Welcome to “We are Common”. Every week, we will be introducing you to the people that make up Lansing Common FC. Since this is a community-owned team, this is your chance to learn about all of those who literally make Lansing Common FC what it is. We will start by introducing you to our board members, who were elected in January. Since then, they have been hard at work getting this team ready to play soccer in 2021.
Today we are featuring Member At-Large Jacquelynn “Jay” Biggs.
How long have you lived in the Lansing area, and what do you enjoy most about it?
I’ve lived in Greater Lansing my entire life and have been in Lansing proper for 4 years now!
What was the moment or team that got you invested in Lansing soccer?
I’m going to get made fun of for this but the first team I really followed was Man U. A good friend in college was a huge fan and got me into the world’s game for the first time really. After moving to Lansing and with all the credit to Jamie Hiller, I was dragged to a few Lansing United games and got to experience live soccer for the first time and really fell in love with it!
What professional or personal experiences have you brought to the board that have helped you contribute?
I’m the extrovert at-large in addition to having lots of fundraising and sponsorship experience.
What is something important that the team needs to do to be as successful as we want it to be?
I personally want a super competitive team that does well in our league. I don’t think we will have an issue with this but I think the buy-in from the coach and the players is going to be super important for us to have on the field success.
Where do you see Lansing Common FC in 5 years?
I love the thought of LCFC being self-sustaining so I can hand off my portion of the responsibilities to the next set of board members and enjoy the games knowing our little baby is in good hands!
Over the next few weeks, we will continue to introduce you to our 6-person board. After that, we want to highlight other members as well. If you want to volunteer to be featured, please contact us at info@lansingcommonfc.com.
