Marla Terranova Vickers Named Woman of Excellence
September 12, 2011 - Southern League (SL1) News Release
The Southern League of Professional Baseball Clubs is pleased to announce that Marla Terranova Vickers, General Manager of the Montgomery Biscuits, has been named its Woman of Excellence, as voted upon by the league's general managers. Vickers previously received this award in 2006 and is also the Southern League's nominee for the Rawlings Woman Executive of the Year Award, which is presented by Minor League Baseball at the Winter Meetings.
General Manager represents a new role for Vickers in 2011, having served in various capacities over her ten years with Professional Sports Marketing, the parent company of the Biscuits. Vickers became only the 4th woman in Minor League Baseball to serve as General Manager, and the only woman at the AA level or higher.
A native of Lansing, Michigan and a graduate of Central Michigan University, Vickers originally began her career in baseball with the Lansing Lugnuts of the Midwest League. She is widely referred to as the first Biscuits employee, and began her journey in Montgomery in 2003. Arriving long before the team, she worked tirelessly to help prepare Riverwalk Stadium for the 2004 inaugural season.
Vickers has served in a variety of roles with the Biscuits including Director of Sales, Director of Sponsorship & Marketing, and most recently as Assistant General Manager. She resides in Montgomery with her husband, John "Tripp" Vickers, who holds the distinction of having submitted "Biscuits" in the name-the-team contest upon the team's inception.
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