PORTLAND, Ore. – The Portland Timbers announced today that the club has named Jack Jewsbury its director of business development. One of only 10 MLS players to play 350 or more games in league history, Jewsbury joins the Timbers’ front office staff after an accomplished 14-year playing career that included an MLS Cup championship and a Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup trophy.
In his new role with Portland, Jewsbury will serve as a project lead for the club’s corporate partnerships department, helping develop new sponsorship opportunities. Additionally, in this role, Jewsbury becomes an official ambassador for Portland’s community platform, Stand Together, and will serve as the lead spokesperson for Stand Together Week, as well as working as the project lead for the club’s Fields for All project, the Rose City Road Trip and other regional and statewide outreach initiatives.