About MHYSA
The Morgan Hill Youth Sports Alliance (MHYSA) is a California 501c3 (ID# 77-0460880) non-profit organization, committed to increasing the opportunity and experience of children in the Bay Area who participate or want to participate in sports. Our goal in everything we do is to get “MORE KIDS IN MORE SPORTS.”
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A History of the Alliance
MHYSA was created in 1997, since the installation of a new board in November 2008, MHYSA has:
- Reestablished local youth sports organization participation in MHYSA
- Established an Advisory Council to help guide MHYSA activities
- Delivered a high quality flag football program to the community
- Assisted with the development of CMH Field Use and Field Rate Policies
- Provided $2,500 in sports financial assistance to MHUSD students
- Created an on line community sports calendar
- Established of a community bike and skate club
- Won the Competitive Master Concessionaire contract to operate and maintain the Morgan Hill Outdoor Sports Center
- Set up Home Field Partner Programs with the Morgan Hill Raiders Cheer and Football and the Orchard Valley Soccer Club and League
- Held the first Rugby, Lacrosse and Frisbee tournaments at the Center
- Produced the Kihncert concert with Bret Michaels, Greg Kihn Band, the Tubes and others.
- Hosted and Helped Produce the fabulous Freedom Fest Fourth of July Fireworks show annually since 2012
- Hosted and Helped Produce the Global Dog Agility Championships with USDAA including 9 countries and 1000 canine competitors
- Sponsored and helped form the South County Outlaws Lacrosse Club
- Renew their contract for the Sport Center though 2018


MHYSA’s Mission is to facilitate sports participation opportunities for the youth of the greater Morgan Hill and South Valley area
Services Charter
Provide Membership services including field use, venue services, event production, insurance, website development, equipment, officiating, and sports destination tourism.
Assitance Charter
Provide financial assistance for youths joining member sports programs


Assitance Charter
Provide financial assistance for youths joining member sports programs

Our Board

Jeff Dixon
Chairman and Executive Director
Biography
Jeff is a lifetime entrepreneur and long time community service contributor with 35 years of professional experience in the high tech, telecommunication and sports industries.
Jeff currently serves as the President of USA Flag Football, a professional youth sports management company. USA Flag Football provides league services such as marketing, fulfillment, registration and fee collection, league operations, officiating, training and customer service. Current customers include the NFL’s Youth Football Program organization, City of Mountain View and San Benito Athletic League. National affiliations include USA Football and American Youth Football.
Previous to USA Flag Football, Jeff operated youth and adult flag football leagues for 12 years, served as a Marketing Consultant to telecommunication companies and worked for Rolm Corporation for over 17 years as a Regional Distribution Manager and Senior Programs Manager.
As a community contributor, Jeff has participated in many advisory committees such the San Jose Mayor’s Advisory Council on the Metcalf Energy Center, City of San Jose’s Sports Field Study and Morgan Hill’s Outdoor Sports Complex Advisory Committee. Since moving to Morgan Hill in 2002 he has worked with the Morgan Hill Independence Day, Inc. organization, was the founding president of the Morgan Hill Gymnastics Parents’ Club, raised money for the Aquatic Center as part of Cool Brews for Cool Pools and is a member of the Leadership Morgan Hill Class of 2009.
Jeff, along with his wife and daughter enjoy the close knit and friendly community feeling of Morgan Hill.

Claudia Rossi
Board Member for Program Development & Community Outreach
Biography
Born in Colombia and the oldest of three children, Claudia was nine years old when her family arrived in California. An English Language Learner, she thrived in a public school system where her family and teachers supported her educationally, socially and emotionally.
She lived in Mexico City with her husband for three years where she volunteered with Fondo Unido (United Way) and UNICEF, the start of her career in service to community. Upon returning to the United States, Claudia studied Nursing and upon graduation worked as a nurse at George Washington University Medical Center. She left her nursing career to raise her two children.
In August, 2013 she was awarded the California Assembly District 30 Peace Award by Assemblyman Luis Alejo. Recently she concluded her employment as an Outreach Coordinator for Project Cornerstone, a champion of the Development Assets program, and most recently has joined the team at Teen Force, the employment program in Santa Clara County that is working in support of Foster Youth.

Chris Gerrity
Board Member and Treasurer
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Mark Waxman
Board Member for Strategy,Sponsors and Awareness
Biography
Most recently, he was a founding partner of SK Consulting (acquired by CBIZ in 1998) providing strategic marketing and branding services to a wide range of companies and industries.
Mr. Waxman has been a featured marketing columnist and contributor to many business and trade publications, and currently serves on the Board of Trustees of the Montalvo Center for the Arts, the West Valley Mission Foundation, and Catholic Charities, and he recently served as the Chairman of the Board of the Silicon Valley Chamber of Commerce.

Robert Airoldi
Board Member & Secretary
Biography
In 2003, he became the city editor at the Gilroy Dispatch and in 2008 he was promoted to editor of the Morgan Hill Times. In 2013, he helped launch Morgan Hill Life, a new quality-of-life newspaper, where he is the editor.
He is a member of the board of directors for the Morgan Hill Youth Sports Alliance and the Morgan Hill Chamber of Commerce.

Dave Payne
Center GM and Vice Chairman
Biography
Programs, Projects, and Endeavors
The Alliance fulfills it’s charter by nurturing, managing, and growing the following endeavors:
Fireworks on the Green – Our 4th of July Celebration!

The Morgan Hill Freedom Fest events celebrating our Nation’s Independence Day culminate with the “Fireworks on the Green” show each 4th of July at the Outdoor Sports Center, with each year improving over the previous year’s extravaganza. The large launching field of the southern half of the venue means the Fire Marshal can allow a bigger and better fireworks show providing a spectacular display over Morgan Hill. Food, vendors and live music are also provided as people gather on the Nationally recognized and professionally groomed sports fields of Morgan Hill’s Outdoor Sports Center.

Help Us by Sponsoring, Volunteering or Donating
VOLUNTEER
We need help at our events like Poppy Jasper and the Fireworks show for set up, helping visitors, and take down. We especially appreciate folks that can help us running our Community Sports Mentoring Program (info here)

Find Out More about the Morgan Hill Youth Sports Alliance
Contact Us for more Information Contact us at 408 778-3900or email us at info@mhosc.com