WELCOME
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Amanda Vandervort is a sport business executive with a 20-year record of leadership and innovation across all levels of women’s and men’s football/soccer in the United States and around the world. She's a soccer coach and player; a data-driven and consumer-centric marketer; and non-profit board advisor.
Amanda worked as the Chief Women's Football Officer at FIFPRO, the global football players' union located in the Netherlands, from 2019-2021. Prior to that, she was the Vice President of Fan Engagement at Major League Soccer (MLS), the top-tier men's professional league in the United States for nearly a decade. In 2016, Amanda served as the fifth female President of United Soccer Coaches (previously called the NSCAA), the largest non-profit coaches' association in the world. She currently serves on the boards of several global non-profit organizations dedicated to transforming community through soccer. Amanda is a service-oriented leader who believes in a diverse and inclusive world where anyone who wants to get involved in soccer has the access and opportunity to do so, and then the education and support to succeed. She is also an avid baker who enjoys decorating cakes for sporting events, parties, birthdays and weddings. |
You don't give people power. You remind them when they walk in the door that they already have it.” |
The Business of Soccer
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Amanda built her career in professional soccer, leveraging new media and technologies to deliver compelling fan experiences that build community and drive consumer engagement.
As the Vice President of Fan Engagement at Major League Soccer (MLS), Amanda worked closely with League and Club executives to support their business planning and develop fan engagement programming. She previously served as the League's Vice President of Social Media and Customer Relationship Management (CRM) where she spearheaded the direction and overall strategy for the league’s direct-to-fan marketing (email and mobile messaging), database management and social media. Amanda served as Chief Women's Football Officer at FIFPRO, the global football players' union, where she directed strategy, policy, and stakeholder relations. She was a prominent spokesperson on global women’s football matters and she co-authored the 2020 Raising Our Game Report, which placed player rights and conditions at the center of an overview on the growing women’s football industry. |
NON-PROFIT MANAGEMENT
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Amanda enjoys non-profit and global soccer governance, leadership development and organizational growth. She's actively served the soccer community on boards and committees throughout her career.
CURRENT PositionsAFDP GLOBAL / ADVISORY BOARD MEMBER
2018 - present | AFDP Global funds, supports and partners with organizations to unite and transform communities through football. GLOBAL GOALS WORLD CUP / ADVISORY BOARD MEMBER 2017 - present | Global Goals World Cup fuses sport and advocacy in an effort to secure the successful implementation of the UN Sustainable Development Goals UNITED SOCCER COACHES / FOUNDATION COMMITTEE MEMBER 2019 - present | United Soccer Coaches inspires coaches and ignites their passion for the game so they pass it on to players and others in the soccer community. |
CONFERENCES & PANELS
Amanda was honored as a Sports Business Journal Game Changer in 2016, and has been a featured speaker at several top sports business conferences and events, including Leaders in Football, SX Sports, SoccerEx USA and the FIFA Women’s World Cup Symposiums in Germany, Canada and France.
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RECENT EngagementsHOW SOCIAL MEDIA IS A DRIVING FORCE FOR FANS OF WOMEN'S SPORT - LISTEN / April 2021 | Game Changers Podcast - Online
LEGACY 23 - EXECUTIVES PANEL - FOOTBALL'S CHANGE AGENTS - WATCH / March 2021 | FIFA Women's World Cup Legacy - Online INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY SPECIAL: WOMEN'S LEADERSHIP IN SPORT - LISTEN / March 2021 | International Center for Sport and Human Rights - Online |
VANDEYCAKES BAKERY
Amanda's custom-designed cakes, known as "Vandeycakes," have been featured at soccer events, weddings and birthdays. She even had a full-page spread in Soccer Business Journal. Visit Vandeycakes.com to learn more.
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