US Youth Soccer Announces 2024–2025 Board of Directors

US Youth Soccer has announced its board of directors for 2024–2025 following elections at its Annual General Meeting. Tina Rincon is the new chair of the board, Bill Taylor is the incoming vice chair, Jeff Sommer was elected secretary and David Kaweski-Mukooza joins as an independent director.

“On behalf of the entire US Youth Soccer staff here at our Frisco headquarters and throughout the nation, we congratulate Tina, Bill, Jeff, and DK,” said Skip Gilbert, USYS chief executive officer. “They assume a critical role as we wind down our 50th anniversary year and begin focusing on the 2026 World Cup returning to U.S. soil. We have every expectation that USYS will maximize opportunities ahead and further deliver on our vision to bring communities together through the power of soccer making lifelong fans of the game.”

Rincon was elected chair in a vote of 54 USYS state association and affiliate members and board of directors. She follows Todd Lockhart, who served as chair since January after nearly four years as vice chair. Rincon vacates the treasurer role, a position she held from 2022 until the election. The board is expected to appoint an interim treasurer this fall, who will serve until 2025 board elections.

In addition to her time as treasurer, Rincon has sat on the DEI and Appeals committees. She plays on an adult women’s team and coaches her son’s USYS team, part of Richardson Youth Soccer Association and North Texas Youth Soccer.

“As someone who has been involved with US Youth Soccer for more than 30 years, as a player, coach, soccer mom and board member, I am deeply honored to be elected as chair of our board to lead USYS to get more kids on the pitch and give them lasting memories,” said Rincon. “I am looking forward to working with the State Associations, USYS staff, my board and U.S. Soccer to grow the game and serve our 2.5 million players and leverage the excitement that the 2026 World Cup and other events will generate for soccer across our country.”

Taylor served as vice chair on the U.S. Soccer Board of Directors until this past spring and has coached competitive soccer for more than 20 years while also serving as the president of Idaho Youth Soccer (2009–2020) and assisting in developing two current U.S. Deaf National Team players.

Sommer became president of the Eastern Pennsylvania Youth Soccer Association in 2019, having previously served as vice president, secretary and district commissioner. Sommer is a senior judge on the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania’s Court of Common Pleas.

Kaweski-Mukooza played collegiately at Wake Forest and served 24 years as an active-duty Naval intelligence officer with nine combat deployments. He is a director with the Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Navy Information Warfare and Enterprise in Washington D.C.

Three board members retained their posts. Danielle Valente, USYS’ first-ever athlete member on the board since 2022, won reelection. Dan Popp was reelected as the West Region representative, a role he has held since 2020. Jim McCarthy was reelected as the Midwest Region representative, retaining a seat he first won in 2022.