Ben is a DePaul University graduate who’s played soccer throughout his youth. He started playing for his local recreational league before playing for Seacoast United Soccer Club and his high school team. Ben continued to play when he moved to Chicago to improve his skills but also as a way to stay healthy. He has attained his coaching certification through ISSA and is certified by the US Soccer Federation as a Grassroots Referee. Ben’s an artist, an aspiring entrepreneur, and a writer who spends his free time biking around looking for secret art hidden around the city. If he isn’t doing that then he’s pushing himself to get better as a student, an athlete, and a coach.