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About Us

Tom Gleason, Vice President

Tom Gleason was born and raised in Fresno, California. He attended Thomas Elementary, Tioga Junior High School, Hoover High School and Fresno State University. He has been married to Kathleen for twelve years and has three daughters, Sadie, Marianne, and Catherine.

Tom lettered in baseball, water polo and soccer while attending Hoover and was on four Valley Championship teams -- two in water polo and two in soccer. Tom was named first team all-league in each sport.


Tom has been a member of five soccer teams that have reached the Final Four. U-16 Hoover United State Cup Championship, Western Regional Championship and National runner-up, U-19 Hoover Celtic State Cup Championship, Western Regional Championship and National 4th Place, Fresno NCAA Semi-Finalist, Minnesota Strikers MISL Eastern Division Champions and semi-finalist, San Jose Oaks 0-30 State Champs, Western Regional Championship and National Champions.

Tom has coached many youth club teams and also has coached Buchanan High School girls with his wife Kathleen. Buchanan was the first Clovis Unified School to reach a C.I.F finals in girls’ soccer and also the first to win the championship.

Tom’s wife Kathleen, also a Hoover graduate, was part of two National Championship teams at St. Mary’s College. She was twice named National Player of the Year. She also won a National Open Cup Championship with the Sacramento Storm.

Tom now owns and operates Fresno Indoor Soccer located across the street from F.S.U and enjoys being an active supporter in the whole soccer community.

Tom serves as Vice President of the Valley Soccer Foundation, a non-profit 501(c)(3) California corporation.