WHY I BELIEVE
MY KIND OF TEAM
I wanted to be part of the Red Stars because I grew up in Chicago and a professional woman’s soccer team didn’t exist when I was a kid. The Red Stars are the winningest team in the league and are inspiring role models. Media and sports are highly influential and I’m proud to help a team of strong women build a legacy in Sweet Home Chicago.
-Aimee Garcia
I know how important it is for people, corporations, and audiences to support and advance women’s sports. I’m excited to be a part of an ownership group that is changing the landscape of pro-team ownership, emphasizes having a group that is reflective of a diverse and inclusive society, and a group with a mission driven goal to amplify the value of female athletes on and off the field.
-Josh Dixon
I'm happy to be an investor in the Chicago Red Stars organization because I am passionate about Women's soccer and sports. As a proud member of the Indian community in the US, I want to help bring diverse voices to the sports ownership level. My family and I view this investment as a step towards equality for women's sports.
-Bela Bajaria
As a proud Midwesterner born and raised near Chicago, I am thrilled to be a part of the Chicago Red Stars family and Channing and I are excited to support the team anyway we can. We can’t wait for our daughter to see our amazing team on the pitch — and winning.
Go Red Stars!
-Channing Dungey
& Scott Power
I’m excited to support an incredible group of Chicago Red Stars and NWSL rock star women athletes. As a lifelong supporter of diversity and inclusion, I’m passionate about advancing women and empowering the next generation of girls and young women who are ready to take over the world.
-Keli Lee
Chicago is and will always be home for us. My daughter and I are honored to be a part of the Red Stars ownership group and look forward to being on this journey to expose the best fans in the world to this world class franchise. An investment in the Red Stars is an investment in the Chicago sports landscape and the future of women’s sports.
-Devin and Carys Johnson
When you love the sport and the culture and messaging of a team at the highest level of women’s soccer, it is a privilege to be a part of the experience.
-Ken Kaufman
Chicago is the greatest sports city in the world. As a father of two young girls and an avid Chicago sports fan, it is an honor to be part of a franchise and ownership group that is committed to showcasing women's athletics at the highest level, advancing equality and representing all that is great about the City of Chicago.
-Nick Coleman
As Chicagoans and sports enthusiasts, my husband, brother, and I jumped at the opportunity to invest in this amazing team, organization, and league. We see incredible potential for continued growth and success for the Red Stars and the NWSL. We hope to bring our respective entrepreneurial, marketing and advocacy experience to bear to help advance the league. This is an exciting time for soccer and women’s sports, and I am honored to be a part of changing the face of sports ownership.
-Kim Vender Moffat
I did it for my granddaughter. I have always loved soccer as a spectator and player (through high school). One of my favorite memories is taking my daughter to the 1999 World Cup finals when the US defeated China in a shootout. To now be a part of this evolution of women’s soccer with this storied franchise is special.
-Jon Moonves
When you’re born in Chicago, love of sports often runs deep in your blood; and I am no exception. So when the opportunity arose to be part of an intriguing and engaging ownership group for the Chicago Red Stars, I jumped at the chance. I am honored to represent such a proud club and to help play a role in growing the local, national, and global exposure of the preeminent women’s team in the world’s most popular sport. The game is beautiful, and this team deserves a group of advocates at the ownership level to help remove any roadblocks to their success. I’m excited for the future of the NWSL and the Chicago Red Stars.
-Graham Allen
As a lifelong athlete, avid supporter of women's sports and die-hard Chicago sports fan, it's a thrill to have the opportunity to represent my city in an ownership role and help grow and nurture the oldest and most successful franchise in the NWSL. I'm excited to be a part of the changing face at the top of sports and hope to inspire more ownership rooms across both men's and women's professional sports to better reflect the diversity within their team's ranks.
-Sarah Spain
We know how important it is for people to invest, support and advance women's sports. We live it. As two professional athletes, we have had two vastly different experiences in professional sports and know we need to invest in women's sports if we want to close the gap on the opportunities and resources men and women are provided on the pitch, field, court and ice. As kids, we grew up 15 minutes south of the Chicago Red Stars home and we are so excited to join the ownership group of the oldest and winningest pro women's soccer team in the United States. #MKOT
-Kendall & Michael Schofield
I love Chicago and after being a player for so many years, I'm excited about the opportunity to engage the sports community on a different level as part of the Red Stars ownership group. This city has the greatest sports fans, and we look forward to celebrating more wins with them.
-Israel Idonije
I am thrilled to be joining the Red Stars family. As a lifelong fan of the sport, the opportunity to advocate for the best athletes in the world is a dream come true. To be in the position to support other women both on and off the pitch is something I am extremely grateful for. The organization, players, and fans in Chicago are world class and I'm excited to be able to invest in the vision and future of women's soccer right here at home.
-Colleen Mares
When the opportunity arose to be a part of an exceptional ownership group of a professional sports franchise in my hometown, for a sport that I love, I could not pass it up. Our three children have been playing soccer since they were toddlers. I want them to learn from these incredible role model athletes on the Red Stars and to see first-hand how with hard work and dedication your dreams can become a reality. I hope to bring my tech and entrepreneurial spirit to help continue to grow and strengthen this incredibly talented club.
-Kevin Willer
I am excited and honored to be a part of the amazing group of investors involved with the Chicago Red Stars. Not only is it an investment in Chicago, but in the future of women's sports.
-Marie Tillman
Starting with my elementary school days fighting for the girls to be included in recess kickball games, I've always worked to create and support opportunities for women to pursue their dreams. I'm thrilled to support the Chicago Red Stars, the oldest and winningest pro women's soccer team in the U.S., and I look forward to seeing the Red Stars and the NWSL thrive and attract new fans.
-Jessie Becker
My family is delighted and humbled by the opportunity to join the ownership group of the Chicago Red Stars. We're transplanted Chicagoans and longtime fans of women's soccer. The chance to support the Red Stars in the most fundamental way possible and to participate in the vibrant and passionate Chicago sports scene is a dream come true for us. As proud members of the US Hispanic community, soccer is in our DNA, and we look forward to opening doors for more Latino representation at the ownership level of professional sports in the USA.
-Abel Lezcano
I am excited to lend my full support to help the Red Stars become a vibrant entity within Chicago's diverse community of sports fans for generations to come and elevate the aspirations of women soccer players on a national and global stage.
-Jordan Levin
As a father of two daughters, I am excited to support an organization that personifies and supports equality and opportunity. This girl dad can't wait to bring his girls to games and cheer on the Red Stars!
-David Zapata
The NWSL is top-to-bottom the best women's soccer league in the world, and the Chicago Red Stars are a cornerstone franchise. The opportunity to invest in the Chicago Red Stars is an opportunity to invest in the future of the City of Chicago, especially for our women and girls, and our family is proud to be a part of this mission.
-Brian Walsh
I’m a Chicago native and take great pride in helping secure a spot for the Red Stars in the amazing sports history of our city. I have been an active fan of women’s soccer since the ‘99 U.S. WNT. When my wife was pregnant with our oldest daughter, we had the good fortune of meeting Mia Hamm who signed an autograph for my daughter before she was even born. She and her sister both grew up to be soccer players. I managed their teams and I watched them struggle to find acceptance, field space, and everything their male counterparts took for granted. The time for inequality is over. I am thrilled to be a part of the future of women’s sports.”
-Michael Raimondi
As a lifelong player and fan, this opportunity fulfills a desire to give back to a sport that has helped me in many ways become more complete as a person. Our collective investment provides the greater Chicago community continued access to see the best female players in the world play the beautiful game and will bring more championships to our great city!
-Dean Egerter
In 2007, as the father of four athletic, soccer-playing, teen and near-teen daughters, I was excited by Arnim's vision to bring a successful, highly regarded, women's professional soccer team to Chicago. Through the hard work of Arnim, Rory and many tremendous players, coaches and staff members, that vision has become a reality. I'm proud to be a part of it.