Ryan Maquiñana

About Ryan Maquiñana

I work for the San Francisco Glens, a USL League Two and MLS NEXT soccer club that sits atop an existing youth pyramid of 90+ teams and 1,100+ players of different levels, from Under-4 to Under-19 and our men\'s and women\'s adult teams in the USL that compete in the fourth division of the American soccer pyramid. As the largest, most diverse soccer club in The City, we have players from every zip code of SF, with a youth scholarship program that will distributed nearly for the 2023-24 season. We have never turned away a single family due to financial hardship. The Glens are proud to be making an impact on the local soccer landscape on the field, while also developing the next generation of community leaders off of it through our various programs and partnerships as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit. Our club is also the first one in the 120-year history of SF soccer to gain approval from The City to build its own soccer-specific waterfront stadium at Treasure Island, of which we\'ve already broken ground and are targeting a 2024 kickoff. The stadium will have a FIFA-certified pitch, three smaller fields, lights, scoreboard, clubhouse with locker rooms, office space, and most importantly, be compliant with both men\'s Division and women\'s Division II pro soccer standards. For more info, go to sfglens.com/nextchapter. If you\'d like to be a part of what we\'re building, please contact me at r•••@sfglens.com.

Experience

1. Director of Partnerships Communications

   San Francisco Glens Sc

   Mar 2018 — Present · San Francisco, CA, US

   Place stories and secure coverage with top local/national media (NBC, CBS, FOX, ABC, KRON, Telemundo, 95.7 The Game, KNBR, SF Chronicle, BizJournals) despite competing in top 10 market with NBA, NFL, MLB, NHL, and MLS teams • Oversee digital content plan and craft messaging for social media, website, press releases, email, and other materials • Struck broadcast/streaming deal with KRON Channel 4 for Glens men’s and women’s first teams in USL2/USL W League • Won 2021-22 Best in Class PR Award from USL Communications over 120+ competitors in the league Attract sponsorships and community partners for USL League Two franchise SF Glens SC, helping to foster lasting, meaningful relationships (e.g, Carlsberg, Capelli Sport, Blaze Pizza, Powerade, Target, LigaX, Olympic Club, TEAM INC.) • Helped raise Scholarship Fund from to in 2022 and up to in 2023 • Finalist for Portada’s 2018 Sports Marketing Awards - Best Grassroots Multicultural Fan Engagement by a Team, Property or League (“¡Arriba Los Glens!” marketing campaign with Casa Sanchez Foods targeting Latino community in San Francisco) • Co-Director of SF Glens Camp Program, tripling revenue over last three years • Craft American communications strategy/press releases for Glens partner club Holstein Kiel of 2. Bundesliga

Education

• University of California, Los Angeles - School of Law

  Law Fellow

  2009 — 2009

• Loyola Marymount University

  Master of Education - MEd

  2005 — 2007

• University of California, Davis - School of Law

  Doctor of Law - JD

  2009 — 2012

• University of California, Berkeley

  Bachelor of Arts - BA, Legal Studies (Minor: Business Administration)

  2001 — 2005