Jamie joined the WorldStrides Excel team in January 2018. He brings a wealth of soccer knowledge and experience on the West Coast from his 15 years working in the youth soccer camps and training market, where he developed fantastic relationships and respect from professionals in the soccer industry. Passionate about the game he loves most, Jamie is excited to be able to help clubs, colleges and high schools provide international travel for their players to help broaden their horizons.

An avid soccer player and multi-sport athlete, Jamie played first team soccer for the Nottingham Trent University and semi-professionally in Leicestershire, UK. Rugby, Cricket, Tennis and Golf are all sports Jamie participates in along with a huge love for Formula 1 and Motorsports. However, Liverpool FC is his biggest crush.

Born in Leicester, England (home of the EPL Champions in 2016), Jamie has lived & worked in 33 US states and has now settled in Sacramento, California with his wife Allison and 2 children, Maddie and Mason. Having played and travelled around Europe as a child in countries like Holland, Germany, France & Italy, Jamie has great memories of the experiences travel provides to a soccer player and wants to inspire others to experience that same feeling too.

Steven joined our team in January of 2017 as an Account Executive. Steven has been involved in soccer for over 17 years, having coached in Scotland, his country of birth before moving to continue coaching in America in 2006. Steven comes with great experience in the soccer industry, through coaching and managing a large soccer coaching company in Maryland.

Steven is an avid sports fan and loves all sports, with particular interests in soccer and golf. A lifelong Celtic who still tries his best never to miss a game. Steven is a former Club Champion golfer and still enjoys playing with colleagues and friends.

Steven grew up in Alva, a small town in central Scotland. He graduated with a BA degree in Sports Management from Glasgow Caledonian University. Steven calls home to Baltimore, where he has lived for the past 5 years and lives with his fiancé Anna.

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Jonny joined our Excel Sports team in the summer of 2017 after completing a two-year Graduate Assistant coaching position at Southwest Baptist University, a NCAA Division II school in Bolivar, Missouri. Prior to this, he was Director of Operations for the Tony Glavin Soccer Club in St Charles, Missouri, and an assistant coach for the Men’s and Women’s Varsity soccer teams at Truman State University, located in Kirksville, Missouri.

A native of Perth, Scotland, Jonny came to the United States in the summer of 2008 to attend Truman State University on a soccer scholarship. As a four-year varsity starter, he helped his team to an NCAA National Tournament Appearance in 2010 and a top 10 ranking in the national polls at the conclusion of the regular season. While being part of a Truman team ranked nationally for two and a half years, he also twice earned Daktronics South Central All-Region First Team honors while finishing in the top ten list for career assists as a Bulldog. He earned a Bachelor of Arts in Public Communication from Truman.

Jonny currently resides in Kansas City, Missouri with his wife, Sally, also a former Truman State soccer player.

Nikiah joins the Sports team after 4 years with our very own, WorldStrides Higher Ed Custom Programs division. There she developed education abroad programs for higher education institutions. She takes pride in initiating leadership which has been evident since a very young age. She played soccer for Seacoast United Sports Club and worked up to competing on the Olympic Development Program organization of the Northeast. Even with her dedication to soccer, she also played tennis competitively as an active member of the USTA. Due to injury, she abruptly ended her soccer career where she then picked up field hockey. She lit a personal passion for travel as a student-athlete while leading an ambassador tennis team as the women’s captain, competing in Fiji and Australia. Nikiah went on and earned her degree in Sports Management at Catawba College in NC where she was a dual sport student-athlete, playing NCAA field hockey and tennis all four years. She earned various awards through her collegiate career: MVP, All Tournament Team, Player of the Week, runner-up as Catawba College’s Top Senior Female Athlete of the Year, among others. Her professional career has been led by a sense of integrity, competition, and leadership, focusing predominantly in sales, account, and client management. She resides in Scarborough, Maine with her husband, Aaron, and dog, Mandy.

Ashley joined WorldStrides Excel as an Account Manager in May 2015, having previously worked for Adidas. Sports have always played a role in Ashley’s life and she strongly believes in the opportunities that a game can create for a passionate and determined individual.

Ashley graduated from the University of Louisville as a member of the women’s lacrosse team with a Bachelor’s degree in Sport Administration and a minor in Communication. In her senior year, she helped lead the Cardinals to their first ever Big East Championship and NCAA Sweet Sixteen.

Ashley was born and raised in Upstate New York. In 2014, she made the move down South and settled in the Baltimore, Maryland area. Outside of work, Ashley is still actively involved in the lacrosse community and coaches a local youth club.

Morgan joined WorldStrides Excel in June 2015 as a Marketing Coordinator and later transitioned into an Account Manager in 2016. She previously worked in the professional sports industry where she was a Community Relations intern for the Baltimore Orioles during the 2014 season.

Morgan graduated from Towson University in 2015, where she received her Bachelor’s degree in Sports Management and minor is Business Administration.

Morgan experienced international travel first hand when she toured with her soccer team to England in 2007. She came back to the States as a huge Stoke City fan. Outside of supporting the Potters, Morgan is a huge Baltimore Ravens and Orioles fan.

Carlie joined WorldStrides Sports in February 2020 as an Account Manager. Upon her graduation from the University of Delaware with a degree in Sport Management, she began working as a Marketing and Engagement Assistant in the athletic department. Carlie was a four year member and captain of the women’s ice hockey team at Delaware. While there, she helped guide her team to three ACHA National tournaments, led the team in scoring for her last three seasons, and was named Second Team All-American her senior year.

Carlie was born and raised in Bear Delaware, and has recently made the move down to Maryland. Outside of work, Carlie still loves to play hockey, go hiking, spend time with family and friends, and cheer on her Philadelphia sports teams.

Katherine has a degree in Business and Tourism from the University of the West of England, Bristol. She joined Excel Sports in September 2017 and is the Operations Team Leader based in Yeovil, in the UK.

Woody has been with Excel since our first trip in 1998! From Scotland, has looked after teams in all parts of Europe and is a season ticket holder at St. Johnstone FC! He holds a UEFA ‘B’ level coaching license and has coached numerous football clubs in Scotland, including a semi-professional club based near his hometown of Perth, Scotland. He was also a semi-professional player for sixteen years, scoring numerous goals as a striker with various clubs. Woody is by far our most experienced staff member. He has led youth, ODP and college teams through Scotland, England, Spain, France, Germany, Italy, Holland and Sweden.

Emma joined WorldStrides in September 2017 and coordinates operations for US teams traveling to the UK and Ireland. Coming from a background in customer service and with a love for travel, she has a real passion for putting together trips that will provide wonderful memories.

Born and raised in Liverpool, England, Adam graduated from University in Manchester and has years of experience within the travel industry with a passion for soccer. Adam coordinates operations for US teams traveling to the UK and Ireland.