Upon taking over as General Manager of the Albuquerque Isotopes in September 2003, John Traub has presided over a period of immense team growth and success. The Isotopes continually rank in the top 10 in attendance among all Minor League teams and in just 15 years of existence, the team has drawn over 9 million fans. Under John's stewardship, the Topes and Isotopes Park have consistently hosted large events that have had a national scope, including Major League exhibitions, Manny Ramirez's 2009 rehab assignment, and the 2011 Triple-A Baseball National Championship Game.

John was named 2007 PCL Executive of the Year and the team was singled out for recognition as well, receiving the John H. Johnson Award as the PCL's best overall franchise. The team also received the prestigious 2007 Bob Freitas Award from Baseball America as the most complete franchise in Triple-A Baseball. John was also presented with the 2007 Ambassador Award by the City of Albuquerque Convention and Visitor's Bureau and currently serves on the board of directors for the New Mexico Bowl.

Under John's leadership, the Isotopes received the 2018 John H. Johnson Award presented annually by Minor League Baseball to recognize the complete baseball franchise-based on franchise stability, contributions to league stability, contributions to baseball in the community, and promotion of the baseball industry.

Having spent more than 20 years in the Pacific Coast League, John is the Chairman of the Triple-A Marketing Committee, was formerly chair of the league's Travel Committee and was instrumental in the creation of the Pacific Coast League PR Committee.

Prior to moving to Albuquerque, John spent 11 seasons with the PCL's Calgary Cannons (1992-2002). His titles included Director of Public & Media Relations (1992-96). Vice President of Baseball Operations (1997-1998), and Vice President & General Manager (1998-2002).

John co-authored his first book in 2012, entitled "Baseball ... A Helluva Life" - telling stories of the legendary life of Minor League Baseball executive Dave Rosenfield. The book is available online at Amazon.com.

The Los Angeles native began his career in 1988, serving as a public relations intern for the California Angels, where he remained as an intern for the better part of four seasons. He also worked as a public relations intern for the Los Angeles Dodgers during their 1988 post-season. He is a 1987 graduate of UCLA, earning a BA degree in Psychology. John and his lovely wife Liz have two children (Joe and Sophie) and live in Albuquerque along with their Wire Fox Terrier, Walter.

Josh Hunt is Executive Vice President of Hunt Companies, Inc, headquartered in El Paso, Texas. He is a member of Hunt Companies’ Board of Directors where he serves in several affiliate board capacities and on numerous committees. In addition, Mr. Hunt is President of the Hunt Family Foundation and chairs the Hunt Family Council.

Mr. Hunt has long been a supporter of his city and the Borderplex region and has served on numerous civic, non-profit, and professional boards and committees. He currently serves as Chairman of the Governing Board of The Hospitals of Providence (Memorial and Sierra), is Chairman of the El Paso Children’s Museum where he is a founding board member and is Chairman of the Medical Center of the Americas Foundation Board. He is a member of the Executive Committee of the Borderplex Alliance, a member of the University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) President’s Athletic Advisory Council, and serves on the board of directors of Minor League Baseball’s Pacific Coast League, on the Board of Governors of the United Soccer League (USL), and is on the board of the education-focused Trellis Foundation. He is also a director of WestStar Title, a division of WestStar Bank, and is a member of the Young Presidents Organization (YPO) El Paso/Juarez Chapter.

Mr. Hunt is Chairman and CEO of MountainStar Sports Group (MSSG), an entity formed by Mr. Hunt and his father, Woody Hunt, and another El Paso family to promote regional economic development through sports and entertainment.

MountainStar Sports Group owns the El Paso Chihuahuas, the Triple-A Baseball affiliate of the San Diego Padres and El Paso Locomotive FC, a franchise team of the United Soccer League (USL), the second division of the United States Soccer Federation. Both teams play in Southwest University Park, a $75 million ballpark built as a public/private initiative of MSSG and the City of El Paso. MSSG is also an investor in the FC Juarez Bravos, formerly an Ascenso MX (second division) soccer franchise that now represents the Borderplex as a first-division soccer club of LIGA MX.

Mr. Hunt has received numerous awards and honors, including being named El Pasoan of the Year by El Paso Inc. in 2014, a shared honor with MSSG for bringing Triple-A Baseball to El Paso; and to the El Paso Business Hall of Fame by Junior Achievement in 2019.

Mr. Hunt graduated from The Cox School of Business at Southern Methodist University with a bachelor’s degree in Real Estate/Finance. He also earned an MS degree with honors in Real Estate and Construction Management from the Daniels School of Business at the University of Denver.

Michael is President of Gold Crown Management, a commercial real estate firm based in Denver, Colorado since 1972. Gold Crown Management owns and manages a portfolio of commercial real estate properties including apartments, industrial buildings, parking lots and other assets.

Michael is responsible for all asset sales, purchases, and leasing activities within the firm's portfolio. Mike is a graduate of the University of Kansas with a degree in business, and is a current board member for SafeHouse Denver and the Denver Preschool Program. Previously, Mike served on the Reisher College Scholarship Committee for six years.

Sam Bernabe is President and General Manager of the Iowa Cubs, having been with the organization since 1983. Bernabe was named President in 1999. He has also been a Board of Trustees representative for the PCL for over 20 years.

Bernabe, too, serves as the Chairman of the MiLB Finance Committee and is a member of Professional Baseball's Rules Committee, Triple-A Baseball's Marketing Committee, the PCL Executive Committee and the Baseball Internet Rights Company (BIRCO) Board.

Bernabe was named the American Association Executive of the Year in 1993, the Pacific Coast League Executive of the Year in 2008, and the Baseball America Minor League Executive of the Year in 2014. Under Bernabe's leadership, the Iowa Cubs were the recipient of Minor League Baseball's John H. Johnson President's Award in 2002. He was also a part of the Iowa Cubs' front office that earned the Larry MacPhail Award in 1986.

Logan, who has been with the franchise for over 35 years, possesses a vast background and knowledge of both the game of baseball and the Las Vegas sports scene, which lends a vital role to the 51s organization. He has been a part of Las Vegas' two championship teams, which captured the PCL title in 1986 and 1988.

He began his career with the franchise as an account executive in 1984. He quickly moved his way up the front office ladder and was named General Manager in 1991. He then was named President on Jan. 3, 2000, in addition to his responsibilities as general manager. During his tenure, he has earned the respect as not only one of the most influential sports executives in Las Vegas, but in all of professional baseball.The Summerlin Las Vegas Baseball Club LLC named him President/COO on June 3, 2013.

Logan is the only executive in PCL history to be awarded the League's Executive of the Year on three or more occasions; he was first honored in 1992, again in 1998, and most recently, 2018. Logan has also received the Larry MacPhail Promotional Trophy in 1991 and 1997. He serves as the Pacific Coast League's Vice President and on the Joint Minor League Baseball Marketing Committee. Logan is Vice President/chairman of the League's executive committee that oversees the operation of the PCL and that serves as the advisory board for Mr. Branch Rickey III, President of the PCL.

Logan and the 51s, in conjunction with the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority (LVCVA), initiated an event, which brought Major League Baseball Spring Training games to the city of Las Vegas. Over the years, "Big League Weekend" games have been played as such stars as Sandy Alomar Jr., Barry Bonds, Ken Griffey Jr., the late Tony Gwynn, Matt Kemp, Greg Maddux, Alex Rodriguez and Ichiro Suzuki, to name a few, showcased their talents at Cashman Field. As a result of the success of the event, the Oakland A's elected to play their first six games of the 1996 season at Cashman Field, due to the renovation of the Oakland Alameda County Coliseum. He also was instrumental in bringing the Triple-A World Series to Cashman Field for three years (1998-2000) that featured the PCL champion vs. International League champion. Logan also worked with the MLBPA in hosting the February "Big League Home Run Challenge," held for four years at Cashman Field (2000-03), broadcast on ESPN and ESPN2.

His busy schedule has him involved in many community projects including Executive Committee of the Las Vegas Bowl and Southern Nevada Sports Hall of Fame. Logan's honors include: recipient of the 2007 Chin's Humanitarian of the Year for the Muscular Dystrophy Association of Southern Nevada; 2010 ESPN Sportsman of the Year, that benefit The Caring Place, a local nonprofit organization dedicated to easing the journey of those affected by cancer; inducted into the Southern Nevada Sports Hall of Fame (2011); 2018 Nevada Broadcasters Association and Foundation Community Achievement Award.

Logan, in conjunction with the Howard Hughes Corporation (Summerlin Las Vegas Baseball Club LLC), secured the naming rights deal to build a new state-of-the-art Triple-A baseball stadium in October, 2017, that will begin a new era for 51s professional baseball in Southern Nevada. Logan has worked on this stadium project for two decades. Las Vegas Ballpark, a 10,000-fan capacity baseball stadium that will be built on approximately eight acres of land in downtown Summerlin, is scheduled to be completed in March, 2019.

Peter B. Freund is a minority owner of the New York Yankees and Principal Owner of Trinity Sports Holdings, which was named the 2017 Ballpark Digest Organization of the Year.

Trinity Sports Holdings' portfolio of affiliated Minor League Baseball teams includes Memphis, the Charleston RiverDogs (Class-A) and the Williamsport Crosscutters (Class-A). The RiverDogs play at Joseph P. Riley Park in Charleston, S.C., while the Crosscutters play at BB&T Ballpark at Historic Bowman Field in Williamsport, Penn., home of the Major League Baseball Little League Classic.

In 2018, Trinity Sports Holdings launched Memphis 901 FC, which plays in the United Soccer League with home matches at AutoZone Park, and acquried English football team Dagenham & Redbridge Football Club.

Peter currently serves on the Board of Directors of both the Pacific Coast League and New York-Penn League, where he is a member of their respective Executive Committees. Further, he is the President of the Redbirds Community Fund, an organization which supports the Memphis RBI program (Reviving Baseball in Inner Cities), along with numerous community outreach initiatives.

Peter graduated from the Horace Mann School in Riverdale, N.Y. and received his Bachelor of Arts degree from Dartmouth College in Hanover, N.H. Peter is a trustee of the Rippowam Cisqua School, a coeducational independent day school for grades pre-kindergarten through nine, which he also attended. Peter resides in Bedford, N.Y. and Big Sky, Mont. with his wife, Mimi, and their twin daughters.

Frank Ward has three loves: his family, real estate and baseball. All three have led him and MFP Baseball to Nashville.

With more than 40 years of involvement in real estate, Ward's wide range of business experience includes restructuring corporate organizations, developing high-rise office buildings in New York City, and serving as chief operating officer of a large commercial real estate company. After serving in the U.S. Army in Korea shortly after graduating from high school, Ward earned an accounting degree from Capitol University in Columbus, Ohio.

Ward was hired out of college by Kenneth Leventhal & Company (now Ernst & Young) in Columbus in 1971 as an auditor, and he eventually moved into corporate restructuring. Ward moved to Kenneth Leventhal & Company's New York City office in 1973. Nine years later, Ward was hired as Managing Director and Chief Financial Officer of HRO International, a client of his at Kenneth Leventhal & Company that was the most active high-rise office building developer in Manhattan. Ward remained at HRO International until 1995. That year, he accepted an offer to serve as Chief Operating Officer of Hiro Real Estate Co. Ward worked at Hiro Real Estate Co. as Chief Operating Officer from 1995 to 2008 before leaving with fellow Sounds owner Masahiro Honzawa to start MFP Real Estate.

Ward is a longtime baseball card collector who fell in love with Nashville during trips to visit his daughter at Vanderbilt. Acquiring the Nashville Sounds promises to be a logical progression of his career and love of the game. Between collecting cards and his more than 25 years of experience playing fantasy baseball, Ward's hobbies may be as valuable to MFP as his real estate experience.

Ward is married and has four grown children: two sons and two daughters. He and his wife, Renee, live in New York City.

Michael Byrnes, a native of Arlington, Texas has served as the President & General Manager of the Oklahoma City Dodgers since September, 2010. Michael oversees all aspects of franchise operations for the Triple-A baseball club including the establishment of community and corporate partnerships, strategy development for ticket sales & marketing, creating vision for fan entertainment and supervising media & communications, facilities operations, budget management and Major League Affiliate relations.

Michael is a graduate of St. Mary's University in San Antonio, TX with a B.B.A. in Marketing. Byrnes is a graduate of Leadership Oklahoma City's Signature Program Class 33, a founding member of the Greater Oklahoma City Sports Consortium, as well as a Board Member for the Bricktown Association. Byrnes is also a member of the Rotary Club of Oklahoma City and the St. Luke's UMC Management Council. Michael is frequent speaker on management and leadership to community groups such as the Greater Oklahoma City Chamber Greater Grads program and Oklahoma City Youth Council. In 2013, Michael was recognized as a member of Oklahoma Magazine's 40 Under 40.

Prior to joining the organization, Michael was the Senior Vice President for the Frisco RoughRiders (AA-Texas Rangers). As one of the original employees with the Frisco franchise, Michael was a key member of the team that led all of AA Baseball in attendance from 2005 to present and was recognized by Baseball America with the Bob Freitas Award for organizational excellence in 2007.

Michael and his wife Jenna enjoy traveling whenever they get a chance. They have two daughters, Peyton and Camden. The family resides in Nichols Hills with their Golden Retriever Shea.

Gary Green is currently the CEO of Alliance Building Services, a company he founded in 1992, at the age of 26. Through Green's leadership, Alliance has grown into one of the largest privately held building service companies in North America. His strong expertise in finance, operations and marketing has made Green a unique talent in both the real estate and sports communities. His business savvy, academic background and instinctive ability have helped him build a "services" powerhouse. His contacts in the real estate world as a former broker and asset manager have forged Alliance's reputation and propelled the company forward as a leader in building services.

Green is also the head of Alliance Baseball LLC. The company acquired the Pacific Coast League's Omaha Storm Chasers in June of 2012 in addition to a minority interest in the Richmond Flying Squirrels of the Eastern League. In 2017, Alliance Baseball LLC purchased the baseball publication Baseball America and the Montgomery Biscuits of the Southern League.

The spring and summer of 2009 was a busy one for Green, as Alliance Building Services created and executed the maintenance manifest for the inaugural seasons at the new, Yankee Stadium, the home of the New York Yankees, and Citi Field, the home of the New York Mets.

Green received his B.A. in Political Science from the University of Vermont in 1988 and an M.B.A. with a concentration in Finance from New York University's Leonard N. Stern School of Business in 1991.

Herb Simon is the Managing Partner of the Reno Aces. Simon is the Chairman Emeritus of Indianapolis-based Simon Property Group, Inc., a member of the S&P 500. Simon was born in Brooklyn, N.Y., and educated at City College of New York and earned a B.B.A. degree in business.

His interests beyond real estate include ownership of the NBA franchise Indiana Pacers. He has served as Chairman of the NBA Board of Governors on which he continues to serve.

A supporter of professional, environmental and community groups, Simon has served on the board of directors of numerous community and civic organizations.

Chris Almendarez has served as the President of the Round Rock Express since October 2015. Prior to that, he was Assistant General Manager/Senior Vice President for one season and General Manager for two seasons. He joined the Express as a Senior Account Executive in October 2009.

As President, Almendarez oversees all business-related aspects of the club while serving as the team's liaison for Pacific Coast League matters. He also works closely with ownership to expand the Express' footprint in the Central Texas community and maintain the club's highly-respected standing in the baseball industry.

Chris was named the Pacific Coast League Executive of the Year in 2016 and during his leadership, the franchise was awarded Minor League Baseball's John Henry Moss Community Service Award as well as Baseball America's Bob Freitas Triple-A Organization of the Year Award. While Chris was honored to be named Executive of the Year, he is most proud of the work his staff has done to capture both the John Henry Moss and Bob Freitas Awards in 2016.

When he joined the team, Chris brought both pharmaceutical sales and entrepreneurial business experience with him. He was a Professional Sales Consultant for SkinMedica Pharmaceuticals. Before that, Chris was the Sales Manager for KEY Enterprises, a sports construction company. His earlier experience includes various positions with Novartis Pharmaceuticals and Team Sports Incorporated.

Active in his Alumni Association, Chris attended the University of Houston on a baseball scholarship and graduated in 1996 with a BA in Mass Communications. He participates in the annual University of Houston baseball alumni game. Prior to his time at Houston, Chris played baseball for two years on scholarship at Howard Junior College in Big Spring, Texas. He also served as the Student Body President during his time at HJC.

He and his family reside in Round Rock. His oldest son, Chase, currently serves as the Amateur Baseball Coordinator for the Express while his youngest son, Luke, has signed to play collegiately at the University of Houston. Chris is active in youth sports in the Round Rock area and has coached over 40 teams in last 12 years.

Savage is the River Cats' President and oversees the operations of the baseball team, stadium, and land development around Raley Field.

Prior to joining the River Cats, Jeff operated a sole proprietorship, consulting and advising client companies both inside and outside the professional sports world. Before venturing on his own, Jeff was a manager in the San Francisco office of Deloitte & Touche, consulting client companies in the management of their intellectual property.

In 2012, Jeff was named to the Business Journal's 40 under 40 list, and in 2014 he was named to the Business Journal's list of Top Execs. In addition to his duties with the River Cats, he is a board member of Make-A-Wish, Vice President of the River Cats Foundation, member of the MIND Institute Advisory Committee at UC Davis, a member of the Sacramento Sports Commission Advisory Board and sits on the MiLB Licensing Committee, as well. Jeff has also served as the West Sacramento Chamber of Commerce Board Chair.

Jeff received his bachelor's degree in business administration at Southern Methodist University and his master's in business administration at the University of California, Davis. He and his wife, Ulrike, and their children reside in Sacramento.

Marc Amicone took over as the President / General Manager of the Salt Lake Bees in 2005. He is responsible for all aspects of the team's day-to-day operations.

In Amicone's first year in his current position, he was an integral part of the organization's name change from the Salt Lake Stingers to the Salt Lake Bees, which included securing naming permission from the Single-A Burlington Bees. The 2006 season saw Amicone guide the Bees to the team's most successful year under the ownership of Larry H. Miller, winning a Pacific North Division title while also seeing an increase in overall attendance and ticket sales. The Bees exceeded the 500,000 mark in fan attendance at Spring Mobile Ballpark in 2008, a first for the club since the 2000 season.

In 2009, under Amicone's direction, the team announced mid-season that Salt Lake City would host the 2011 Triple-A All-Star Game. Following the campaign, the Pacific Coast League named Amicone its Executive of the Year, an honor annually awarded by PCL owners and general managers to one League executive for distinguished performance. Playing host to Triple-A baseball's midsummer classic in 2011, the Bees welcomed over 30,000 fans to Spring Mobile Ballpark for the four-day event including a concert, home run derby, Miracle League Baseball game and the 24th annual All-Star Game.

In 2013, under Amicone, Salt Lake hosted a Major League Baseball exhibition game between the Seattle Mariners and Colorado Rockies, hosted its 10-millionth fan in franchise history and saw their attendance grow to the highest mark since the 1998 season. Prior to the start of the 2014 season, Amicone helped secure a partnership with Smith's Food & Drug Stores Inc., for a multi-year sponsorship deal, including the naming rights to Smith's Ballpark. A year later, in 2015, the Bees were named the Baseball America Frietas Award winner as the top franchise in Triple-A, and were the PCL nominee for the John H. Johnson award as the best operating franchise in Minor League Baseball in 2016. Amicone also currently sits on the PCL Executive Committee.

Amicone earned a bachelor's degree in commercial recreation management and a master's degree in sports management at the University of Utah. He also played baseball at the school from 1976-79. His wife, Mary Kay, is currently the head softball coach at Weber State University in Ogden, Utah. The couple has two sons, Trevor and Derek, and reside in South Weber, Utah.

David G. Elmore is owner and founder of Elmore Sports Group, a Sports and Entertainment Company started in 1969 comprised of Minor League Baseball and Hockey Teams, Facility Management Companies, Hospitality, Special Events and Concession Companies. Elmore Sports Group also owns Travel and Incentive Companies that specialize in Olympic and other Sporting Events. Elmore's entrepreneur spirit expanded to many companies beyond sports. He began investing in real estate in Vail, Colorado in the 1970's and expanded into travel, life insurance, hotels and manufacturing.

In 2016, Elmore was inducted to the Texas League Hall of Fame as owner of the San Antonio franchise. Under his ownership, Elmore developed one of the first modern parks in the Texas League, Nelson Wolff Municipal Stadium, in 1994. Elmore also guided an organization that won numerous league and national awards in his 30-plus years with the club, including five for Texas League Executive of the Year, Texas League Organization of the Year (1994) and Baseball America's Bob Freitas Award (1997). That same year, Elmore was named Minor League Baseball's "King of Baseball," an award recognizing a veteran of professional baseball for longtime dedication and service.

Since 1991, Elmore has also served on the Joint Committee of the National Association of Professional Baseball. This committee is comprised of four minor league owners and four major league owners and together they work on all issues concerning both leagues.

Throughout his career, Elmore has been a strong supporter of local, state and national politics. In 1983, the White House appointed him to the Travel and Tourism Advisory Board in the Department of Commerce. He was a member of the Young Presidents Organization from 1969-1984. He served as President of the 85,000 member International Fraternity of Phi Gamma Delta.

Elmore, born in Anderson, Indiana, graduated from Indiana University Business School in 1955 and obtained his Certified Public Accounting Certificate while attending Law School. After graduating from Law School, Elmore was a partner with McBride, Baker, Wienke and Schlosser in Chicago from 1958-1968. He was elected Entrepreneur of the Year in 1989 by Indiana University and has served on the Indiana University Foundation Board since 1990. For Elmore, "Minor League Sports" is an opportunity to strengthen community and family values across the country, while providing family entertainment at affordable prices.

Aaron Artman has served as the president of the Tacoma Rainiers Professional Baseball Club since joining the team in June of 2007. A 10-year veteran of professional sports, Artman most recently spearheaded Cheney Stadium's $30 million renovation prior to the start of the club's 2011 season, and successfully engineered a long-term lease that kept professional baseball in Tacoma.

Prior to joining the Rainiers, Artman was instrumental in growing Mandalay Baseball Properties into one of the premier sports ownership entities in the country, leading all sales and marketing efforts for Mandalay's flagship franchises in Frisco, TX, Dayton, OH and Las Vegas, NV.

His experience outside of baseball includes leading the Windows consumer marketing division for Microsoft's OEM Marketing Team, where he drove partnerships with top PC manufacturers to launch the highly successful Windows Vista operating system.

A long-time minority owner and CEO of the Triple-A Pawtucket Red Sox, leading the team for more than 30 years as General Manager and Chief Operating Officer, Schwechheimer purchased controlling interest of the New Orleans club in November 2015. Since acquiring the club, the Baby Cakes (previously the Zephyrs) have been recognized as winning Best Logo in Baseball by Baseball America, the Minor League Golden Bobblehead for Best Community Promotion, and hosted the largest crowd in the history of the Shrine on Airline with nearly 18,000 attending a Mumford & Sons concert.

Schwechheimer and the New Orleans franchise relocated to Wichita, Kan., for the 2020 season and constructed a brand-new stadium for their debut as the Wind Surge.

Schwechheimer joined Pawtucket as an intern in 1979, eventually becoming Vice President and GM in 1986. He was named International League Executive of the Year in 1987 and 1992 before becoming an integral part of the ownership group that expanded historic McCoy Stadium to 10,000 seats in 1999 and drew over 17 million fans in his tenure, highlighted by a Minor League-leading 688,000 in 2005.

The PawSox were recognized with virtually every national award in Minor League Baseball, including The John H. Johnson President's Trophy, presented annually to the club best exemplifying the standards of a complete baseball franchise; The Baseball America Bob Freitas Award, presented annually to the Triple-A organization which demonstrates long-standing excellence of operations in the ballpark and front office; and the John Henry Moss Award for Community Service, presented to a Minor League club for their ongoing commitment to charitable service and their support and leadership within the community and the baseball industry. Schwechheimer has long served as an ambassador for baseball, participating in goodwill tours of Canada, Mexico, Cuba and the Soviet Union.