The Whirl: New Era of Courage

On Jan. 31, the North Carolina Football Club celebrated an expanded partnership with Merz Aesthetics and unveiled a new mini pitch. NC Courage players, owners and community representatives heard from Courage president Francie Gottsegen, Merz VP of CORE Services Kim Lobell, player Brianna Pinto and HighlightHER founder Ari Chambers. Taylor White created a Courage painting.

Back row: Kerolin Nicoli, Clara Robbins, Rikke Madsen, Katelyn Rowland, Estelle Johnson, Casey Murphy, Marisa Bova, Hailey Hopkins, Frankie Tagliaferri, Olivia Wingate. Middle row: Emily Fox, Kaleigh Kurtz, Jennifer Cudjoe, Meredith Speck, Millie Farrow, Malia Berkely, Nikia Smith, Elianna Beard, Croix Soto. Front row: Tyler Lussi, Ryan Williams, Emily Gray, Kiki Pickett, Brianna Pinto, Sarah Clark, Brittany Ratcliffe, Tess Boade, Denise O’Sullivan, Sydney Collins
Nathan Thackeray, Sean Nahas, Emma Thomson

Kathleen Malik, Sammy Malik, Steve Malik

Brianna Pinto, Estelle Johnson, Ari Chambers
Francie Gottsegen
Kim Lobell

This article originally appeared in the March 2023 issue of WALTER magazine.