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George H. McCaskey

Chairman

George Halas McCaskey became the fourth Chairman in Chicago Bears team history on May 5, 2011, following in the footsteps of grandfather, George Halas, father, Edward W. McCaskey and brother, Michael.

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Kevin Warren

President and CEO

The Bears named Kevin Warren President & Chief Executive Officer on Jan. 12, 2023. In his current role, he oversees the club's football operations, all business operations and is leading the team's new stadium efforts.

Warren is the first Black President & CEO in club history and the first President & CEO hired from outside the organization. He succeeds Ted Phillips, who served in the same capacity since February 10, 1999. Warren will be only the fifth Bears president in club history following George S. Halas, George "Mugs" Halas, Jr., Michael McCaskey and Phillips.

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Ryan Poles

General Manager

Ryan Poles was named the seventh general manager in franchise history on January 25, 2022.

Poles, 36, completed his 13th season with the Kansas City Chiefs in 2021, and his first as the club’s Executive Director of Player Personnel. Prior to 2021, Poles served for three seasons as the club’s Assistant Director of Player Personnel (2018-20), a season as the Director of College Scouting (2017), four seasons as the College Scouting Coordinator (2013-16) and three seasons as the College Scouting Administrator (2010-12). Poles originally joined the Chiefs in 2009 as the team’s Player Personnel Assistant.

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Board of Directors

Ownership and Executives

  • George H. McCaskey Chairman
  • Kevin Warren President and CEO
  • Ted Phillips Senior Advisor
  • Scott Hagel SVP, Marketing and Communications
  • Karen Murphy SVP, Business Strategy and Chief Financial Officer
  • Cliff Stein SVP and General Counsel
  • Lee Twarling SVP, Sales and Customer Relations
  • Tanesha Wade SVP, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
  • Brian J. McCaskey Vice President
  • Patrick McCaskey Vice President
  • Brit Bending Executive Assistant
  • Colleen Collins Josellis Executive Assistant to the GM
  • Mai Davis Executive Assistant
  • Katie Nagle Executive Assistant
  • Autumn Swindell Executive Assistant
  • Jennifer Wilgosiewicz Executive Assistant

Football Operations

Player Personnel

  • Ryan Poles General Manager
  • Ian Cunningham Assistant General Manager
  • Jeff King Co-Director of Player Personnel
  • Trey Koziol Co-Director of Player Personnel
  • Ashton Washington Player Personnel Coordinator
  • David Dudeck Scouting Assistant
  • Keith Earle Jr. Scouting Assistant
  • Jake Ponikvar Scouting Assistant

College Scouts

  • Breck Ackley Assistant Director of College Scouting
  • Francis Saint Paul Sr. National Scout
  • Sam Summerville Sr. National Scout
  • Jeff Shiver Executive Scout
  • Tom Bradway Northeast Area Scout
  • Ryan Cavanaugh Midwest Area Scout
  • Reese Hicks West Coast Area Scout
  • Drew Raucina Midlands Area Scout
  • Brendan Rehor Southeast Area Scout
  • John Syty Southwest Area Scout
  • Ryan Weese Combine Scout

Pro Scouts

  • Chris White Assistant Director of Pro Scouting
  • Charles Love Pro Scout

Player Engagement

  • Erika Marmolejo Director of Player Engagement

Football Administration

  • Matt Feinstein Director of Football Administration
  • Krithi Chandrakasan Director of Football Analytics
  • James Cosh Manager of Football Administration/Pro Scout
  • Ryan Hubley Football Research Analyst
  • Luke Rogers Football Data Engineer

Football Technology

  • Mike Santarelli Executive Director of Football Technology
  • Darby Dunnagan Director of Video Operations
  • Dan Tuohy Director of Video Technology
  • Richard Hildebrand Football Systems Engineer
  • Kofi Amponsah Football Support Analyst
  • Michael Carens Video Assistant
  • Jack Dowling Video Assistant

High Performance

  • Brent Salazar Clyde Emrich Director of High Performance
  • Blair Hitchcock Director of Sports Nutrition
  • AJ Lamb Sports Scientist

Athletic Training

  • Andre Tucker Head Athletic Trainer
  • Tristen Asken Director of Rehabilitation Services
  • Carla Suber Director of Wellness
  • Mike Wiley Jr. Director of Mental Skills and Performance
  • Sye Nobles Assistant Athletic Trainer
  • Tim Ridner Assistant Athletic Trainer
  • Jeremy Smith Assistant Athletic Trainer/Physical Therapist
  • Mariellen Mardis Assistant Athletic Trainer

Equipment

  • Tony Medlin Director of Equipment
  • Tyler Glende Assistant Director of Equipment
  • Gary Faulcon Assistant Equipment Manager
  • Darryl Magee Assistant Equipment Manager
  • Thomas Woody Assistant Equipment Manager
  • Cameron Reed Equipment/Administrative Assistant

Business Operations

Finance

  • Jake Jones Vice President of Finance and Accounting
  • Whitney DeBuck Director of Financial Operations
  • Kristell Castro Manager of Accounting
  • James McCaskey Manager of Financial Reporting
  • Jamie Casselberry Accounts Payable Specialist
  • Elycia Delgado Staff Accountant
  • Louise Maki Payroll Administrator
  • Nabil Patel Staff Accountant
  • Jenilee Stroud Payroll Administrator - Staff

Human Resources

  • Liz Geist Vice President of Human Resources
  • Kristin Rogers Manager of Employee Experience
  • Becca Meek HR Operations Coordinator
  • Ana Rodriguez Talent Acquisition Coordinator

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

  • Mallorie Sanders Manager of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Legal

  • Gwen Federman Paralegal
  • Elaena Harris Associate Counsel

Information Technology

  • Justin Stahl Vice President of Information Technology
  • Josh Naylor Director of IT Operations
  • Bryan Greenaway Senior Applications Engineer
  • Brent Johnson IT Security Architect
  • Allen Silva IT Network and Operations Analyst
  • Terrance Brown IT Support and Operations Analyst
  • Kendall Taylor IT Support and Operations Analyst

Business Strategy and Analytics

  • Corey Ruff Vice President of Business Strategy and Analytics
  • Melissa McDermott Business Strategist
  • Karthik Sukumar Manager of Advanced Analytics
  • Joey Bloom Data and CRM Engineer
  • Matt Leitzke Business Insights Analyst
  • Justin Nath Business Analyst, Marketing

Business Development

  • Dan Yuska Operations and Historical Affairs

Operations

  • Paul Neurauter Vice President of Operations
  • John Bostrom Senior Advisor of Operations and Safety

Building Operations

  • Geoff Bunzol Director of Building Operations
  • Lenny Smid Manager of Building Operations
  • Zack Bero Manager of Building Services
  • Halee Altenburg Office Coordinator
  • Mike Mangoni Building Engineer
  • Stacie Nelson Procurement Specialist
  • Robert Orawiec Shipping and Receiving Coordinator
  • Eric Rebman Building Engineer​
  • Liz Wallace Receptionist

Groundskeeping

  • Ken Mrock Head Groundskeeper
  • Benjamin Baumer Assistant Groundskeeper
  • Isaac Farley Assistant Groundskeeper
  • Paul Hitselberger Assistant Groundskeeper
  • Adam Holtz Assistant Groundskeeper

Stadium and Event Operations

  • Bryan Pett Director of Stadium and Event Operations
  • Bob Laskowski Manager of Stadium Operations
  • Steven Goodwin Stadium Operations Coordinator
  • Elizabeth Peters Manager of Events and Hospitality
  • Meghan Clancy Events Coordinator
  • Alex Murillo Events Coordinator
  • Lorena Soria Events Coordinator

Team Logistics

  • Kyle Kelly Director of Operations - Logistics
  • Jay Nickell Team Logistics Coordinator
  • Beth Hodgin Operations Assistant - Logistics

Security

  • John Tarpey Vice President of Security
  • Pete Spizzirri Director of Security
  • Rodney Karlstrand Security
  • Tony McInerney Security
  • Anthony Flowers Security

Marketing and Communications

Content and Innovation

  • Lorne Chan Vice President of Content and Innovation

Content and Production

  • Dan Barile Director of Content and Production
  • Kevin Foy Cinematographer and Engineer
  • Jordan Tredup Manager of Content and Production
  • Katie Fox Coordinating Producer
  • Chris Yankton Coordinating Producer
  • Will Bridgforth Content Producer
  • Bri Harvey Content Producer
  • Veronica Malesinski Content Producer
  • Jacob Funk Photographer

Digital Media

  • Pooja Van Dyke Director of Digital Media
  • Molly Brown Digital Product Coordinator
  • Austin Huette Web Designer
  • Larry Mayer Senior Web Writer/Editor
  • Kevin Meyers Digital Copy Editor

Social Media

  • Nicole Zimmer Director of Social Media
  • Timothy Daye Manager of Social Media Content Creation
  • Megan Greseth Manager of Social Media Brand Integration
  • Marlon Bennett Social Media Design Coordinator
  • Monterey Pepper Social Media Content Coordinator
  • Chidera Udeh Social Media Coordinator
  • Pablo Morales International Social Media Content Creator

Radio Broadcast

  • Jeff Joniak Play-by-Play
  • Tom Thayer Analyst

Fan and Brand Development

  • Fernando Arriola Vice President of Fan and Brand Development

Marketing

  • Laura Condella Director of Brand Marketing Insights and Strategy
  • Howard Little Manager of Brand and Influencer Marketing
  • Elaine Delos Reyes Project Management Lead
  • Joann Kowalski Project Management
  • Kelsey Meisenzahl Marketing Coordinator
  • Natallia Jerzyk Digital Marketing Specialist

Brand Creative

  • John Conroy Director of Brand Creative
  • Rommel Paraiso Manager of Motion Graphics Design and Production
  • Ghada Yousef Manager of Brand Creative
  • Mat Stewart Lead Graphic Designer
  • Michael Vasquez Lead Motion Graphics Animator
  • Kelley Jacobsen Graphic Designer
  • Jake Sadowski Motion Graphics Animator

Events and Game Presentation

  • Katlin Strange Director of Events and Game Presentation
  • Bobby Hack Manager of Talent and Game Presentation
  • Keisha Lee Events Coordinator
  • Staley Da Bear Mascot
  • Scott Adams Mascot Coordinator

Communications

  • Brandon Faber Vice President of Communications

Bears Care

  • Marge Hamm Director of Bears Care

Community and Alumni Relations

  • Matt Simeone Director of Community and Alumni Relations
  • Kate Rackow Manager of Community Outreach and Alumni Relations
  • Gustavo Silva Manager of Youth and High School Football
  • Emily Rooney Community Engagement Strategist
  • Jessica Noonan Community Outreach and Alumni Relations Specialist
  • Leonard Smith Youth & High School Football Coordinator
  • Sharon Lehner Administration

Corporate Communications

  • Micaeh Johnson Director of Corporate Communications
  • Miguel Lemus Corporate Communications Assistant

Football Communications

  • Aaron Clark Director of Football Communications
  • Ali Sayers Football Communications Assistant

Sales and Customer Relations

Ticketing

Ticket Sales and Service

  • Brendan Pierce Director of Premium Seat Sales and Customer Service
  • Amy Loch Manager of Premium Seat Sales and Service
  • Allison Brauer Premium Seat Sales and Service Coordinator
  • Dillon Knight Premium Seat Sales and Service Coordinator
  • Michelle Burke-McCaskey Manager of Customer Service
  • Alissa Caulfield Customer Service Coordinator
  • Kyra Cosh Customer Service Coordinator
  • David Cummings Customer Service Coordinator
  • Krista Fortman Customer Service Coordinator
  • Kareema Hill Customer Service Coordinator
  • Olando Watt Customer Service Coordinator
  • Christine Collins Ticket Sales and Service Assistant

Ticket Operations

  • Brian Forth Director of Ticket Operations
  • John Hilbrich Manager of Ticket Operations
  • Marquis White Ticket Operations Coordinator

Corporate Partnerships and Suite Sales/Service

  • Doug Carnahan Vice President of Corporate Partnerships

Corporate Partnership

  • Dave McClamroch Director of Corporate Partnerships
  • Megan Malone Manager of Corporate Partnerships
  • Laron Davis Corporate Partnerships Manager
  • Dave Eck Corporate Partnerships Manager
  • Brittney Thomas Corporate Partnerships Manager
  • Gracie Glickman Corporate Partnerships Coordinator
  • Chris Simms Corporate Partnerships Account Executive
  • Carter Byrd Corporate Sponsorship Diversity Fellow

Partnership Activation

  • Maggie Geraldi Director of Partnership Activation
  • Rachel Chessky Manager of Partnership Activation and Solutions
  • Mallory Glazier Manager of Partnership Activation and Development
  • Ana Lisa Bassewitz Partnership Activation Specialist
  • Taylor Brzezinski Partnership Activation Specialist
  • Dom Hillesheim Partnership Activation Specialist
  • Josh Walls Partnership Activation Specialist
  • Danica Lopez Partnership Activation Assistant
  • Angela Veverka Partnership Activation Assistant

Suite Sales and Service

  • Nathan DiLorenzo Director of Suite Sales and Service
  • Allison Knecht Manager of Suite Service
  • Justo Arellano Suite Sales Manager
  • Rachel Frank Suite Sales Manager
  • Logan Oppegard Suite Sales Manager
  • Rebecca Reid Suite Sales Manager
  • Crimson Duckett Suite Service Coordinator
  • Ana Scarlati Suite Service Coordinator

Associates

2023 Associate Class

  • Issac Albarran Ticket Sales and Service Associate
  • Georges Azouri Stadium and Event Operations Associate
  • Jarvis Carter Football Communications Associate
  • MaryKate Drews Photography Associate
  • Claire Durkin Brand Creative Associate
  • Nicole Edison Events and Game Presentation Associate
  • Isabella Gorisek Content and Production Associate
  • Gabby Hajduk Digital Media Associate
  • Henry Light Building Operations Associate
  • Miles Massay Team Operations Associate
  • Mia Riese Community Relations Associate
  • Charlie Rock Football Communications Associate
  • Tim Shaw Marketing Associate
  • Katelyne Rubin Social Media Associate
  • Andrea Wright Football Research Associate