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OWSC Staff & Board Members

Meet our Staff

Natalie Soper - Executive Director

Natalie is no stranger to our local community. She was a 2003  Orono HS graduate and and soccer standout. Natalie went on to received her BA in journalism and mass communications from University of Wisconsin-Madison, where she was a four-year soccer starter and captain (2007).  Professionally, Natalie spent the past nearly 14 years at Weber Shandwick, a leading public relations firm, moving her way up from an assistant account executive to vice president of client experience.  Since 2019, she has been the Orono HS girls' varsity assistant coach as well as recently coaching for OWSC.  Natalie and her husband Matt have 3 kids, Lucas, Maya and Hannah. 

Natalie Soper

Natalie Soper

Executive Director

Jon Forsythe - Director of Coaching

Jon started his career coaching for Ambassadors FC, a youth club in Cleveland, Ohio. He then went back to his alma mater and joined the Moody Bible coaching staff for two years as an assistant before being promoted to head coach, a title he's held for the last 4 years. As head coach at Moody, Forsythe led the team to a regional championship in 2020 (the program's first since 2015) and he improved on the team's winning percentage year over year. 

While at Moody, Forsythe also coached for the Chicago Fire of Major League Soccer, leading multiple youth teams to regional titles. He also worked for two years in their professional academy which is their seventeen and under team. During that time, Forsythe worked with multiple current professional and youth national team players.

Jon earned his B.A. in Communications from Moody Bible Institute. He then went back to school and earned his M.A. in Bible and Theology from Moody Theological Seminary. Forsythe also holds his US Soccer Federation "B" License. Jon is married to his wife Carolyn, a Twin Cities native. 

Jon Forsythe

Jon Forsythe

Director of Coaching | Player Development


Allison Brown - Youth Development Program Director

Allison Brown

YDP Co-Director

Mike Kurth - Youth Development Program Director

Mike has loved soccer since the age of 5 when he took his first shot. He played through middle school and then got back into playing during college.

After a day at the office in his finance role, if he's not on the field with the kids coaching soccer, he is keeping up with a busy schedule for his 3 kids, gardening or working on household projects.

He's found a home at OWSC and appreciates the opportunity to teach the community's 2 through 8 year olds about the game of soccer. If you've ever had the privilege of seeing Coach Mike in action, you'll understand why we love him and are so glad to have him in our soccer family! Way to go, Coach Mike!

Mike Kurth

Mike Kurth

YDP Co-Director | Coach


Meet our Board Members

OWSC's board is made up of volunteers from the communities it serves.  Terms are 1-3 years and can be extended.