mgordon@chicagowolves.com

Mike Gordon joined the Wolves as vice president of partnerships in February 2009. He most recently served as the vice president of sales for the Arena Football League's Chicago Rush, where he oversaw all of the team's corporate sponsorship initiatives. Under Gordon's direction, the franchise ranked among the top two teams in the AFL in corporate sponsorship revenue in 2006, 2007 and 2008.

The 40-year-old Gordon also spent seven years in the athletic department at DePaul University where he oversaw the licensing, marketing, ticket sales, and sponsorships for the athletic department. A graduate of Knox College in Galesburg, Ill., Gordon received his MBA in Marketing at DePaul University. He also performed consulting work for the Chicago Blackhawks, the 1994 World Cup and several minor league baseball teams.

Gordon and his wife, Susan, have a daughter, Katie, and a son, Alex, and reside in the Northwest suburbs.

cbmahoney@chicagowolves.com

Courtney Mahoney enters her 14th season with the Wolves and third as the vice president of operations.

The Western Springs native and graduate of Lyons Township High School joined the Wolves community relations department in 1996 and moved into the leadership role before the 1997-98 season.  She assumed control of game operations prior to the 2000-01 season before being named director of operations in 2004.

The 35-year-old Mahoney, who was awarded the AHL’s Ken McKenzie award in 2009 for outstanding promotion of the team, has spearheaded some of the club’s most successful community endeavors, including the Read to Succeed and Adopt-A-Dog programs. Under her supervision, more than $4 million has been raised for Chicago Wolves charities.

A 1996 graduate of the University of Wisconsin, Mahoney resides in Chicago.

cgruber@chicagowolves.com
Direct: (847) 832-1988

Curt Gruber joined the Wolves in April of 2009 as the vice president of business development. The 42-year-old most recently served as the vice president of marketing and business development for the Arena Football League's Chicago Rush. Prior to joining the Rush, Gruber served as a senior marketing manager for Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company and as director of global brand development at Jim Beam Brands Company. The Park Ridge native is a graduate of Illinois State University and received an M.B.A. from the Thunderbird School of Global Management and currently teaches in the Master of Sports Administration program at Northwestern University. Gruber and his wife, Lori, have a son, Nathan, and daughter, Maddie, and reside in the northwest suburbs.

ehzavilla@chicagowolves.com

Direct: (847) 832-1938

Eric Zavilla enters his 11th season with the Wolves and third as the team's Executive Director of Ticket Sales and Services. The 35-year-old Palatine native joined the club as a Ticket Sales Representative in 1999 and also held the titles of Account Executive, Senior Account Executive, Season Ticket Sales Manager and Director of Season Ticket Sales before assuming his current role in September of 2007. A 1999 graduate of the University of Kansas, Zavilla first entered the hockey business as an intern with the International Hockey League's Kansas City Blades while in college. Zavilla and his wife, Mandy, have two daughters, Sophia and Isabelle, and reside in the Northwest Suburbs.

mlfish@chicagowolves.com

Direct: (847) 832-1945

Marla Fish enters her 11th season with the Wolves and third as the director of group sales. The 33-year-old Poynette, Wisc., native, joined the organization as a ticket sales representative and served as an account executive, senior account executive and sales manager before assuming her current role in September, 2007.  Prior to joining the Wolves, the University of Wisconsin - La Crosse graduate, spent time working with the Indianapolis Indians of the International Baseball League, Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference and the Aspen Athletic Clubs, Fish and her husband, Matt. reside in Gurnee.
 

jnseyller@chicagowolves.com

Direct: (847) 832-1941

Julie Seyller enters her sixth season with the Wolves and second as senior sales manager.  The 30-year-old native of Buffalo Grove joined the team in 2004 as an account executive and also served as a senior account executive before assuming her current role.  Prior to joining the Wolves, Seyller held positions at Sprint and interned with the Peoria Rivermen and Peoria Pirates.  She received her bachelor's degree from Eastern Illinois University and M.B.A. from Illinois State University. Seyller and her family reside in Lindenhurst.

jmschroeder@chicagowolves.com

Direct: (847) 832-1935

Jackie Schroeder enters her sixth season with the Wolves and fourth Ticket Sales and Services Manager. The 27-year-old native of Bloomingdale joined the organization as a ticket sales and services assistant in September, 2004, and served as ticket sales and services coordinator before assuming her current title in May of 2006. Prior to joining the Wolves, the Ball State University graduate worked in the stadium/event operations of the Peoria Sports Complex in Arizona and spent time in the game operations department of the Arizona Diamondbacks. Schroeder and her husband, Nate, reside in the Northwest Suburbs.

jlpalmer@chicagowolves.com

Direct: (847) 832-1947

Jon Palmer enters his third season with the Wolves and second as ticket sales and services coordinator.  The 26-year-old first joined the club as a ticket sales and services intern in September of 2007, before assuming his current role later that year.  The Eastern Illinois University graduate resides in Vernon Hills.

aholz@chicagowolves.com

Direct: (847) 832-1936

Aaron Holz enters his fourth season with the Wolves and second as senior account executive.  The 26-year-old joined the organization in August of 2006 as an intern and assumed his current role prior to the start of the 2008-09 season. The Oronoco, MN native is a graduate of Bemidji State University, and currently resides in Elk Grove Village.

jlarose@chicagowolves.com

Direct: (847) 832-1944

Jude LaRose enters his first season with the Wolves as a senior account executive in the club's ticket department. Prior to joining the Wolves, the 27-year-old LaRose served as a senior account executive and youth football coordinator at the Chicago Rush and an account executive with the Chicago Bandits of the National Pro Fastpitch Softball League. A University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign graduate, LaRose resides in Chicago.

skstarck@chicagowolves.com

Direct: (847) 832-1939

Stefanie Starck enters her fourth season with the Wolves and second as a senior account executive. The 26-year-old joined the organization in December of 2006 as an account executive and assumed her current role prior to the start of the 2008-09 season. The Deerfield native previously worked in the sponsorship and event sales department of Marcus Evans. A graduate of Illinois State University, Starck resides in Deerfield.

BTBeneventi@chicagowolves.com

Direct: (847) 832-1943

Bill Beneventi joined the Wolves in October 2009 as an account executive. A native of Munster, Ind., Beneventi graduated from Indiana University in 2008. Prior to joining the Wolves, he worked for the Chicago White Sox as a sales intern. The 25-year-old resides in Chicago.

BJBrown@chicagowolves.com

Direct: (847) 832-1957

Bryan Brown enters his second season with the Wolves and first as an account executive. The Highland Park native, joined the organization in June, 2008, as a ticket sales representative before assuming his current title in April, 2009. Prior to joining the Wolves, the 23-year-old served as an intern with ProFunds Advisors, ENC Marketing and Comcast Sportsnet and spent time as a reporter for soccertimes.com. A graduate of American University, Brown resides in Chicago.

MWElliott@chicagowolves.com

Direct: (847) 832-1942

Mike Elliott joined the Wolves in February 2010 as an account executive. Elliott previously worked in marketing and promotions for the University of Illinois Athletic Department and in sales for the Chicago Bulls. The Champaign native and University of Illinois graduate resides in Chicago.

cwgeorge@chicagowolves.com

Direct: (847) 832-1993

Chris George joined the Wolves organization as the ticket sales intern in June of 2009.  The 22-year-old Miami University graduate currently resides in Lake Forest.

mphorras@chicagowolves.com

Direct: (847) 832-1995

Meghan Horras joined the Wolves in December 2009 as a ticket sales intern. Horras was the goaltender for the University of Wisconsin’s women’s ice-hockey team for four years, before graduating in 2007. She received her Masters of Sport Management from Western Illinois University in 2008. Prior to joining the Wolves, the Appleton, Wis., native worked as a fan development intern for the NHL’s Philadelphia Flyers and AHL’s Philadelphia Phantoms. The 26-year-old resides in Glenview.

SMJacobson@chicagowolves.com

Direct: (847) 832-1937

Shelby Jacobson joined the Wolves organization in February 2010 as the ticket sales & services intern. A native of Glencoe, Jacobson graduated from Indiana University in 2009. Prior to joining the Wolves, she worked as the marketing and promotions intern for the Windy City Thunderbolts. The 23-year-old resides in Chicago.

hagovekar@chicagowolves.com

Heidi Govekar enters her fourth season with the Wolves and second as client service manager.  The 25-year-old received a Bachelor's degree from the University of Iowa in 2006.  Govekar currently resides in Chicago.

mqryan@chicagowolves.com

Matt Ryan enters his third season with the Wolves and second as partnerships sales executive. The 24-year-old joined the organization in September, 2007, as a sponsorship sales intern, before assuming his current role in April, 2008. Prior to joining the Wolves, the Golf native served as a management and operations intern for the Chicago Machine of Major League Lacrosse and was a trader's assistant at the Chicago Board of Trade. A graduate of the University of Michigan, Ryan resides in Golf.

rmcdonald@chicagowolves.com

Ryan McDonald enters his fourth season with the Wolves as a partnerships sales executive. Prior to joining the organization, the Dorchester, Ontario, native, worked as a Market Manager with Bacardi USA and a sales manager with Red Bull. A graduate of Brock University, the 26-year-old McDonald resides in Chicago.

dzarzynski@chicagowolves.com

brcampion@chicagowolves.com

Bryan Campion enters his 12th season with the Wolves and third as the director of operations.

The 37-year-old joined the Wolves as a game day staff member in December of 1998 and became a full-time staff member in March, 1999.

Prior to joining the Wolves, the DePauw University graduate was the owner and operator of Tee to Green Golf in Deerfield from 1995 to 1999, and interned with the Indianapolis ICE of the now defunct International Hockey League.

A native of Palatine, Campion and his wife, Lindsey, reside in the Northwest suburbs.

bjkenny@chicagowolves.com

Brian Kenny enters his third season with the Wolves and second as game operations coordinator. Prior to joining the Wolves as an intern in 2007, the 25-year-old spent time with the now defunct Chicago Hounds of the United States Hockey League.  Kenny graduated from the University of Illinois and resides in Chicago.

vazimmerman@chicagowolves.com

Victoria Zimmerman joined the Wolves organization in July of 2008.  Prior to joining the club, the Barrington native spent time at UBS Financial Services and Crop to Cup.  The 25-year-old received a Bachelor's degree from Indiana University in 2005 and a Master's degree from Utah State University in 2007.  Zimmerman currently resides in Chicago.

djharris@chicagowolves.com

Dan Harris enters his second season with the Wolves after joining the club in September of 2008 as a game operations intern. Prior to working for the Wolves, the 23-year-old graduate of Washington and Lee University served as the marketing intern for the Chicago Sky. The Florida native resides in Northbrook.

etcasey@chicagowolves.com

Elizabeth Casey enters her fourth season with the Wolves and second as head of the team's media relations ventures. The 25-year-old graduate of Northwestern University previously served two seasons as media relations coordinator before assuming the director role following the 2008 Calder Cup Championship. Prior to joining the Wolves, the Colorado Springs, Colo., native, worked as an intern for Sports Illustrated in New York City and USA Hockey Magazine in Colorado Springs. Casey resides in Chicago.

jeskelnik@chicagowolves.com

Justin enters his third season with the Wolves and second as media relations coordinator.  The 25-year-old joined the club in September, 2007, as the media relations intern before taking on his current role in July, 2008.  A 2006 graduate of the University of Iowa, Skelnik first entered the sports business as an intern for WFLD Chicago.  Skelnik currently resides in Chicago.

HJGoldman@chicagowolves.com

Hannah joined the Wolves organization as the media relations intern in September of 2009. Prior to joining the Wolves, the 22-year-old graduate of the University of Michigan spent four years in the Michigan Wolverines athletic media relations office and also interned in the Boston Bruins' communications department. The New Hampshire native currently resides in Chicago.

kagask@chicagowolves.com

Kevin Gask enters his second season with the Wolves as Director of New Media in the team's creative services department.  The St. Louis native graduated from Webster University, and previously worked in magazine layout.  The 30-year-old Gask resides in Chicago.

ijaved@chicagowolves.com

Imran Javed enters his fifth season with the Wolves after joining the team in May of 2005.  The 33-year-old previously served as a package and print designer for Adam's Apple and Republic Tobacco.  The Chicago native graduated from Pratt Institute in 1998 with a Bachelor's degree in Communication Design. Javed and his fiancée, Jessie, reside in Chicago.

cmmoritz@chicagowolves.com

Christina Moritz enters her second season with the Wolves as a graphic designer in the team's creative services department. Prior to joining the Wolves, the Canton, Ohio, native, worked as a merchandise intern with the Akron Aeros of the Eastern Baseball League and as a graphic designer at the Ullman Design Studio.  A graduate of Marietta College, the 22-year-old Moritz resides in the Northwest Suburbs.

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rsstorto@chicagowolves.com

Ron Storto is currently in his third season with the Wolves and second as the organization's executive television producer.  Under his current role, the River Forest native oversees the team's television package on Comcast Cable, which broadcasts every regular-season game - including all 40 home contests - as well as every playoff game live.

Prior to joining the Wolves, Storto spent 12 years on Chicago White Sox and Chicago Blackhawks broadcasts working his way up from graphics to executive producer along the way.  A graduate of Oak Park River Forest High School and Columbia College in Chicago, Storto first joined the industry with SportsVision in 1986 and stayed with the station during its transition to SportsChannel, Fox Sports Channel, Fox SportsNet and Comcast.

The 45-year-old Storto resides in Chicago.

SCDraheim@chicagowolves.com

Sarah Draheim joined the Wolves in January 2008 as the Community Relations Assistant before assuming her current position as TV production manager in May 2009. Prior to joining the Wolves, the University of Colorado graduate worked as a sports clerk at the Denver Rocky Mountain News, a sports intern at CBS-4 Denver and a news clerk/online news assistant at the Iowa City Press-Citizen.  The 28-year-old resides in Chicago.

myoung@chicagowolves.com

Matt Young joined the Wolves in September 2007 as a TV intern before being promoted to his current position as TV associate in August 2009. A native of Pittsburgh, Young currently attends the Community College of William Rainey Harper. The 19-year-old resides in Chicago.

ksolberg@chicagowolves.com

Kirsten Solberg joined the Wolves in January 2010 as a TV intern. A native of Antioch, Solberg graduated from Columbia College of Chicago in 2008 before interning for ER, My Boys, and New Regency Productions in Los Angeles.  The 24-year-old resides in Grayslake.