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INSIDE THE ISSUE MAY 2021
FEATURES 16 Jennifer King, Quietly Changing Everything Confident but Understated, the NFL's First African American Female Assistant Coach Says it's 'Fun to Come to Work'
22 Tina Johnson Builds Community, Clarity for Women Business Owners 34 Wellness in 3-D: Basics First Chiropractic Adds a Third Partner in Patient Health
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54 Joanna Lohmann: Raising Tomorrow's Champions What Soccer Can Teach us About Succeeding at Life
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Around Town
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Hometown Hero
22 Local Limelight 30 Healthy Lifestyle 40 Open House 46 Trend Setter 50 Driver’s Notebook 54 Local’s Choice
AROUND TOWN
SEGRA FIELD WILL HAVE SOME SPIRIT...
attests the club’s determination to play no matter
Leesburg soccer fans will be able to catch the
the weather. Nationally, Ice Bowls have raised
Washington Spirit – the local team for the National
$3.5 million for hunger relief since 1996. The LoCo
Women’s Soccer League – in action this season at
club has raised nearly $85,000 since 2012 and has
Segra Field, though not, as originally scheduled, for
ranked second nationwide in giving for the past
the Spring Challenge Cup, which has moved back to
three years. Loudoun Hunger Relief also topped
Audi Field in D.C. Leesburg fans can plan to attend
the charts in this year's Give Choose event, with
"at least three" games there for the regular season,
more than $61,000 in donations.
according to a team exec. Virginia rules will allow 1,000 attendees. The regular season begins May 15. Keep an eye on https://washingtonspirit.com/ for any last-minute schedule changes.
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CONFIDENT BUT UNDERSTATED, THE NFL'S FIRST AFRICAN AMERICAN FEMALE ASSISTANT COACH SAYS IT'S 'FUN TO COME TO WORK'
ARTICLE MELINDA GIPSON PHOTOGRAPHY THE WASHINGTON FOOTBALL TEAM
JENNIFER KING, ASSISTANT RUNNING BACKS COACH OF THE WASHINGTON FOOTBALL AFRICAN
TEAM,
IS
AMERICAN
THE
FIRST
WOMAN
TO
COACH IN THE NFL AND ONLY THE SECOND WOMAN TO DO SO BEHIND TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS ASSISTANT DEFENSIVE LINE COACH LORI LOCUST. She therefore finds herself at the center of change in one of the most change-resistant institutions anywhere. Is it window dressing or part of a truly transformational shift? And, if transformational, what prepared her to thrive in the spotlight as a designated change agent? In the Ron Rivera mold of “player’s coaches,” Jennifer was herself an exceptional football player: seven-time AllAmerican quarterback and wide receiver for the Carolina Phoenix women’s tackle football team from 2006-17 and wide receiver and defensive back for the New York Sharks, capturing the WFA National Championship. She played wide receiver and safety in the
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J E N N I F E R K I N G , Q U I E T LY C H A N G I N G E V E R Y T H I N G
HOMETOWN HERO Jennifer's QB Experience Was Good Prep for Coaching Running Backs
Jennifer donned a Rivera Strong Team Shirt to Support Coach Rivera's Battle With Skin Cancer
FedExField before Jan. 9 Wild Card Game: Jennifer is flanked by Buccaneers’ asst. coaches Lori Locust (Def. Line) and Maral Javadifar, (Strength & Cond.)
District for the D.C. Divas women’s tackle football team in 2019. Just
they got to know us. I met commissioner (Roger)
prior to joining the Washington Football Team as an intern, Jennifer
Goodell and we’ve built a good friendship over
was an offensive assistant for the Dartmouth College football team
the years, and I also was able to meet his wife
working with wide receivers and creating defensive scouting reports.
Jane. When I was at Dartmouth, his daughters
Before that, she interned with Coach Rivera’s Panthers.
actually went to Dartmouth, so we connected
Prior to her leap into professional football, she coached wom-
while I was there. They’ve always been very
en’s basketball and was named USCAA Division II National Coach
supportive of all the women working in football.”
of the Year in 2018 as head coach for Johnson & Wales University
Despite the encouragement, moving from a
Charlotte, which took the division title in 2018. Before all the acclaim,
successful coaching career in basketball to an
she spent a decade as assistant coach for Greensboro College
uncertain one in football took a “leap of faith.”
women’s basketball from 2006-16.
She attended Guilford College, a Quaker school
Her career jump from basketball to football had its roots in a spe-
undergrad and received her master’s degree in
cial invitation from the league’s Director of Football Development,
sports administration from Liberty University.
Samantha Rappaport, whose job for the NFL is to entice women
“Faith has always been big for me. When I walked
into operations. “Sam” invited her to attend the second Women’s
away from coaching basketball, I essentially
Careers in Football Forum in 2018 where she first met Coach Rivera.
went all in on faith because life was comfort-
“That opportunity was just amazing and kind of spring-boarded
able; everything was good. I took a blind leap into
me into everything. Essentially, they invite about 40 women from all
the unknown, and relied on my faith to guide me. I
over to meet general managers, head coaches, owners and different
felt, even if I fell on my face, I would be okay, and
decision-makers, and we got to speak and interact with them, and
that’s something that I will always carry with me.” CONTINUED >
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HOMETOWN HERO (CONTINUED)
ONCE THE Y KNOW YOU CARE A N D R E A L LY K N O W T H E M , T H E Y P L AY H A R D E R F O R Y O U.
Her hiring in Washington followed the appoint-
“When I was a police officer, I saw so many kids
ment of African Americans Jason Wright as team
who were in bad situations. Though they were just 8
president and Martin Mayhew as GM, a clearly
or 10 years old, they already had a hopeless feeling
strategic restructuring. As Jason put it to HBO, “If
about them. I’m hoping the King Group will be able
we have a diverse team, we actually get better out-
to provide programs and resources for those kids, to
comes, so it’s not about change for change’s sake,
give them a positive environment and let them know
but change for what matters.”
that they can take their lives in different directions
Jennifer agrees, adding, “When I was a head coach,
from what they see on a daily basis.” Sports may a
it was all about culture for me, so to be in another
catalyst for the group’s mission, “but there’s a much
situation where it’s been all about culture is exciting. I
deeper, deeper message behind it.”
think culture wins along with the diversity.”
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On the field, effective coaching is about more than
Which is not to say that stress and crisis didn’t play
just the mechanics of the game itself. “I learned a long
a role in the pace of change in Ashburn. “We’ve seen
time ago that it’s so important to know things other
that recently with social justice issues. When you
than just football with these guys. Once they know you
actually see something happen, it changes people’s
care and really know them, they play harder for you.”
perspective on things. That’s been a catalyst for a lot
She styles herself as a quiet communicator. “I’m not a
of changes that we’ve seen in our society over the
yeller. I don’t have to yell and scream at them, I can get
past year or so,” Jennifer observes.
my message across without doing that. That’s through
Visualizing success for her began with sports idols
relationships we’ve built –when I talk to them and I have
like Olympic athlete Jacqueline Joyner-Kersee and
something to say, they’re listening and paying attention.”
Zina Garrison. Because she knows there’s no sub-
Success ultimately is about winning, but even here,
stitute for having mentors who are doing what you
Jennifer says, “I think success is around the corner,
aspire to do, she meets with several women still in
just because of all the different points of view you’re
college to encourage their careers in sports. And,
bringing in... I’m excited to see where we’re headed.
recently, she established a non-profit called The
It’s fun to come to work. We have a good time here
King Group with the goal of providing programs and
and we’ve had some success on the field. Hopefully,
resources for underprivileged kids.
we can continue to do that.”
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LOCAL LIMELIGHT ARTICLE MELINDA GIPSON
TINA JOHNSON CEO CONSULTING GROUP, LLC Know any local women business owners well? Then you are likely to have crossed paths with Tina Johnson. Partly, that’s because Tina is herself a “serial entrepreneur” in the midst of launching her seventh local business in 35 years. But, mostly, that’s because she gets up every morning asking herself the question, “What can I do today that is going to make a positive impact for another business woman?” The answer, most recently, lies in the year-long one-on-one and in-person training encompassed by her upstart Women’s CEO Business School, soon to include an online academy. It all falls under the umbrella of CEO Consulting LLC (https://www. ceobusinessconsulting.com/). This year’s class is focused on women-owned micro-businesses, defined as having revenues of less than $250,000/year. Class size is capped at 12 to ensure that each CEO benefits from a large enough community to offer support and an intimate enough environment to draw out introverts. Together, classmates “leverage their collective expertise to help accelerate business growth and empower each other.” Collectively, the following handful of featured participants assert that it’s the accountability and business fundamentals the class provides that will turn them from “solopreneurs” to bona fide business execs. Tina says her early training in triage as an emergency room nurse helps her meet student’s immediate needs, and help them “find clarity.... They all have 50,000 things on their to-do list, but I help them develop tunnel vision for what will move your business forward.” You can reach Tina at tina@ceobusinessconsulting.com.
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Tina Johnson B u i l d s C o m m u n i t y, Clarity for Women Business Owners
SHANNON CURVEY FUNCTION-N-FITNESS Shannon Curvey is a healer. An athlete and personal trainer, she focuses the work of Function-N-Fitness (https://function-n-fitness.square.site/) on the gap between physical therapy and complete recovery. Too often in her two decades as a trainer she was called upon to help people after they were discharged from physical therapy, but were still “too delicate” to engage in full workouts. “Where do these people go who aren’t ready for the gym, but are too ‘well’ for physical therapy? I decided, I’ll fill that gap.” Like many athletes, she has plenty of experience with both injury and recovery. “When you’re injured, you have one muscle that’s tight, one muscle that’s weak. When you address one and not the other, you’re never completely healed. I want to strengthen what’s weak and loosen what’s tight.” After she trained in massage therapy, she learned “the effects of the body on damaged tissue by touch is phenomenal.” She became convinced that the combination of soft tissue manipulation, therapeutic touch, and massage brings healing in ways that simple exercise doesn’t. Having practiced her skills for 5 years at 604 S King St #006, in the Waverly Park business center in Leesburg, she’s ready to take the leap from “owning a job to owning a business.” She wants to expand, but to do that, “...I have to be able to step out of the hands-on portion of the business. With training from Tina I’ll be able to do just that.” You can reach Shannon at Shannon.curvey@gmail.com.
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T Y R A F LY N N THE GLOBAL LOCAL
Traveling with her husband, who was in the foreign service, Tyra Flynn developed a love of Middle Eastern marketplaces. “We started out in India. I fell in love with the way people shop there – all the food, smells and handicrafts.” As they moved around, Tyra’s artisan directory and her business plan grew. When the family returned to Loudoun County after 15 years abroad, it was finally time for the plan to become reality. In launching The Global Local (https://globallocalshop.com), Tyra combined hand-picked goods from socially-conscious artists, makers and vendors from both Loudoun County and abroad into an eclectic marketplace. Hand-made pottery, jewelry, tea, soap, beauty products and soft goods she carries provide a livable wage to women at home and abroad. In keeping with the store’s value of “lifting others up,” it was one of her Guatemalan vendors who introduced her to a Loudoun business owner who now houses the business. The introduction came as Andrea Cubelo-McKay’s Embark Center for Self-Directed Education planned to take her students to Guatemala to visit some artisan co-ops there. In planning the trip (delayed due to COVID), Andrea met Tyra’s vendor. Leasing an unused floor to The Global Local now gives students access to a home-town case study in Fair Trade sourcing, even as it provides a local presence for shoppers on weekends. (Global Local also provides online shopping and delivery inside Loudoun County.) “What I really want people to do is connect with what they’re buying so whether the makers are local or global they’ll know their story. Everything in my shop has a story.” Reach Tyra at info@globallocalshop.com. 24
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KELSEY MITCHELL ESCAPE ROOM LOCO After 10 years in a corporate aviation job, Kelsey Mitchell started her own business “because I can’t stand being told to do something by somebody especially if I don’t agree with them!” A love of challenges and having fun with friends led her to launch Escape Room LoCo, a live “room escape game” in downtown Leesburg that provides a fun, problem-solving experience for 2 to 12 people at a time. “It’s a one-hour adventure that replaces a run-of-the-mill dinner and a movie night,” Kelsey explains. “It’s more active, energizes your brain and gets you thinking. We do a lot of birthday parties and company team building.” Seeking to expand, she bought out a competitor and moved to his facility at 201 Royal St. SE, Unit F behind McDowell’s Brew Kitchen. She says that, while she adores being her own boss, she has admittedly been “kind of winging it.” Working with Tina provides focus. “She’s taught me to get out there and get what you want!” Call 703-468-8538 or email contact@escaperoomloco.com. CONTINUED >
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L AT O N YA J A C K S O N L. JACKSON ASSOCIATES
For 20 years, LaTonya Jackson led large, regional teams of outsourced workers for investment banks, law firms, media and service companies. Contracts with LaTonya’s employer would typically run three to five years and cover an entire category of service for that period. Post-pandemic, LaTonya looks to leverage this expertise to build her own company, L. Jackson Associates (http://ljacksonassociates.com), helping businesses do more with fewer employees. “I can help businesses manage, implement or restructure operations as cost-effectively as possible as they prepare to reopen,” she says. She also can help government agencies with their operations like call centers and mail teams. Despite the fact that she’s managed hundreds of employees for many large companies, she’s never run her own business and is excited by the teamwork approach Tina’s CEO school offers. “Executives are busy so just meeting people where they are is so important, as is leading by example.” Amen to that. Reach her at LaTonya@ljacksonassociates.com.
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Asked how she became a celebrity in the Loudoun County business community, Eric Rowe says, “I don’t know; it just comes from relationships – having conversations and just being authentically me!” In her early career, she says she let self-doubt about her lack of a college degree, “hold me back from doing what I wanted to do. I now recognize that that doesn’t define me and the relationships that I’ve built. I love people. I love what I do. And I’m an influencer!” As a brand ambassador, she translates her own confidence into community enthusiasm for what her small business clients offer. Put simply, “I’m a champion of people!” Her endless energy stems from gratitude and expectation for God to do great things. You can reach Erica at erica.p.rowe@gmail.com.
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HEALTHY LIFESTYLE
what you need to know about bruxism ARTICLE DR. SHOHREH SHARIF D.D.S., FAAPD, FICD
STRESS AND ANXIETY CAN INCREASE THE CHANCES OF TEETH GRINDING, BUT ITS ORIGIN ALSO HAS BEEN DETERMINED TO BE SUBCONSCIOUS.
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BRUXISM IS THE INVOLUNTARY HABITUAL GRIND-
The human jaw can create around 200 pounds of force
ING OF TEETH. This happens most often during sleep, but
with a single bite. According to National Geographic that’s
can also happen throughout the day. Many times, regular
one of the most powerful, relative to size, of all mammals!
stressors like deadlines at work, the kids, or a leaking sink
This means that our jaw muscles are so strong that any
at home can cause you to grind your teeth. This last year
un-planned chewing or force could have serious side effects.
has been no help. The pandemic has eclipsed the one-year
Since the beginning of the pandemic, dentists have
mark and the economic, social and political uncertainty are
reported an increase in emergencies as a result of tooth frac-
more than enough to send that jaw into overdrive.
tures. Often this is a result of bruxism–the technical term we
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use for any form of grinding, clenching or gritting of our teeth. Although
determine the material of your guard. Soft guards have been shown
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Sleep studies indicate that grinding teeth is normal and a majority
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BASICS FIRST CHIROPRACTIC ADDS A THIRD PARTNER IN PATIENT HEALTH
ARTICLE AND PHOTOGRAPHY MELINDA GIPSON
PAIN HAS GAINED A TRIPLE THREAT WITH THE ADDITION OF
“welcome home pain relief kits” customized
DR. TANYA PEDERSON TO BASICS FIRST CHIROPRACTIC IN
to include topicals like Deep Blue rub, a
LEESBURG. The women-owned chiropractic clinic has long ben-
muscle stick to address IT band syndrome,
efitted from the expert pain management of Drs. Misty Paul and
or tools for self-massage. “It’s all about
Catherine Toplansky. Dr. Paul’s uncanny ability to diagnose and treat
meeting a patient where they’re at,” says Dr.
neck and back pain is augmented by an encyclopedic knowledge
Paul, “It’s important to teach people what to
of essential oils and natural ways to dispel whatever ails you. Dr.
do in between treatments at home.”
Toplansky’s forte is alleviating work-related injury and ergonomics.
In that vein, Dr. Toplansky is a big believer in
Besides two decades of experience, Dr. Pederson brings an empha-
being proactive rather than reactive in taking
sis on exercise, stretching and self-care that can address problem
care of our spines. In her view, the five most
areas and promote overall wellness.
dangerous words with respect to pain are,
This three-dimensional view of patient care is vital to understand-
“Maybe it will go away.” She adds, “Let’s not
ing what’s going on with every patient and how to treat them. “We
wait till your spine wears out; let’s try to get
want to look at the whole patient, not just approach the pain that’s
ourselves on the right path and be preven-
bringing them in here. Perhaps it’s stress, or not getting enough
tative rather than having to do major rehab.”
sleep each night, or some other area of dysfunction.” Beyond imme-
Getting the right chair and desk for working at
diate relief, Dr. Paul helps patients find ways of decreasing stress and
home and including frequent breaks in the day,
sleeping better with the help of essential oils and nutrition.
even if it’s just going to the mailbox can help.
For your first visit, a top-down (posture photo) and bottom-up
Dr. Toplansky adds, 95% of all headaches
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are due to muscle tension in the neck – a
ment. An early adopter of technology, Basics First has now added
near chronic pandemic condition caused
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from working at home in the wrong posture,
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and doing without rest. “Resting can’t be
thereby increasing the production of endorphins and enkephalins in
over-emphasized. We may say we’re resting,
cells to help decrease inflammation, decrease pain, decrease muscle
but we’re not really resting, we’re just sit-
spasms, and increase tissue regeneration and healing. In the case of
ting on our phone or we’re multi-tasking or
sprained ankles or even ribs for example, bathing the area with light
watching TV.” We’re most rested when we’re
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being unstimulated and decompressing –
Add Hypervolt massage guns, vibration therapy, a “wave trac-
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headaches, are the natural result.
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Drs. Tanya Peterson, Catherine Toplansky and Misty Paul
See https://basicsfirstchiropractic.com/ to make an appointment and take advantage of a complimentary posture and foot scan with consultation. And, if you're still working from home, don't miss Dr. Paul's informative Zoom on how to "Sit Smart for a Healthy Spine Workshop" Wednesday, May 19, 2021, 12:30 to 1:30 pm: http://bit.ly/SittingSmart.
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Tanya
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“Get a face mask that fits!
“The five most dangerous
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tension and neck pain.”
go away!’”
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– Dr. Tanya Peterson
– Dr. Catherine Toplansky
‘Basics’ in Basics First." – Dr. Misty Paul
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in our place. Older home design generally didn’t focus on
outdoor living space into the perfect retreat. They had a
outdoor living, or the original design is now outdated or in
beautiful wooded lot and scenery, but they weren’t getting
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“The first key to outdoor living design is making a space that
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“The stone of the porch fireplace ties in perfectly with the flag-
covered porch with a multi-level deck and patio. The staff created
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with a large television above it on the stone chimney. Two large sky-
to feel like all elements tie together and the stone is an extension
lights and porcelain flooring keep the area bright and sunny and it is
of the natural world around the home.”
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The designers added Trex decking a few steps below as
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another living and dining area, leading to a flagstone patio below
the grandchildren play in the backyard and patio area, make
with a wood-burning outdoor fireplace and grill area. The patio is
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“Words can’t describe my emotion being able to spend time
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outdoors in this beautiful environment,” says the homeowner. “It
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J OAN N A LO H M A N :
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“Warriors fall. We get up. And we do it again and again. Now that is #winning.” serving as captain for and winning MVP honors from the U-21 US national team from 2003-2004. While it doesn’t seem possible knowing what we now know about the national women’s teams of the 1990’s and 2000’s, Joanna was the first openly gay professional soccer player. Combined with her trademark bleached blond Mohawk hairdo (the “Jo-Hawk”), that earned her the moniker, “The Rainbow Warrior.” After her last season with our hometown Washington Spirit, it was this legacy of boldness and activism for gender equality that led the team to retire her number. She’s now written an extraordinary book, “Raising Tomorrow’s Champions: What the Women’s National Soccer Team Teaches Us about Grit, Authenticity and Winning,” that imparts vital life lessons from the lives of those fortunate, talented and committed enough to make the National Team. Yes, it is a book about winning, and soccer moms and dads should hang on every word – most especially the parts about keeping the game fun – but it is also an extraordinary, collective memoir heralding Joanna’s two core tenants: “Adversity builds character” and “Doing what you love requires sacrifice.” As she puts it in the book, “My character was equally if not more important than my game. I wasn’t known for unbridled success but rather the opposite: resilience, strength, compassion and re-invention. My legacy
Joanna Lohman and Paul Tukey, Raising Tomorrow's Champions
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change as fuel to rise from the ashes.” Along with journalist and soccer dad/grandpa Paul Tukey, she wrote the book to explain that there are “many ways to define greatness and that we all struggle – and that it is within the strife that we discover true beauty.” “Warriors fall. We get up. And we do it again and again. Now that is #winning.” Reflecting on why the Women’s National Team had such a powerful impact on women’s expectations, for themselves and for society as a whole, Joanna said, “All the way back to 1985 and the first iteration of the National Team you had women who were pushing boundaries. These were women who were highly competitive, extremely athletic and just really good at what they do.... Plus, they were so incredibly dominant. In the U.S. we love winners. I think the country just kind of fell in love with them.” Through the more than 150 interviews of National Team players, coaches and parents Joanna and Paul spoke with for the book, what Joanna came to see was the extent to which they were on the “cutting edge of culture.” Leading by example through the diversity of the team –backgrounds, cultures, races, and sexual orientation, demonstrates, “what the world should be,” she added.
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“There’s no one way to greatness, and if anyone believes that, then they’re quite foolish.”
To discover those qualities and activities
When it comes to youth soccer, “there’s
that most effectively groom champions,
a lot of pressure to play with the best clubs,
Joanna says she and Paul went into the
train with the best trainers, practice seven
project very open-minded and discovered,
times a week and never rest, and only play
“there’s no one way to greatness, and if
soccer and be this elite athlete. With all of
anyone believes that, then they’re quite fool-
that emphasis we’re losing focus on what’s
ish.” There are some themes and consistent
really important, which is all of the lessons
aspects of players who do make it to the top,
that sport teaches you,” she explains.
but that is still a tiny fraction of those who
Neither author is a big fan of the “pay-to-
play. Rather than raise unrealistic expecta-
play” club system because of all the excep-
tions, Joanna says, “I want to help parents
tional players that it may exclude. Both encour-
raise happy, healthy children, and that may
age club teams to offer generous scholarships
or may not include them making the national
to afford their member players exposure to
team, but it’s the journey is what really mat-
excellent players who couldn’t otherwise
ters. It’s the opportunity to play sports in a
afford to join. “We love hearing the stories of
healthy way with a healthy perspective is
players getting scholarships, of groups around
what is going to allow these kids to succeed,
the country that we support and that are in
both on and off the field.”
our book that really work to get soccer into
“I want to help parents raise happy, healthy children.”
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2007 Womens National Soccer Team (Joanna third from right on the bottom.)
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Sharing the Joy of Soccer Wherever She Goes
the inner cities, into the lower income families, because those are the players that can benefit the most from playing the sport.” Proceeds from the book’s sales benefit many such organizations. In addition to private coaching, Joanna now serves as a sport diplomat for the U.S. Department of State, leading programs that promote sports, gender equality, conflict resolution and cultural understanding in sub-Saharan African nations like Botswana, Côte d’Ivoire, Niger, and Nigeria. “I honestly cannot believe that I’m able to travel the world and go to these incredible places and use soccer as a vehicle for social change,” she says. “Imagine a white woman, who’s pretty much gender-neutral with a mohawk that walks out of the plane in some of these countries, and it’s like an alien has just arrived from outer space,” she adds. “It gives me a lot of perspective of how lucky I am to be a woman in America, and I think it provides them a lot of perspective on the definition of what a woman can be.” You can buy the book online at https://rtcsoccer. com/, and will have a chance to meet Joanna at a book signing at Eyetopia on May 22nd. Look for details on our Facebook page. You can reach Joanna at lohman.joanna@gmail.com. 58
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Sports Ambassador Joanna Campaigns Against Human Trafficking in Nigeria