San Jose Giants Front Office Staff

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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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Ben Taylor is currently the COO of the San Jose Giants, overseeing the day-to-day stadium, marketing, event and ticketing operations of the organization.

A graduate of UC Davis, Ben is a San Jose native who brings 10 years of experience in the sports industry. He began his professional career with his hometown team and in his first four seasons with the San Jose Giants served in various digital, marketing operations and media relations capacities. In these roles, he facilitated the team’s social media growth into the Top 5 in all of Minor League Baseball and was proud to be an integral part of the staff that was presented with the 2014 Larry MacPhail Award.

Following 2015, Ben and his family moved to Colorado where he served as the Director of Marketing and Promotions for the Colorado Springs Sky Sox, then Triple A Affiliate for the Milwaukee Brewers. During his tenure, he oversaw a number of improvements to the in-game experience and ballpark along with single game attendance records.

In addition to his experience in Minor League Baseball, Ben has worked in the United States Olympic movement having led partnerships for USA Cycling where he managed a multi-million dollar portfolio of accounts and signed the largest partnership collaboration in organization history.

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Walk-up Song: "Posse in Effect" - Beastie Boys

Tara is in her sixth season with the San Jose Giants and her third as Vice President of Game Day Operations and Human Resources. Prior to joining the Giants, Tara graduated from UNLV with a BS in Hospitality Management and spent 10 years working in the hospitality industry, including six years at various MGM Resorts in Las Vegas. A San Mateo native, Tara proudly bleeds orange and black and can’t wait to see the next batch of former San Jose Giants players take the field at Oracle Park this season.

Tara is thrilled to be able to welcome fans back to Excite Ballpark and looks forward to a fun-filled 2021 season!

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Walk-Up Song: "California Sunrise" - Scarub

Hi I’m Ramiro and I’ve been working in hospitality for over 10 years and have been part of the front office since 2013. I love preparing and cooking foods of all kinds. I’m excited to have fans in the ballpark again and I hope to feed everyone who walks through the gates. I first found my love for the Giants during the Hmmm Baby era and I’ve never looked back.

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Walk-up Song: "Flashing Lights" - Kanye West

Jeff Di Giorgio is entering his 2nd season as the San Jose Giants Vice President of Sales and his 7th 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 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 400th NHL goal. Born and raised in San Jose, Jeff spends most of his free time with family and friends, going to local concerts and breweries, 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 fifth season with the San Jose Giants and his second as Ticketing Manager. Ryan went to school at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, where he graduated with a BA in Recreation, Parks & Tourism Administration with a concentration in Sports 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 spare time, you may see Ryan outdoors at the golf course or the beach. He 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: "Cheap Seats" - Alabama

Cecily is entering her first season as Business Development Coordinator with the San Jose Giants and her second year with the organization. She was born and raised in San Bruno and attended Grand Canyon University in Phoenix, AZ majoring in Sports Management. Last year she returned to her alma mater virtually and is pursuing her Master’s Degree in Business Administration with a focus in Sports Business. During her time in Arizona she worked as a Guest Services Agent for Salt River Fields at Talking Stick, before returning to the Bay Area in 2018 where she has since spent time with the San Francisco Giants, San Jose Sharks and San Francisco 49ers. She is passionate about providing the best gameday (and non-gameday) experience to all guests that walk through our gates and is looking forward to the 2021 season!

When not at the ballpark, she can be found outdoors camping, biking, as well as hiking or walking with her two year old pup Posey (yes, that Posey!). She also enjoys cooking and baking, traveling, figure skating and watching sports.

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

2021 will be Matt's sixth season with the San Jose Giants, second as Vice President of Marketing. Matt returned 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 fifth 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: "Audio Blood" - The Matches

Sierra is in her sixth 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: "93 Til Infinity" - Soul of Mischief

David is entering his third season with the San Jose Giants, second 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. Outside of watching sports, he enjoys being in the great outdoors. 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 2021 season.

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Walk-up Song: "Your Love" - The Outfield

Sam is entering his first season as the San Jose Giants Marketing and Digital Media Assistant and his second with the club. Born and raised in San Mateo, he grew up engulfed in the Bay Area sports season and quickly could see the impact it had on his professional ambitions. Graduating from Butler University in 2019 with a degree in Digital Media Production, Sam specialized in video and graphic animation production, as well as broadcast production. He has had the opportunity to produce content for some major sports organizations such as the NCAA, Fox Sports, KNBR 680/1050, The San Francisco Giants, Overtime Sports, Bleacher Report, Butler University Baseball, and the Menlo Park Legends.

In his free time, Sam is an avid cyclist during the warm months and skier during the winter. He enjoys both mountain and road biking, and is a pretty extreme alpine skier. He hopes to gain his avalanche certifications over the next year so he is able to start backcountry skiing more. Sam is also an incredibly passionate sports fans of all types.

As Marketing and Digital Media Assistant, Sam takes lead on all video and graphic animation for the organization. In addition, he serves as Press Box Manager on game day and Webmaster for the team's website.

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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!