With a knowledgeable background in finance, Sharon oversees accounting and office matters. She has been with Excel since 2014.

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.

Paddy joined the WorldStrides Excel team as an Account Executive in October 2018. Travel and Sport has always been a massive part of Paddy’s life and after relocating the United States in 2013 he is keen to provide the same opportunities to others. Having travelled around Europe throughout his years at University, Paddy has also played soccer at various levels throughout his childhood. The Manchester native spent his childhood following his local team, Stockport County. After completing a Sport degree at Sheffield Hallam University, Paddy made the move to the United States and has over 8 years of experience in various roles.

At present the FA & USSF licensed coach serves as the Associate Director of Operation at A3 Soccer Club whilst coaching two teams and being a member of the Maryland State ODP team. He currently resides in Baltimore, Maryland.

Jamie has been a soccer coach for over 15 years – coaching youth, ODP, High School, College, and Semi-professional teams all over the US. In addition to her extensive youth coaching experience, she has experience as a collegiate coach across all three NCAA divisions. Jamie grew up in Savannah, Ga and went on to attend Vanderbilt University for both her Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees. Throughout her coaching career Jamie has taken student groups on international trips to Austria, Germany, Italy, the Bahamas, and India. She speaks both English and Spanish fluently and resides in Austin, TX. Jamie joined the Excel Sports team as an Account Executive in 2018.

Andy joined the WorldStrides Excel team in September 2019. He brings a wealth of sports experience and expertise with him from the last 18 years working in the sports apparel, equipment, summer camp and training markets. His passion  and knowledge for sports and his desire to help others have allowed him to forge fantastic relationships within the sports community.

Born in Newport, South Wales, sports is in his blood! After learning his three R’s in school (rugby, rugby and rugby) he developed into a youth team soccer player at Manchester City FC, a semi-professional soccer player and accomplished rugby player. Sports allowed him the opportunity to travel extensively in his formative years, and it’s his desire for others to have these life changing experiences that drive Andy in his current role.

After studying and playing soccer at the University of Wales, Newport, his love for soccer and travel saw him move to Texas full time in 2007. He is married to his wife Kayla and they have two daughters, Cambry and Adalyn. He likes to golf whenever he gets the chance, and has learned to like the majority of American sports!

Megan joined the WorldStrides Excel team in July 2019 as an Account Executive. WorldStrides Excel aligns directly with Megan’s passions: people, sports, and travel. She grew up in Kernersville (also known as Kvegas), N.C. and started playing soccer at the age of 7. She decided on playing goalkeeper as running was not enjoyable 😊 Megan continued her playing career at Appalachian State University in Boone, N.C. Following her collegiate career, she worked at Carolina Rapids Soccer Club, now known as the Charlotte Independence. Megan has coached at the collegiate, club, high school, and ODP levels, and obtains her USSF ‘C’ License. She also received her Master of Sport Management degree from the University of Florida in August 2018.

Fun facts about Megan are she is a huge Green Bay Packers fan, loves the N.C. State Wolfpack, and enjoys visiting craft breweries and coffee shops. She also loves to make pottery, travel, and spend time with her family and friends. She currently resides in Charlotte, N.C.

Michael joins our team as an Account Executive. He began his career with WorldStrides Sports in July of 2019. Michael started helping soccer players and their teams gain international travel experience over 10 years ago. He has a passion for soccer and creating life-changing educational and cultural experiences through world travel for all student-athletes.

Michael dedicated himself to the sport of soccer at an early age and competed at various levels throughout his playing career including; club, academy, ODP, high school, and college. Mikes family is immersed in the sport of soccer. His father, Bobby, played for Deportivo Saprissa in the Costa Rican First Division. His sister Daisy was a standout goalkeeper for the NJIT Highlanders. Cindy, the youngest sibling, played for the Fairleigh Dickinson Knights, in the W-League for the NJ Wildcats and North Jersey Valkyries, and trained for a year with the Costa Rican Women’s Olympic team in 2012. They each now devote their time developing youth soccer players and teams in northern New Jersey and Henderson, Nevada.

Michael earned his BA from Ramapo College of New Jersey. He is currently enrolled in the Certified Travel Industry Executive (CTIE) through the Travel Institute. In 2018, Michael, with his wife Gina and two children – Addison and Dominic moved to Henderson, Nevada to pursue new opportunities. They are inspired to wander the globe together and grateful to discover its countless beauties.

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.

Jon is originally from London, England and has been coaching soccer in Fairfield County since 2002.  He is currently the Coaching Director for the Darien Soccer Association and Director of CFC Chelsea. Jon has coached Brien McMahon Girls, Darien High School Girls and Darien High School Boys, receiving 4 FCIAC Coach of the Year Awards. From a pool of over 145 coaches Jon was selected as the 2015 Fall Coach of the Year. He holds the record number of wins for both the boys and girls high school programs in Darien and Jon has won numerous State and Regional Cups with his teams.

His experience of playing varies from university level in the US at Ithaca College to semi professional level in England playing for Leyton Orient. Jon Graduated from Ithaca College with a degree in International Business and lives in Stamford, CT with his wife and two children.

Jon is proud to be one of the Directors of the Gothia Cup trip and of FC USA International. He has been running tours for over 10 years to different countries all over the world and believes the unique opportunity to take players overseas through soccer and education is truly extraordinary.

Scott McBride is an assistant coach at Sacred Heart University and will assist with all aspects of the program, including recruiting, on-field coaching and scheduling. He was previously at the University of Bridgeport, where he had been involved with the program for 14 seasons, as well as helping build CFC into one of the best youth clubs in the country.

Scott has been on the sideline at the University of Bridgeport, helping the Purple Knights to nine NCAA Tournament berths, all since 2007, including a Final Four and Elite Eight appearance. Under his tutelage UB captured seven conference regular season titles and four conference tournaments. In 2011, he was named the NSCAA East Regional Assistant Coach of the Year, an honor that is awarded to an assistant from any division of the NCAA.

Scott began coaching at CFC in 2003, and has led teams to Top 25 rankings, a Region I championship and multiple Connecticut State Cup Championships. Scott has been arranging individual tours to Europe since 2000, and consistently takes several teams to compete at Gothia cup every year.

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.

Kerri joined the WorldStrides Excel team in 2017 after previously working as an Account Manager in the youth sports industry.  Sports has played a huge role in her life, which led her to working in a field where she can help provide lifetime experiences for athletes.

Kerri graduated from York College of Pennsylvania, where she received her Bachelor’s degree in Public Relations and minors in both Hospitality Marketing and Communications. She also played on the York College Women’s lacrosse team as a midfielder where she helped lead her team to their first ever NCAA tournament, and furthermore on to 2 rounds of the NCAA sweet sixteen.

Originally from Long Island, New York, Kerri moved down to Baltimore, MD in 2017.  Outside of sports, she loves to travel, go to the beach and spend time with her family and friends.

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.

Ashley joined WorldStrides Excel as an Account Manager in February 2019, having previously worked for Revolution3 Multisport as the Athlete Services & Sponsorship Coordinator.

After spending 15 years in the education arena, she left the classroom to pursue a Master’s degree in Sports Leadership from Northeastern University. Her time in Boston affirmed her love for the Red Sox, Patriots, and Bruins.

In addition to teaching, Ashley spent eight seasons as a high school swim coach, where she led the men’s team to back-to-back state championships in 2015 & 2016.

Ashley was born and raised in Richmond, Virginia. Outside of work, she enjoys hiking in the mountains, spending time with her yellow Lab, Chance, indoor cycling, and planning her next adventure. Her travel goals include: visiting every US National Park, volunteering at an animal sanctuary in Africa, and driving the Pacific Coast Highway from Seattle to San Diego.

She believes her passion for adventure, sports, and education makes her role at Worldstrides Excel a perfect fit.

RJ joined WorldStrides Excel in August of 2018. After graduating from Radford University, RJ was a Special Education teacher in Virginia from 2013-2018. During his time as a teacher, RJ also coached baseball, basketball, and football at multiple levels. Because both sports and education are such passions for him, joining the WorldStrides Excel team was a perfect fit.

RJ was born and raised in Harrisonburg, Virginia and now currently resides in Frederick, Maryland.

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.

Carson graduated from the University of South Carolina with a Bachelor’s degree in Sport Management and moved to Washington D.C. in the summer of 2019.

After working for a season with the Washington Capitals, he joined WorldStrides Sports as an Account Support Representative in February of 2020.

Having a passion for soccer and travel, the WorldStrides mission was a perfect fit for him and he is thrilled to be a part of the team.

Sam joined the WorldStrides Sports team in August 2019 as Business Development Manager. Sam has been involved in youth soccer travel for over 26 years, having worked previously for Action Youth Tours and Legacy Global Sports. She worked at the Wedgwood Keele Classic tournament from 1993 to 1998, then took the first Region 1 ODP girls team to China, she has also taken teams to the Euros and World Cups. Sam comes with great experience in the soccer industry, working with tournaments and youth teams across North America.

Sam has spent most of her working life traveling with soccer teams, her first tour was to Florida in 1994 with Tower Hamlets, this has been followed by trips every year to tournaments and events most recent tours have been to Super Cup in Northern Ireland and Bayern Munich in Germany.

Sam is a Crewe Alexandra fan and tries to watch as many home games as possible as well as watching EPL premier teams! She resides in the North of England with her 2 sons who are also soccer players and most Sunday’s are spent on wet and windy soccer fields supporting them! Look forward to working with your team!

Works closely with the Excel Sports sales team on planning and support of our sports tours. Joy joined Worldstrides in 2011.

Alyson joined the Excel team in May of 2018 as a Tour Planner. Coming from a background rich in sports and recreation she believes in the positive impact that sports and traveling can have on youth and adult players. She has been a soccer referee for 12 years and continues to play in adult co-ed leagues while occasionally coaching for youth travel teams.

Alyson graduated from Radford University in May of 2016 with a degree in Sport Administration and a minor in marketing. Aly was born in Virginia Beach and has been living in the Charlottesville area for 17 years. In her spare time, she fosters dogs for a couple local shelters, teaches kayaking classes and is a big hiker and lover of the outdoors.

In May of 2018, Makaely graduated from Radford University where she obtained her degree in Sports Administration. During her time at Radford, she was elected President of the Women’s Club Volleyball team. She led, organized and developed the team throughout her years at Radford. She has been playing travel and club volleyball for over 12 years.

Makaely is very passionate about traveling; she has been to England, France, Italy, Netherlands, Denmark, Canada, Mexico, Dominican Republic and to the Bahamas. Makaely grew up in Northern Virginia where she was born and raised a UVA fan. After graduating from Radford she then moved to Charlottesville to start her career.

Savannah graduated from Virginia Commonwealth University with a B.A. and a B.S. She studied abroad at the University of the West Indies in Barbados and at the Universita per Stranieri in Italy. She is passionate about the personal growth obtained through travel and the relationships cultivated through team sports. Savannah joined WorldStrides in 2017.

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.

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.