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A native of Twelve Mile, IN, Michelle is entering her 12th season with the ValleyCats. From 2010 - 2015 she served as the team's Administrative Assistant and then Fan Development / Community Relations Manager prior to being promoted to Assistant General Manager.
Before joining the ValleyCats, she completed an internship with the Vermont Lake Monsters and spent two years in Nashville, TN as the Operations Assistant for the Nashville Superspeedway. Michelle is a member of the Troy Kiwanis and an avid supporter of St Jude Children's Research Hospital.
Skinner is a two time recipient of the New York-Penn League JoAnn Weber Female Executive/Staff Member of the Year Award (2014, 2017), is a member of the 2019 class of the prestigious Albany Business Review's 40 under 40, and a graduate of the Rensselaer County Regional Chamber of Commerce's Leadership Institute.
Skinner received a Bachelors Degree in Sport Administration from Ball State University in 2007. She enjoys spending her free time traveling, running marathons, attending concerts and sporting events, and volunteering.
Favorite sports teams: Nashville Predators, Indiana Pacers, Indianapolis Colts, Houston Astros
Which actor/actress would you want to play you in a movie?Julia Roberts
Favorite band: Aerosmith
My band name would be: Uncomfortable Onstage
My favorite ballpark food is: Kettlecorn
My walk-up song would be: "Confident" by Demi Lovato
Best concert I've ever been to: Madonna at Yankee Stadium (Aerosmith concerts excluded)
Favorite ValleyCats promotion: Tri-City SmellyCats - FRIENDS Night
Fun fact about me:
I want to run all 6 Abbott World Major Marathons as a St Jude Hero, raising money for St Jude Children's Research Hospital. I've run 10 full marathons, including 3 World Majors - New York, Chicago, and Berlin.
Community Involvement
Albany Running Exchange - Member
American Cancer Society - Volunteer / Relay for Life Team Captain
Ball State Sport Administration - Alumni Mentor
Epsilon Sigma Alpha International - Member
Girls on the Run Capital Region - Running Buddy / Mentor
Kiwanis Club of Troy - Board Member / President
Make-A-Wish of Northeast New York *- Gala Committee Member / Walk For Wishes Committee Member
*Salvation Army - Troy Corp - Advisory Board Member
Special Olympics of New York (Capital Region) - Winter Games Volunteer
*St Jude Children's Research Hospital *- Volunteer/St. Jude Hero