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Front Office

Executives

Seth Silber is a part-owner and President of the Fredericksburg Nationals. He assumed the role of President after the purchase of the FredNats by Diamond Baseball Holdings in 2025, following his family’s ownership of the team that began in Prince William County back in 1990.

Seth was instrumental in the team’s relocation to Fredericksburg leading up to the inaugural 2021 season, including negotiating of the team’s agreement with the City of Fredericksburg, attracting early Founding Sponsors and season ticket holders, and substantial involvement in the design and construction of Virginia Credit Union Stadium.

As President, Seth has a significant role in day-to-day operations, and will continue to provide strategic direction for the business and its continued deep involvement in the community. His involvement in the community includes being a founder and co-chair of the Fredericksburg Free Press, and serving on the boards of the Fredericksburg Area Museum and Sunshine Ballpark. He also continues to practice law in the antitrust practice of a national law firm in Washington, D.C.

Seth grew up as a diehard Philadelphia Phillies fan, but made the leap to the Nationals when the former Potomac Cannons affiliated with the Expos upon their relocation to DC in 2005. He has been a Washington Nationals season ticket holder since 2005.

Robbie Perry has been the General Manager of the FredNats since 2023, overseeing all business operations for the team. He is one of the original FredNat employees from the beginning of the transition from Potomac to Fredericksburg in 2019, and was the Vice President of Creative Services prior to earning the promotion to GM.

Before joining the FredNats, he worked for three years as the Director of In-Game Entertainment for the Jackson Generals. Prior to that, he attended Liberty University and worked for the marketing department for the Liberty Flames Men's Hockey Team.

Robbie grew up in the former Soviet Union, in a small nation called Latvia for 11 years, before moving to Nashville, TN. He loves to roam downtown Fredericksburg and is a true believer that no one circles the wagons like the Buffalo Bills.

Ticketing

A native of East Brunswick, New Jersey, James Kaplan joined the FredNats in September 2025 as the Director of Ticket Sales. He brings more than eight years of experience in ticket sales, revenue generation and strategic leadership across collegiate sports.

Kaplan most recently served as Manager, Ticket Sales and Service for Virginia Tech Athletics, where he oversaw a Sales and Service team and managed one of the largest premium seating revenue enterprises in college athletics. Under his leadership, the athletic department maintained a consecutive sell-out streak for Virginia Tech Football and experienced unprecedented revenue growth across ticketing and fundraising.

Before Virgina Tech, Kaplan worked for Rutgers Athletics where he held leadership and sales roles. During his tenure, Rutgers Athletics achieved unprecedented revenue growth, improved fan engagement and the longest sellout streak in Rutgers Basketball history of 56 games spanning over three seasons earning national recognition for its energy, creativity and fan-centric approach.

Kaplan graduated from West Virginia University with a bachelor's degree in Sports Management with a double minor in Business and Psychology. In addition to his FredNat duties, Kaplan contributes to the Rutgers Football scouting and development team.

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A native of Salisbury, MD, Emma Dickson joined the FredNat sales team in April 2025 as an inside sales representative, and was promoted to Account Executive in September.

Emma earned her MBA from the University of Mary Washington, where she also completed her bachelor's in Marketing with a minor in Sports Management. She was a student-athlete as well, playing four seasons on the UMW softball team.

Outside the ballpark, she is a huge Chicago sports fan and loves to root for the Bears and Cubs.

Bio coming soon!

A Wisconsin native, Kiya Thompson joined the FredNats in April 2025 as a Ticket Sales Account Executive.

Thompson graduated from Carroll University (WI) in 2023 with her bachelor's in Business Administration, Sports Administration and Criminal Justice, and earned her MBA from Clemson University in 2024. While at Carroll, she was the Head Football Manager, and she's been around sports her entire life, playing basketball and volleyball growing up.

Prior to joining the FredNats, she did a sales internship with Taymar Sales for Furman University and was a community outreach intern for the Georgia Swarm in the summer of 2024.

She has a cat named Gus, just like the beloved FredNat mascot!

A native of North Augusta, South Carolina, Bailey Crawford joined the FredNats in May 2024 as the Box Office Manager.

Crawford graduated from the University of South Carolina-Aiken in 2023 with a degree in Business Administration. He previously worked in the Carolina League for the Augusta GreenJackets in 2023 as a box office/ticket operations intern.

He's a massive Florida Gators fan...Go Gators!

Partnerships

Charly Zuetlau, originally from Albuquerque, NM, joined the FredNats in 2022 as the Director of Business Development, working with sponsorship partners and the FXBG community.

A longtime baseball fan, she grew up watching the Albuquerque Dukes, which fostered her love for baseball. She and her husband of 35 years, a retired Air Force veteran, have called Stafford home for 20 years. Outside of work, she enjoys time with her family, including her grandson, Squish, and two rescue dogs.

A passionate sports fan, she supports the UNM Lobos, Dallas Cowboys and New York Yankees. She also advocates for animal rescue, frequently assisting with dog transports.

Originally from Holland, Michigan, Josh Arendsen joined the FredNats in March 2025 as a Partnership Account Executive. He brings a strong background in sports and entertainment to the team, having previously worked with the Midland Rockhounds, Lansing Lugnuts and Florida Panthers - where he was part of a Stanley Cup-winning season.

A dedicated fan of the Michigan Wolverines and all the Detroit professional teams, Josh has always had a passion for sports and community engagement. In his free time, he enjoys traveling and spending time with friends.

A Fredericksburg native, Alexi Benson joined the FredNats in May 2025 as the Partnership Management Coordinator. Benson is a graduate of Mercy University in New York, where she earned her bachelor’s degree in Business Administration and completed her master’s degree in Organizational Leadership while competing as a five-year member of the softball team.

A lifelong New York Yankees fan, Benson brings her passion for baseball and strong team culture to the organization. Outside the ballpark, she is an avid traveler who enjoys exploring new places, visiting national parks, and experiencing different cultures.

Special Events

A longtime resident of the Fredericksburg area, Jess Chavez joined the FredNats in July 2025 as the Director of Special Events, overseeing all non-baseball activities at the ballpark. She moved to the region in the early 2000s before attending Radford University, where she earned her degree in 2018. She began her career in education, serving as a middle school math teacher until 2022.

After leaving the classroom, Jess moved to Charleston, SC, and transitioned into the nonprofit sector, where she focused on event management and fundraising. This experience led her to oversee operations for a restaurant and event space, further strengthening her background in hospitality, logistics, and guest experience.

Jess and her family returned to Fredericksburg in 2024. She brings a passion for creating memorable events and a strong operational mindset to her role with the FredNats. In her free time, Jess enjoys traveling, practicing yoga, and spending time with her two cats, dog, and husband.

Operations

Born and raised in Seymour, Indiana, Alex Hofer joined the FredNats in October 2023 and was promoted to Director of Stadium Operations in 2025. Alex has been in sports his whole life, especially basketball. He was a student-athlete at Midway University (KY) where he played varsity basketball for five years and obtained his master's degree in Sports Management.

Prior to joining the FredNats, Alex worked for the Indianapolis Motor Speedway as a member of the grounds crew and the Asheville Tourists as Stadium Operations Associate. You can easily find him almost anywhere because of his height.

During the off-season, you can find Alex cheering on his beloved Indiana Pacers and Michigan State Spartans.

Born and raised in Fredericksburg, Tucker Sullivan joined the full-time staff in September 2025 as the Stadium Operations Assistant. He was promoted after spending the 2025 season as an operations intern, and has also previously worked on the promotions team at the ballpark.

Sullivan graduated from the University of Mary Washington in 2024 with a degree in Business Administration and a minor in Sports Management. He is a massive fan of D.C. sports.

A native of Charlottesville, VA, Nate Burton joined the FredNats in February 2025 as the Head Groundskeeper. Burton comes to Fredericksburg after spending the 2024 season in the Carolina League with the Charleston RiverDogs as the Assistant Groundskeeper.

Burton spent the 2023 baseball season on the Washington Nationals' grounds crew in D.C. after graduating from the University of Mary Washington in Fredericksburg with a degree in Business Accounting. He was a three-year member of the UMW baseball team. He also earned a graduate degree in turf management from the University of Georgia in 2024.

Burton returns to the FredNats after spending the inaugural 2021 season with the team as an operations intern.

A Fredericksburg local, Joanna Melita joined the full-time staff in October 2025 as the Manager of Retail and Merchandise. She has worked with the FredNats since the inaugural 2021 season, starting as a member of the game day staff.

She graduated from Bethany College in Bethany, WV, with a degree in Sports Management and minors in Spanish Language & Culture as well as Marketing. She was a four-year member of the Women's Lacrosse team, setting program records for the Bison.

She has previously worked for the non-profit organization Lacrosse the Nations as their Marketing and Social Media intern through the AmeriCorps. Joanna is passionate about sports and the impact they can have on athletes and fans of all ages, and looks forward to the upcoming season in her new role!

Business Administration

Kelly enthusiastically joined the FredNats in March of 2021. She graduated magna cum laude from Towson University in 1993 with a degree in Theatre Arts/Women's Studies and later earned a certificate in Montessori Early Childhood Education. She worked as a teacher and museum educator while raising her family in the Charlottesville area, but found her true passion when her three sons started playing baseball in 2005.

She and her husband are devoted Washington Nationals fans and she can't believe her luck to be working for the FredNats! When not at work or watching baseball, Kelly and her husband enjoy European travel and spending time with their large combined family (7 kids and 9 grandkids!) and their pets, Murphy, Cheeto, Mudge and Triple.

Bio coming soon!

Creative Services

Alexis begins her 15th season with the franchise in 2026. She grew up in Northern Virginia, in Centreville. She has always been involved in sports, even from an early age. Alexis went on to be an accomplished runner and swimmer in high school. After competing in college, she transitioned into working in sports and has written sports articles for local newspapers. She also interned in NBC's sports department before joining the Potomac Nationals.

Alexis graduated from UNC-Chapel Hill with a degree in journalism and a second major in sport administration.

In her free time, Alexis enjoys running, going to the gym, reading, spending time with her dog Belle and rooting for the Nationals and Tar Heels.

Zhancheng Wu was born in Nanning City, China, and has been with the FredNats since the inaugural 2021 season. He oversees and creates all the videos/motion graphics for the ballpark and FredNats social media. Before he came to Fredericksburg, he worked as the Video Production Assistant for the Tulsa Drillers (Double-A, Dodgers) and Tulsa Roughnecks, the USL soccer team in Tulsa.

Wu came to America from China in 2016 to pursue his post-graduate degree in Sports Journalism at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis. He said the reason he came to the States is because baseball is everywhere.

As a big baseball fan, he likes to spend his free time with his wife, Michelle, playing sports, traveling and going on adventures with their dog, Vandy.

His motto for working in sports production is "Don't Suck."

A native of Coldwater, Michigan, Eric Bach joined the FredNats in 2022 and has been the team's lead broadcaster since 2023. He calls all 132 games on the FredNats Baseball Network and MiLB.tv/Bally Live while heading up the team's media relations efforts and hosting the official podcast of the FredNats. He was voted the Carolina League Broadcaster of the Year by his peers in the 2024 season, and made his Major League broadcasting debut filling in for the Washington Nationals in September 2025.

Prior to coming to Fredericksburg, he spent the 2021 summer as the voice of the Morehead City Marlins (Coastal Plain League) and has also worked in broadcasting and media relations for Lenoir-Rhyne University and ESPN 100.9 FM in Midland, Michigan.

Bach is a 2021 graduate of Michigan State University, earning a bachelor's degree in Journalism with a minor in Sports Media. Outside the ballpark, he's an avid traveler and a dedicated supporter of all the Detroit professional teams and the Michigan State Spartans.

Kaitlyn Piston joined the FredNats in November 2025 as the Marketing Coordinator. She graduated from the University of Mary Washington in 2024 with a bachelor's degree in Business Marketing, and was a four-year member of the UMW volleyball team. In addition to playing volleyball, she ran the social media accounts for the team, and also managed the UMW baseball and men's basketball accounts while also working as the Marketing Coordinator for UMW Campus Recreation.

Prior to Fredericksburg, she spent the 2025 baseball season in the Carolina League with the Myrtle Beach Pelicans as the Social Media Assistant, and has also worked as a content creator for the Appalachian League, covering the MLB Draft Combine.

Kaitlyn hails from Virginia Beach, where she grew up with two older brothers and a twin sister.

Professional Sports Catering

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