CHIEF OFFICERS
TAYLOR PILKINGTON
CEO, FOUNDER
Taylor and Cassidy Pilkington live in Wake Forest with their two children. Taylor is the CEO and founder of The Genome Foundation Inc., as well as a founding member and Director of Coaching at Soccer Genome LLC and head JV soccer coach at Heritage High School. Taylor is a passionate believer in the power of developing quality relationships, founded upon mutual trust, hard work, and integrity, in order to achieve a shared vision or goal. Taylor's objective in the work place is to apply these core principles daily in his sphere of expertise, in order to find new, creative ways to improve our community.
PERIANNE PITTER
MANAGER OF FUNDRAISING & COMMUNITY OUTREACH
Perianne Pitter grew up in Keller, TX. Following her parents' international background of soccer, she began playing at 5 and continued through college. She is a UNCG Alumni with a concentration in Kinesiology and has minor in coaching. Perianne has been a coach with NCFC Classic Program for 5 year and previously coached for NC Fusion for 3 year. She has experience with working with junior academy programs and youth classic competitive teams from ages 7-16. Perianne wants to positively influence young athletes and create a positive competitive environment. She enjoys developing athletes and pushing them to be the best on and off the field. Off the field, Perianne loves to travel the world and spend time with family and friends!
PEDRO VERISSIMO
DIRECTOR OF FUTSAL
Husband to Kirsten and father to a beautiful boy. Pedro Verissimo was born and raised in Brazil and moved to America in 2014 to pursue a college degree in Marketing. As a student athlete he had the chance to travel around the US and coach kids of all ages and skill levels. This experience made it clear that his calling is to serve others through the beautiful game of soccer. His personal mission is to generate a positive impact in the life of players and their families by demonstrating how a team sport can teach fundamental lessons to develop creative, respectful, courageous, and socially aware individuals.