                  Dr. Edward Sakiewicz - President - At the helm of this charity is Dr. Edward P. Sakiewicz. Sakiewicz is the President and one of the executive founders of SAMYS. Along with key members of the Board of Directors, SAMYS helped raise in excess of $1,000,000.00 in cash and in-kind donations to develop their 42-acre soccer complex called Soccer, TX located in Schertz. SAMYS recently sold its’ facility to the City of Schertz and is poised to help Schertz in various soccer-related business and grassroots development matters. Sakiewicz is a dynamic professional with significant experience in the business of sports bringing over 20+ years of entrepreneurial and corporate know-how to the group. He is well-respected in both youth and professional soccer, locally and nationally. Sakiewicz is the architect of the Texas Pro Soccer Festival, a week-long 4-team Major League Soccer (MLS) tournament inaugurated in March of 2008. Participating in the event were two-time MLS Champions, the Houston Dynamo, DC United, Toronto FC and Chivas USA. SAMYS helped organize a Corp of Volunteers, or what SAMYS refers to as, “the SAMYS Army”, to help make the event successful in cooperation with the City of Cibolo. Plans are to make the festival an annual event. Sakiewicz earned his PhD in Organizational Management with a specialization in Sports Entrepreneurship. He has been studying MLS since the leagues inception in 1996 with a strong understanding of its operation. His doctoral thesis is entitled, “A Comparative Study of Enterprise Risk Management and Decision Making Criteria Used in Developing Soccer-Specific Stadiums for Major League Soccer”. Sakiewicz has close ties to MLS, Soccer United Marketing (SUM) and United Soccer Leagues (USL), both at the league front office and at the team franchise executive suite level. His brother Nick, is a founding executive of MLS, past President of Anschutz Entertainment Group NY, former President & GM of the NY/NJ MetroStars and is now the CEO & Operating Partner of Keystone Sports & Entertainment, LLC, the ownership group for the newest MLS expansion team in Philadelphia, the Philadelphia Union. Dr. Sakiewicz is married to Jennyfer, an Interior Designer, and both are proud parents of their three boys, Eddie (15), Brenton (13) and Alek (10), all of whom play soccer. The Sakiewicz’s reside in the Terrill Hills / Alamo Heights area of San Antonio. 
Michael Dennis - Secretary Treasurer - Oversees all construction and facility development, planning, fundraising, budgetary and financial management matters
Gary Wilcox - Vice President - Primary planning officer and liaison to local soccer leagues, teams and major organizational decision making and leadership.
Dr. John Seaworth - Director - Primary benefactor who helped secure the purchase of SAMYS’ 42 acres of land in Schertz for the Soccer, TX complex.
Christopher Campasano - Director - Campasano is responsible for the oversight of Strategic Planning, marketing, website development, fundraising and sponsorships for SAMYS, as well as having primary oversight of the Texas Pro Soccer Fest (TXPSF). He was a key member in the development of the Texas Pro Soccer Festival, a professional soccer tournament held in San Antonio, TX, and has worked on various pre-season and exhibition matches, on both the International and Major League Soccer level. Campasano successfully closed over $50,000 in sponsorships and donations for the 2008 Texas Pro Soccer Festival in 30 days of planning. He has strong ties with both Major League Soccer and United Soccer Leagues, as well as with many professional teams in the US and abroad. Chris has been a board member of SAMYS since 1998. Campasano has forged partnerships with numerous sport businesses, soccer academies, camps, and professional players and coaches from around the world to promote and grow the sport of soccer in the San Antonio and throughout the US. He currently lives in Gilbert, AZ with his wife Kelly, and daughters, Chiara (9) and Sophia (2).
James Hope - Director - Event Planning, key organizer and administrator of the 2004 MLS exhibition, the TXPSF and other youth-driven initiatives.
Jason Cronkhite - Director - Responsible for marketing and communications infrastructure with participation in both the 2004 MLS exhibition match and the TXPSF.
Marcello Martinez - Director - (1998-2009) - Marcello, served as SAMYS' architect responsible for the design of Soccer, TX, and all development and planning.
William Deegan - Co-Founder / Director (1998-2004) - William was instrumental along in assembling the initial SAMYS team and was responsible for help form the SAMYS organizational concept. Steve Arters - Director (2001-2008) - Steve served as SAMYS Director of Media and Communications |