Street Soccer USA ​
Sacramento Lady Salamanders
Our SSUSA: Sacramento Lady Salamander Program Leaders
​Sacramento Program Founder, Program Director, Coach
Lisa will tell you that since participating in Street Soccer USA she has found a purpose and restored her love for soccer. Lisa is a graduate of Sacramento State where she majored in Communications and played four years for the Women's D 1 soccer program. In seeking a new way to live without drugs and alcohol, street soccer was presented to her. The impact of this program was so significant for her that a new purpose was born to share her love for the game and new passion for life with women who may benefit from the same experience.
Lisa Wrightsman
Program Director, Coach
Tiffany came to the Women's program as a volunteer in 2011, and after her first practice she said, "Street Soccer makes me fall in love with soccer all over again." We didn't hesitate to ask her to jump on to the women's movement, and in no time she dedicated herself to coaching and helping grow and develop the Sacramento program. She brings a network of like minded individuals that have helped our program to reach more people in the community. She also poses a tremendous amount of experience in both soccer and leadership. Tiffany is a Sacramento State Student-Athlete Alumni, playing five years with the Women’s D 1 soccer program, where she contributed to the program’s first Conference Championship and NCAA tournament appearance in 2007. Our program would not be flourishing the same without her. Her efforts and relationships with the players have allowed our program to grow right alongside the women and her priority is always to protect and provide a safe place for our women to receive this experience, Her commitment to the program has allowed us to network, fund raise, coach, and provide the greatest opportunities for our team and their children.
Tiffany Fraser
Lisa Stanley
​Assistant Coach, SSUSA Ambassador
Lisa is one of the most ambitious women you will ever meet in your life.
Lisa is also a SSUSA alumni and 2011 Homeless World Cup player and Ambassador. She participated in our very first women's team in Sacramento and has been unstoppable since. She was once homeless and experiencing abusive relationships and addicted to drugs. However, today she preparing to attend Sacramento State University in the fall of 2013 and has been the recipient of many scholarships for her academics and ability to overcome adversity. Lisa is a single mom of five children and has been in recovery since 2009. After participating in the 2011 Homeless World Cup, she has continued her involvement with SSUSA as an Ambassador and role model to women around the world. She regularly attends practice with her kids who are also incredible soccer players. Lisa's kids were very instrumental in helping to develop our first women's team as they were there every day at practice to play against. It was with Lisa and her children where we also saw our first glimpse of soccer helping to rebuild the relationships with mothers and their children.
Our SSUSA Sacramento Accredited Volunteers
Sarah Chambers & Joyce VandenAbeelen Campouris
SSUSA Volunteers 2013
Megan Madonich
Field Operations Manager
SSUSA Volunteer 2013
Our SSUSA National Program Leaders
Founder and CEO of Street Soccer USA
Lawrence Cann, is the Founder and CEO of Street Soccer USA, a leading organization in the use of sport for social change. In 2012, Lawrence was selected as one of 15 AMEX - Ashoka Emerging Leaders in Social Entrepreneurship. He has also been honored by People Magazine, being named a "Hero Among Us" in 2009 and as the 2010 winner of the Kuykendall Award for Community Service, his alma mater. Currently Lawrence is an MBA candidate at Columbia University where he is planning the growth and development of the SSUSA social enterprise.
Lawrence Cann
​SSUSA National Program Coordinator
Rob joined Street Soccer USA shortly after its founding and has since been involved in the development of the program nationally since 2007. Rob, who operates out of San Francisco, has been instrumental is growing the program from 1 in Charlotte to growing members in now 20 cities across the U.S. Rob earned a Masters in Sport Management from the University of San Francisco in order forward the development of sport for social change.
Rob Cann
Lawrence and Rob are two of five boys in a large family from Richmond, Virginia. The family house burned down when Rob and Lawrence were only in only in elementary school. Though difficult, the experience taught them what it means to have a community of support. Both Lawrence and Rob went on to play Division I college soccer and are now dedicating their lives to use sport for social change. They are building a community of friends and family for people who would not have one.
"Once the whistle blows, we all speak the same language ...a ball can change the world!​"
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