Meet The Board: Robin Smiley-Brown

Get to know our board members

The train keeps rolling on Get to Know Our Board, where we’ll shine a spotlight on the incredible volunteer board members who help keep Circle City FC moving forward.

These are the people working behind the scenes—giving their time, energy, and expertise—to support our players, families, and coaches and to help shape the future of our club. In each post, we’ll introduce you to one board member, share a bit about who they are, what they do, and why they’re passionate about Circle City FC, so you can get to know the faces and stories behind the club you’re a part of.

Today, we introduce you to one of our newest members to the board. Meet Robin Smiley-Brown.

q: What is your current board position and role at circle city fc?

While I am new to the board, I have been around CCFC for about 5 years (both seasons each year, multiple kiddos in the club) and seen first hand how hard the board works on game days. The fall 2025 season I was able to be part of a few challenges for the board firsthand and I realized that it was time that I really dedicated and gave back to the club that gives so much to our kiddos by joining the board instead of being a gameday/time helper. In the few short months I've been on the board, I can say there is a lot more behind the scenes than any of us sideline parents/occasional game day volunteers/coaches realize and I'm looking forward to being a part of that deeper work.

q: When did you join the ccfc board?

Fall 2025

q: What inspired you to get involved with the club?

Several things things over time but the final push came in Fall 2025 when I saw a weather delay occur and there being one board member on duty to try make that call and facilitate all that information. It took several more to help coordinate (prior board members there refereeing a game, sitting board members that were coaching games during that time, spouses of those board members, and much more) those efforts and communications to keep everyone safe. Then watching and learning how many of our board members are stepping in to coach, referee, listen to concerns/address issues, work on scheduling (especially when revisions are needed and working with less day light time) and so much more, I could no longer ignore the call to be a part of the hands and feet that make CCFC so great.

q: What's the most rewarding part of serving on the board?

Setting example for our kiddos how to share our talents and time with others so that they too are blessed.

q: What's one thing families might be surprised to learn about running a youth soccer club?

There are so many more aspects to running the club than anyone realizes if you have not been involved with the board. Again, our family has been at CCFC for over 5 years (10 seasons, with 2 kiddos playing and 1 that also is a referee) and I had NO IDEA how much our board has been pouring into our club to ensure the fields, schedules, jerseys, communications, concessions, safety, and much more are possible.

q: Why do you believe community involvement and volunteer leadership matter in youth sports?

I believe being involved in community youth sports helps show our kiddos that success is built on selfless acts of kindness; when one teaches, two learn.

q: What would you say to someone considering getting involved with the club?

Many hands make for light work - come join us to help ensure future success of CCFC for our youth!

q: What is your favorite soccer memory?

My favorite soccer memory is watching my youngest (currently U8) played indoor soccer over this past winter and while playing goalie he stopped a ball from going in the goal. Then he proceeded to bounced/jumped a few times like Mario trying to get a ? block before coming to the front goal line and throwing the ball back to the field of play.

q: What soccer club (other than ccfc) do you support?

None because prior to my oldest playing soccer, I'd never even watched/played soccer myself.