MISSION CONTROL

 

CAMILO TOBACIA
Founder & CEO

Camilo is the founder and CEO of Space United. He is a former youth soccer player for Millonarios FC, former engineer at SpaceX, and current engineer at Blue Origin. His unique life experiences inspired him to create an organization that unites soccer and academics and promotes a meaningful change in society…
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SEBASTIAN TOBACIA
Community Growth and Outreach

Sebastian is a former process engineer for SpaceX and a current Manufacturing Engineer for Northrop Grumman. He brings his Supply Chain, Project Management and Lean Six Sigma experience along with his love and knowledge of soccer to our organization…
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EMILY CHOW
Director of Communications

Emily Chow is the director of communications and lead developer of Youth Academy’s STEM portion of the curriculum. Emily has both experience and passion in building meaningful relationships, working as a multilingual educator, and successful interpersonal communication with organizations and individuals…
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ARIEL GELSUMINO
Director of Coaching & Performance

Ariel is our Director of Coaching & Performance and also the lead developer of our Academy’s soccer portion of the curriculum.  Ariel brings his international coaching knowledge, along with his eternal passion for spreading the love of soccer and improving the performance of teams…
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FABIÁN TOBACIA
Director of Soccer Methodology

As our academy coach and performance specialist, Fabian brings both his exceptional academic background in the integrative field of Sports Science, along with his extensive work experience with world class soccer clubs and his lifetime of passion for soccer…

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OSCAR TOBACIA
Director of Business Development

Oscar brings both his unique professional experiences as a Project Engineer and his business relationship values of unifying people, creating openness and authenticity.  In addition, he has a deep connection with soccer stemming from his roots as a youth professional soccer player in Colombia…
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JAY ODOM
Director of Brand Design

Jay brings his unique talents in design and animation with over 15 years of experince in the industry, along with his lifetime fascination with space, and deep appreciation for soccer…
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