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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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Ted Phillips

President and CEO

Ted Phillips was named President and Chief Executive Officer on February 10, 1999. He is the fourth person to serve as president in the organization’s storied 100-year history following Michael McCaskey, George "Mugs" Halas, Jr., and George S. Halas.

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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
  • Ted Phillips President and CEO
  • 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
  • Rich McCaskey Administration
  • Brit Bending Executive Assistant
  • Gwen Federman Paralegal
  • Beth Hodgin Executive Assistant to the GM
  • Katie Nagle Executive Assistant
  • Autumn Swindell Executive Assistant
  • Jennifer Wilgosiewicz Executive Assistant

Football Operations

Player Personnel

  • Ian Cunningham Assistant General Manager
  • Jeff King Co-Director of Player Personnel
  • Trey Koziol Co-Director of Player Personnel
  • Ashton Washington Player Personnel Coordinator
  • Ryan Weese 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
  • Brendan Rehor Southeast Area Scout
  • John Syty Southwest Area Scout
  • Ryan Cavanaugh Midwest Area Scout
  • Drew Raucina Combine Scout

Pro Scouts

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

Football Operations Staff

  • LaMar Campbell Vice President of Player Engagement
  • Brent Salazar Clyde Emrich Director of High Performance
  • Harrison Freid Director of Research & Analysis
  • Erika Marmolejo Player Engagement Coordinator

Football Administration

  • Mike Santarelli Executive Director of Football Technology
  • Matt Feinstein Director of Football Administration
  • James Cosh Manager of Football Administration/Pro Scout

Athletic Training

  • Andre Tucker Head Athletic Trainer
  • Tim Ridner Assistant Athletic Trainer
  • Jeremy Smith Assistant Athletic Trainer
  • Mariellen Veach Assistant Athletic Trainer
  • Tristen Asken Physical Therapist
  • Carla Suber Team Clinician

Equipment

  • Tony Medlin Head Equipment Manager
  • Curtis Lane Assistant Equipment Manager
  • Carl Piekarski Assistant Equipment Manager
  • Thomas Woody Assistant Equipment Manager
  • Cameron Reed Equipment/Administrative Assistant

Video

  • Dave Hendrickson Director of Video Services
  • Dan Tuohy Director of Video Technology
  • Dean Pope Assistant Video Director
  • Jack Dowling Video Assistant

Business Operations

Finance

  • Jake Jones Vice President of Finance and Accounting
  • Whitney DeBuck Director of Financial Operations
  • Louise Maki Payroll Administrator
  • James McCaskey Senior Accountant
  • Rosemary Ryan Accounts Payable Specialist
  • Will Asfour Staff Accountant

Human Resources

  • Liz Geist Vice President of Human Resources
  • Kristin Rogers Manager of Employee Experience
  • Sue Dinardi Human Resources Coordinator

Information Technology

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

Business Strategy and Analytics

  • Corey Ruff Vice President of Business Strategy & Analytics
  • Karthik Sukumar Manager of Advanced Analytics
  • Matt Leitzke Business Insights Analyst
  • Natesa Vaidya Lifecycle Marketing Analyst

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 Team Building and Operations
  • Lenny Smid Manager of Building Operations
  • Eric Rebman Building Engineer​
  • Liz Wallace Receptionist
  • Halee Altenburg Office Coordinator

Groundskeeping

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

Stadium & Event Operations

  • Bryan Pett Director of Stadium & Event Operations
  • Bob Laskowski Manager of Stadium Operations
  • Steven Goodwin Stadium Operations Coordinator
  • Elizabeth Peters Manager of Events and Hospitality
  • Drew Izban Events Coordinator
  • Keisha Lee Events Coordinator

Team Logistics

  • Simon Gelan Director of Team Logistics & Business Process Liaison
  • Kyle Kelly Team Logistics Coordinator

Security

  • John Tarpey Vice President of Security
  • Joseph Giunta Security
  • Rodney Karlstrand Security
  • Tony McInerney Security
  • Pete Spizzirri Security

Marketing and Communications

Content and Innovation

  • Lorne Chan Vice President of Content & Innovation

Content and Production

  • Dan Barile Director of Content and Production
  • Kevin Foy Cinematographer and Engineer
  • Jordan Tredup Manager of Content & Production
  • Chris Yankton Coordinating Producer
  • Bri Harvey Content Producer
  • Katie Teuber Content Producer
  • Lauren Screeden Reporter
  • Jacob Funk Photographer

Digital Media

  • Austin Huette Web Designer
  • Larry Mayer Senior Web Writer/Editor
  • Kevin Meyers Digital Copy Editor

Social Media

  • Nicole Zimmer Director of Social Media
  • Nicole Cabral Manager of Social Media
  • Timothy Daye Social Media Producer
  • Megan Greseth Social Media Coordinator
  • Ricardo Odum Social Media Graphic Designer

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 & Strategy
  • 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
  • Matt Dunlap Manager of Brand Creative
  • Rommel Paraiso Manager of Motion Graphics Design & Production
  • Michael Vasquez Lead Motion Graphics Animator
  • Kelley Jacobsen Graphic Designer
  • Mat Stewart Graphic Designer
  • Ghada Yousef Graphic Designer

Events & Game Presentation

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

Communications

  • Brandon Faber Vice President of Communications

Bears Care

  • Marge Hamm Director of Bears Care
  • Haley Zimmerman Bears Care Coordinator

Community and Alumni Relations

  • Matt Simeone Director of Community and Alumni Relations
  • Kate Rackow Manager of Community Outreach & Alumni Relations
  • Gustavo Silva Manager of Youth Football & Community Programs
  • Jessica Noonan Community Outreach & Alumni Relations Specialist
  • Jacki Stuckert Youth Football & Community Programs Coordinator

Corporate Communications

  • Meghan Bower Director of Corporate Communications
  • Miguel Lemus Corporate Communications Assistant

Football Communications

  • Adam Widman Director of Football Communications
  • Aaron Clark Manager of Football Communications
  • Ben Schmitz Football Communications Assistant

Sales and Customer Relations

Ticketing

Ticket Sales and Service

  • Brendan Pierce Director of Premium Seat Sales & Customer Service
  • Amy Loch Manager of Premium Seat Sales & 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
  • Krista Fortman Customer Service Coordinator
  • Jessica Glomstad Customer Service Coordinator
  • Kyra Strutzel Customer Service Coordinator
  • Olando Watt Customer Service Coordinator

Ticket Operations

  • Brian Forth Director of Ticket Operations
  • Zack Bero Manager of Ticket Operations
  • John Hilbrich Ticket Operations Coordinator

Corporate Partnerships and Suite Sales/Service

  • Doug Carnahan Vice President of Corporate Partnerships

Corporate Partnership

  • Dave McClamroch Director of Corporate Partnerships
  • Matt Black Corporate Partnerships Manager
  • Laron Davis Corporate Partnerships Manager
  • Dave Eck Corporate Partnerships Manager
  • Megan Malone Corporate Partnerships Manager
  • Christine Christopoulos Corporate Partnerships Coordinator

Partnership Activation

  • Melissa McDermott Director of Partnership Activation
  • Maggie Geraldi Manager of Partnership Activation
  • Ana Lisa Bassewitz Partnership Activation Specialist
  • Rachel Chessky Partnership Activation Specialist
  • Mallory Glazier Partnership Activation Specialist
  • Dom Hillesheim Partnership Activation Specialist
  • Victoria O'Connor Partnership Activation Specialist
  • Taylor Brzezinski Partnership Activation Assistant

Suite Sales and Service

  • Nathan DiLorenzo Director of Suite Sales & Service
  • Allison Knecht Manager of Suite Service
  • Rachel Frank Suite Sales Manager
  • JD Nelson Suite Sales Manager
  • Rebecca Reid Suite Sales Manager
  • Crimson Duckett Suite Service Coordinator
  • Ana Scarlati Suite Service Coordinator