New Timbers, Thorns CEO ready to lead clubs into new era

0
326

Heather Davis worked for the NFL prior to returning home to work in professional soccer. Club owner and previous CEO Merritt Paulson stepped down last year.

PORTLAND, Ore. — Not many offices provide an incredible view of a professional soccer pitch. That’s why Heather Davis says she’s not taking the view from her suite-level Providence Park office for granted.

“It is starting to sink in,” she said. “I don’t know that I ever thought I’d have this type of opportunity.”

She’s referring to the opportunity to lead two professional soccer clubs: the Portland Timbers of Major League Soccer and the Portland Thorns of the National

→ Continue reading at KGW TV