Meet Our Team

Sacha Weiss

Captained high level NYC & UK soccer teams.  Current youth coach at Albion Brooklyn and founder of Red Hook FC. Experienced in the design and implementation of co-investment community initiatives, along with fundraising strategy through work in political consulting.

Founder

Max Matsumoto

Successfully founded and grew multiple, local NYC soccer teams. Currently works with the MLS and NYCFC as a digital and print media representative. Skilled in community building and local fundraising through co-founding and running Footy Banter, a soccer media company.

Marketing and Media

Phineas Kraebber

Soccer industry professional with knowledge in club development from university research on successful African football academies and talent pipelines. Experience includes work with French Ligue 1 club SC Strasbourg, MLS club NYCFC and USL club Westchester SC. 

Club Operations

Boubacar Basse

Brooklyn native specializing in capital formation and venture oversight. Leverages predictive analytics for data-driven decision making, delivering reports on U.S. Treasury performance and fixed income markets for investment management firm Rithm capital. 


Finance

Rob Carter

Award-winning Creative Director with a wealth of advertising agency experience. Has worked with some of the biggest sporting brands and bands including: NY Cosmos (2018 Brooklyn reboot), ACF Fiorentina, ESPN, Ozzy Osbourne, U2, Nine Inch Nails.

Brand and Creative

Walker Waugh

Business Development

Husband and father residing and working and in Red Hook for 20 years. Fine Arts professional, curatorm, and consultant. Current Studio Director for artist Dustin Yellin, Founder of Pioneer Works, a nonprofit cultural center in Red Hook building community through the arts and sciences. 


Gabe Guilliams

A partner at Buro Happold, international building engineering and consultancy firm. Lives with his wife Daniela, and their two sons, Bruno and Guga in Brooklyn.

Facilities

Max Pfaffman

Red Hook born and raised, Max is a passionate community representative who is particularly interested in finance and business economics. Currently, a goalkeeper on the Brown University Men’s soccer team.

Community Outreach

Alpha Bah

Red Hook native, dedicated community advocate, and graduate of the RH Initiative program. Experience working at the RH Community Justice Center. Founder of youth soccer camp Brooklyn Footy.  

Community Outreach