Ulysus was born and raised locally in El Paso, TX and attended Franklin High School. A dedicated professional leader, Ulysus has carved out a distinctive career path combining collegiate athletics, youth development, and educational leadership. He most recently served as the College Placement Director at FC Westlake, an ECNL affiliate club in Austin, Texas, and played a pivotal role in shaping the futures of young athletes. Ulysus developed and implemented the FC Westlake College Pathway Process Program, working closely with Executives, Program directors, as well as the student-athlete membership to create comprehensive recruitment strategies for student-athletes.
His influence extended to over 500 players and their families, providing crucial guidance through the complex landscape of college recruitment. While in Austin, Ulysus was also tasked on the technical side with leading the girls’ elite program (ENCL-RL), competing in the Texas conference, a top-tier level of competition within the girls ECNL platform. Prior to his current roles, Ulysus built a solid and well-rounded foundation in collegiate athletics, serving as both head and assistant soccer coach at several institutions, including Indian Hills Community College, University of Northwestern Ohio, Coastal Bend Community College, and University of the Cumberland’s.
During this period (2018-2023), he demonstrated exceptional abilities in athlete development, recruitment, and program management, while maintaining strong academic oversight of student-athletes.Ulysus has been able to earn educational credentials that include a Master’s degree in Health and Human Performance from the University of the Cumberlands (2019) and a bachelor’s degree in Sport and Fitness Administration/Management from George Fox University (2016). One of their most notable achievements includes receiving the Presidential Award at Coastal Bend College, recognition from the President and Board of Trustees for exceeding expectations in supporting student-athletes both academically and athletically.

Ulysus takes particular pride in his successful recruitment of hundreds of student-athletes, facilitating life-changing opportunities for young athletes to pursue their educational and athletic aspirations at institutions across the country.

Ulysus is available at utorres@eplocomotivefc.com 

Ana, originally from Queretaro, Mexico has lived in El Paso for 13 years now. Joined the club back in 2019, since then she has worked in various positions within the senior club. Graduated in 2021 with a Bachelor’s degree in International Business and a minor in Marketing. This is when she joined the Youth Soccer staff as the department’s Senior Coordinator in Operations and now as the Manager, Youth Soccer Business Operations overseeing Club, Academy and Programs. Works in a communications, administrative and operational role for Locomotive Youth Soccer.
Ana Guevara can be contacted at aguevara@eplocomotivefc.com 

Alex Pozo grew up in Guayaquil, Ecuador, and earned a bachelor’s degree in Economics at the Universidad Catolica de Guayaquil in 2007. After moving to the US in 2011, he decided to follow his passion as a soccer coach.
He has spent the past 12 years coaching competitive soccer at both the youth and collegiate levels. His experiences working for recognized clubs such as Pateadores SC in California, Barca Escola and UE Cornella in Spain, Barca Residency Academy in Arizona and a role as the Director of Player Development at Arizona Soccer Association, has provided him with an extensive knowledge base to develop players and even more importantly help guide them through various opportunities at the collegiate level where they can further their careers whilst playing the beautiful game.
Profe Pozo communicates with college coaches of all divisions across the nation to streamline the recruiting process for Locomotive Academy players and help to create pathways for our players to compete and obtain a higher education. Also, he is part of the Academy coaching staff.
Alex holds the US Soccer Youth A license and an MBA in Sports Management from Universidad Europea, Madrid. In addition, he is a US Soccer Educator which has helped him comprehend and teach different soccer methodologies.
Alex can be contacted at apozo@eplocomotivefc.com

Desiree was born and raised in El Paso, TX. She graduated and played varsity soccer at Franklin High School; she then went to New Mexico State University where she graduated with her bachelor’s in nursing in 2020. She has been coaching soccer since 2017 with her grassroots license, working with ages ranging from 3 to 16 years old. Her passion for the game makes her a perfect coach for the younger ages, she is currently coaching the 2014 U10 Locomotive girls’ team and the 2016 U8 Blue team. Also working in the office as our Registrar as well as, helping in the internal operations with the EP Locomotive Youth Soccer Club. She is a valuable resource for all families involved in EP Locomotive Youth Soccer activities.
Desiree can be contacted at dcastillo@eplocomotivefc.com 

James, born and raised in Virginia Beach, Virginia and started his playing career locally for Beach FC and Virginia Rush Academy. James then went on to play at the collegiate level for both Virginia Commonwealth University and Old Dominion University while studying Health Science and Psychology.
He began his coaching career at Beach Fc in 2015 assisting with youth camps and clinics where he then moved on to become the academy consultant for Virginia Beach City Fc where he oversaw the recreational, school, and clinic-based programs and also coached the u16 and u10 Academy teams.
In 2022 James decided to begin his career at The Great Bridge YMCA as the Sports Director where he worked and helped develop both youth and adult sports programs for varying age groups and sports including soccer, basketball, volleyball, etc. His history and passion for soccer haver allowed him to help develop youth soccer players learn to love the sport of soccer and also allow players to develop their skills and tactics that they will use as they move up in the world of soccer.
For any questions about camps, programs and community out-reach programs contact James Ellis at jellis@eplocomotivefc.com.

George was born and raised in El Paso, Texas. He graduated from Andress High School, continuing his academics and athletics in Boston, MA for Pine Manor College, ultimately transferring and graduating from Adams State University with his bachelor’s in Sports Management in 2022. During his time in college, he interned with youth soccer side Colorado Rush for 2 years. He began his coaching route with USL2 side, (CISA) Colorado International Soccer Academy as the assistant coach, as well as assistant coaching his former college, Adams State University for 2 years (2022-2024). George then returned to his hometown, looking to start his career in sports, where he joined the youth soccer staff at El Paso Locomotive FC as the Academy Registrar and is currently the Assistant Academy Coach for the U20 Academy, as well as 2008 and 2009 Academy teams. George’s experience with working with youth teams, as well as collegiate coaching and playing experience makes him a valuable resource for reaching our organizations goals of providing the youth quality coaching and options for playing at the collegiate level.
George can be contacted at gvalenzuela@eplocomotivefc.com