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TOPSoccer Director
Danessa Castaneda-Posen
Danessa is a Bilingual Special Education Teacher at Valle Vista Elementary School in Albuquerque. She is currently studying for her Master's Degree in Special Education from UNM. In the soccer community she holds a NMYSA TOPSoccer Coaches License and a USSF Grassroots License. She was also the 2020 State (NMYSA) and Regional (US Youth Soccer West Region) TOPSoccer Coach of the Year.