL in 2019.

“Andrew’s accomplishments in professional soccer team business management and his extensive experience in sales and operations will drive an effective organization for El Paso USL,” said Ledford. “We are excited to have Andrew join our organization as we prepare for the inaugural season of professional soccer in El Paso in March of 2019.”

Forrest comes to El Paso from the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga where he was most recently employed as General Manager for Learfield Sports. Prior to that, he worked for the San Antonio Scorpions Professional Soccer Team as Director of Sponsorship and then as Vice President and Assistant General Manager. He held previous positions with Playbook Management International, as Senior Account Executive with the San Antonio Scorpions and as Consultant with FC Edmonton and in the cities of Baltimore and Dallas. Forrest is a graduate of Roanoke College (Salem, Virginia) and he earned an M.S. in Kinesiology – Sport Leadership from James Madison University (Harrisonburg, Virginia).

“With the help of Marquee Search, we conducted outreach nationwide to fill this critical position for El Paso USL,” added Ledford. “We believe Andrew’s experience and background make him an excellent choice to get our organization up and running.”

Forrest joins Sarah Nollner, Manager of Business Operations, who was the first hire for MountainStar Sports Group’s USL operation earlier this year. She joined El Paso USL from Major League Soccer/Soccer United Marketing in New York City where she was the Marketing and Media Consultant for the Mexican National Team, Copa America Centenario, and Gold Cup. Prior to that, Nollner worked with Club Tijuana Xoloitzcuintles in US Business Operations

The El Paso USL staff also includes Ryan Schmitz, Sales and Service Representative, who came to El Paso from Boulder, Colorado, where he worked in sales for Xfinity and Assurance Wireless. Before that, he was employed by the Reno Aces (MiLB) and Reno 1868 FC (USL) as Communications Coordinator. Schmitz held previous public relations positions with the University of Florida Athletic Association, the Seattle Mariners and the Denver Broncos.

El Paso USL fans interested in placing a Season Seat Deposit can do so at www.elpasousl.com/tickets or by calling 915-235-GOAL.

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