The Red Stars on Monday named Kim Vender Moffat the chairwoman of their board of directors after the board voted to remove majority owner Arnim Whisler from the role. Moffat joined the Red Stars’ ownership team in 2021.
The board’s vote followed an independent investigation into player abuse in women’s soccer that yielded a report from former U.S. Deputy Attorney General Sally Yates. The report detailed repeated failings by the National Women’s Soccer League and specific owners, including Whisler, to protect players from abusive coaches and work environments. The report exposed Whisler for repeatedly ignoring allegations that former coach Rory Dames was emotionally and verbally abusive to players.
The Red Stars also released a statement for the first time since the report was made public. In it, they shared their support for the players who came forward to report abuse in the league and their support for Whisler’s removal from the team.
“[We] look forward to finding a new majority owner who can help us realize the full potential that we as players always knew existed for this club,” the statement read in part. “We have confidence in our board’s ability to move this club in a direction that is mutually beneficial to players, investors and our fans.”
In addition, Mike Ernst was named the Red Stars’ interim chief business officer after Vicky Lynch resigned in the wake of the report.
