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Milwaukee Kickers Office Hours:

Monday - Friday, 8 a.m.- 5 p.m.
414-358-2510

Fax - 414-358-2572

Milwaukee Kickers Soccer Club
7101 W. Good Hope Rd.
Milwaukee, WI 53223

414.358.2678

Uihlein Soccer Park
7101 W. Good Hope Rd.
Milwaukee, WI 53223

414.358.2510

Milwaukee Kickers Contact Information

Alvaro Garcia-Velez

Alvaro Garcia-Velez

Executive Director

Hometown:  Minneapolis, Minnesota

Favorite Place to Visit:  Naples, FL

Least Favorite Job: Sorting books at a book warehouse

Favorite Quote:  "One ounce of action beats a ton 

Interesting Fact: My Great Grandfather was the President of Cuba in the 1940's

Favorite Musician: Ray Charles/The Grateful Dead

Favorite Sports Team: Boston Red Sox

Angie Opsahl

Angie Opsahl

Office Manager

Hometown:  Town of Lisbon, Wisconsin

Favorite Place to Visit: Madrid

Least Favorite Job:  Washing dishes

Favorite Quote:  "I don't have my picture taken."

Interesting Fact:  I have a dog named Jack.

Favorite Band: Sex Pistols

Tom Kastenholz

Tom Kastenholz

Accountant

Hometown:  Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Favorite Place to Visit: Yellowstone National Park

Least Favorite Job:  Cleaning a movie theater at 3:30am

Favorite Quote:  "Better to be silent and thought a fool, then to speak and remove all doubt"

Interesting Fact: The sum of the squares of legs of a right triangle is equal to the square of the hypotenuse

Favorite Musician/Band: Pink Floyd/Moody Blues

Favorite Sports Team: Green Bay Packers

Nancy Ziaja

Nancy Ziaja

Membership Services Manager

Hometown:  Hartland, Wisconsin

Favorite Place to Visit: Sedona, AZ

Least Favorite Job: Cleaning bathrooms after WIAA

Favorite Quote:  "What goes around, comes around"

Interesting Fact:  I used to teach basket weaving.

Favorite Musician/Band: Jimmy Buffett - Parrotheads 4ever!

Favorite Sports Team: Green Bay Packers

Tammy Gilpin-Ripp

Tammy Gilpin-Ripp

Director of Marketing

Phone: 414-358-2678 ext. 201

Hometown:  Virginia, Minnesota

Favorite Place to Visit: Stockholm

Least Favorite Job: Mopping floors

Favorite Quote:  “Who in the world am I? Ah, that’s the great puzzle.”

Interesting Fact:  I lived in eight states by the time I was twelve.

Favorite Musician/Band: Journey

Favorite Sports Team: Green Bay Packers

Bill Holdmann

Bill Holdmann

Operations Coordinator

Hometown:  Grafton, Wisconsin

Favorite Place to Visit: Door County (Stone's Throw Winery)

Least Favorite Job:  Dish washer

Favorite Quote:  "We cannot become who we strive to be by remaining who we are."

Interesting Fact:  I have never traveled outside the continental United States.

Favorite Musician/Band: Rush

Favorite Sports Team: Bayern Munchen

Dawn Urban

Dawn Urban

Events & Indoor League Administrator

Hometown: Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Favorite Place to Visit: My backyard pool

Least Favorite Job: Washing dishes

Favorite Quote:  "I'm not complaining, but..."

Interesting Fact: I LOVE French Fries

Favorite Musician/Band: Phil Collins

Favorite Sports Team: Milwaukee Wave

Jerry Panek

Jerry Panek

Director of Coaching

How long have you been with the Kickers?  12 years

Hometown:  Warsaw, Poland

First Job:  playing soccer for Lechia Gdansk, Poland

Favorite Quote:  "Stulorum infinta est numerus."  ("The number of fools is infinite.")

Interesting Fact:  I'm abdicated king of soccer tennis.

Michael King

Michael King

Director of Developmental Programs

Hometown: Isleworth, England

Favorite Place to Visit: Any woods with huntable animals

Least Favorite Job: Toilet bowl cleaning

Favorite Quote: All for one. One for all.

Interesting Fact:  I become Irish for 1 day each year.

Favorite Musician/Band: The Who

Favorite Sports Team: Chelsea FC

Alison Cefalu

Alison Cefalu

Special Programs Coordinator

Phone: 414-358-2678 x211

Your Hometown: Milwaukee, WI 

Favorite Place to Visit: San Diego, CA
 
Your Favorite Quote: "Brick walls are there for a reason: they let us prove how badly we want things."- Randy Pausch
 
Interesting Fact: I played the cello for 8 years
 
Favorite Musician/Band: REM
 
Favorite Sports Team: Green Bay Packers

 

Sarah Teegarden

Sarah Teegarden

Developmental Programs Coordinator

Phone: 414-358-2678

Hometown:  Batavia, Illinois

Favorite Place to Visit: Lake Tahoe California

Least Favorite Job: Cleaning out the hog houses on my uncle’s farm

Favorite Quote:  “Decide if you’re a Tigger or an Eyeore. I’m a Tigger.” –Randy Pausch

Interesting Fact:  My right thumb is much longer than my left thumb

Favorite Musician/Band: Anything that is NOT Nickelback, Hoobastank, or Creed

Favorite Sports Team: Green Bay Packers

Matt Voell

Matt Voell

Food and Beverage Manager

Hometown: Milwaukee, WI

Favorite Place to Visit: Ireland

Least Favorite Job: 2am newspaper delivery

Favorite Quote: "What we do in life, echoes through eternity." - Gladiator

Interesting Fact: Maiden name is Mattisson, I was named after a mermaid from the movie "Splash!"

Favorite Musician/Band: Gaelic Storm/Dave Matthews

Favorite Sports Team: A tie between the Green Bay Packers and the Boston Red Sox

Kyle Trimble

Kyle Trimble

Referee Coordinator

Phone: 414-358-2678

Michelle Urban

MOD

Hometown:  Milwaukee, WI

Favorite Place to Visit: Anyplace with a swim-up bar!

Least Favorite Job:  Cleaning the bathroom

Favorite Quote: "A friend is someone who knows all about you and still loves you."

Interesting Fact:  I'm a mother of twin girls.

Favorite Musician/Band:  Lady Antebellum

Favorite Sports Team:  Milwaukee Brewers

 

Andrew Morrison

Grounds & Maintenance Crew / MOD

Hometown: Pewaukee, WI

Favorite Place to Visit: Avery, Idaho

Least Favoirte Job: Digging trenches in the rain

Favorite Quote: "Heaven help us all, Gold-Plated bed knobs."

Interesting Fact: I am a huge comic book geek

Favorite Musician/Band: Blue October

Favorite Sports Team: Milwaukee Brewers

Grounds & Maintenance Staff

Chris Stolte

Grounds & Maintenance Manager

Hometown:  Grafton, Wisconsin

Favorite Place to Visit:  If it's warm and all-inclusive, I'm good!

Least Favorite Job: Cleaning up poop - dog or otherwise

Favorite Quote:  "I am not a machine. You cannot just change plans willy nilly and expect that magic party elves will do your bidding."

Interesting Fact:  I have 2 college degrees and hold 4 jobs that are completely unrelated to each other.

Favorite Musician/Band:  Eric Clapton

Favorite Sports Team:  Green Bay Packers

Ben Kuehn

Grounds & Maintenance Crew

Hometown:  Beaver Dam, WI

Favorite Place to Visit:  Australia

Least Favorite Job:  Bank Teller

Favorite Quote:  "It should work...theroetically" - Chris Stolte

Interesting Fact:  I have never played or even been on a soccer field prior to working here.

Favorite Musician/Band:  Avenged Sevenfold

Favorite Sports Team:  Milwaukee Brewers

America SCORES - Milwaukee Contact Information

Kate Carpenter

Kate Carpenter

America SCORES - Milwaukee / Executive Director

Hometown: Cincinnati, OH

Favorite Place to Visit: Tucson, AZ

Least Favorite Job: Hostess at Red Lobster

Favorite Quote:  "Choose to matter."  - unknown

Interesting Fact:  I was the Assistant Coach at Cardinal Stritch University during their inaugural season for Women's soccer.

Favorite Musician/Band: The Police

Favorite Sports Team: Brazilian National Soccer Team

John Eggebrecht

John Eggebrecht

America SCORES - Milwaukee / Associate Director

Hometown:  Two Rivers, Wisconsin

Favorite Place to Visit: Milwaukee Parks/Beaches

Least Favorite Job: Taco Bell

Favorite Quote:  "In the depths of winter, I finally learned that there was in me an invincible summer."

Interesting Fact:  I was an international cyclist throughout my teenage years.

Favorite Musician/Band: Stephen Kellogg

Favorite Sports Team: Milwaukee Brewers