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As the San Jose Giants President and CEO, Daniel Orum oversees the club's business strategy and all aspects of the minor league operation, including stadium operations, marketing, sales, sponsorship, finance, customer service and player services. He works closely with the board of directors and executive staff to help grow San Jose's status as a perennial postseason contender and to provide top level customer service experience for San Jose Giants fans. Orum also serves as the primary liaison with the San Francisco Giants Major League club.

Orum is an accomplished digital media executive who most recently served as president of AFAR Media in San Francisco where he oversaw all operational aspects of the company's travel media business. Prior to joining AFAR Media, Orum worked with Gamepro Media beginning as a senior vice president of business development and consumer marketing before serving as president and CEO of the company. Under his leadership, Gamepro Media grew their online network from one million unique monthly users to 14 million unique users while he also negotiated a multi-million dollar partnership with BestBuy to develop, distribute and sell a special edition of Gamepro magazine as the exclusive video game magazine in BestBuy stores.

Orum has also served as president of Internet operations for Oxygen Media where he was responsible for overseeing all aspects of the company's Internet business. With Oxygen Media, Orum managed successful strategic partnerships with America Online, Microsoft and Oprah Winfrey's HARPO Productions. Orum's other senior management level experience includes a stint as president and COO of Thrive Partners/AOL Time, an AOL/Time, Inc. Joint Venture, general manager of interactive publishing of America Online, president of Macworld CD Ventures and vice president of marketing/circulation of International Data Group/Macworld Communications.

Orum is a former professional basketball player spending two years with the Basket Club Franconville in France. Following his playing career, he consulted in the launch and consumer marketing of several National Football League based fan magazines and also served as director of publications for the Oakland A's Baseball Club. Orum holds a Kinesiology degree from UC Davis and a Masters degree in Kinesiology from Chico State.

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Walk-up Song: "Do You Know The Way To San Jose" - Dionne Warwick

Mark Wilson is entering his 35^th year in professional baseball. His current role is the Chief Operating Officer and General Manager for the Class A Advanced San Jose Giants. Mark is a partner in the team and a two-time California League Executive of the Year. The California League has named Mark as one of its 150 most influential people in league history. In 2014, Mark received the Bowie Kuhn Award, presented annually to an individual, team or organization who demonstrates the highest level of support of the chapel program in all of professional baseball. The Youngstown, Ohio native is single and has resided in San Jose since 1984. Mark holds a Bachelors Degree from Youngstown State University and a Masters from St. Thomas University with an emphasis in Sports Management.

As Chief Operating Officer & General Manager, Mark is responsible for the overall San Jose Giants organization. He supervises sales and sponsorship endeavors while creating community partners. Mark is a recently retired college basketball official but serves as an observer/evaluator of officials for the Division 2, CCAA.

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Walk-up Song: "Paul Revere" - Beastie Boys

Tara is in her fourth season with the San Jose Giants and her first as Vice President of Game Day Operations and Human Resources. Prior to joining the Giants, Tara spent 10 years working in the hospitality industry, including six years at various MGM Resorts in Las Vegas. She served as a Front Desk Manager at Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino and Housekeeping Manager at Bellagio. Most recently, Tara was a Guest Services Manager at The Cosmopolitan and a Front Office Manager for Omni Hotels. Tara graduated from UNLV with a BS in Hospitality Management. 

Tara was born and raised in the Bay Area and has been a lifelong Giants fan and is excited for a great 2019 season.

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Walk-up Song: "Seek and Destroy" - Metallica

Jeff Di Giorgio is entering his 1st season as the San Jose Giants Vice President of Sales and his sixth season with the team overall. Jeff graduated from San Diego State University with a BA in Public Administration. Prior to his time with the San Jose Giants, he spent two years in the Merchandise Department for the San Jose Sharks and two years as an Account Executive with the San Jose SaberCats. An avid sports fan, Jeff supports the Giants, 49ers, Warriors, and is a season ticket holder for the San Jose Sharks. Jeff has attended some memorable sporting events including: Barry Bonds breaking the single season homerun record (70,71), Travis Ishikawa's homerun to clinch the 2014 pennant, the San Jose Sharks winning their first conference championship in 2016, and Joe Thornton scoring his 400^th NHL goal. Born and raised in San Jose, Jeff spends most of his free time with family and friends, going to local concerts, and playing ice hockey at Solar 4 America Ice.

Jeff is looking forward to another successful season in San Jose and hopes fans enjoy what he considers is the best family oriented sporting experiences in the Bay Area

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Walk-up Song: "Centerfield" - John Fogerty

Ryan enters his fourth season with the San Jose Giants and his first as Ticketing Manager. Ryan went to school at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, where he graduated with a degree in Parks & Recreation Information Management in 2016. While in college, Ryan worked as the Sports Information Director and Statistician for the San Luis Obispo Blues summer collegiate baseball team. In his free time, Ryan enjoys anything and everything sports related and going to movies and/or comedy clubs for laughs. Ryan is excited for another season of baseball in San Jose, and encourages you to swing on by and say hi if you see him at the park!

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Walk-up Song: "Helena" - My Chemical Romance

Benji enters his 2nd season with the San Jose Giants as an Account Executive and Visiting Clubhouse Manager. Benji served the previous 3 seasons as an Account Executive with multiple organizations and has extensive experience in Minor League Baseball. He graduated from Cal State Chico with a degree in Kinesiology. Being from Los Angeles, he has always wanted to find a spot in baseball back in Sunny California and continue his baseball career. Benji loves to travel and hopes to see other minor league ballparks and the beautiful areas out here in the bay area. Before joining the Giants, he worked with The High Desert Mavericks, The Wichita Wingnuts, Roger Dean Chevrolet Stadium and most recently with The Everett Aquasox.

 He's an avid sports fan (Angels, Cubs, Clippers, Vegas Golden Knights, Ducks, Chicago Bears and The Miami of Ohio Redhawks). He loves seeing the prospects develop and grow to one day play at Oracle Park! He also love's seeing the fans from Northern California come through the ballpark and have an experience of a lifetime. He looks forward to a great 2019 Season!

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Walk-Up Song: "The Bull" - Kip Moore

2020 will be Matt's fifth season with the San Jose Giants, first as Vice President of Marketing. Matt returns to the club after previously departing as the Director of Marketing and Media Relations. He is currently responsible for overseeing all marketing, advertising, sponsorship fulfilment, public relations, media relations and community initiatives. Matt is excited to be back at Excite Ballpark for another season of great baseball, Turkey Mike's BBQ and an action-packed promotions calendar! 

Matt graduated from the University of Arizona in 2013 with a degree in Communications and a minor in Sports Management. While at Arizona, Matt worked with the Sports Marketing team to produce major Pac-12 sporting events for the University, predominately Basketball and Football. In addition, he worked with local organizations to bring Youth Level Baseball to underserved youth in Tucson. Prior to returning to the Giants, Matt was the Business Development Manager for a local tech startup in San Jose. In his spare time, you will find Matt at the nearest golf course, or hanging at the park with his dog, George and wife, Kailey.

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Twitter: @JoeRitzo

Joe Ritzo is in his 14th season as the "Voice of the San Jose Giants." Joe began with the Giants as a college freshman in 2003 broadcasting select home games before moving into a full-time role behind the microphone prior to the 2007 season. He has served as the club's Director of Broadcasting since 2010. Joe is also in his fourth year as broadcaster of San Francisco Giants spring training games. He made his major league regular season broadcasting debut in 2019 when he called four SF Giants games. In addition to his work with the Giants organization, Joe serves as a play-by-play voice for Santa Clara Women's Basketball. The Palo Alto native is a graduate of Santa Clara University.

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Walk-up Song: "You Should Be Dancing" - Bee Gees

Linda Pereira is a very familiar face to the front office staff of the San Jose Giants, as she is beginning her 51st year with the baseball club. During this time, Linda has managed all aspects of player relations. In addition to coordinating travel for the team and San Francisco/San Jose Giants Booster Club, Linda has also planned Booster's annual banquet, honoring San Jose and San Francisco Giants greats. Linda holds a BA in Radio and Television from San Jose State University.

As Director of Player Personnel, Linda handles all player operations for the club and basic assistance for players off the field. A native of San Jose, Linda was raised coming to games at Municipal Stadium. She is excited to be working with the San Jose Giants to have another successful season.

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Walk-up Song: "Blooper Ballet" - Damn Yankees

Sierra is in her fourth season with the San Jose Giants. Not only is she the merchandise guru for the Giants, Sierra is also in charge of designing theme jerseys, promotional giveaway items and managing customer service. Having grown up in the Bay Area, she has been a lifelong Giants' fan and is excited to continue her journey with the organization. She looks forward to helping make memories at the ballpark. Let's Go Giants!

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Walk-up Song: "The Fire" - The Roots

David is entering his second season with the San Jose Giants, first as Marketing and Community Relations Coordinator. David went to school at Cal Poly Pomona, where he graduated in 2017 with a degree in Communication, emphasis in Public Relations. While living in Southern California, David worked with the Los Angeles Angels and Los Angeles Dodgers as a Fan Services Representative. David enjoys going to San Jose Sharks games, any baseball games, hiking and craft beer. As a San Jose native, David is excited to share the Minor League Baseball experience with his hometown and is looking forward to a great 2020 season.

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Walk-Up Song: "Castle on the Hill" - Ed Sheeran

Josh is entering his second season with ths San Jose Giants. He graduated from UC Santa Barbara with a degree in Economics and Accounting. Josh is a fan of all Bay Area sports teams, and is looking forward to another great season and hopes to see everyone at the ballpark!