Berny Ortega

Club Manager - Bortega@phoenixeagles.com

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  • I am currently a senior at Grand Canyon University studying Business Administration with a minor in Supply Chain and Logistics. I was born and raised in a Christian household where my parents taught me how to build a relationship with God. I spent all my childhood in Mexico until my senior year of High School when I came back to the United States. I played soccer my entire life so coming back to the U.S. was a big opportunity for me. Soccer was my biggest focus in life, I wanted to dedicate my time to go play college and hopefully professional, but God had other plans for me. 

  • I'm excited to serve as Phoenix Eagles Club Manager. Our club program in Phoenix is brand new and I had the privilege to be the first Head Coach of this program, now I will be jumping into Club Manager to help grow the program in numbers and quality. My role will include recruiting and managing incoming head coaches who line up with our values, beliefs, and coaching standards. I will also be working on building and growing our network to better partner with neighboring schools and clubs. My role will also include building and maintaining our discipleship culture & devotional curriculum that is delivered to our players. 

  • In 2023, I started volunteering at High School Soccer ministry here at GCU and became close to many of the leaders. Not long after that, applications to their annual missions trip to Colombia opened up. The chances of me going to this trip were low since I was new to the program, but I still decided to give it a shot. It was a great blessing when I received the news that I got accepted, that was my first experience with MAI. In the trip I met Cristian who offered me to coach the Eagles Club team, this job was the key to opening my heart to serve. All this time with the Eagles has been nothing but a blessing and a life changing experience for me and the people we have served.