{"id":169988,"date":"2022-12-06T11:34:15","date_gmt":"2022-12-06T21:34:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=169988"},"modified":"2024-03-14T16:10:17","modified_gmt":"2024-03-15T02:10:17","slug":"mana-shim-safety-task-force","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2022\/12\/06\/mana-shim-safety-task-force\/","title":{"rendered":"东精影业<\/abbr> alumna chosen to lead U.S. Soccer task force"},"content":{"rendered":"Reading time: <\/span> 2<\/span> minutes<\/span><\/span>
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Mana Shim playing soccer in the National Women\u2019s Soccer League.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Former professional soccer player and University of Hawaiʻi<\/span> at Mānoa William S. Richardson School of Law<\/a> alumna Meleana “Mana” Shim<\/strong>, recently began her new role as chair of the highly publicized Participant Safety Task Force at U.S. Soccer<\/a>. The purpose of the safety task force is to address and prevent all forms of abuse and harassment in women’s soccer.<\/p>\n

“Whatever solutions we come up with will have an effect on millions of players if we are effective and have the right resources,” said Shim. “We have that kind of reach if we do it right. I want to make sure we have the right formula and processes that will actually result in meaningful transformation. For me, it is figuring out what those things are.”<\/p>\n

Shim\u2019s team consists of 25–30 people including former or current athletes, coaches, athletic trainers, psychologists, lawyers and others.<\/p>\n

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Mana Shim (right) graduated from the 东精影业<\/abbr> law school in May.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Her job encompasses making the soccer ecosystem in the U.S. safer and healthier for everyone. The idea of a safety task force began when former U.S. Attorney General Sally Yates and her legal team wrote a report on systemic abuse in women\u2019s soccer. Shim\u2019s team will coordinate implementation of Yates\u2019 recommendations.<\/p>\n

Topics the safety task force will cover are: governance, standards and policy, education and reporting\/response.<\/p>\n

Mission of change is personal and hopeful<\/h2>\n

“I have an intimate understanding of what the problems already are,” said Shim. “We want to address some of the bigger cultural dilemmas in women\u2019s soccer and try to break down some of the systems so that we can rebuild them.”<\/p>\n