Adam Smith is currently serving as the Sporting Director[2] for USL League 1 team, Central Valley Fuego FC.

[4] Prior to joining Fuego, Smith took the role of CEO and Director of Football at USL League 2 team Ventura County Fusion.

[5] Fusion had previously been on a two-year hiatus from the league due to Covid shutdowns, but returned to win the National Championship in 2022 .

Prior to working under Preki, Smith served under John Spencer at Portland Timbers where he became the inaugural Goalkeeping Coach for the teams' first year in Major League Soccer.

[8] After serving five years with the MLS Club, he moved to return to first team professional football with Sacramento at the start of the 2015 season.

Graham Smith has had over 200 English league appearances as a professional player and was able to help build Sacramento Republic to a Championship winning team as the club's first ever Director of Football.