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Dragons Vice President Brad Eaton Honored as Forty Under 40 Winner

Selected by Dayton Business Journal
By Dayton Dragons
March 21, 2014

Dayton Dragons Vice President of Corporate Partnerships Brad Eaton has been named an honoree of the 17th annual Forty Under 40 awards by Dayton Business Journal. The award honors the Dayton region's up and coming leaders. A special dinner and awards program is set for May 22 at the Schuster Center in downtown Dayton.

According to the Dayton Business Journal, more than 200 nominations were received, making it one of the most competitive years in the long-running program. Click here for photos of all winners.

Eaton is one of the original Dayton Dragons staffers, joining the organization in January 2000 prior to the team's inaugural season. During his first two seasons, he helped to create the Dragons wildly popular "PlayBall!" game program, as well as handle media requests for the growing Dragons brand.

In his current role of Vice President of Corporate Partnerships, he works with local, regional and national companies to create comprehensive marketing partnerships which harness the popularity of the Dayton Dragons to impact their businesses.

"The entire Dragons organization is very proud that Brad has been selected as a Dayton Forty under 40 winner," said Robert Murphy, Dragons President. "We have been very fortunate to have Brad as a leader in our organization from our inception. He is a difference maker."

Eaton graduated from the University of Dayton with a major in communications and minors in marketing and economics in 2001. Following graduation and his second season with the Dragons, Brad moved into sponsor services where he began implementing comprehensive marketing programs for some of the Dragons key corporate partners. In 2007, he returned to UD to begin work on his MBA and was promoted to Vice President overseeing the Dragons sponsor services department. Most recently, he was a co-chair of the committee which planned and executed all of the public and private events surrounding the 2013 Midwest League All-Star Game which was hosted in Dayton during June 2013.

Eaton is also active in the Dayton community, serving on the Dayton Art Institute Associate Board. He lives in nearby Oakwood with his wife Molly and daughters Harper and Morgan.

Eaton becomes the fourth Dragons executive to win the award. In previous years, Dragons President Robert Murphy, Executive Vice President Eric Deutsch, and Vice President/General Manager Gary Mayse have been selected as Forty Under 40 winners.