Matt Ream has been the Executive Director for DMSC since January 2022. In his role as Executive Director, Coach Ream is tasked with managing many of the day-to-day operations of DMSC, as well as helping guide the long term vision of our club. Prior to his role as ED, Coach Ream served as the Club Director in 2021. In addition to his club leadership roles, he also started the DMSC Academy Program in June 2020, leading the program as Academy Director for two and a half years. During this time, he oversaw the participation growth in the DMSC Academy from just 35 players in Fall 2020 to 90 players in the Spring 2022 and Fall 2022 seasons. 

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Coach Ream currently also serves as the head boys soccer coach at Roosevelt High School and is a founding member of defunct local men's amateur club Des Moines Wanderers FC. With over fifteen years of coaching experience in multiple different clubs, colleges, and high schools around the country, he has unique perspective to help grow our club.

 

Coach Ream holds a USSF "B" License, USSF Coach Educator Grassroots License, USC (formerly NSCAA) Advanced National Diploma, and was a member of the 2014-15 NSCAA "30 under 30" class. He is also currently pursuing his Grassroots Referee Certification.

 

Originally from California, Coach Ream earned his B.A. in Psychology with a minor in Education from UC Davis and his M.A. in Kinesiology with a perfect 4.0 G.P.A. from CSU Long Beach. He lives in West Des Moines with his wife and Drake women's soccer alum, Libby, and daughters Sophia and Nora.