Staff Directory

    Phoenix Suns
    201 East Jefferson Street
    Phoenix, AZ 85004

    Phone: (602) 379-2000
    Website: suns.com

    OWNERSHIP

    • Mat Ishbia: Controlling Owner and Governor
    • Justin Ishbia: Alternate Governor
    • Jahm Najafi: Alternate Governor
    • Sam Garvin: Alternate Governor

    EXECUTIVE TEAM

    • Chief Executive Officer : Josh Bartelstein
    • Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer: Jim Pitman
    • General Manager, Sports & Entertainment Services: Ralph Marchetta
    • Executive Vice President & Chief Revenue Officer: Dan Costello
    • Sr. Vice President & General Counsel: Melissa Goldenberg
    • Sr. Vice President, People & Culture: Kimberly Corbitt
    • Sr. Vice President, Ticket Sales & Service: Kyle Pottinger
    • Sr. Vice President, Global Partnership Solutions: Tom Fletcher
    • Sr. Vice President, Business Operations: Aaron Jerz
    • Vice President, Social Responsibility & Executive Director, Phoenix Suns Charities: Sarah Krahenbuhl
    • Vice President, Brand Digital & Social: Tramon Thomas
    • President, Phoenix Mercury: Vince Kozar

    ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF/EXECUTIVE STAFF

    • Executive Assistant to the Managing Partner and President & CEO: Hope Dimberg
    • Executive Assistants: Tracy Cota, Kelly Scoggan
    • Suns Receptionists: Ceola Coaston

    BASKETBALL COMMUNICATIONS

    • Director, Basketball Communications: Cole Mickelson
    • Manager, Basketball Communications: Bryce Marsee
    • Sr. Coordinator, Basketball Communications: Palmer Black

    BASKETBALL OPERATIONS

    FRONT OFFICE

    • President of BasketBall Operations & General Manager: James Jones
    • Assistant General Manager/Vice President, Basketball Operations: Morgan Cato
    • Assistant General Manager: Trevor Bukstein
    • Vice President, Basketball Strategy & Evaluation: Ryan Resch
    • Director, Basketball Operations: Jeff Feld
    • Director, Personnel Evaluation Systems: Patrick Sund
    • Managers, Personnel Evaluation: Zach Amundson, Aditya Malhotra
    • Analysts, Personnel Evaluation: Dain Ervin, Preston Fawcett, Jamila Ganter, Daniel Gomez, Andrew Mastin
    • Manager, Strategy & Research: Jesse Held
    • Analysts, Strategy & Research: Shubham Sabnani, Hiroki Witt
    • Analyst, Basketball Analytics: Theresa Killebrew
    • Analyst, Basketball Coaching Analytics: Akash Sebastian
    • Manager, Basketball Administration & Salary Cap: Yale Kim
    • Sr. Coordinator, Player Engagement: Rahnee Jackson
    • Coordinator, Team Services: Bailey Smith

    COACHING STAFF

    • Head Coach: TBD
    • Associate Head Coach: Kevin Young
    • Assistant Coaches: Mark Bryant, Bryan Gates, Patrick Mutombo, Brian Randle, Michael Ruffin, Steve Scalzi, Jarrett Jack
    • Player Development Coach: Corey Vinson
    • Video Coordinators: Connor Varney, Justin Maxey, Madeline Sulka
    • Advance Scout: Pat Zipfel 

    SPORTS MEDICINE & PERFORMANCE

    • Vice President, Player Health & Performance: Brady Howe
    • Director, Medical Services/Head Athletic Trainer: David Crewe
    • Director, Rehabilitation: Adam Loiacono
    • Director, Performance/Head Strength & Conditioning Coach: Cory Schlesinger
    • Director, Performance Nutrition: Danielle Lafata
    • Assistant Athletic Trainer: Frank Adams
    • Performance Therapist: Derrick Nillissen
    • Lead Performance Scientist: Kohei Tamagawa
    • Assistant Strength & Conditioning Coach: Larry Lumbard

    EQUIPMENT

    • Equipment Operations Manager: Jay Gaspar
    • Equipment Manager & Travel Coordinator: Denise Romero
    • Equipment Operations Assistant: Kyra Vidas

    SECURITY

    • Director, Team Security: Max Cayard
    • Team Security Associates: Michael Spearman, Gene Escamilla

    BASKETBALL MEDICAL STAFF

    • Head Team Physician (Orthopedist): Dr. Evan Lederman
    • Team Physicians: Dr. Steven Erickson, Dr. Anup Shah
    • Chiropractor: Dr. Monte Hessler
    • Dentist: Dr. John Badolato
    • Ophthalmologist: Dr. Jay Schwartz
    • Cardiologist: Dr. Tim Byrne
    • Sport Psychologist: Dr. Jamye Shelton
    • Sport Psychiatrist: Dr. Brook Choulet

    BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE

    • Vice President, Business Intelligence & Analytics: Anita Tasavanh
    • Sr. Manager, Business Intelligence & CRM: Alex Hardman
    • Manager, Business Intelligence & CRM: Alexandria Forbes
    • Manager, Business Intelligence: Michael Contino
    • Coordinator, Business Intelligence: Ryan Diluchio, Patrick Howe
    • Coordinator, Business Intelligence & CRM: Ana-Christina Gonzalez
    • Analyst, Data Scientist: Ty Walters

    BRAND COMMUNICATIONS

    • Sr. Manager, Partner Communications: Jenelle Scott
    • Manager, Brand Communications: Mychael Ramirez
    • Coordinator, Brand Communications: Olivia Kuby

    CENTERCOURT STUDIOS

    • Director, Centercourt Studios: Chris Grasha
    • Associate Directors, Centercourt Studios: Shawn Deloney, Kelly Streeter
    • Sr. Motion Graphic Designers: Kevin Bonham, Chris Mead
    • Sr. Producers: Robert Weinerth, David Sosna
    • Content Videographer/Producers: Regan Budig
    • Sr. Graphic Designer: Salena Niemann
    • Graphic Designers: Julian Martinez, Cameron Radcliff
    • Associate Graphic Designers: Abigail Green, Jaden Guilford

    STRATEGIC PLANNING

    • Sr. Strategic Planner: Jake Knapp

    SOCIAL MEDIA

    • Director, Social Media Strategy: Eden Campbell
    • Managers, Social Media: Cody Cunningham, Robyn Brown
    • Coordinator, Social Media: Allison Row
    • Social Strategy Coordinator: Ethan Curtis

    DIGITAL SERVICES

    • Vice President, Brand Digital & Social: Tramon Thomas
    • Manager, Digital Strategy: Sean Haspel
    • Manager, Lifecycle Marketing: Aubrey Badger
    • Sr. Coordinator, Lifecycle Marketing: Kourtney Burney
    • Digital Web Developers: Arvind Navaratnasingham, Sam Harvey
    • Coordinator, Digital Services: David Hughes

    FINANCE

    • Sr. Vice President, Business Operations: Aaron Jerz
    • Vice President, Payroll Services: Sheila Yammer         
    • Controller: Ryan Appel         
    • Accounts Payable Manager: Craig Scott
    • Accounts Payable Coordinator: Tammy Jones
    • Accounts Receivable Manager: Sandra Vega
    • Payroll Accounting Analysts: Will McFarland, Traci Washington
    • Accounting Manager: Jed Richmond
    • Payroll Operations Manager: Christi Shurwin
    • Sr. Payroll Specialist: Rosario Ramirez
    • Payroll Specialist: Viviana Valdez
    • Sr. Accountant: Kerby Schmidt
    • Staff Accountant: Elizabeth Maxwell

    LIVE PRESENTATION

    • Sr. Director, Live Presentation: Shawn Martinez
    • Dance & Entertainment Director: Sumer Meyer
    • Manager, Live Presentation: Ashley Stovall
    • Sr. Coordinator, Live Presentation: T.J. Walker
    • Coordinator, Live Presentation: Rachael Feldberg
    • Mascot Brand Strategist: Derek Carter
    • Mascot Support: Logan Sipple
    • Game Production Director: Greg Ralbovsky

    PEOPLE & CULTURE

    • Sr. Vice President, People & Culture: Kimberly Corbitt
    • Sr. Coordinator, People & Culture: Jennifer Degasis
    • Coordinator, People & Culture: Monet Newton
    • Business Partners, People & Culture: Michael Hertel, Joy Harper
    • Business Partner, Talent Acquisition: Elizabeth Mariscal
    • Employee Relations Lead: Robert Smith
    • Generalist, People & Culture: Jessica McNeese

    INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

    • Vice President and Chief Information Officer: Steve Reese
    • Director, Information Technology: A.J. Grande
    • Project Manager, Information Technology: Aaron Prestwood
    • Systems/IT Network Administrator: Anthony Teixeira
    • Systems Administrators: Joseph Salas, Travis Washington
    • Sr. Business Systems Analyst: Erin Heming
    • Desktop Support Specialists: Patton Werner, Kevin Pires, Jakob Rubin

    LEGAL

    • Sr. Vice President & General Counsel: Melissa Goldenberg
    • Associate Counsel: Robert Ollman

    MARKETING

    • Sr. Director, Marketing: Graham Wincott
    • Director, Partner Marketing: Leah Payne
    • Sr. Marketing Manager, Ticket Sales: Ava Taylor
    • Sr. Manager, Merchandise: Justin Gatlin
    • Manager, Influencer Strategy & Merchandise Marketing: Gerry Mildenberger
    • Manager, Marketing: Chelsea Chaidez
    • Sr. Coordinator, Partner Marketing: BJ Stillwell
    • Coordinator, Marketing: Ava Debord
    • Director, Arena Marketing: Steven Kargol
    • Manager, Arena Marketing: Adana Davis

    GLOBAL PARTNERSHIP SOLUTIONS

    • Executive Vice President & Chief Revenue Officer: Dan Costello
    • Sr. Vice President, Global Partnership Solutions: Tom Fletcher
    • Vice President, Business Operations: Doug Chisholm
    • Vice Presidents, Activation: Nicole Strunks
    • Director, Activation: Stephanie Lovingood
    • Sr. Activation Manager: Betsy Hechtner
    • Sr. Sales Managers: Mike Akers, Sean Fullam
    • Broadcast Traffic Manager: Benicia Thompson
    • Activation Managers: Sherrick Bader, Erin Disbennet, Emily Gray, Julia McGaha, Marissa Neumann
    • Sr. Coordinator, Activation: Meg Ingram
    • Administrative Assistants: Samantha Elsenpeter, Kelly Scoggan

    PHOENIX SUNS CHARITIES & SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY

    • Vice President, Social Responsibility & Executive Director, Phoenix Suns Charities: Sarah Krahenbuhl
    • Manager, Operations and Programs: Maggie Cortez
    • Manager, Phoenix Suns Charities: Joshua McCann
    • Program Director, Jr. Suns/Jr. Mercury: Mark Gretter

    SALES & SERVICE

    • Sr. Vice President, Ticket Sales & Service: Kyle Pottinger
    • Vice President, Business Development: Matthew Salata
    • Director, Business Development & Sales Associate Program: Josh Strumlauf
    • Director, Premium Sales & Service: Nick Matranga
    • Sr. Manager, Premium Sales & Service: Kgai Jones
    • Sr. Account Executives, Premium Experience: Bobby Phelps, Michael Pettit, Ari Richman
    • Account Executives, Premium Sales: Brandon Ferris, Alex Wagner
    • Account Executives, Premium Experience: JT Holloway, Skyler Roope, Wesley Rouse, Sydney Slevin, Cory Tollefson
    • Manager, Business Development: Philip Fisher
    • Sr. Account Executive, Business Development: Connor Sprague
    • Account Executive, Business Development: Brad Estok, Taia Gomez, Rob Kennedy, Jah Strange, Andrew Valdez
    • Sr. Manager, VIP Experience & Special Events: Courtney Giovanni
    • Coordinator, VIP Experience: Kennedi Greenfield
    • Coordinator, Special Events & Group Sales: Andrew Garcia
    • Vice President, Growth Initiatives & Customer Experience: Eric Little
    • Director, Membership Experience: Amy Goodwin
    • Manager, Membership Experience: Hillary McDonald
    • Manager, Sales & Experience: Zach Wendel
    • Account Executives, Sales & Experience: RaShaun Jones, Samantha Skirvin
    • Account Executives, Membership Experience: Joel Baeza, Chloe Colligan, Dylan Cook, Lexi Davis, Marc Garcia, Matthew Hartman, Taylor Hood, Nicole Matheson, Keanu Medina, Patrick Soto
    • Sales Associates: Kyle Gaspari, Jordan Raszeja, Kira Stanley, Luke Unverferth

    BROADCAST PRODUCTIONS

    • Vice President, Broadcast Productions: Dan Siekmann
    • Executive Producer/Director: Bob Adlhoch    
    • Sr. Producers: Marc Goldberg, David Hughes
    • Producers: Ryan Bafaloukos, Brock Kraft
    • Sr. Videographer: David Grapentine 
    • Sr. Editor: Tommy Arguelles

    TELEVISION

    • Bally Sports Arizona, Play-by-Play: Kevin Ray
    • Studio Hosts: Tom Chambers, Tom Leander
    • Color Analysts: Eddie Johnson, Ann Meyers Drysdale

    RADIO

    • Arizona Sports 98.7 FM, Play-by-Play: Al McCoy
    • Color Analyst: Tim Kempton
    • Studio Host & Road Game Play-by-Play: Jon Bloom
    • KSUN La Mejor Radio 1400 AM/106.5 FM (Spanish), Play-by-Play: Arturo Ochoa
    • Color Analysts: Samuel Sandoval, Cinthia Halilyan Chavez

    Footprint Center

    ARENA OPERATIONS

    • General Manager, Sports & Entertainment Services & Sr. Vice President, Ticket Operations: Ralph Marchetta
    • Vice President, Sustainability: Alvan Adams          
    • Assistant General Manager & Vice President, Footprint Center: Sarah Schock
    • Sr. Coordinator, Booking & Event Production: Hollie Marron
    • Manager, Administrative Services: Gerri Sandy
    • Project Manager, Engineering: Jerry Medina   
    • Lead Engineers: Johnnie Craw, Claudio Espiritu
    • Level 1 Engineers: Paul Diaz, Emilio Ocampo
    • Level 2 Engineers: Todd Brittain, Jesus Hernandez, Curtis Reed, Richard Stanford
    • Level 3 Engineer: Kurtis Sarkissian
    • Carpenter: Andrew Yabo
    • Facility Management Coordinator: Mari-Helen Macias
    • Vice President, Facility Management: Gary Gillespie
    • Chief Technical Engineer: Karl Braunwarth
    • Digital Display Manager: Brian Beachy
    • Audio/Video Engineers: Jordan Bell, Oscar Bergeron-Oakes
    • Audio/Video Technicians: Lonnie Richardson, Derek Wheeler
    • A 1 Audio Engineer: Bradley Dilley
    • Director of Facility Operations: Brian Polokoff
    • Vice President, Event Services: Vanessa Ward
    • Director, Event Production: Marlo McKinley
    • Sr. Manager, Events: Ashley Moore
    • Event Managers: Megan Duffy, Shelbi Guerrero
    • Coordinator, Event Operations: Kelsey Watson
    • Director, Guest Services: Alisa Nakashima
    • Manager, Guest Services: Franchesca Finelli, Daniel Green, Mackenzie Roque
    • Coordinator, Guest Services: Mary Blaser
    • Sr. Manager, Events Crew: Rene Gonzales
    • Events Crew Support: Jonathon Gortarez, Robert Lopez
    • Manager, Facility Services: Pedro Paulino Payan
    • Sr. Manager, Conversion Crew: Anthony Lee
    • Manager, Conversion Crew: Tony Sanchez
    • Floor Technician: Joe Macias
    • Facilities Flex Crew: Anthony Craig, Malik Feurtado, Diego Lechuga, Remo Quintero, Travon Williams, Joseph Vital
    • Setup Attendant Lead: David Williams
    • Setup Attendants: Timothy Dewakuku, Roy Salinas
    • Disability Services Manager: Rachel Hargis
    • Director, Security: Paul Schonaerts
    • Security Manager: Marge Evans
    • Safety & Security Coordinator: Francoise Chisholm
    • Sr. Director, Traffic Support Services: Norwood “Woodie” Browder
    • Assistant Director, Traffic Support Services: JD Hanna   
    • Managers, Traffic Support Services: Veronica Aguilera, Andrew “Drew” Enos, Robert Zobel
    • Assistant Managers, Traffic Support Services: Mayra Bermudez, Nathan Vandendriesche
    • Mail/Receiving Department Manager: David Case    
    • Mail/Receiving Technicians: Jimmie Barr, Jesse Echavarria

    GAME NIGHT PERSONNEL, ASSISTANTS & STATISTICAL CREW

    • NBA Photos: Barry Gossage
    • NBA Photos Assistant: Kate Frese
    • Official Scorer: Jerry Heck
    • Clock & Scoreboard Operators: Mike Lange, Jim Poquette, Barry Ringel, Rick Showers, Dana Smith
    • Statistics Crew: Tyler Barton, Bryan Brown, Blane Ferguson, Jeremy Hawkes, Jim Heck, Drew Raskin, Zach Rome, Keith Zaborski     
    • PA Announcer: Vince Marotta
    • Broadcast Statisticians: Michael Brenner, Jim Brewer, Eric Hodgson, Jeff Stanlis
    • Game Night Assistants: Nick Mendoza, Lauren Gonzalez, Ryan Capeloto, Nick Frazier

    TICKET OPERATIONS

    • Vice President, Ticket Operations: Daren Mitch
    • Assistant Director, Ticket Operations: Jason Chey
    • Director, Suns Ticketing: Adam Somers
    • Director, Sports Ticketing: Jason Sanchez
    • Director, Arena Ticketing: Sean Stilwell  
    • Ticket Managers: Daniel Serna, Kaitlyn Heber, Alexa Starky
    • Season Ticket Account Manager: Esther Wojtulewicz         
    • Ticket Office Coordinator: Cyleigh Dornburg, Bob Rodriguez
    • Assistant Ticket Managers: Wende Barr, Stephanie Ostos
    • Ticket Office Accounting Supervisor: Paulene Tullie
    • Accounting Clerk, Ticket Office: Julieta Serna

    OTHER INFORMATION

    • Home Court: Footprint Center (17,071), opened 1992
    • Address: 201 E. Jefferson Street, Phoenix, AZ 85004
    • Game Times: 7 p.m. Mon. - Sat., 6 p.m. Sun.
    • Ticket Office: (602) 379-7867
    • Executive Office: (602) 379-7900
    • Executive Office FAX: (602) 379-7990
    • Basketball Communications: (602) 379-7920
    • Basketball Communications FAX: (602) 379-7908
    • Business Communications: (602) 379-7915
    • Footprint Center Executive Office: (602) 379-2000
    • Internet E-Mail Addresses: (first initial, last name@suns.com)