Fort Wayne Football Club announced Monday it has bolstered its front office staff with the additions of Kassie Taksey as Chief Revenue Officer, Kane Clark as Ticket Sales Associate, and Christy Pinkley as Merchandising Manager.
Taksey will oversee development and implementation of all revenue-generating activities, including ticket sales, sponsorships, merchandising, media rights, and premium seating, as Fort Wayne FC prepares to move into its new stadium, Fort Wayne FC Park, in 2026. Fort Wayne FC Park, a state-of-the-art, soccer specific stadium is being built at Bass Road and I-69.
Taksey joins Fort Wayne FC with almost three decades of experience in sales, marketing and media, most recently as General Sales Manager with Kensington Digital Media. Taksey oversaw the sales team for three Warsaw-area radio stations from 2023 to 2025, spurring a massive increase of sales.
From 2020 to 2023, Taksey was General Sales Manager at Federated Media, supervising the sales team for three Fort Wayne-based radio stations. With Mastodon Sports Properties-Learfield Sports, Taksey designed and implemented marketing plans for six Purdue Fort Wayne sports teams between 2012 and 2020, helping to grow sponsorship relationships with local businesses and media partners.
Taksey, a Churubusco native, is a 1999 graduate of Ball State.
Clark, a Decatur native and 2024 graduate of Indiana Tech, most recently worked as a sales representative for S. Abraham & Sons, managing retail accounts for convenience stores with an emphasis on sales growth, product placement and client relationships. He has also worked in audio/video production for the Fort Wayne Komets professional hockey team.
Pinkley, a graduate of Fort Wayne’s Homestead High School, has worked with Fort Wayne Football Club in a game-day capacity since its inception but is moving into a full-time role. She will handle the club’s acquisition, and sales, of merchandise as the club transitions to playing in the professional level of USL League One in 2026.
Fort Wayne FC is currently accepting $25 season ticket deposits for the 2026 season. Fans are encouraged to place deposits to reserve their spot in line for when the seat selection process begins later this fall. Full season ticket pricing is at FortWayneFC.com.
About Fort Wayne Football Club
Fort Wayne Football Club, founded in 2019, is moving to the professional ranks of USL League One in 2026. The club is building a new state-of-the-art, soccer-specific stadium, Fort Wayne FC Park, that will open at Bass Road and I-69 in 2026. In pre-professional USL League Two, Fort Wayne Football Club won Valley Division championships in 2023, 2024 and 2025.
About United Soccer League
Founded in 1986, the United Soccer League (USL) is the largest and fastest-growing soccer organization in the United States, impacting more than 200 communities nationwide. The USL is the first and only organization to offer a comprehensive youth-to-professional pathway for both men and women under one ecosystem. This structure includes four men’s leagues: the newly announced, top-tier professional Division I league, the USL Championship (Division II), USL League One (Division III), and USL League Two (pre-professional). The women’s pathway includes the top-tier USL Super League (Division I), which debuted in 2024, and USL W League, the country’s leading pre-professional women’s league. The USL also oversees USL Academy, a progressive talent development platform, and USL Youth, a premier national youth platform.
