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Khaled El-Ahmad (’05 MBA) <\/strong>has been selected by Minnesota United as its next Sporting Director and Chief Soccer Officer. El-Ahmad has over 15 years of experience in soccer, working in both the United States and Europe as well as Scandinavia. Prior to his role at Minnesota United, El-Ahmad served as the Concacaf and Scandinavia Scouting Lead for City Football Group.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Richard Verthein (\u201907 BA-Accounting)<\/strong> was named the 2023 Freeman Citizen of the Year for his involvement in giving back to Waukesha County. Verthein has been Volunteering for the Various Waukesha community organizations since 2013, including the Waukesha Rotary Club, the Adaptive Community Approach Program, and the Waukesha County Community Foundation. Verthein has held many leadership positions across each organization and will be the president of the Waukesha Rotary Club for the ’24-’25 fiscal year. Verthein credits the passion he has for volunteering to his time in the Delta Sigma Pi fraternity at UWM.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Khaled El-Ahmad (’05 MBA) has been selected by Minnesota United as its next Sporting Director and Chief Soccer Officer. 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