The Soccer Without Borders Team

Soccer Without Borders is a collaboration among athletes, coaches, educators and artists throughout the USA and the world. We employ a team approach at every level, prioritizing authentic local input in every SWB community.

Click on a name for a short bio!

Executive Team:

Ben Gucciardi, Founding Director: ben@soccerwithoutborders.org

Mary McVeigh, Executive Director: mary@soccerwithoutborders.org

Administrative Team:

Lindsey Whitford, Development and Evaluation Associate- AmeriCorps VISTA: lindsey@soccerwithoutborders.org

Myra Sack, Volunteer and Intern Coordinator: myra@soccerwithoutborders.org

Anna Lippi, Accounting

Conor Nolen, Technical Assistance

TBD, Ambassador Coordinator

Program Staff

Meghan Belaski, Program Director, Greeley, CO, USA: meghan@soccerwithoutborders.org

Larkin Brown, Local Program Director, Granada, Nicaragua: larkin@soccerwithoutborders.org

Meghan Duesing, Co-Program Director, New York City, NY, USA: newyork@soccerwithoutborders.org

Ben Gucciardi, Program Director, Oakland, CA, USA: ben@soccerwithoutborders.org

Jason Lemberg, Program Director, Chicago, IL, USA: jason@soccerwithoutborders.org

John O'Brien, Program Director, Los Angeles, CA, USA: johnob@soccerwithoutborders.org

Jill Pardini, Program Director, Baltimore, MD, USA: jill@soccerwithoutborders.org

Lindsey Whitford, Program Director, Boston, MA, USA: lindsey@soccerwithoutborders.org

Demetrios Yatrakis, Co-Program Director, New York City, NY, USA: newyork@soccerwithoutborders.org

To learn about our Program Staff, check out our program pages: Baltimore, MD; Boston, MA; Chicago, IL; Granada, Nicaragua; Greeley, CO; Kampala/Ndejje, Uganda; Los Angeles, CA; New York, NY; Oakland, CA