Alvin Alamo

President

Christopher Munden

Vice President

Christopher Munden has been a coach and board member of Kensington Soccer Club and Philadelphia Community Empowerment Through Soccer since its founding. A writer, editor, and marketing professional, he has worked for many of Philadelphia’s leading cultural institutions and non-profits, including FringeArts, the National Constitution Center, the Historical Society of Pennsylvania, and the Philadelphia History Museum. Born in northern England, he lives in the Norris Square area of Kensington. He supports Newcastle United Football Club and the Philadelphia Union.

Joseph Valentin

Secretary

I first heard of KSC through my cousin. I was looking for a sports program in the community for my son. My son was having a great time making new friends and learning the game of soccer and when I met with the staff of KSC I wanted to make myself available to be helpful in any way I could. I knew that with my background in Non-profit, business, and higher education I knew that I could provide a skill to help KSC continue its mission of building the neighborhood I grew up in. I grew up in Kensington and lived near Towey playground for almost 25 years. I now have two boys and I look forward to soon having my two sons participate in KSC.

Liz Janczewski

tReasurer

Liz Janczewski is an advisor in Temple University in Geography and Urban Studies Department and is also the Program Coordinator for the Professional Science Master’s in GIS. She graduated with a BA in Geography from Temple University in 2014 and previously worked at Penn State Abington in Development and Alumni Relations. A Philadelphia native and Norris Square resident she continues to deepen roots in the community through gardening at Las Parcelas and involvement with the KSC board. Every morning, Liz can be seen walking her one eared pup Brownie through Norris Square Park with her partner.

Geoffrey Rittenhouse

Geoffrey is the owner of Lahouse Investments LLC where he’s a consultant providing financial, operational, strategic, and managerial support to small, community-based organizations in the Philadelphia area.

He first became associated with KSC in 2014 as a parent living in East Kensington looking for a neighborhood soccer club for his 5-year-old son to play. He later started coaching with KSC in 2017.

Geoff has over a decade of experience working in the non-profit industry with a focus on community-focused human service organizations. He has served as both a fiscal/finance director and staff accountant.

Geoff is also a Philadelphia Union and Tottenham Hotspur FC supporter.

Alicia Rivera

Alicia has been working as a social worker in the city of Philadelphia since 2003. Body and mind wellness is what has driven her career. Alicia has worked in many settings and with folks with a diverse background. Alicia is currently working as a school social worker in the heart of El Barrio. She is the mother of an active player at KSC since 2011 and her partner has been a coach. Alicia was born and raised in Puerto Rico and loves basketball and baseball, it wasn't until she met her Colombian partner that she really became familiar with soccer outside of the World Cup. She has extensive experience in non profit program management, clinical work, enjoys gardening and her beloved West Kensington community.

David Hicks

David is a coach and mentor within KSC with U19 boys and girls. Most recently he coached for 4 seasons at Girard College helping them restart their program after a long hiatus. He is a C-licensed coach with US Soccer and holds a Director of Coaching diploma from United Soccer Coaches. Beginning his coaching journey in 2012 with Chestnut Hill Youth Soccer and Drexel, he then joined KSC in 2013 as a Soccer 4 Success coach. Seeing it as an opportunity to support the growth of the game in underserved areas of the city. A native of Philly he attended college at Rider University and studied information systems. His proudest moments are seeing former players achieve success at the collegiate level, both inside the classroom and on the field. 

Veronica Stickelman

Veronica first became involved with KSC volunteering as a coach. Her background with soccer started at 6 years old and continued until she finished her collegiate run at Drexel University. Through Drexel, Veronica took part in student-athlete mentorship programs, encouraging youth to understand the importance of finding structure and balance between their education and athletic pursuits. After college, she spent years as a volunteer coach with Street Soccer Philadelphia, encouraging adults residing in shelters, to take up the sport and translate the lessons of the experience into their daily lives - and making life-long friendships in the process. To Veronica, the beautiful game has always created a sense of community, family-like support, a place to grow and even sometimes retreat and it continues to be important to help others make that connection. Veronica works in documentary and docuseries programming as a producer and director where she aims to provide inspiration and education wrapped in an entertaining package. KSC is a perfect parallel to this larger mission. Soccer is and should be fun, but the value of soccer is immeasurable. Through her production experience and other board work at NAMIC (National Association of Multiethnicity in Communications) and PWIFT (Philadephia Women in Film and Television), Veronica brings a wealth of operational organizational skills, resourcefulness, and overall non-profit knowledge.

Viulka Arias Guzman

I learned about KSC via an online post searching for volunteer coaches back in 2017. Over the summer of 2017, I volunteered to coach U13 girls recreational soccer alongside coach Mike. I have always been an athlete and because I was new to Philadelphia I was motivated to get to know my neighborhood. My background in soccer dates back to secondary school where I played in Reading. Today, I am the heach coach at Olney Charter High School for the Girls' Varsity soccer program. I am also a full time ELA / Spanish high school teacher and graduate student at Chestnut Hill College (pursuing M. Ed) . For me, soccer goes beyond the field. The girls I have coached, I have also mentored and have remained a lifelong friend.

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