{"id":5225,"date":"2025-01-13T14:17:58","date_gmt":"2025-01-13T19:17:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportsengine-staging.go-vip.net\/heartsofpine\/?page_id=5225"},"modified":"2025-04-29T15:38:40","modified_gmt":"2025-04-29T19:38:40","slug":"james-hilepo","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sportsengine-staging.go-vip.net\/heartsofpine\/james-hilepo\/","title":{"rendered":"James Hilepo"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"james-hilepo\">James Hilepo<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">Director of Soccer Operations<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"1024\" width=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/sportsengine-staging.go-vip.net\/heartsofpine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/253\/2025\/01\/DSCF7921.jpg?w=683\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5226\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sportsengine-staging.go-vip.net\/heartsofpine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/253\/2025\/01\/DSCF7921.jpg 5047w, https:\/\/sportsengine-staging.go-vip.net\/heartsofpine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/253\/2025\/01\/DSCF7921.jpg?resize=200,300 200w, https:\/\/sportsengine-staging.go-vip.net\/heartsofpine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/253\/2025\/01\/DSCF7921.jpg?resize=768,1152 768w, https:\/\/sportsengine-staging.go-vip.net\/heartsofpine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/253\/2025\/01\/DSCF7921.jpg?resize=683,1024 683w, https:\/\/sportsengine-staging.go-vip.net\/heartsofpine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/253\/2025\/01\/DSCF7921.jpg?resize=1024,1536 1024w, https:\/\/sportsengine-staging.go-vip.net\/heartsofpine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/253\/2025\/01\/DSCF7921.jpg?resize=1365,2048 1365w, https:\/\/sportsengine-staging.go-vip.net\/heartsofpine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/253\/2025\/01\/DSCF7921.jpg?resize=60,90 60w, https:\/\/sportsengine-staging.go-vip.net\/heartsofpine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/253\/2025\/01\/DSCF7921.jpg?resize=1440,2160 1440w, https:\/\/sportsengine-staging.go-vip.net\/heartsofpine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/253\/2025\/01\/DSCF7921.jpg?resize=720,1080 720w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>James joins Hearts of Pine as Director of Soccer Operations after two and a half successful seasons with USL League One&#8217;s Northern Colorado Hailstorm FC.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>James earned his bachelor\u2019s degree from S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>James\u2019 journey in professional soccer began in 2019 as a media and marketing intern with Loudoun United during their inaugural season in the USL Championship.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>From 2020 to 2022, he worked in sports media, with career highlights including production roles on ESPN\/Netflix&#8217;s The Last Dance and Netflix&#8217;s The Redeem Team, as well as managing social media for SlamBall. 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