Melissa Radke

Experience

1. Director, Grants & Member Programs Member Strategy

   U.S. Soccer Federation

   Jun 2022 — Present · Chicago, IL, US

   Develop, plan, and manage all aspects of U.S. Soccer grant programs, including management of technology platforms; application, review, and approval processes; agreement and funding mechanisms; and reporting, disbursement, compliance, evaluation, and close-out processes• Coordinate with other departments to identify and pursue external funding opportunities• Lead team that elevates the member organization experience and connection to U.S. Soccer through relationship building and responsiveness to member needs and concerns• Manage the budget, priorities, operations, processes, and staff for Member Programs, ensuring alignment with U.S. Soccer’s overall strategy and vision• Work closely with other departments across the organization to shape and enforce priorities, processes, and policies that relate to and impact member organizations• Lead planning and implementation of U.S. Soccer’s Annual General Meeting, including hotel and other logistics, meeting scheduling, registration and credentialing in accordance with governance requirements, Book of Reports and National Council Meeting preparation, attendee communications, budget management, and staffing• Supervise development and implementation of member-focused events, trainings, and member-facing content• Serve as staff liaison to U.S. Soccer’s Athletes Council, Membership Advisory Committee, and Life Member Nominating Committee• Oversee U.S. Soccer’s review and approval processes for youth and amateur foreign travel and hosting foreign teams in games or tournaments in accordance with FIFA and Concacaf regulations• Serve as an internal resource on organization governance, bylaws, and policies in conjunction with the U.S. Soccer Legal department• Assisted in management of the U.S. Soccer Board of Directors, including responsibility for meeting logistics, content creation and dissemination, and drafting, editing, and sending executive correspondence (November 2021 – September 2023)

Education

• University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

  Master of Arts

  2008 — 2010

• Wisconsin Lutheran College

  Bachelor of Arts

  2004 — 2008

Skills

• Ngos
• Capacity Building
• European Integration
• Stata
• European Politics
• Government
• Nonprofits
• Politics
• Political Science
• Program Management
• Eu
• Microsoft Office
• Spss
• Budgets
• Editing
• Transatlantic Relations
• Conflict Analysis
• Research
• Data Analysis
• Grants
• Quantitative Research
• Usaid Rules & Regulations
• Qualitative Research
• R
• British Politics
• Budget Monitoring
• Comparative Politics
• Financial Tracking
• International Development
• Salesforce.com
• Statistics
• Conflict Studies
• International Relations
• Financial Reporting