Front Office

Jesse Llamas

President

Jesse Llamas was named President of the Dallas Sidekicks in June 2021 after being promoted from serving as the General Manager/Director of Operations. Before joining the Sidekicks organization, Llamas served as an Athletic Director for thirteen years.

Llamas was born and raised in California and grew up playing the beautiful game of soccer at the age of five. After playing ten years of club soccer in California, he moved to Guadalajara, Mexico where he pursued his dream of playing professional soccer. He played in the 3rd, 2nd, 1A and first division soccer for the Autonoma De Guadalajara Tecos for six years. He then returned to the USA to play in the USISL league for the El Paso Patriots from 2001-2003.

After the 2003 USISL season, Llamas was drafted by the Dallas Sidekicks and won Rookie Goalkeeper of the year in 2003. In 2003 Llamas decided to stay in Dallas and pursue his coaching career while obtaining several coaching licenses alongside Tatu, Kevin Smith, and Jason Kreis. In 2006, Llamas was a member of the biggest upset in US Open Cup history when Roma FC became the first amateur team to defeat MLS Side Chivas USA. Llamas saved Juan Francisco Palencia and Jesse Marsh’s PKs respectively for the win.

Llamas currently lives in Frisco, Texas with his wife Ellen and his two boys Christiano and Isaac

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Jessie Vilkofsky

General Manager

Emailjsky@dallassidekicks.com

Jessie Vilkofsky is the General Manager of the Dallas Sidekicks. Vilkofsky joined the Dallas Sidekicks organization in 2021 as the Director of Sales and Marketing. Vilkofsky comes with a wealth of experience in the soccer world both playing and coaching. Being a collegiate assistant coach for NCAA Division I and Division II programs, Vilkofsky has firsthand experience in how to successfully operate a team, lead people, and manage the day-to-day elements of an organization.

In addition to her coaching experience, Vilkofsky played her collegiate career at the NCAA Division II level, then for two years as a semi-professional player in the WPSL, as well as her most notable achievement which was playing professional soccer in Poland for Liga I KKP Bydgoszcz from 2018-2019. Taking her natural drive of hard work and optimism, Vilkofsky is ambitious to implement tactical strategy to help excel the Sidekicks organization.

Vilkofsky is a native of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. She is currently in the United States Soccer Federation National C License Course for coaching. In her spare time, she loves to go to the gym, run outside, play pick up soccer, and read.

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Daniel Granados

Director of Operations

Emaildaniel@dallassidekicks.com

Daniel Granados was born in Leon Guanajuato, Mexico. He came to Dallas in 1992 and remembers going to the Reunion Arena to cheer on the Dallas Sidekicks. He previously work with the Dallas Burn, now FC Dallas, in the MLS as an assistant equipment manager and also as the assistant team administrator. He then joined the Jacksonville Armada of the NASL, as the Team equipment manager and on October of 2021 he join the Dallas Sidekicks as the Director of Operations and the Team Equipment Manager. He lives in Dallas with his wife Carmen and his two dogs Seska and Athena.

Felicia Suominen

Public Relations Manager / Social Media Coordinator

Emailfelicia@dallassidekicks.com

Felicia Suominen is originally from Dallas, Texas and graduated from the University of Mary Hardin-Baylor in 2019 with a degree in Mass Communication with an emphasis in Public Relations and a minor in Spanish. Along with working in the front office, Felicia is a second-year member of the Dallas Sidekicks Dancers. When she is not cheering on the Sidekicks, she is spending time with her family, hanging out with friends and watching Netflix.

Caitlin Reilly

Marketing Manager

Emailcaitlin@dallassidekicks.com

Caitlin Reilly graduated from the University of North Texas in May 2022 with a Bachelor of Business Administration with a focus in Sport Entertainment Management. Reilly started off as an intern at the Sidekicks in the 2021-2022 season where she helped develop social media engagement and marketing efforts. In her spare time, Reilly likes to watch reality tv and play board games.

Matt Risser

Ticket Sales Manager

Emailmatt@dallassidekicks.com

Matthew Risser is originally from North Carolina and moved to Texas in 2013. Risser is expected to graduate from the University of North Texas in December of 2022 with a Bachelor of Business Administration and will focus on Sports and Entertainment Management. Risser joins the Sidekicks as an intern, helping in various departments, such as ticket sales, marketing, and community relations. When Risser isn’t helping the Sidekicks, he is coaching/playing basketball. He also enjoys watching The Office and playing with his two dogs.

Carmen Granados

Customer Service Manager

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Carmen Padilla was born and raised in the beautiful city of Leon Guanajuato. Growing up with four brothers one sister, soccer was always in her house hold. An avid soccer fan since birth, when she come to the U.S. she volunteered for the Dallas Burn from 1997-2004! She was actually introduced to the Dallas Sidekicks while volunteering, and the love for the Kicks began.

She often attended games with her Husband and nieces. And although she parted ways with the Dallas Sidekicks soon after her

Volunteering days. Life did a full circle when her Husband Daniel Granados begin working for the Dallas Sidekicks, she was re-introduced to this wonderful world of soccer.

Carmen is a crafty and hard working women, mom of two furry babies named Seska and Athena.

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Alex Wing

Group Sales Specialist

Emailalex@dallassidekicks.com

Alex Wing is currently a student at Oklahoma State University majoring in Marketing. Wing was an intern during the summer of 2022 and has been a lifelong soccer fan. Wing is now assisting with group ticket sales for the 2022-23 season.

Hektor Garza

Marketing Creative Director

Hektor Garza joined the Sidekicks organization in 2022. He comes in with years of experience in design and marketing. As a lifelong Dallas sports fan, joining the Sidekicks was a perfect fit. Hektor works with the front office assisting in marketing and social media design. His spare time is spent with his two sons, wife and dog, Ragnar.

Robert Mullins

Director of Statistics

Emailstatistics@dallassidekicks.com

Robert Mullins was born in Grand Prairie Texas. He grew up in many places around the United States because his father was in the US Navy. He was raised mostly in the Chicago suburbs. He played soccer in high school for 2 years and has always had a passion to continue in the sports industry. He moved back to Texas after his 8 year stint in the US Army and was introduced to the Dallas Sidekicks. He instantly became a fan and a loyal season ticket holder for years. Four years ago, he joined the Sidekicks as a Spotter/Statistician. He quickly excelled at the position and was offered the Director of Statistics position in July 2022. He resides in Tyler, Texas with his wife, son and 3 dogs. He is a grandpa to his first grandson and has 2 adult daughters, and a son-in-law.

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