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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

Alvaro Garcia-Velez

Executive Director

How long have you been with the Kickers?  Almost 2 years

Hometown:  Minneapolis, Minnesota

First Job: Other than a paper route, I swept floors at LeMac Cleaners

Favorite Quote:  "One ounce of action beats a ton of words."

Interesting Fact:  I don't like Blue Cheese or mushrooms.

Angie

Angie Opsahl

Office Manager

How long have you been with the Kickers?  5 years

Hometown:  Town of Lisbon, Wisconsin

First Job:  Waitress

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

Interesting Fact:  I have a dog named Jack.

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Nancy Stolte

Business Manager

How long have you been with the Kickers?  December, 1995

Hometown:  Milwaukee, Wisconsin

First Job:  Thiensville A&W

Favorite Quote:  "Let's put the fun back in dysfunctional!"

Interesting Fact:  I'd rather be on four legs than two.... I own a horse.

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Nancy Ziaja

Membership Services Manager

How long have you been with the Kickers?  July, 1988

Hometown:  Hartland, Wisconsin

First Job:  Cap'n Quirks - Fish Monger

Favorite Quote:  "If you don't want to know the answer, don't ask the question."

Interesting Fact:  I used to teach basket weaving.

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Bill Riche

Referee & League Administrator

How long have you been with the Kickers?  14 years at Uihlein, but I was a regional director in Brown Deer and on the Board of Directors.

Hometown:  Hales Corners, Wisconsin

First Job:  Milwaukee County Parks

Favorite Quote:  "Everyone has his day and some days last longer than others."

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Bill Holdmann

Operations Coordinator

How long have you been with the Kickers?  Since November, 2002

Hometown:  Grafton, Wisconsin

First Job:  Dish washer for about a month

Favorite Quote:  "All that is gold does not glitter, not all those who wander are lost; the old that is strong does not wither, deep roots are not reached by the frost."

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

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Dawn Urban

Events & Indoor League Administrator

How long have you been with the Kickers?  5 years on staff, but my family has been involved with the club since 1988.

Hometown:  born and raised in Milwaukee, Wisconsin

First Job:  Housekeeping in a hotel

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

Interesting Fact:  I'm a hot air balloon fanatic and like to travel to different competitions.  My dream is to attend the Albuquerque event held each October.

Chad

Chad Kenny

Director of Marketing and Sponsorships

Phone: 414-358-2678 x201

How long have you been at MKsc? January of  2010. Like so many in the Milwaukee area, I played when I was young (I was a mean looking goalie at the age of 10 with my un-fashionably square sports goggles!)

Your Hometown:  Menomonee Falls, WI
 
Your fist job:  At 15 I started working at McDonalds.  Remember the Arch Deluxe?  It was delicious with extra Arch sauce.  Wrapping a piece of cheese and bacon around a chicken nugget was also a favorite.
 
Your favorite quote:  Life is just a game of inches – Al Pacino, Any Given Sunday

One interesting fact about yourself:   I absolutely love anything and everything Star Wars.

Jerry

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

Michael King

Director of Developmental Programs

How long have you been with the Kickers?  8 years part-time; 1 1/2 years full-time

Hometown:  Isleworth, England

First Job:  Newspaper boy

Interesting Fact:  I played 8 years and on 4 other teams before joining the Milwaukee Wave.

Allison

Alison Cefalu

Special Programs Coordinator

Phone: 414-358-2678 x211

How long have you been at MKsc?  Employed 1 Day, Player Since age 10

 
Your Hometown:  New Berlin, WI
 
Your first job: WA/WM After School Program
 
Your favorite quote: "Brick walls are there for a reason: they let us prove how badly we want things."- Randy Pausch
 
One interesting fact about yourself: I’m a Reality TV Show junkie

Grounds & Maintenance Staff

Chris Stolte

Grounds & Maintenance Manager

How long have you been with the Kickers?  3 years, but started doing odd jobs since I was 13 years old.

Hometown:  Grafton, Wisconsin

First Job:  Uihlein Soccer Park

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.

Jayson Wissmueller

Grounds & Maintenance Crew

How long have you been with the Kickers?  September, 2008

First Job:  Gas station cashier

Favorite Quote:  "Reach out, take a chance, get hurt even.  But play as good as you can; otherwise, there's nothing to talk about in the locker room."

Interesting Fact:  I have been to 10 countries on 5 continents over my 5 years in the Marine's.

Andrew Morrison

Grounds & Maintenance Crew / MOD

How long have you been with the Kickers?  Here since 2004

First Job:  Movie theater usher

Favorite Quote:  "Everything sells better with a picture of a monkey on it. Everyone loves monkeys."

Interesting Fact:  I have over 50,000 comic books in my collection.

America SCORES - Milwaukee Contact Information

Kate

Kate Carpenter

America SCORES - Milwaukee / Executive Director

How long have you been with the Kickers?  Founded America SCORES Milwaukee in May 2004.  Started volunteer coaching within Nicolet region in 1990.

Hometown:  Madeira, Ohio

First Job:  Police Dispatcher, Madeira Police Department

Favorite Quote:  "Be the change you want to see in the world."  Mahatma Gandhi

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

John

John Eggebrecht

America SCORES - Milwaukee / Associate Director

How long have you been with the Kickers?  September, 2006

Hometown:  Two Rivers, Wisconsin

First Job:  Paper route

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.