Staff

Maribelia Avalos
Founding Executive Director

Ramiro Avalos
Coaching Director of Girls Program
Ramiro Avalos joined CASA FC in 2016 and was quickly promoted to Coaching Director of the Girls Program. For the last several years, Coach Ramiro has coached many of our girls’ CASA FC SUPERSTARS teams. His leadership and coaching style have been critical to the teams’ achievements in winning their way to Premier One after several championship wins. Several of his teams have reached Premier One with undefeated records. He has always gone above and beyond to make sure all the teams have the support they need, and all the players know that they are important talented individuals with unique skills, and that each of them bring something different to the team. His dedication as a coach is admirable. He leads with a strong and steady hand, and a gentle and kind spirit. His role in building the girls soccer program and giving every girl an opportunity to become better athletes and play the game they love, is what truly makes all of us at CASA FC proud.
Coach Ramiro graduated from Adams State University in 2011 with a Bachelors of Science in Accounting. He is a Partner at Triumph Business Services, LLC in Denver.

Karol Viviana Bird-Gomez
Coaching Director of Recreational
Karol Viviana Bird-Gomez, Coach Karol, joined CASA FC in 2021 and serves many roles. However, her love for the game is best matched with our beginners because that is where they fall in love with the sport, and we believe she has all the energy and ability to kickstart that passion in their lives. Her commitment to coaching is unbelievable. It comes naturally for her as the love for the game courses through her veins. This is why she was recently promoted to Director of Coaching of the Recreational Program. Coach Karol embodies believing in yourself, being a role model and prioritizing self-love. She has the power to make any player believe that if they work hard enough, persist, enjoy, and love what they do, they can do almost anything.
She also believes in giving back to the community and working together to make things better for athletes in their daily lives. This is the reason why she fits in so well in CASA FC. As a woman, she believes it's very important to show young female athletes that they can be anything they want.
Born in Pereira, Colombia, Karol came to the US 1993 at the age of four. Karol was raised in Fairview, New Jersey and attended Georgian Court University.

Lily Kusumah
Administration/Registrar
Lilly Kusumah joined CASA in 2019 becoming part of the team behind the scenes. Her love for soccer and the community prompted her to join the CASA’s team as an Administrator. She is passionate about continuing to create a program for all kids of any background. Growing up playing sports she believes every child should have an opportunity to build bonding relationships and find their love for soccer.