Vince Bulik began his tenure as general manager of the Wilmington Blue Rocks in January 2021. Prior to joining the Blue Rocks, Bulik was the Vice President of Ticket Sales and Services for the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders, triple A affiliate of the New York Yankees, where he oversaw the sales and marketing efforts of season tickets, groups and premium tickets.

Born in Youngstown, Ohio, Bulik moved with his family to central Pennsylvania and grew up near Harrisburg. He graduated from Lebanon Valley College where he played both football and baseball. Bulik began his career in sports as an intern in the front office of the Harrisburg Senators.

He has helped start up four minor league baseball clubs and built successful sales, marketing, ticketing and operations staffs. He’s been named a salesman of the year and notched consistent million dollar-plus seasons.

In 2001, Bulik joined the team that brought baseball home to Brooklyn for the first time since the Dodgers left in 1957. He spent three years as director of sales and marketing there, overseeing a department that topped $2 million in advertising sales every season.

After moving back to central Pennsylvania, he joined former Baltimore Orioles’ Hall of Famer Brooks Robinson and Opening Day Partners to expand the Atlantic League. He played leadership roles in opening three minor franchises for ODP­— the Lancaster Barnstormers, York Revolution and Southern Maryland Blue Crabs­ — and was named salesman of the year in 2008.

Bulik spent three years as the general manager of the Lancaster Barnstormers. Under his leadership, the team ranked among league leaders in attendance, averaging more than 4,500 fans per game. He was subsequently promoted to oversee all team revenue and boosted sponsorship, advertising and ticket sales by 28% over five years.

After departing Lancaster, Bulik spent two seasons with Cal Ripken Jr.’s Aberdeen Ironbirds, the Baltimore Orioles Single-A affiliate, where he lead sales and business development. He also spent a season with Ron Jaworski’s Trifecta Sports and Entertainment in the Arena Football League as VP of business development for the Albany Empire, Philadelphia Soul and Atlantic City Blackjacks.

Steve Gold will enter his 26th season as director of field operations for the Blue Rocks in 2021. The Polk City, FL native worked at the Baseball City Sports Complex from 1991-94, where the Kansas City Royals formerly held spring training. The 46-year-old also worked for the Eugene Emeralds in the summer of 1993. Known around Frawley Stadium as "Goldie", Steve resides in Wilmington, DE.

Kimberley Emerick joined the Blue Rocks in March 2021 as the team's Director of Merchandise & Team Travel. Kimberley came to Wilmington from Michigan where she served as the Director of Merchandise for the Great Lakes Loons, Advanced-A affiliate of the Los Angeles Dodgers. Prior to her time with the Loons, Kimberley worked two seasons for the Detroit Tigers as a retail area supervisor at Comerica Park.

In addition to her baseball career, Kimberley has held retail management roles in the animal welfare industry, as well as diverse roles in the music industry including tour management and VIP assistant work. She has worked for artists including Justin Bieber, G-Eazy, Sean Mendes and Matisyahu in addition to having worked for several music festivals from the Vans Warped Tour to Soundset.

Kimberley’s interests and hobbies include spending time with family, traveling, reading, swimming, studying behavioral sciences and hiking with her German Shepherd, Apollo.

Robert Ford will begin his 18th season in MiLB and fifth as a member of the Wilmington Blue Rocks in 2021. Bob came to Wilmington from Lancaster, PA where he served as the Director of Business Development for the Atlantic League's Lancaster Barnstormers for nine seasons. Prior to Lancaster, Ford served as Assistant General Manager for the Charlotte County Redfish and also worked two seasons in the St. Louis Cardinals organization.

A Brooklyn, NY native, Ford grew up near Allentown, PA and has lived up and down the east coast from Boston to Florida during his baseball tenure. He is an avid fan of the Los Angeles Dodgers, Denver Broncos, and Villanova Wildcats. He also spends his spare time attending concerts, spending time with family and friends and hanging out with his dog Stormer.

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Nat Giblin joined the Blue Rocks in January 2021 as the team's Director of Ticket Operations after spending the previous three and a half years working with the Aberdeen IronBirds in the Baltimore Orioles organization. While with the IronBirds, Giblin oversaw the ticket operations and analytics department. He is a 2017 graduate of Washington College and is currently working on his master's degree in sports administration. Giblin enjoys rooting on his beloved Cleveland sports teams (especially the Browns) as well as everything Syracuse University. In his free time, he enjoys cooking, dad jokes, and hiking. Nat, his fiancé Emily and dog Hank reside in Maryland.

Kevin P. Linton will begin his 20th season with the Blue Rocks, and 11th as Director of Community Affairs in 2021. The 43-year-old served for three seasons as a sales and group sales executive and three seasons as Assistant Director of Media Relations. After four seasons as Director of Promotions, Linton assumed his current post in 2011. He was honored as the 2012 Matt Minker Award recipient, given annually to the top employee in the Kansas City Royals Farm System. Under his direction, the Blue Rocks' Community Affairs Department won four consecutive Matt Minker Community Service Awards (2015-18), presented yearly by the Carolina League to the club that best demonstrates an outstanding, on-going commitment to charitable service, support, and leadership within its community.

A 1999 graduate of the University of Delaware, Linton earned a bachelor's degree in recreation and parks administration. Known as the "Voice of the Bob Carpenter Center," the Lancaster, PA native recently completed his 20th season as men's and women's basketball public address announcer at the University of Delaware. Linton has also served 17 seasons as the "Voice of Delaware Stadium" for the Fightin' Blue Hens football team.

On June 16, 2005, the Wilmington Blue Rocks lost a dear member of their baseball family as the longtime legendary stadium voice for the Blue Rocks, John "Johnny Mac" McAdams, passed away. In a special in-stadium memorial service for McAdams on June 18, 2005, Linton was introduced by Philadelphia Phillies stadium announcer Dan Baker as just the second public address announcer in Frawley Stadium history. Linton will continue to serve as public address announcer for the 2020 baseball season. The 2019 season featured his milestone 1,000th game behind the mic at Frawley Stadium.

Linton has also served as public address announcer for the 2001 America East Men's Basketball Championship Tournament, 2007, 2008 & 2019 CAA Women's Basketball Championship Tournament, the 2003, 2004, 2007 and 2010 NCAA Division I FCS National Football Playoffs, the NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse Championship Tournament National Quarterfinals, the 2010 & 2013 ACHA Division I National Collegiate Hockey Championship Tournament, the 2014 Team USA Women's Basketball Trials and 2016 Olympic Women's Basketball Exhibition Games. Additionally, he served as the public address voice of the 2013 NCAA Division I Women's Basketball First and Seconds Rounds.

Liz Welch will enter her second season as the Director of Marketing & Fullfilment - and fifth season overall with the Wilmington Blue Rocks - in 2021. She previously served as the team's Client Services Manager for three seasons where she was responsible for overseeing the fullfilment of all contracts and managing client relations. No stranger to the world of sports marketing, Welch has been heavily involved in the planning of themes and promotions, executing on-field entertainment and overseeing the team's game day internship program since joining the Rocks before the 2017 season. Prior to coming to Wilmington, she spent 10 seasons with the Lancaster Barnstormers of the Atlantic League in similar capacities.

Welch grew up in Lancaster, Pennsylvania and enjoys sports, cooking and getting outside in her time away from the ballpark. Despite growing up deep in Eagles and Steelers territory, she self-proclaims that has been an avid fan of the San Francisco 49ers since she was a baby.

Michael Galayda joined the Blue Rocks in April 2021 as the Director of Digital & Creative Services. Prior to the Blue Rocks, Michael spent two seasons as the Manager of Production & Marketing with the Staten Island Yankees and two as a Production Assistant with the Trenton Thunder. He’s also worked with the Philadelphia Eagles, which happens to be his favorite football team. Michael’s other favorite teams include the Philadelphia Flyers and the Philadelphia 76ers. Michael was born and raised just outside of Trenton, NJ, right along the Delaware River. In his spare time Michael loves to be outside, play video games, and watch his favorite teams play.

Brian Leone returned to the Blue Rocks in March 2021 as the team's Director of Food & Beverage. No stranger to The Riverfront, Leone spent the 2019 season as the General Manager of Centerplate at Frawley Stadium. He graduated from Kutztown University with a degree in sports management before going on to hold several positions in food and beverage management with Centerplate across the United States through 2020. Originally born in San Diego, CA, Leone hails from Long Island, NY. He has long had a passion for a variety of sports since his childhood days and very much enjoys the friendly competition of an office staff game. As a typical New Yorker, his favorite teams are the Jets and Yankees but - of course - now neither compare to his love for the Wilmington Blue Rocks!

Leone enjoys being hands on in his work and is very involved with his staff. He currently resides in Wilmington with his wife and their beloved dog, Toby.