BSA Leadership
The BSA leadership team consists of a part-time, salaried Managing Director and a dedicated team of volunteer Board Directors. Our Directors are committed and enthusiastic about providing quality youth sports programming to diverse young people throughout Brussels. They support BSA's mission by offering support in areas ranging from administrative functions to development and management of our sports programs.
Managing Director
Jodi Harris
Jodi has BAs in both English and Spanish as well as a Master’s Degree in Social Work from the University of Texas at Austin. Her background includes experience in education, corporate and non-profit training, clinical social work, and program management. Since 2013, she has provided coaching and mindfulness training to expats. She also currently serves as the Vice President on the board of Families in Global Transition. A lifelong athlete, Jodi is dedicated to BSA's mission to build community through quality sports programming for Brussels' internationally diverse community. |
Jodi Harris, PresidentJamie Martino |
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Jamie was born and raised in Chicago and spent 5 years living in the Pacific Northwest before graduating from Loyola University Chicago with a BA in International Studies. Moving to Italy in 2000, she received her MBA from St. John's University in Rome, beginning her career in Knowledge Management and Learning. Currently working as an IT Director for UCB Biopharma she and her family, husband, and two boys, have called Belgium home since 2010.
Playing and coaching soccer has been a part of Jamie’s background since middle school. Today, she plays for BUFC Ladies in the RBFA Division 2 and has been volunteer coaching at BSA since Fall 2018; taking up the Director role in Spring 2020. She is very excited to be a part of BSA and to continue building an amazing soccer program while giving back to the international community and transmitting a passion for the game to the next generation of players.
Vice President and Advancement Director
Carol Vanevenhoven
Before moving to Belgium, Carol worked within healthcare in the United States for over 20 years as a clinical pharmacist and later as a health system executive. She also served as adjunct faculty at Washington State University teaching clinical and business classes within the College of Pharmacy. Carol has served on the board of directors for numerous US-based organizations. She received her Doctorate of Pharmacy in 1999 and her Masters in Business Administration in 2013.
Carol volunteers her time to support youth arts, science, and sports programs. She has served as a soccer coach and team manager for youth teams (8 years and under) for the last 5 years. She spends her free time golfing, mountain biking in the forest, running, snow skiing, playing volleyball, and hiking. Carol also enjoys writing and home brewing along with adventure traveling with her son Case and husband Karl.
Secretary
Lisa Leenhouts-Martin
Lisa is a digital transformation and global health expert, and heads a consulting firm in Brussels. Lisa has lived abroad for more than a decade, including Switzerland and the Czech Republic, and is happy to call Belgium home. Originally from Michigan, Lisa holds a BA in psychology from the University of Michigan and an MPA from the Indiana University School of Public and Environmental Affairs.
Lisa firmly believes in the power of sport to transform lives and inspire self-confidence, leadership and teamwork. She grew up playing soccer and swimming, continuing competitive sports through university as a Big Ten Champion rower and played soccer for the women’s First League in Switzerland. In her spare time, Lisa enjoys mountain biking in the forest, CrossFit, skiing and rock climbing. Lisa also enjoys traveling and being outside with her son Elliot and husband Joseph.
Finance Director
Cliff Lucas
After four years of dedicated service, Cliff will soon be leaving the BSA Board. Our leadership team is looking to bring on a new Finance Director in August 2021. Learn more about that position here. Contact BSA Managing Director, Jodi Harris, if you are interested in the position or would like to learn more. Soccer DirectorRoeland Heitz
Soccer (although he prefers to say football) forms a big part of his life. He has played soccer since childhood and now loves coaching and enjoys thinking about how to improve soccer skills and make training more fun for youth players. Roeland is very excited to be involved in the BSA soccer program and continue BSA’s journey to continuously improve our soccer program for the young players in the international community in Brussels. Baseball DirectorSandy Grant
Sandy originally arrived in Belgium as a student from University of Ottawa to learn French and finish her degree. One year turned into two … and now 25 years later with her husband and two daughters she is living the local expat life in Lasne while working full-time in the IT world. In her free time, Sandy gives Pilates and Yoga classes out of her home studio, volunteers as a Brownie leader with Girl Guiding UK, plays fast-pitch softball with the Brussels Kangaroos, and umpires a game here and there. Sandy says, “I love to laugh; I love to try new things; I don’t mind failing - it’s just another word for learning. I want to be a good role model for my kids and husband and most of all, I want to inspire kids to do this for their kids one day.” Lacrosse Director |
Cliff Lucas joined the BSA in August 2017 as Finance Director after he and his wife, a Middle School ELD teacher at ISB, relocated from the US. Originally from Maryland, Cliff worked in corporate finance and investment analyst positions while pursuing a photography hobby outside of the office. Since moving to Belgium, he has reversed these roles, creating a photography and videography business focused on the food & drink industry while keeping a finance ‘hobby’ alive through the BSA! He is an avid cyclist, a frequent traveler, and loves Belgian beer. 
Roeland was born and raised in Amsterdam, Netherlands. He has a double BA degree from the University of Amsterdam and Dortmund (Germany) and an MBA from University of Bradford (UK). He has worked in various commercial roles at different American Fast Moving Consumer Goods firms like Coca-Cola, Wrigley’s, Mars. The last 10 years he has spent across Europe as an expat for (French) Danone, which brought him, his wife and 3 sons to Munich, Vienna, Paris and, since 2020, Brussels.
This position is currently open. Read the Lacrosse Program Director position description here. Check out this message from our outgoing Lacrosse Director, John Bernards, on the BSA Facebook page here. To learn more about the position and join our team, contact BSA Managing Director, Jodi Harris. Basketball Director
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This position is currently open. Read the position description 
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