Prior to joining the Red Bulls, Ponce served for six years in the Premium Sales department with the New Jersey Nets of the NBA. He is a product of New Jersey having graduated from Centenary University and John F. Kennedy High School in Paterson. Ponce, wife Janice and three children reside in Hackettstown, NJ.

The Red Bulls II claimed the 2016 USL Cup this past Sunday night at Red Bull Arena, and are set to move into the newly renovated Pittser Soccer Complex at Montclair State University for the 2017 season, the club’s third in the USL.