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PCL1 Fresno Grizzlies

Maiorana, Stuebner named Grizzlies executive vice presidents

August 4, 2006 - Pacific Coast League (PCL1)
Fresno Grizzlies News Release


FRESNO, Calif. - The Fresno Baseball Club has promoted Vice President of Corporate Partnerships Mike Maiorana and Vice President of Tickets Andrew Stuebner to Executive Vice Presidents for the Fresno Baseball Club, LLC, the owner of the Fresno Grizzlies.

Maiorana and Stuebner will split leadership duties throughout the organization. Maiorana will manage corporate sales, marketing, media relations and merchandise while Stuebner's duties will include overseeing the ticket operations, stadium operations, special events and customer service.

"Mike and Andrew have each developed into baseball executives with very strong skill sets." said Chris Cummings, Managing General Partner. "These promotions reflect our desire to fully use their abilities to position the Fresno Grizzlies for future growth."

"Our interest is in developing a long-term management team that will serve the Fresno community for the foreseeable future." said Brian Glover, General Partner. "Mike and Andrew will provide a strong base for our organization."

"This is a great opportunity for us to grow both personally and professionally in our career," Maiorana said. "I am motivated to lead this great front office staff moving forward."

"I'm excited for the opportunity to grow within the Grizzlies organization," Stuebner said. "There is so much potential to develop Grizzlies Stadium's role as a driving force in the revitalization of downtown and I look forward to continue being a part of that."

Maiorana has worked his way up the business ladder since 1999 when he started with the Grizzlies as an intern before quickly being promoted through the front office and eventually into corporate sales. He is currently in his second year as VP of Corporate Partnerships and eighth with the team. In being the longest employed member of the franchise, Maiorana oversees sponsorship revenues, radio broadcast rights, website content and overall team branding. Maiorana was born and raised on the Monterey Peninsula and is a 1999 graduate of Fresno State with a degree in business. He currently resides in Fresno with his wife, Shantel.

Stuebner is currently in his third season as VP of Tickets for the Grizzlies. Prior to working for the Grizzlies, Stuebner held the position of Assistant General Manager and Director of Tickets with the Rancho Cucamonga Quakes from 2000-03. Before working for the Quakes, he also served as the Director of Group Sales with the Potomac Cannons in 1998 and 1999. Stuebner's start in baseball was in 1996-97 as an intern with the Southern Oregon Timberjacks. Stuebner was born in Ann Arbor, Michigan and is a 1995 graduate of Kenyon College (OH) with a bachelor's degree in history. He currently resides in Fresno with his wife, Cristina.

For more information, please contact Ryan Alexander at 559-994-6261 or by e-mail at ralexander@fresnogrizzlies.com.




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