Alyse LaHue was named Operations Manager & Account Executive for the Chicago Red Stars on June 1st, 2008, after a 3 month stint as an intern with the team.
LaHue graduated from St. Ambrose University in Davenport, Iowa, with a degree in International Business & Spanish in 2004. She played and captained the women’s soccer team during her years at SAU. While studying for 3 semesters at the University of Ireland at Maynooth, LaHue was voted by her teammates to serve as VP of the Ladies Club Soccer team. That experience gave her a great appreciation of the business side of running a soccer team. She followed up that extended study-abroad experience with a semester in Cuenca, Ecuador.
LaHue returned to St. Ambrose after a year off to take on the Graduate Assistant coaching position of the women’s soccer side, while working towards an MBA degree. During this time she also coached at the club and high school levels, as well as organizing and assisting at youth soccer camps. LaHue completed her MBA in July, 2007, and then stayed on for a 3rd season as Assistant Coach for St. Ambrose.
LaHue cites her leadership positions in soccer, as well as her international travels and European backpacking adventure as some of her greatest memories.
“I’m in the perfect position where I’m able to combine my education in business and international studies with my love of the game of soccer. Marcia and Peter gave me an invaluable opportunity to excel as an intern in the early days of Chicago Pro Women’s Soccer, and I am eager to continue to be a part of the pathway the Red Stars are going to blaze in WPS,” LaHue says.
What I do for Chicago Red Stars: assist with operations, community relations and ticket sales & water the plants.
Favorite place in Chicago: Schuba's or SweetCakes Bakery. It's a tough call between music or food for me.
Favorite place in the burbs: the Chicago WPS trailer
Favorite band: The Honeybees (straight outta Des Moines, Iowa!)
Favorite artist I've never seen in concert: Jeff Buckley
Best soccer game I've ever seen: (on tv!) Sweden vs Germany 2003 WWC Final, it broke my heart.
Other jobs I've had: diner cook
City I want to visit: Buenos Aires
Favorite non-soccer team: WNBA Phoenix Mercury
If I could live in another decade, which one would it be and why: late 60s, early 70s: The Doors, Janis Joplin, CCR, early Elton, Woodstock.
Number of states I've visited: 25
Number of countries I've visited: 18
Greatest natural wonder I've seen: my grandma
Worst movie I've ever seen: Jurassic Park: the Lost World. the only movie i remember falling asleep to in the cinema.
Most precious possession: the 8917 songs in my music hard drive
Roller Derby Name: Pepé LaHue
Favorite restaurants in Chicago: Earwax & Kitsch'n on Roscoe
Hometown/What I miss about my hometown: Clinton, Iowa | Mississippi River
My pets: just my sister and the insects i find around the house, so far a pillbug, a silverfish, a spider and a giant ant.
