Denise Edwards (Meritorious Service) - Inducted in 2014

Denise devoted more than twenty years to serving the soccer community at the local, state, regional, and national levels.  She coached and has served as SEVYSA Administrator; area commissioner, parliamentarian, and president of Norfolk Youth Soccer League; Executive Director of Virginia Rush (formerly Virginia Beach Soccer Club); administrator of the Virginia Soccer League, Inc., and VYSA Vice President and later VYSA President.  On the regional and national level Denise was a respected and sought-out state president.  Her knowledge of the soccer business, construction business, and local government political processes, along with her perseverance, allowed VYSA to break ground on the VYSA soccer complex.  Denise's skills in organization, financial management, and leadership were invaluable to youth soccer in Virginia and the District of Columbia.