MattBaehr

Originally from Ohio, Matt Baehr came to the D.C. metro area to attend The Catholic University of America, where he was a four-year starter on the men’s varsity soccer team. During his playing career, Baehr was awarded numerous honors, including Rookie of the Year, MVP and Conference All-Academic Team. He was a Conference Player of the Year Nominee his junior season; and was named team captain his senior year. Off the field, Baehr received the Distinguished Business Management Major Award in 1999 and graduated with a B.A. in business with a concentration in human resources.

After graduating, Baehr served as a human resources professional with several D.C. area companies and continued his involvement with soccer. He coached at various summer camps and was an assistant coach at W.T. Woodson High School in Fairfax for three seasons, including their 2000 state championship season. Baehr then went on to receive an M.B.A. and a master's in sports administration and facility management from the prestigious Ohio University program. While at Ohio University, Baehr played on the university’s club soccer team and was named class president.

In 2003, Baehr became the head men’s soccer coach at Oakland City University in Indiana, a NCAA Division II school, and taught classes at the Oakland City University Business School, helping to create two new majors and doubling enrollment. Baehr has also coached at soccer camps including ones at Indiana University, Gettysburg College and the University of South Carolina. 

Baehr then moved to InfoComm International, the leading nonprofit association serving the professional AV communications industry worldwide, where he served as director of membership development for more than 5,000 corporate and individual members.

In October of 2008, Matt was named executive director of the Arlington Soccer Association. He is married to his biggest fan, Mary Roy, B.A. 2000. Their daughter, Madeline, is already a soccer fan.

When asked about his time at CUA, Matt points out that he and his wife met at CUA as fall sports athletes. "My fondest soccer memory was scoring both goals in our 2-1 win during Homecoming my sophomore year.  It was the only homecoming game we had in my four years, so winning it was huge. Of course, many nights at Kitty O'Sheas and the Irish Times will also live on in infamy."