Amanda Vandervort

Hi, my name's Amanda - I am the Web Coordinator at Women's Professional Soccer, which basically means that I manage womensprosoccer.com and develop our social media marketing campaign.

I've been involved in soccer all my life. I played in Tucson, AZ, and was an ODP player when I was young... then I went to the University of Wyoming where I was a collegiate student-athlete and team captain for my Junior and Senior seasons. I studied communications.

In 2001, I packed up and moved East to work as the Graduate Assistant Soccer Coach at The College of New Jersey, while simultaneously selling Real Estate in Pennington and earning my M.S. in Educational Technology. At 24, I was hired as the Head Women's Soccer Coach at New York University so I moved to (a tiny studio apartment in) Manhattan and worked there for 4 years. I hold my USSF B Coaching License and NSCAA Advanced National Diploma and worked as Region 1 ODP Senior Staff while I was on the East Coast. I also volunteer my time as the Chair of the NSCAA Women's Committee.

2 summers ago, I left NYU to moved to the Silicon Valley to pursue my passions in technology... I was hired straight away as the Director of a start-up. That was short-lived though, because in June 2008, I moved to the midwest help start the Chicago Red Stars WPS franchise as the Director of Online Marketing, Website and Camps.

I moved back to San Francisco, CA, in December to accept this awesome position with the League... and I love everything about it! :-) So there you have it. Please don't hesitate to send me a message if you want to talk WPS, NSCAA or anything soccer-related.