Josh joined the RailRiders staff in November of 2015 as the Chief Operating Officer. Following the RailRiders win in the 2016 National Championship Game, he was promoted to General Manager and President of the team. Most recently, Josh was named the 2017 International League Executive of the Year after spearheading the first National Championship Game to be hosted at PNC Field.

Olerud came to the RailRiders from the Potomac Nationals where he spent five years as the Executive Vice President and General Manager. In 2013 he was awarded the Calvin Falwell Executive of the Year Award in the Carolina League, after he helped the Potomac Nationals break a franchise attendance record. Josh was also honored with the Minor League Executive of the Year Award by the Pitch and Hit Club of Chicago for his work in 2012.

Josh got his start in professional baseball with the Rockford RiverHawks of the Frontier League. His highlights with the RiverHawks included a Frontier League Championship in 2004, opening the new RiverHawks Stadium in 2006, hosting the circuit's All-Star game in 2009, and leading the RiverHawks in their transition from the Frontier League to the Northern League in 2010.

Originally hailing from Bloomington, Minnesota, Josh graduated with a degree in Sports Management with an emphasis in Marketing at Minnesota State University at Mankato.

Scott joined the RailRiders Front Office in November of 2016 as the Controller. He comes to the RailRiders from the NFL's Washington Redskins where he previously held the position of Assistant Controller. Scott is a 2011 graduate of Hofstra University with a B.B.A. in Accounting and holds a Certified Public Accounting (CPA) license. He played 4 years of Division I baseball and 1 year of football at Hofstra.

Scott is a big sports fan and a diehard Vikings, Rangers, Knicks, Mets, and Nebraska football fan. In his spare time, he loves to powerlift and spend time with his family. He was raised in Downingtown, PA and currently resides in Mountain Top with his wife Tessa and German Shepherd Hank.

Katie joined the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders staff in June, 2010. Prior to joining the RailRiders, she served as the Assistant General Manager of Business Development and Marketing for the State College Spikes, the class-A affiliate of the Pittsburgh Pirates. With the Spikes, she focused on building and servicing corporate partnerships. Additionally, she headed the team's marketing efforts, community relations programs and game-night operations.

Katie is no stranger to Northeastern Pennsylvania. She spent the first ten years of her professional sports career with the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins (AHL Affiliate of the Pittsburgh Penguins), where she served as the Vice President of Business Operations. While with the Pens, she was responsible for the team's marketing efforts and business development initiatives. In addition, she oversaw the team's community relations programs, all special events, sponsorship servicing and game-night entertainment. A native of West Wyoming, PA, Katie graduated from King's College in Wilkes-Barre with a bachelor's degree in English. Katie currently resides in Duryea with her husband Will, daughters Hannah and Allie and their dog, Maya.

Andrew joined the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders staff in June, 2018. Prior to joining the RailRiders, Andrew spent parts of three seasons with the Salem Red Sox, Class A Affiliate of the Boston Red Sox, as their Vice President of Ticket Sales & Service. With the Red Sox he was oversaw of all of the sales, marketing, and hiring initiatives sales department.

Andrew got his start in professional sports with the Manchester Monarchs, AHL Affiliate to the Los Angeles Kings. He worked in Manchester for parts of four seasons as the Director of Group Sales, including being a part of the 2015 Calder Cup Championship team. He is an avid sports fan and roots for the Flyers, Sixers, and Eagles. Originally from Wallingford, Pennsylvania, Andrew graduated from Lafayette College with a B.A. in Government & Law. He currently resides in Scranton, PA with his fiancé Jamie.

Adam joined the RailRiders front office in November. A product of Western Pennsylvania, he graduated from Mercyhurst College in 2001. After seven years on the radio professionally, Adam began his career in Minor League Baseball as a promotions intern and broadcaster for the Williamsport Crosscutters in 2007. In 2008 and 2009, he was the Assistant Media Relations Director and number two broadcaster for the Oklahoma City RedHawks.

In 2010, Adam joined the West Virginia Power, handling the team's radio broadcasts, media relations and serving as an account executive. In 2014, he was honored as the South Atlantic League's Media Relations Director of the Year. Over the final four years with the Power, he also handled all the team's marketing in addition to promotions, corporate sponsorship sales and his other responsibilities.

Jordan joined the RailRiders front office staff as the Director of Community Relations in January of 2016. She was born and raised in the small Eastern Washington town of Wenatchee, WA. After graduating from high school, she left the state of Washington for California to attend UCLA where she graduated with her B.A. in Political Science in 2014. She completed her M.A. in Sport Management from the University of San Francisco in May of 2017.

Prior to joining the RailRiders she spent the 2016 season as the Community Relations Intern for the Oakland Athletics. She also worked with the athletics department of the University of San Francisco as the Men's Basketball Student Tutor, Business Operations Graduate Assistant and Academic Services Graduate Assistant from 2015 - 2017. In her spare time she enjoys cheering on her UCLA Bruins, baking, hiking, traveling and watching anything on HGTV. She currently resides in Scranton.

Sal grew up in Queens, NY, but has family ties to Northeastern, PA as his mother was born and raised in the Wilkes Barre area. Sal graduated from Long Island University, CW Post and quickly took to the media scene as an OOH Media Buyer at Grey Worldwide / MediaCom in NYC where he managed accounts such as Brown and Williamson tobacco, HESS, and Jackson Hewitt.

Sal transitioned into his sales career in 2001 taking on a National Sales role for a Non-Traditional media company in NJ. After a successful run, he joined Adams Outdoor Advertising in Stroudsburg, PA bringing him closer to his family here in Northeast, PA. He quickly climbed the ranks from Account Executive to his previous role as General Manager of the Northeast region.

Sal currently lives in Nazareth, PA with his wife, three children and their dog Charlie. He is a proud coach for both his son and daughters baseball / softball teams. He is an avid sports fan with a passion for the outdoors and always looking for a new challenge.

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Kristina joined the RailRiders front office team in January, 2006 as a Ticket Account Executive. After the announcement of the New York Yankees Affiliation, she obtained the position of Group Sales Manager in September, 2007. After one year in Group Sales, she was named Sponsor Service Manager. She was then promoted to the position of Senior Sponsor Service Manager in September, 2009. Kristina is now the Senior Director of Corporate Services and Graphic Design, handling all major sponsorship accounts as well as team and non-baseball events.

She is a 2001 graduate from Riverside Jr./Sr. High School and in 2005 earned a Bachelor Degree in Communication from Bloomsburg University. During her time at Bloomsburg University, she served as Bloomsburg University Dance Ensemble President in 2004-2005 and B.U. Competition Dance Team Captain for three years. She was also the Bloomsburg University Homecoming Queen in 2005.

Prior to becoming a full time employee, Kristina completed her internship with the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Red Barons during the 2005 season.

She resides in Taylor, PA.

Noelle joined the RailRiders staff in October of 2013 as a Regional Sales Manager. Before the RailRiders, Noelle worked with the Lowell Spinners (Single A Short Season Affiliate for the Boston Red Sox) for the 2013 season as a Public Relations/Photography Intern. Prior to working in Minor League Baseball, Noelle worked as a News Desk Intern for ABC40/FOX6 in Springfield, MA and then worked for her hometown community television station, WCTV, where she was a co-host for the daily morning show as a sports reporter and helped with the broadcast of games for the Cape Cod Baseball League.

Noelle graduated from the University of Massachusetts-Amherst in 2012 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Journalism and Communications. She grew up in Wareham, MA, and currently resides in Duryea.

Allie joined the RailRiders in November of 2017 after spending a year in North Dakota with the Bismarck Larks. In 2016, She graduated from Troy University with a bachelor's degree in Hospitality, Sport and Tourism Management and was named the 2016 Sports Management Student of the Year. While at Troy, Allie was a four-year member of the Sound of the South Marching Band, Troy University Symphony Band and was a sister of Sigma Alpha Iota. Before graduating, she served as the game day and business intern for Troy Sports Properties where she assisted with corporate hospitality, sponsorship services and more. During her time in Bismarck, Allie served as the Partnership Activation Coordinator, where she oversaw all sponsorship activation and fulfillment for the Larks and assisted with promotions and community relations.

Originally from McDonough, Georgia, Allie is excited to make Pennsylvania her home. Allie is an avid fan of the Troy Trojans, Georgia Bulldogs and Denver Broncos.

Victor Sweet joined the RailRiders' staff in March of 2013 as the Fan Experience Coordinator and has been overseeing the RailRiders' productions since 2013. He graduated Plattsburgh State University in New York in 2012. While attending college he interned at WTEN-Channel 10 in Albany, NY as an Assignment Editor and Associate Sports Producer. He was born and raised in Niskayuna, New York and currently resides in Scranton, PA.

CHAMP joined the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees on July 6th, 2007 and has started every home game since. From that point on he's been the hardest working prospect in the farm system. Continuously working to make it to the big club he wears #13 in honor of when SWB rebranded to the RailRiders in 2013. Even though he still gets beat on the dance floor by umpires and is completely defeated in tug of war, CHAMP manages to continue to practice his skills. CHAMP will be at PNC Field until the New York Yankees are ready to call him up...but until then enjoy watching CHAMP evolve into the biggest name in Yankees history. Born underneath the bleachers at Yankee Stadium, CHAMP currently makes his home in Moosic, PA. If you would like CHAMP to make an appearance at your school, event, etc, just drop him an e-mail or give him a call.

Amy joined the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders front office in February 2017. She earned a Bachelor's Degree from Wilkes University in 2009. Amy enjoys spending time with her family and traveling. She currently resides in Kingston with her husband Jason and dog Nugget.

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Kat joined the SWB RailRiders during the 2015 season as a Marketing Intern and jumped to being a Sales Intern during the 2016 and 2017 seasons before being hired full-time in November 2017. Born and raised in Wyoming, Pa, Kat is currently finishing her degree at Bucknell University. She will graduate with a B.S. in Markets, Innovation and Design in May 2018 and will move back to the area to join the team.

When Kat's not in class or working, she enjoys traveling, spending time with family and of course, watching The Office.

Kelly joined the front office staff as Customer Service/Inside Sales Representative in September 2011. She began her career with the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders as a sales intern in April 2010 and then as a Seasonal Inside Sales Representative in December 2010. She is a 2003 graduate of Penn State University with a B.S. in Business Finance. She enjoys watching baseball and football, playing golf and traveling. Kelly was born, raised and currently resides in Scranton.

Joe joined the RailRiders staff in January 2017 as a Season Sales Representative and was hired full time as Inside Sales Representative mid-season. He started his career in sports as a Marketing Intern with the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in 2015 during his senior year of college at Misericordia University. Joe graduated in 2016 with a B.S. in Business Administration with a concentration in Marketing. He is a huge fan of the Phillies, Eagles, Flyers and Notre Dame. Joe also is a golf fan and like to play as much as he can.

Michael joined the RailRiders as a ticket operations intern for the Inaugural 2013 season and then later rejoined the team in April as the Regional Sales Coordinator for the 2014 season. Michael comes to us locally from Keystone College where he received his Bachelors Degree in Sport and Recreation Management in the Spring of 2014. As a NEPA native, Michael has enjoyed coming to see baseball games at PNC Field for many years and has seen all three incarnations of SWB baseball. He was born and raised in Fleetville and now resides in Pittston.

Heather is originally from the Hampton Roads area of Virginia. She graduated in 2013 from James Madison University in Harrisonburg, VA with a degree is a B.S in Kinesiology with a concentration in Sports Management and Business. Previously, she was the ticket sales coordinator for the University of Virginia's John Paul Jones Arena from 2016-2018. Before that she was the Norfolk Tides Tickets Operation Assistant for the 2015-2016 season.

She currently resides in Scranton, enjoys watching the Redskins, Orioles and Capitals play as well as her JMU Dukes! She also enjoys spending my time with her two hounds and reading.

Robby Judge joined the RailRiders in March of 2015. Robby has over 30 years of customer service under his belt. He is a 1984 graduate of Scranton Central High School and 1986 graduate from Lackawanna College where he graduated in Business Administration. He is a huge Notre Dame fan and was born and raised in Scranton where he currently lives with his wife Ellen, daughter Kelly, son Alex and their 2 basset hounds.

Brian joined the SWB RailRiders in January of 2017 as a seasonal sales representative, and was hired as an inside sales representative at the end of the 2017 season. Before joining the RailRiders, Brian spent time with the Lehigh Valley Phantoms hockey team as a Marketing Assistant and with the Reading Royals hockey team as a Social Media intern. Brian holds a bachelor's degree in Communications from Alvernia University and will be receiving a master's degree in Sports Management from Wilmington University in May of 2018. Brian is originally from Newark, DE and is a huge Philadelphia sports fan. He currently resides in Kingston.

Nick joined the RailRiders Front Office as a Corporate Ticket Sales Executive in July of 2017. This is his second stint with the RailRiders after serving as an Operations Intern during the 2016 season. He also has completed internships with the University of Pennsylvania baseball program and the Temple University Athletic Department. Nick was born and raised in Pittston and he still resides there today. He graduated from Pittston Area High School in 2013 and Temple University in 2017 with a B.S. in Sport and Recreation Management. Nick is a fan of the New York Yankees, New York Jets, Philadelphia 76ers and the Temple Owls. In his free time, he enjoys hanging out with his friends, watching sports and playing softball and golf.

Tim joined the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre front office in November 2015 as a Groups Sales Coordinator. He is a 2002 graduate of West Scranton High School, where he was a first-team Lackawanna League All-Star for the Invader baseball team. Tim attended college at Temple University in Philadelphia, receiving a Bachelor's Degree in Sport and Recreation Management. After graduation, he spent three years traveling the globe working for the entertainment department of Norwegian Cruise Lines. Tim is also an avid sports fan who follows the Dallas Cowboys, Boston Red Sox, Temple Owls, Notre Dame football and Boston Bruins. Tim now resides in Dunmore with his wife Theresa, 4 year old Ella and newborn Cienna.

Ricky joined the Railriders front office in November of 2016 as an Inside Sales Representative. He brings with him over 8 years of experience in Minor League Baseball at all different levels with his most recent stop being the Potomac Nationals in the Washington Nationals system. This isn't the first time he has worked with a Yankees affiliated team having previously participated in a Stadium Operation Internship with their team in Staten Island.

Ricky was born and raised on Long Island, NY and graduated from Stetson University in Florida with a Bachelor's in Sport Business. Along with working in baseball, Ricky also completed an internship with Walt Disney World in Orlando while in college which he says was a once in a lifetime experience. He is a huge sports fan and when he's not working for the Railriders he's usually enjoying a Knicks, Giants, Yankees, Duke Basketball or a Miami Hurricanes game. He resides in Scranton and loves to actively spend time with his dog, Diesel.

Amanda was born and raised in Dingmans Ferry, PA. A graduate of Delaware Valley HS, she attended West Virginia University in Morgantown, WV. She received a B.S. in Sport and Exercise Psychology in 2016. After college she moved to Philadelphia, PA and worked for Professional Sports Publications where she was trained in B2B inside sales and management. She has always dreamed of working in professional baseball, and to be able to come home to NEPA and do that at the same time was a no brainer for her. In her spare time she is obsessed with WVU Sports, being outdoors, and spending time with friends, family, and her cat Jameson.

Joe joined the SWB RailRiders in the beginning of the 2016 season as an Operations Intern and was hired as a Corporate Sales Executive during the middle of the season. Born and raised on Long Island, Joe graduated from the University of Massachusetts Amherst in 2015 with a B.S. in Sport Management. He enjoys playing and watching hockey, baseball and football as well traveling with his family. Joe currently resides in Scranton, PA.

Brad joined the RailRiders in the summer of 2017 as a sales intern and returned the following summer as a seasonal sales representative. He was hired as an inside sales representative at the end of the 2018 season. Brad is a 2018 graduate of the University of Scranton with a B.S. in Business Marketing. During his time there he was a three year starter on the baseball team. He is originally from Montgomery County, Pennsylvania and enjoys cheering on all Philadelphia sports teams.

Fun Fact: Brad won two high school state championships in baseball with LaSalle College High School.

Alec joined the RailRiders in the Fall of 2018 as a seasonal Inside Sales Representative. Alec is a 2017 graduate from the University of Aquinas College, Grand Rapids, MI with a B.S. in Business Administration & Sport Management. Alec worked as intern last summer with the Lake Erie Crushers in Avon, OH. During his time there he worked at events like the Duck Tape Parade, worked as mascot during baseball little league tournaments, and he is originally from Grand Haven, Michigan. And he is the only one in his family that has Autism, and is proud of working in the sport industry no matter what challenge he faces each day.

Fun Fact: Worked as basketball manager for four years in college and was a mentor in after school programs for special education students.

Jacob joined the RailRiders in the winter of 2018 as an Inside Sales Representative. Jacob is a 2018 graduate of Maryville University with a B.S. in Sport Business Management. After graduation he interned with the River City Rascals as a ticket sales intern and was also an usher for the Cardinals. He is originally from Saint Louis, Missouri. Jacob is a fan of the Chicago Cubs and Los Angeles Rams. In his free time he is watching whatever sporting event is on TV or exploring the Scranton area.

Rob joined the RailRiders in the summer of 2018 as a sales intern. He was hired as an inside sales representative at the end of the 2018 season. Rob is a 2018 graduate of East Stroudsburg University with a Bachelor's in Sport Management. He is originally from Brooklyn, New York and loves cheering on his favorite New York sports teams such as the Yankees, Giants and Nets. When he has free time he loves playing basketball, softball and Ps4.

Joe joined the staff in February 2008 as the Director of Ballpark Operations. Prior to joining the RailRiders, he was a Community Service Supervisor for the County of Lackawanna. After graduating from Carbondale Jr./Sr. High School, he attended Johnson College. He previously worked with local contractors fine tuning his skills. He along with his wife and son are residents of Northeast Pennsylvania.

Steve joined the RailRiders in February, 2007. He is a graduate of the University of Mississippi with a degree in Sport Management and began his career in sports as the Equipment Manager for Duke University's 27 sports programs. Following his stay at Duke, he headed back home serving as the Head Groundskeeper for the Ole Miss Baseball team. After seven seasons at Ole Miss, he left to take a similar position with the Birmingham Barons; double-A affiliate of the Chicago White Sox. In 1998 he advanced to Triple-A as the Director of Field Operations with the Memphis Redbirds in the Pacific Coast League where he remained through 2005.

He is highly decorated among his peers winning numerous awards including: Southeastern Conference Groundskeeper of the year (1992-1993), Sports Turf/Beam Clay Field of the Year (1992-1993 and 1997-1998), Southern League Groundskeeper of the Year (1997 and 1998), Pacific Coast League Groundskeeper of the Year (2001-2002, 2004-2005) and the Minor League Baseball Turf Manager of the Year in 2005. In his spare time, Steve enjoys collecting old comic books and remodeling his home. He says "being part of the Yankee family is a dream come true for this southern born Ole Miss Rebel!" Born in Oxford, MS, he currently resides in Clarks Summit, PA with his beautiful wife Iris, two fantastic little girls, Stephenie Elaine and Sarah Elizabeth and one little West Highland Terrier named Cooper.

Paul returns to the SWB organization after spending the last 3 seasons as the assistant groundskeeper for the Lehigh Valley Iron Pigs. Previously Paul spent 5 years working on the SWB grounds crew as a seasonal staff member. Paul is a 2011 graduate of the Pennsylvania State University . In his free time Paul enjoys traveling and attending sporting events. He is a big fan of both baseball and hockey, and lives and dies by his Tampa Bay Lightning. He was born, raised and currently resides in Old Forge.

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