David enters his twenty-third year with the Atlanta Braves organization and second as Vice-President and General Manager of the Rome Braves in 2021. Prior to coming to Rome he spent the previous twenty seasons as the General Manager of the former Braves Advance Rookie Affiliate, Danville Braves (2000-19). He started with the Braves organization in 1998 in the ticket department with the Richmond Braves prior to leaving for one season to work with the Winston-Salem Warthogs (White Sox High-A affiliate) during the 1999 season.

During his tenure in Danville, he was named Appalachian League Executive of the Year twice (2003, 2008) and won the League's Promotional Award of Excellence twice (2004, 2006). Most recently, Cross led the D-Braves to 2017 Appalachian League Organization of the Year honors. He has served on the boards of nonprofits including Habitat for Humanity, Boys and Girls Club, Bright Leaf Brew Fest, Danville Tourism, and is a past president of the Kiwanis Club of Danville.

Prior to working in baseball Cross spent several years working in the banking and insurance industry with Signet Bank and New York Life Insurance Company. He holds a bachelor’s degree from Randolph-Macon College where he spent three years on the football team before having to retire due to multiple shoulder injuries. Outside of baseball he enjoys spending time with family and friends, growing hot peppers, a rooting for football and basketball teams that never seem to make the playoffs.

Bob Askin joined the Rome staff in 2020 after making previous stops at double-A Mississippi Braves and Major League Atlanta Braves. After 9 years in radio, Bob's first job in sports was with the Greenville Grrrowl of the ECHL where, as Director of Group Sales, set a single-game group ticket record of 5,797 on February 23, 2001. A few years later at Marshall University, he set the MAC women’s basketball attendance record of 7,017 on December 12, 2004. He then moved into a more operational/mentorship role with the Mississippi Braves, where helped open the new Trustmark Park in 2005. In 2009, he transitioned to the Atlanta Braves ticket office and Turner Field while assisting the relocation process to another new stadium, SunTrust (now Truist) Park, in 2017. Bob is married to his wife Kim and has one daughter, Gabby, who aspires to be a future Tennessee Volunteer, class of 2026.

Katie Aspin enters her 7th year as an Account Representative for the Rome Braves. She is responsible for selling advertising and group outings at State Mutual Stadium. She also oversees the Romey's Rascals kids club and Roman's Reading Club program.

Before joining the Rome Braves in 2014, Aspin worked for the Purdue University athletic department in Ticket Sales & Service. She has also interned for the Great Lakes Loons and Danville Braves minor league baseball teams.

The Michigan native graduated from Grand Valley State University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Broadcasting. She is currently single and resides in Rome. Aspin is an avid fan of the Michigan State Spartans and Atlanta Braves. She loves dogs, spending time with friends and family and going to the gym.

Stephen Brunson enters his fourth year with the Atlanta Braves organization in 2021. He took over as the Marketing Manager for Rome in 2020 after spending the last two years in Danville, most recently as Danville’s Assistant General Manager.

He assists the team in creating partnerships with local businesses, running social media accounts, and developing marketing strategies that help the team best reach the greater Rome community.

Brunson hails from Wichita, Kansas, where he spent his entire childhood. He graduated from Kansas State University in 2018, where he studied Public Relations. While at K-State, Brunson worked for K-State Athletics in the communications department, assisting with gathering statistics for all sports teams. He currently works in a part-time basis for ESPN when they have staffing needs for their TV productions.

Brunson is ironically an avid KU basketball fan, and will die on the hill that Kansas City has the best barbeque in the entire universe. He spends his down time watching and playing sports, listening to new music, engaging with his community at his local church, and cooking new recipes.

Scott enters his first season with the Braves organization as the Director of Sales for the Rome Braves in 2021. Prior to coming to Rome, he worked in collegiate athletics with the Aspire Group/Rutgers University as the manager of Ticket Sales and Service. Before that he spent two plus years at Towson University as the Director of Ticket Sales and Operations.

During his tenure at Rutgers, he oversaw the new business and group sales teams and was being groomed to directly oversee the retention team as well. While having several accounts himself, the team reached a 90% renewal rate for both football and men’s basketball in season tickets as well setting records for new accounts for football. Part of his role was to onboard, train, and mentor the sales team with industry best practices and sales and customer service techniques. In addition he was a fixture on gameday for the 5 ticketed sports where he networked with clients and prospects as well as duties for gameday preparation, fan experience packages, and sales kiosks.

Prior to his time in division one college athletics, he had stops with McDaniel College, the New York Mets, the New Britain Rock Cats (now the Hartford Yard Goats) and the Philadelphia 76ers in sales or fundraising roles. He also completed internships with the Philadelphia 76ers and the Lakewood (now Jersey Shore) Blueclaws. He holds a bachelor’s degree in sport management from East Stroudsburg University. When he is not running around the ballpark shaking hands and kissing babies he enjoys spending time with family and friends, playing with his golden retriever Oakley, going to country music concerts and watching sporting events. A native of the suburbs outside of Philadelphia, he is a diehard PITT basketball fan as well as the Green Bay Packers, Philadelphia Flyers, and Philadelphia Phillies and beginning the process of becoming a fan of the Atlanta Braves.

Drew Gibby enters his fourth year with Rome, and seventh in baseball. Drew joined Rome in 2018 after spending the previous three seasons with the Cubs AA Affiliate, Tennessee Smokies. He spent his time in Tennessee doing everything from Promotions to Video Production, but found his niche in Graphic Design. As the Graphic Design Manager, Drew handles all digital and print media produced from the Rome Braves.

Drew attended the University of Tennessee where he attained a degree in Sports Management. During his time in Knoxville, he "Volunteered" his time working with the Athletic Marketing Department providing the ultimate fan experience for fans cheering on the Big Orange. You can still find Drew wearing his orange proudly and singing Rocky Top in the office.

A native of Nashville, TN, Drew enjoys country music and good BBQ. He loves his Green Bay Packers, Tennessee Titans, and Nashville Predators. If you want to find Drew outside of work, he can be found at the local Y sporting a nice crossover on the hardwood. #ChopOn

Jonathan Jackson enters his fifth season as Director of Food and Beverage for the Rome Braves in 2021 and his ninth year in baseball. Jackson started with the Braves in 1996 at Turner Field where he began learning the food and beverage department as a runner for the warehouse and became warehouse supervisor in 1997. He left Turner Field and moved over to Philips Arena as a concessions supervisor and shortly thereafter became Beverage Manager. Jackson worked at Philips for 17 years before moving back into baseball with the Braves organization as Director of Food and Beverage for the Rome Braves in 2017.

Jackson attended DeVry University, where he studied Electronic Engineering Technology. But, he's opted to remain in Food and Beverage with sports along the way and loves every minute of it. From time to time, Jackson still enjoys dabbling in computers but sticks to food and beverage.

Originally from South Georgia, he is from a town called Fort Gaines. Jackson moved to Atlanta when he was 13 years old where he has resided until moving to Rome. His hobbies include movies, plays, concerts, watching sports and fiddling with electronics.

Morgan, a Rome native, began his journey with the Braves in March 2008 as a batboy. He graduated from Shorter University with degrees in Sport Management and Marketing in December 2012 and completed his MBA in June 2014. Morgan has held multiple positions in his 12 years including warehouse runner, clubhouse manager, warehouse/operations manager and now director of stadium operations. His favorite thing about working in baseball is seeing players reach their potential and watching them in the Bigs. In his free time, Morgan enjoys fishing and being outside on the farm with his beautiful wife Jordan and baby girl, Alaina!

Jackie graduated from Shorter University in December of 2020 with a Bachelor of Administration in Sport Management. She is in the second half of her graduate program, and is expected to graduate in December of 2021 with a Master of Business Administration in Sport Management. Jackie is a four year collegiate-athlete and competed at the Division II level of softball.

Jackie is rejoining the Braves as a full-time Sales Associate. She was the box office trainee during the 2019 season and assisted in all ticket office tasks. For fun, Jackie likes watching sports or hanging with friends and family. She loves the city of Atlanta and is a sneaker collector.

With a passion for sports, Jackie is excited to be back on our staff and be a part of growing the game of baseball. Go Braves!

Owen Reppert began his tenure with the Rome Braves in 2006 as a part-time employee and joined the full time staff in 2012. He currently serves as Director of Culinary Services and assistant to the Director of Food and Beverage.

As a part-time employee, Reppert served as a cook, bartender, painter, runner and assisted with anything else needed. He was asked to join the full time staff following the 2011 season and has been overseeing culinary services since that point.

Reppert enjoys hot summer days on his pontoon boat and building model railroad on rainy days. He's originally from Allentown, PA, where he started his career in food service over 30 years ago.

J. Robinson enters his third full year with the Rome Braves in 2021. He joined the Rome club after spending the 2018 season with the NL East Champion Atlanta Braves, as a member of the Ticket Operations Department. A native of Bridgeport, CT, Robinson received his Bachelor's Degree in Sport Management from Old Dominion University in Norfolk, VA.

Robinson’s first job in sports was with the Bridgeport Bluefish, a Minor League Baseball Team, during their 20th Anniversary Season. He started as Gameday Staff and found his way into the Box Office. Soon he transitioned to the Box Office at Webster Bank Arena, working primarily with the Bridgeport Sound Tigers, an AHL affiliate of the NHL New York Islanders.

Robinson recently became a Braves fan. Growing up in Connecticut, he endured many long seasons rooting for the New York Jets, Mets and Knicks. In his free time, J. likes to play video games. He plays mostly Madden or 2K on the XBOX One. When he needs a break from sports, he enjoys League of Legends on the computer.

Having been with the club since its inaugural season, Starla Roden enters her 19th year with the Rome Braves in 2021. Roden serves as Merchandise Manager for the Single-A affiliate of the Atlanta Braves and also assists with the Rome Braves group sales efforts.

Roden has been married to Jerry for 26 years, and they have two children. Their son is a 24-year-old senior at Jacksonville State University. Their daughter is a 20-year-old sophomore at Kennesaw State.

Anna Winstead enters her fourth year with the Rome Braves in 2021, and her third year full-time as the Suites and Catering Manager. Prior to her managerial position with Rome Braves, Anna was a seasonal suite attendant. She was also office manager at Rome Civic Ballet. Anna was born near Augusta, GA, and grew up going to Augusta GreenJackets games with tickets she won from the summer reading program at the library.

However, her real love of baseball began when she was in high school living overseas with her older brother. Every morning they would wake up at 6 am and watch the Braves game from the night before. Before long the starting lineup was memorized and ever since then she has loved the Braves! For fun, Anna enjoys spending time with her three siblings, playing with her nine nieces and nephews, and eating out with her boyfriend. She also loves playing with her cat, Franny, and watching baseball, of course!