After a successful career in business, having been part of the management team of two IPOs. Roberto founded FC Copa Academy in 2004 and has built it into one of the premier clubs in US. Having placed hundreds of players into collegiate and professional soccer programs while coaching many of them to state, regional and national championships. Passionate about the sport of soccer, Roberto is also the Founder, CEO and Co-Owner of the United Women’s Soccer national pro-am league and the owner of the USL2 men's and UWS women's NJ Copa FC teams. 

One of the few female executives in the youth soccer community, Lori has been the Vice President and Director of Education of FC Copa Academy for the last two decades. An all state soccer player at New Providence HS and 2 time Academic All American at the University of Scranton, she was a record setting goal scorer at both institutions and a Collegiate Hall of Famer. Prior to Copa, Lori was a Guidance Counselor at Saint Peter’s Prep and has used that experience to initiate the Academic Guidance program at FC Copa Academy, assisting student athletes of all ages.

Coach Pablo, a native of Quito Ecuador, was a four-year starter at Intisana High School where he won two Province Championships. He attended Universidad Catolica of Quito where he played on the Men's soccer side while majoring in Business Administration. Pablo played professionally for Universidad Catolica in the Second Division in 1990-1991, before moving to the United States.Coach Pablo began coaching youth soccer in 2005 and moved to New Jersey in 2013 to begin working as a member of the Travel Soccer Program with North & East Brunswick, and assisting North Brunswick High School Teams during the offseason.