About Us

Over the past two years PITTSBURGH SOCCER IN THE COMMUNITY (PSC) has worked in numerous communities in and around the Pittsburgh area and served in excess of 500 children.

The areas and communities that PSC has served include, East Liberty, Homestead, Homewood, Hazelwood, New Kensington, Braddock and Dormont.

PSC has also served agencies and institutions with like-minded visions, agencies such as Safety Kids, Auberle, Glade Run, the Salvation Army and the YMCA.

PSC has established a number of partnerships throughout the area and works with various agencies such as the FBI, the Boy Scouts, the Pittsburgh Police, the National Guard and the Office of the Mayor to name but a few.

PSC is funded by foundation grants, Government grants, private donations and fundraising events held by the company.

The operating budget for PSC is approximately $100,000 per year, however, with additional funding PSC will be able to employ extra staff and fulfill the added program interest that the early success of the company has yielded.

It is the goal of PSC to be able provide service to every community and institution that requests the program.

Board Members
















Mark Taylor, Co-President. Mr. Taylor graduated from the University of Northumbria at Newcastle with honors in Sports Development and Coaching. He is currently Vice President and Coach for the Arsenal Football Club of Pennsylvania and Assistant Coach for the Boys Soccer Team at Central Catholic High School.

James Meara, Co-President. Mr. Meara is the Director of Coaching for PSC. Born in London, England, Mr. Meara started out his football training as an 8 year old with Watford Football Club.  His professional soccer playing career included the Pittsburgh Riverhounds Professional Soccer Team, Doncaster Rovers Football Club Professional Team (UK), Ath. Madrid Professional Team (Spain), and the Watford Football Club Professional Team (UK).

Dina Clark, Director. Ms. Clark is the Training Coordinator for The Mentoring Partnership of Southwestern Pennsylvania. She has a strong training background with a special interest in anti-bias/diversity topics, student leadership initiatives, and community empowerment.

Dexter Hairston, Director. Mr. Hairston is currently the Director of Outreach Services at the McKeesport YMCA. Through Mr. Hairston's dedication to the community, he has received, among other awards and honors, the KDKA-TV Thanks to Teachers Award and was the Keynote Speaker at Pennsylvania Middle School Conference and Nike Coach of the Year Clinic.

Megan Grabski, Director. Ms. Grabski has over 20 years experience in Workforce Development and Training and Education. She has an MBA from Duquesne University and is working toward a Ph.D. in Communications and Rhetoric at Duquesne University. She works at the Center for Competitive Workforce Development in the School of Business at Duquesne University and is also a part-time faculty member.

Teresa Stitt, Director. Ms. Stitt is a Marketing Assistant with Prudential Financial and has been in the business and insurance background for the past 20 years. She has over 15 years experience in the non-profit community with finance, fundraising, special events, construction and operations management. For over 10 years, Ms. Stitt has been an advisory board member of the FBI's Adopt a School program.

Laura Ellsworth, Director. Laura Ellsworth is Partner-in-Charge of the Pittsburgh Office of Jones Day. She practices a wide range of complex commercial litigation, including toxic torts, product liability, insurance, communications, intellectual property, employment, and ERISA. She has been involved in handling a number of multijurisdictional product liability and bankruptcy matters, several of which have resulted in significant appellate rulings on novel issues such as market share liability. Her work includes coordinating and litigating nationwide matters for various clients, and she has appeared in numerous federal and state courts throughout the United States.

Bruce Teitelbaum, Director. Senior Litigation Counsel, US Department of Justice.

Advisory Board

Corey O'Connor, Congressman Mike Doyle's Office, 14th Congressional District of Pennsylvania

Robert Cessar, First Assistant U.S. Attorney

Paul Halford, Director of Coaching, PA West Soccer

Allan Lundberg, Attorney

Francisco Carballido, Latino Council Of Pittsburgh

Jim Ryan, Prudential Financial

Jason Davidek, Projects Specialist to former U.S. Senator Rick Santorum