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Board of Directors

About the Maryland State Youth Soccer Association: MSYSA is a US Youth Soccer National State Association and is affiliated with US Youth Soccer and a member of the US Soccer Federation.

The mission of MSYSA is to serve as the primary advocate for youth soccer in the state. MSYSA is dedicated to offering the highest quality soccer education, player development and programs while fostering sportsmanship, fitness, diversity, teamwork and passion for the game. 

Per the MSYSA Bylaws, the MSYSA Board of Directors are as follows:

Position Name Cell Email
President Mark Cantor (202) 439-1779 president@msysa.org
Executive VP Howard Kohn (301) 270-8187 exvp@msysa.org
1st VP Trish Heffelfinger   fvp@msysa.org
2nd VP for Player Development Program Eric McAleer (434) 951-8565 pdpvp@msysa.org
3rd VP for Grassroots Soccer Programs and Development Bill Heiser   recvp@msysa.org
Secretary Tom Gross (202) 538-2336 secretary@msysa.org
Treasurer Craig Blackburn   treasurer@msysa.org
State Registrar VACANT   registrar@msysa.org
Central-East Regional Commissioner Eddie Hegewisch (301) 538-7902 centraleastrc@msysa.org
Central-West Regional Commissioner Robert Purkey (240) 876-0532 centralwestrc@msysa.org
East Regional Commissioner VACANT   eastrc@msysa.org
North Regional Commissioner Jessica Hafer (410) 330-8692 northrc@msysa.org
South Regional Commissioner Rich Ruiz (240) 925-8342 southrc@msysa.org
West Regional Commisioner Jackie Eskay (301) 471-3078 westrc@msysa.org 
DC Regional Commissioner Pharis Owens (202) 716-9835 dcrc@msysa.org
At-Large Member (o) Brad Roos   statecup@msysa.org
At-Large Member (e) Shaun Fleming (301) 247-7751 sfatlarge@msysa.org
At-Large Member (o) Laurie Lane (301) 332-3476 llatlarge@msysa.org
At-Large Member (e) Kerry Brimmer (410) 271-7493 kbatlarge@msysa.org

The following individuals/positions advise the MSYSA Board of Directors and assist with various duties:

Position Name Cell Email
Adjudication Committee Chair Jim Rubin   legal@msysa.org
Health Advisor Stacy King   health@msysa.org
State Youth Referee Administrator Gabriel Ado (301) 370-5211 syra@msysa.org

Meeting minutes are available upon request. Please contact the Secretary.

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