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- 200 W. Nationwide Blvd.
- Nationwide Arena
- Columbus, OH 43215
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- bluejackets.com
The Columbus Blue Jackets are a National Hockey League (NHL) team playing out of Nationwide Arena (opened Sept. 9, 2000; capacity 18,500) in Columbus, Ohio.
The Blue Jackets began play in 2000 as an expansion team with their name inspired by Ohio's Civil War history. They were joined as an expansion team by the Minnesota Wild.
The team was founded by John H. McConnell, the founder of Worthington Industries, a steel company with its largest facility in Columbus. McConnell died in . . .
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Upgrade NowOwnership / Management
Board of Directors
Owner & NHL Governor
John P. McConnell
Key Decision Makers
President & Alternate NHL Governor
Mike Priest
GM & Alternate NHL Governor
Jarmo Kekalainen
SVP & CMO
Kathryn Dobbs
SVP & General Counsel
Greg Kirstein
SVP & CFO
T.J. LaMendola
SVP & COO
Cameron Scholvin
VP, Marketing
Ryan Chenault
VP, Partner Activation & Premium Service
Becky Coffey
VP, Digital Marketing & Media
Marc Gregory
VP, Operations & Development
J.D. Kershaw
VP, Ticket Sales & Service
Marty Mulford
VP, Communications & Team Services
Todd Sharrock
VP, Corporate Partnerships
Ryan Shirk
GM, Nationwide Arena
Mike Gatto
Assoc. GM, Nationwide Arena
Cait Schumann
Assoc. GM, Nationwide Arena
Derek Smith
Asst. GM, Operations, Nationwide Arena
Mark Greiner
Personnel
Exec. Director (Interim), CBJ Foundation
Katie Matney
Exec. Producer & Sr. Director, Event Presentation
Derek Dawley
Sr. Director, Human Resources
Becky Magaw
Sr. Director, Ticket Operations
Mark Metz
Director, Digital Media
TJ Ansley
Director, Event Production, Nationwide Arena
Matt Berens
Director, Fan Development & Community Programs
Andee Boiman
Director, Information Technology
Jim Connolly
Director, Communications
Karen Davis
Director, Business Strategy
Jeff Eldersveld
Director, Administrative, Nationwide Arena
Jessica Fortin
Director, Guest Services, Nationwide Arena
Michael Hunter
Director, Premium Relationships
Jeff Kauzlarich
Director, New Business Development
Jeff Lesko
Director, Legal Affairs
Peter Lovins
Director, Broadcasting
Russ Mollohan
Director, Group Sales
Dani Nell
Director, Corporate Partnerships
Ryan O'Connor
Director, Marketing
Jim Riley
Director, Finance & Controller
Joe Rudolf
Director, Operations, Nationwide Arena
Nick Waclawski
Sr. Manager, Partnership Development
Justin Baldinger
Sr. Manager, Partnership Development
Zach Galkin
Sr. Manager, Partnership Development
Sam Morgan
Sr. Manager, Ticket Operations
Kevin O'Malley
Manager, Event Presentation
Jason Abbadie
Manager, Education & Community Partnerships
Michelle Brueggeman
Manager, New Business Development
Nate Bell
Manager, Partnership Development
Leah Cover
Manager, CRM
Amy French
Manager, Team Services
Julie Gamble
Manager, Partnership Activation
Samantha Hagan
Manager, Marketing
Ben Harrison
Manager, Production
Andy Hookman
Manager, Event Services, Nationwide Arena
Elizabeth Fisher
Manager, Accounting
Zachary Kramer
Manager, Advertising & Creative Services
Jack Lyttle
Manager, Season Ticket Services
Carmelo Marzullo
Manager, Operations, Nationwide Arena
Todd Martin
Manager, Security Operations, Nationwide Arena
Scott McPherson
Manager, Box Office, Nationwide Arena
Dennis Novak
Manager, Communications
Glenn Odebralski
Manager, Premium Experience
Susan Oilar
Manager, Columbus Blue Jackets Foundation
Darla Owens
Manager, Digital Marketing
Carson Reider
Manager, Events, Nationwide Arena
Meagan Yanczura
Manager, Grassroots Hockey
Jason Zumpano
Sr. Editor / Producer
David Traube
Producer, Video
Donny DiCaprio
Relationship Exec., Premium
Tony Econ
Acct. Executive, Ticket Sales
Chelsea Kempton
Acct. Executive, Ticket Sales
Herkko Pollanen
Acct. Executive, Ticket Sales
Noah Skladan
Sr. Specialist, Season Ticket Accounts
Cody Craig
Sr. Specialist, Season Ticket Accounts
Amanda Crandell
Sr. Specialist, Premium Events
Grant Jamieson
Specialist, Season Ticket Accounts
Brittany Andrews
Specialist, Partnership Activation
Scott Ball
Specialist, Group Events
Michael Barbieri
Specialist, Partnership Activation
Zoe Bodart
Specialist, Premium Experience
Kayla Constantino
Specialist, Season Ticket Accounts
Jared Crockett
Specialist, Season Ticket Accounts
Brett Dymek
Specialist, Group Events
Alexa Edwards
Specialist, Partnership Activation
Richie Grimshaw
Specialist, Group Events
Mark Kijowski
Specialist, Ticket Operations
Matthew Kill
Specialist, Partnership Activation
Victoria King
Specialist, Partial Plan Accounts
Taylor Kinley
Specialist, Partial Plan Accounts
Derek Leto
Specialist, Season Ticket Accounts
Evan Myers
Specialist, Season Ticket Accounts
Shawn Parsons
Specialist, Group Events
Patrick Reilly
Specialist, Group Events
Sarah Sculley
Specialist, Group Events
Steve Wilhelm
Specialist, Technical Support
Brad Zarnoch
Coordinator, Digital & Social Media
Anthony Allocco
Coordinator, Mascot Services
Andrew Appelhans
Coordinator, Ticket Operations
Wyatt Bamfield
Coordinator, Accounts Payable
Heather Benintendi
Coordinator, Community Relations & CBJ Foundation
Meredith Bush
Coordinator, Ticket Sales & Service
Sarah Page
Coordinator, Fan Development
Joseph Renza
Coordinator, Event Services, Nationwide Arena
Christian Salvito
Coordinator, Human Resources
Brooklyn Stinson-Hill
Coordinator, Group Sales
Madison White
Consultant, Ticket Sales
Lois Breidenstein
Consultant, Ticket Sales
John Burns
Consultant, Ticket Sales
Casey Calhoun
Consultant, Ticket Sales
Erika Gaertner
Consultant, Ticket Sales
Maddie Goelz
Consultant, Ticket Sales
Keith Hayes
Consultant, Ticket Sales
Andrew Krull
Consultant, Ticket Sales
Noah LaChance
Consultant, Ticket Sales
Jacob Lambert
Consultant, Ticket Sales
Ashton Linson
Consultant, Ticket Sales
Logan Myers
Consultant, Ticket Sales
Adam Titanic
Chief Engineer, Nationwide Arena
Kevin Herron
Sr. Designer, Graphic
Jason Duignan
Designer, Graphic
Patrick Cantwell
Designer, Graphic
Andrew Dennis
Analyst, Systems
Matthew DeStephen
Analyst, Business - Digital Marketing & Media
Charles Jacobs
Analyst, Consumer - Digital Marketing & Media
Francesco Marini
Fellow, Legal
Katie Leach
Office Manager / Exec. Assistant
Heidi Gibbs
Accountant, Staff
Nora Ludwig
Administrator, Payroll & Benefits
Shaun Skaggs
Generalist, Human Resources
Brittany Cline
Ticket Seller, Nationwide Arena
Moneet Davis
Ticket Seller, Nationwide Arena
Christy Swaim
Assistant, Communications
Jeff Carpenter
Receptionist, Nationwide Arena
Amanda Johnson
Electrician, Nationwide Arena
Jordan Kowbasa
Engineer, Broadcast - Game Operations & Event Presentation
Rick Shepherd
Ice Technician, Nationwide Arena
Ian Huffman
Supervisor, Conversion, Nationwide Arena
Robert Beach
Supervisor, General Operations, Nationwide Arena
David Garrity
Supervisor, Housekeeping, Nationwide Arena
Jeff, Jr. James
Supervisor, Maintenance, Nationwide Arena
Chad Kemp
Current Work Relationships
Teams
Media
League | NGB | Assoc
Non-Profits
Columbus Blue Jackets Foundation
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