At Steel City FC, we strive to always be connected–from our players on the pitch, to our coaches across sites/phases, to our leadership team and parents. And while your team coaches and team managers keep your soccer families’ worlds turning, here is the Steel City FC leadership team to recognize in your inbox or at the pitch, to turn to for help, sharing ideas, and a just have a chat on the whys, whats, and hows to keep raising the level of Pittsburgh soccer!

Club Directors

  • Tom Ovenden (tommo@steelcityfc.com) – Girls Program Director and Harmar site director
  • Jonathan Velotta (jonathan.velotta@steelcityfc.com) – Boys Program Director and Metro site director
  • Troy Mohney (troy.mohney@steelcityfc.com) – North site director
  • Dan McCarty (dan.mccarty@steelcityfc.com)- East site director

Regional Directors (U13-U14)

  • Daniel “Beechy” Beecham – Girls Regional Director
  • Tom Campbell – Boys Regional Director

Phase Leaders

The Phase Model is similar to the school system:

  • Foundation Phase (FP): U8-U12
  • Youth Development Phase (YDP): U13-U14
  • Performance Phase (CPP/PP): U15-U19

Within each phase and site there is a designated Phase Leader. This person oversees the development program for all teams in their phase and works closely with the coaches to ensure an aligned individual player focus for each player in the phase. 

Foundation Phase (FP) Leaders:

  • East Site
    • Dan McCarty – Boys
    • Rusty Stammer – Girls
  • Harmar Site
    • Tom Clubley – Boys
    • Marikaye DeTemple – Girls
  • Metro Site
    • Ed Ellsworth – Boys
    • Brian Rossetti – Girls
  • North Site
    • Jeff Schnur/Blake McChesney – Boys
    • Blake McChesney – Girls

Youth Development Phase (YDP) Leaders:

  • East Site
    • Dan McCarty – Boys
    • Dan McCarty – Girls
  • Harmar Site
    • Peter Mulhern – Boys
    • Scott Arnold – Girls
  • Metro Site
    • Peter Mulhern – Boys
    • Nicole Krueger – Girls
  • North Site
    • Cody Postupac – Boys
    • Chuck Kelley – Girls

Performance Phase (PP – U15+) Leaders:

  • U15-U19 Girls
    • Garret Watson – Academy/Premier
    • Michael Zauzig – Classic
  • U15-U19 Boys
    • Jonathan Velotta
    • Dan Yates

Goalkeeper Leaders:

  • East Site:
    • Kenton Knox
  • Harmar Site:
    • Mark Duffield
  • Metro Site:
    • Steve Rerick
  • North Site:
    • Bill Burtner
  • Performance Phase (U15+):
    • Steve Rerick – Boys
    • Mark Duffield – Girls

Additional Administrative Admin

  • Player Accounts – payment/billing questions
    • Chrissy Ovenden (playeraccounts@steelcityfc.com) – East, Harmar, North, Performance Phase (U15+)
    • Brian Haskins (brian.haskins@steelcityfc.com) – Metro Site
  • Registrar – registration requirements for leagues
    • Peter Mulhern (peter.mulhern@steelcityfc.com)
  • Communication –
    • Marikaye DeTemple (marikaye.detemple@steelcityfc.com)
  • Uniforms – uniforms@steelcityfc.com
  • Shop – shop@steelcityfc.com
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