Jay Miller rejoins the Wind Surge Front Office as President after serving as a consultant.

Miller served as Vice President and General Manager of the Round Rock Express from 1999-2010, overseeing one of Minor League Baseball’s most successful franchises. The Express established a new Double-A attendance record in its inaugural season in 2000, drawing more than 660,000 fans, with Miller earning Texas League “Executive of the Year” honors.

Miller was awarded The Sporting News “Minor League Executive of the Year” in 2001 and 2003 and was named Baseball America’s “Minor League Executive of the Year” in 2005 when he oversaw Round Rock’s move to Triple-A and the club eclipsed 700,000 in attendance.

Prior to his journey to Round Rock, the Chicago native was General Manager of the New Orleans Zephyrs from 1996-98, when he oversaw the construction of a new stadium and led the franchise to record attendance totals in 1997 and 1998, the latter of which was capped by the Zephyrs winning the first-ever Triple-A World Series championship.

A 1981 graduate of Wheaton College, Miller began his baseball career in 1982 as Assistant General Manager of the Eugene Emeralds (Short Season A; Northwest League). After serving as General Manager of the Salem Redbirds (High A; Carolina League), Miller accepted a position with the Texas Rangers, eventually becoming the team’s Director of Customer Relations during a 12-year stay with the franchise. Miller served a second stint with the Rangers as Senior Vice President in 2010 and was promoted to Executive Vice President for Rangers Enterprises, Customer Service and Sales in 2012.

In 2009, Miller was named to, the Florida State League Hall of Fame in 2009, and entered the New Orleans Professional Baseball Hall of Fame in 2011.

After graduating with a Bachelor of Science degree in Marketing from Fresno State University, California, in 2008, Bob then began working for a casual luxury retailer. Although he worked up to a management role, where he was leading a team of 1,000+ workers, after eight years with the company, Bob decided to make a major career change. In 2013, Bob took an internship with the California League, Colorado Rockies affiliate, Modesto Nuts. In this position, he was responsible for many different responsibilities including developing of the Nuts' social media, marketing, and advertising platforms.

In the fall of 2016, Bob joined the then-named New Orleans Zephyrs as the team embarked on a complete rebrand, transforming into the Baby Cakes. The Baby Cakes rebranding was hugely successful, resulting in over three-quarters of million dollars in merchandise revenue, in a little over one year. Following the 2017 season, Bob was promoted to assistant general manager. In this role, he was responsible for marketing; social media; and all game day responsibilities, employees, training, and the internship program. Thanks to his previous experience in the retail management and internet marketing industries, Bob was able to apply his versatile skills to many aspects of his baseball responsibilities.

Bob moved once again from New Orleans to Wichita as he excitedly joined in the process to aid in the building of the Wichita Wind Surge brand. Previously serving as Director of Fan Experience, he was responsible for the many aspects of the business as it related to the fan experience. He now serves as the team's General Manager.

Tara joins the Wind Surge for the 2023 season after 7 seasons as the Vice President of Game Day Operations with the San Jose Giants. Tara graduated from University of Nevada, Las Vegas with a degree in Hospitality Administration and spent 10 years working in the hotel industry before following her passion of baseball into the wonderful Minor League Baseball community. She is thrilled to learn all about Wichita, and you will probably catch her frequenting the local breweries.

April was born & raised Wichita and currently resides here with her husband, Billy. She’s been in finance and/or operations for nearly two decades. Outside of work, April enjoys spending time with her family & friends and her dog, Barley. She and her husband like to travel as much as possible and are big KC Chiefs fans.

A Kansas native, Tanner attended Southwestern College where he earned degrees in Accounting and Business Administration. He spent 4 years on the Southwestern baseball team and graduated from Southwestern College in 2021. Before joining the Wind Surge, Tanner spent time working in revenue at a financial service provider.

Tanner joined the Wind Surge in February of 2022 as the in-house Accountant and Office Manager and now serves as the Finance Manager. He will be handling various financial responsibilities for the company and is also tasked to maintain daily office functions and fulfill various duties within different departments of the Wind Surge front office.

Neleigh joined the organization in April of 2021. She grew up in Mulvane, KS and graduated from Emporia State University in 2020 with a Bachelor of Science in History. She is currently a graduate student at ESU to obtain her Master of Library Science with a focus in archival studies. In her role with the Wind Surge, she oversees the Wichita Baseball Museum and assists the front office staff in daily operations.

Outside of work, she enjoys reading and spending time with her husband & yellow lab, Theo.

David Kirk enters his first season with the Wind Surge Front Office as Senior Director of Sales after spending the past two years as Senior Director of Sponsorship and Ticket Sales Operations with The Aspire Group at Tarleton State University located in Stephenville, Texas.

Kirk comes to the Wind Surge with over 20 years of sales and management experience and will begin his eleventh year in the sports industry. He began his sports career with the National Baseball Congress here in Wichita, KS and transitioned into minor league baseball working with the Tulsa Drillers and Round Rock Express, as well as brief stints in independent professional sports.

A Texan native, David was a student- athlete (baseball) and graduated from Tarleton State University with a degree in Sport Management. Kirk also earned his MEd in Sport Management from Wichita State University.

Returning to the Wind Surge in 2023 after 2 years in professional rugby with the Houston SaberCats. 12 years in Minor League Baseball with stops with the Fort Wayne TinCaps, Mobile BayBears, and Sugar Land Skeeters. With the Wind Surge during the building of Riverfront Stadium from 2019-2021 and looking forward to finally seeing Riverfront Stadium with fans in the stands. Originally from Fort Wayne, Indiana.

Veteran broadcaster Tim Grubbs is in his 27th season in Minor League Baseball. He joined the team after eighteen seasons in New Orleans with the Zephyrs/Baby Cakes. He has also spent three years as the broadcaster for the Tennessee Smokies, Winston-Salem Warthogs, and a season with the Hickory Crawdads. Grubbs was named the Southern League Broadcaster of the year in 2001. He broadcast the longest game in PCL history in 2006 when the Zephyrs defeated the Nashville Sounds in 24 innings.

Outside of baseball, Tim has also broadcast football, basketball, hockey, and beach volleyball on Cox Sports Television, ESPN3, and The American Digital Network. He has also done broadcast work for the Tulane Green Wave, and Wake Forest Demon Deacons.

Tim handles the broadcasts, team travel, and corporate sales.

He is a proud native of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and an alumnus of Robert Morris University. He lives in Wichita and enjoys spending time with his wife, Emily, their daughter Katie and their beagles Winnie & Nellie.

Follow Tim and the Wind Surge on Twitter at @MrTimGrubbs.& @WindSurgeICT!

Christian graduated in 2017 from Wichita State University with a Bachelor of Sports Management degree. He has five years of experience working in youth sports, including Mid-America Youth Basketball. Christian left the sports arena for three years to work in technology sales. Back in the world of sports, Christian is a part of the Wichita Wind Surge sales team and will be focusing on corporate sales. Christian was born and raised in the small town of Clifton Kansas. In his free time, he enjoys spending time with his wife Eden and their two wiener dogs. Christian is a big fan of KSU and the Kansas City Chiefs.

Nick joined the Wind Surge organization in January of 2022. A 2018 graduate of Iowa State University, 2023 will mark his eighth season working in professional baseball. Over the years Nick, has held a variety of roles with different organizations, in areas such as Food & Beverage, Stadium Operations, and Sales. His baseball career has included stints with the Rochester Honkers, Iowa Cubs, Missoula Paddleheads, Clinton Lumberkings, Bradenton Marauders, & the Southern Illinois Miners.

Originally from Minnesota, Nick enjoys cheering on the Twins, Vikings, Timberwolves and Wild. If not at Riverfront Stadium, you can most likely find Nick on a nearby golf course!

Colin is currently attending Southwestern College in Winfield, studying Sports Management and is a member of the baseball team. He is from McPherson, KS and graduated from Mission Vista High School in Oceanside, CA. He is a fan of the Kansas Jayhawks and the Anaheim Ducks.

Nick is from Allen, Texas and is a senior in the Wichita State Sport Management program. He is a big fan of football and basketball and his favorite sports teams are the Dallas Cowboys, Dallas Mavericks, and Texas Rangers.

Adam was born Wichita, Kansas and lived in Syria for 2 years while growing up. He is currently a junior at Wichita State, majoring in accounting with a minor in sports management. His hobbies include playing and watching sports with friends or watching Marvel movies. Some of his favorite teams are the Baltimore Ravens and the Miami Heat.

After starting as a part-time Video Production Team Member in 2021, Kylee moved into the full time Marketing Manager role in April 2022 – and now serves as the Director of Marketing for the Wichita Wind Surge.

Kylee graduated from Wichita State University, with a Bachelor of Arts in Integrated Marketing Communication and earned a Master of Arts degree in Communication. Kylee worked alongside the Wichita State Athletic Department during her time at the University, while teaching in the Elliott School of Communication as a graduate student

A native of South Kingstown, Rhode Island, Jenn Schwechheimer joined the front office staff in September 2019, during the construction of Riverfront Stadium. She began her career with the Wind Surge as a Marketing Associate and now serves as the Marketing Manager.

Jenn graduated from Roanoke College in Salem, Virginia, in May of 2019 with a degree in Sport Management. During her time at Roanoke, she served as a captain of the Women's Lacrosse team where she set several scoring records, was named First Team All-ODAC, Second Team All Chesapeake Region, and was a member of the ODAC All-Academic team. While in college, she got her start in the sports industry working as a Merchandise Intern for the New Orleans Baby Cakes.

She enjoys spending her free time hanging out with friends, family, her boyfriend, and their corgi Pepper, traveling to the beach, and checking out local restaurants.

Hannah joined the Wind Surge front office staff in April of 2021 as a seasonal marketing assistant. In October of 2021, Hannah joined the full-time front office staff as a Community Engagement Coordinator and is now the Community Relations Manager. In her current role, Hannah is responsible for cultivating community relationships, administering outreach activities, and integrating the Wind Surge brand into the community.

Hannah graduated from Wichita State University in 2021 with a degree in Sport Management with a minor in Communication and Workforce Leadership. During her time at WSU, Hannah was president and founder of CHAMPS, a student organization for sports management students who are interested in diversity, equity, and inclusion work. She was also involved in Ambassadors of Diversity and Inclusion, Phenomenal Women, COSMA’s Chi Sigma Mu chapter for sport management, and served as the Vice President of Community Relations for Alpha Phi.

In her free time, she enjoys watching baseball, hockey, and spending time with her dachshunds Bean, Elsie, and Toby.

Alvin Garcia was born and raised in El Paso, Texas. The University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) alum graduated in December 2014 with a Bachelor of Art in Communications and Media Advertising with a minor in Marketing.

Alvin joined the Wichita Wind Surge in 2021 as a Marketing Associate and now serves as the Promotions and Creative Services Manager.

Prior to Wichita, Alvin spent the 2019 season with the Omaha Storm Chasers as their Bilingual Sales & Promotions Coordinator and later became the Promotions & Community Events Coordinator.

During the 2017 and 2018 seasons with the Albuquerque Isotopes as the Graphic Designer, after spending the previous season as the Marketing and Communication Assistant for the El Paso Chihuahuas. He also served as the Marketing Assistant for the Sun Bowl Association.

Alvin continues to volunteer with the Sun Bowl Association in different events like the Oscar Leeser’s Hyundai of El Paso Sun Bowl Parade, WestStar Bank Don Haskins Sun Bowl Invitational and Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl.

Chance begins his third year with the Wichita Wind Surge. His prior experience includes working for a former High A affiliate of the Tampa Bay Rays, The Charlotte Stone Crabs.

A Florida native, Chance is originally from Miami and attended high school at Christopher Columbus High. He graduated from Florida Gulf Coast University in 2017 where he received a bachelor’s in mass communications and a minor in graphic design. In his free time, he enjoys activities involving the ocean including boating, rafting, fishing, and swimming. Chance's favorite sport is basketball and he always tries to find time to shoot some hoops.

Megan joined the ticketing team in May of 2021 traveling from Cleveland, OH. She started her sports career working as a Ticket Taker for the Cleveland Indians in 2017. After graduating from Defiance College in 2018 with a Bachelors in Business Administration and Minor in Sport Management, she traveled to the east coast working for the York Revolution, an Independent League baseball team, working as a Client Services Intern. She joined the Toledo Walleye Hockey Club and Toledo Mudhens Baseball, a triple-A affiliate of the Detroit Tigers, in 2019 as a Box Office Assistant.

When she is not at the stadium, Megan enjoys working out, going to the beach/lake, and watching her favorite sports teams. One thing Megan wants to check off her bucket list is attending all 30 MLB ballparks; she currently sits at 8 stadiums. Megan’s favorite memory while working in baseball is getting tarped the morning of a game while coming back to pull tarp 3 more times that day.

Maggie joined the Wind Surge organization in 2021 working the last two seasons as the Hospitality Manager. For the last two seasons, she has helped to bring an excellent fan experience and food service in our hospitality areas of Riverfront Stadium through the utilization of knowledge learned over the last 10+ years in the hospitality industry. In October 2022, she transitioned into her new role as Manager Special Events to help book, sell, and execute all non-game day events that take place at Riverfront Stadium both during the season and off-season.

Maggie grew up in the town of Guilderland, New York located near the NY capital of Albany. She is a graduate of Utica College in 2014 and completed her master’s in Sports Management from Southern New Hampshire University in 2020.

Prior to working with the Wind Surge, Maggie has worked in various hospitality positions from serving, event management, sales, and event planning. She was the Sales & Catering Manager at Empire City Casino by MGM Resorts in Yonkers, NY from 2018-2020 before transitioning to Restaurant Manager at Long Island National Golf Club in Riverhead, New York in 2020 during the pandemic.

In her free time, Maggie enjoys going to the beach (when on the east coast), working out, playing a round of golf with friends, or she’ll be cheering on her favorite New York teams - New York Mets, New York Giants, New York Islanders, and St. John’s Basketball.

Jake joined the Wind Surge in March of 2021 after spending the 2020 season in Indianapolis with the Indianapolis Indians, Triple A affiliate of the Pittsburgh Pirates. He got into working in baseball in 2019 as a Merchandise intern in Jupiter, Florida at Roger Dean Chevrolet Stadium, the host site of the St. Louis Cardinals and Miami Marlins Spring Training. Roger Dean is also home to two minor league teams, the Jupiter Hammerheads and Palm Beach Cardinals. He also was a Store Manager with Lids between his time with the Indians and the Surge.

Jake grew up in Shelbyville, Indiana, and went to college in Evansville, Indiana at the University of Southern Indiana. He was a member of the Sport Management Club for three years and was a part of the leadership team his junior and senior years. He graduated in April of 2019 with a degree in Sport Management.

When Jake is not in the Team Store, he enjoys going to other stadiums, completing puzzles of those stadiums he has been to, and cheering for the Indiana Pacers, Indiana Hoosiers, and Indianapolis Colts.

Ben grew up in Smithville, Missouri and his love for maintaining a baseball field came long before college. Ben played baseball for 16 years including through college. Once in high school, he started to fall more in love with maintaining the field than playing on it. Ben's first job was on a local golf course on the grounds crew at the age of 15 and that's where it all began.

Majoring in Turfgrass Management at Iowa Central in 2017, Ben jumped right into the sports turf world. He took an internship with the Kansas City T-Bones on the Grounds Crew the summer after graduating which led to a fall internship on the Grounds Crew with the Houston Astros. Ben got to be a part of the 2017 World Series run of the Houston Astros. It's tough the way that team will be remembered but was still an incredible experience getting to work at such a high level during the playoffs.

In 2018 Ben stayed on with the Astros and became a game day grounds crew member. While working game days he also was an assistant superintendent at a 27-hole country club in Houston. Often working from 4 am-3 pm at the golf course then would get to the ballpark and work from 4 pm-11 pm at the ballpark.

At the start of 2019, Ben took a new role as the Assistant Groundskeeper for the Round Rock Express just outside of Austin, Texas. The Dell Diamond is known for its unique events outside of baseball and this became an incredible learning opportunity to host all events plus a 90-baseball game schedule at a higher role in management. Ben was a part of Rugby, Football, Soccer, Bull Riding, multiple concerts, CrossFit games, plus the state championship of Texas High School Baseball and a full minor league season. Through the 2020 Covid season Dell Diamond still put on socially distanced, safe events. Ben played a role in helping those events happen.

At the start of March of 2021, the Head Groundskeeping job for the Wind Surge was brought to Ben's attention, just a few weeks later Ben accepted his first Head Groundskeeping job with the Wind Surge.

Over the course of two seasons, Ben has really settled into his role as the field manager and is excited to take on a new role as the facilities manager as well. Ben's goal is to bring to light what takes place in the turf industry. He would love to answer any questions you have, just remember to stay off the grass.

Jake Cooley was born and raised in Houston, Texas. He grew up playing baseball, football, & golf but always had a true love for the game of baseball. Jake's first job was in commercial landscaping. He studied fire science right out of high school at Blinn College in Bryan College Station, then a 2-year fire program at Lonestar Community College. Jake worked his way up from a rookie to lieutenant in a 6-year span at station 6 Cy-Fair Fire Department. Jake then worked for the Houston Astros grounds crew for 8 years where all of his knowledge and passion for groundskeeping started. Jake recently accepted the Assistant Groundskeeper position for the Wichita Wind Surge in April of 2022 and is very excited to be a part of this team and community. He really enjoyed his first season with the Wichita Wind Surge, and enjoys that the minor leagues are more of an "if I have time i can help" which has been the absolute best change. He looks forward to the years to come with this great team and awesome co-workers.

Originally from Conway Springs, Kansas, Jacob joins the Wind Surge staff after an completing a fan experience internship during the 2021 season. After graduating from Kansas State University in 2018 with a Bachelor of Science in Secondary Education, Jacob spent the 2019-2020 school year teaching and coaching football at Council Grove Jr/Sr High School in Council Grove, Kansas. Deciding that teaching was not the career path for him, he moved to Wichita to get his Master of Education in Sport Management from Wichita State University, which he earned in 2021. Besides the Wind Surge, he enjoys rooting for the Florida Gators and Kansas City Chiefs.

Bio to come.

Justin is native to the Wichita area growing up in Mulvane. After years of retail management positions in both Wichita and Tulsa, Justin found his way to FedEx where he was a trainer, supervisor, and route coordinator for 10 years. An avid sports fan with a passion for baseball, Justin’s career path led him to the Wichita Wind Surge where in the 2021 season Justin became the Concessions Manager here at Riverfront Stadium. He now serves as the Manager of Food & Beverage.

With his role in the Food and Beverage department, Justin brings an upbeat, positive attitude to the team that helps set the tone for the gameday experience, and beyond. With his customer service background, Justin strives to make every experience for every guest a great one.

Outside of the stadium, Justin spends his time with his son, Reed, their labradoodle, Pepper, as well as friends and family. He also enjoys spending his time helping coach Reed’s football and baseball teams. He’s an avid runner, podcaster, and sports fan who enjoys cheering on the 49ers and the Goddard Eisenhower Tigers.

Madison joined the Wind Surge at the beginning of the 2022 season as our Hospitality Supervisor to learn and develop her event skills. During her first season at Riverfront Stadium, she helped create lasting memories for the fans in the hospitality areas. She helped coordinate the inaugural golf tournament and a banquet of appreciation for all the front office staff. Madison’s previous management skills were an asset to running a passionate, organized, and helpful team. After a season of mentorship by Maggie McLaughlin, she was able to move up into the Hospitality Sales Manager position, where she plans to carry on and exceed the high standards and expectations set for Riverfront Stadium.

Prior to joining the Wind Surge, she has assisted local entrepreneurs to optimize their restaurants by training their staff and creating standard restaurant procedures. She is an alumna of Fort Hays State University, graduating in 2019 with a degree in Tourism and Hospitality Management, where her passion for events grew. Madison loves the rush of executing an event and seeing the guest enjoy her hard work.

When she isn’t hosting events you can find her walking her two dogs, attempting to golf, and playing board games with friends.

Bio to come.

Tre from Fort Worth, Texas, is currently attending Wichita State University and is studying Sport Management. His goal in life is to be a General Manager of a professional sports team. In his free time, he likes to hang out with friends and play video games.