year, after which she returned to USL in 2007 for an entry-level administrative role. She remained at USL for seven years, eventually becoming director of operations, then senior director of the W-League. Louisville City FC (USL) Louisville City FC general manager Djorn Buchholz hired Duffy to be vice president of operations in October 2014, the club's third full-time employee. She was subsequently promoted to general manager in December when Buchholz resigned, and was promoted again in November 2015 to president, where she was the only woman in the league to serve as a club president. After leaving the club, she was succeeded as president by John Neace. During her tenure as president, the club set records in attendance and pushed for a new soccer-specific stadium. National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) The NWSL hired Duffy in December 2016 to the new position of managing director of operations, granting her responsibility over growing the league's staff, improving league standards, and overseeing league policies and the league's partnership with part-owners A+E Networks. Since the resignation of league commissioner Jeff Plush in March 2017, she has also filled the league's administrative roles in lieu of a full-time replacement. Her work with the NWSL led to AdWeek naming her one of the 35 most influential women in sports in 2017. She was promoted to president, the league's highest office, on January 15, 2019. She announced her intention to step down from the role in January 2020. Orlando Pride (NWSL) On January 7, 2020, it was announced Duffy would become Executive Vice President of NWSL team Orlando Pride. She officially stepped down as president of the NWSL on February 14, 2020. Following a change of ownership, Duffy was let go by the club at the end of the 2021 season. References National Women's Soccer League executives Living people Louisville City FC Hampton Roads Piranhas players USL W-League (1995–2015) players Expatriate women's footballers in Sweden East Carolina Pirates women's soccer players Women association football executives Women's association football forwards American women's soccer players American expatriate women's soccer players American expatriate sportspeople in Sweden Year of birth missing (living people) Raleigh Wings players