Michael Vaughan Cherubin

Before joining the U.S. Soccer Foundation Team in 2013, Michael spent four years as Program Manager for United for D.C., the charitable arm of D.C. United. In that role, Michael supported the team’s community work and managed an after-school program that taught soccer and healthy lifestyles to primarily under-resourced communities in Washington, D.C. Michael also served as the Operations Manager for PeacePlayers International in Jerusalem, Israel, from 2007-2010. There, he helped grow a successful program that used basketball as a tool to unite children in divided societies. From 2010-2013, Michael established and managed Global Game Changers, a consulting company that supported international sport-for-good initiatives, working with programs from over twenty countries.

In his time at the Foundation, Michael has served in several roles in the Programs and Expansion Department. He is currently the Associate Vice President, Programs, where he manages partnerships and their implementation across the Foundation’s programs.

In addition to his full-time work, Michael has been a volunteer coach for youth basketball and soccer for over twenty years, including in 2024 when he spent eight weeks teaching soccer and mentorship in the D.C. Jail through the Twinning Project. He is the co-author of the Urban Soccer Diploma and sits on the board of directors for Street Sense Media, an organization that seeks to eliminate homelessness in Washington, D.C.