ABOUT the HONOREE David P. Samson – President of the Miami Marlins David Samson Enters His 17Th Season in Major League Baseba
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ABOUT THE HONOREE David P. Samson – President of the Miami Marlins David Samson enters his 17th season in Major League Baseball and 15th as President of the Miami Marlins. He is one of only nine current Presidents in Major League Baseball who has presided over a World Series champion. He is a member of Major League Baseball’s Competition Committee (Including Pace of Game) and the Diversity Committee. As Club President, Samson oversees all aspects of the team’s day-to- day business operations, including sales, marketing, operations and personnel matters. He also oversaw the successful completion of Marlins Park in Miami. Samson works closely with Owner and CEO, Jeffrey Loria, on all baseball matters and general corporate strategy. Samson also presides over the Marlins Foundation, which focuses its efforts on baseball, arts and educational needs of the South Florida community. The Foundation has distributed over $5.0 million to worthy charities in South Florida since the ballpark gained approval in 2008 and Marlins’ Ayudan, a Corporate Social Responsibility Program, has now surpassed over 30,000 hours of volunteer service. Samson concentrates his charitable efforts on helping underprivileged and sick children experience summer camp and improved education and health care. In addition, he is a member of CAF‘s Board of Directors. His vision is to help increase its visibility, thus enabling more physically challenged athletes to compete in triathlons as well as other sports. On April 27, 2012, Samson ran 52.5 miles from Pompano Beach to Marlins Park to raise funds for 10 “Charities of Choice” to honor the construction workers who made Marlins Park a reality. The run raised over $600,000 through sponsor and individual donations. In 2014, Samson was one of 18 contestants on the 28th season of Survivor ™. He is the only active team executive to appear on the show, and one of fewer than 425 people in the United States to be selected to participate. Samson also starred as Lorne Michaels in the 2014 production entitled “Not Ready for Primetime.” This full-length feature play detailed the beginnings of “Saturday Night Live.” In 2015, Samson along with owner Jeffrey Loria, worked with Miami-Dade County, City of Miami and City of Miami Beach officials, as well as civic and business leaders to bid for the 2017 All-Star Game. On February 13, 2015, the 10th Commissioner of Baseball, Robert D. Manfred, awarded the 2017 Midsummer Classic to Miami. He and his wife, Cindi, a former school director, have been married for 25 years and have two daughters, Hannah and Kyra, and a son, Caleb. .