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Marcus Jolibois Chief Financial Officer Marcus Jolibois is in his 20th season as the organization’s Chief Financial Officer. He oversees all accounting, financial and administrative operations for the Rockets and Toyota . In addition, Jolibois is responsible for the development and maintenance of the organization’s data and information systems. Jolibois also oversees the financial and administrative operations of the City Foundation, the non-profit charitable foundation established by Owner Leslie Alexander. He is also a member of the Senior Management Team for the Rockets and . A 1981 graduate of Gonzaga University in Spokane, Washington, Jolibois joined the Rockets staff on November 15, 1994, after working for eight years at Levitz, Zacks and Ciceric in ,

California. He served as the audit manager for the firm from 1986-94. Prior to his time with Levitz, BUSINESS TEAM Zacks and Ciceric, Jolibois worked for two years as an operational and financial auditor for a Fortune 50 Company in San Diego. From 1981-84, he began his accounting career with Peterson, Sullivan, and Co. in Seattle. Jolibois, a native of Tacoma, Washington, and his wife, Diane, live in The Woodlands with their four sons, Andrew, Connor, Scott and Luke.

Scott Andrews Executive Vice President & Chief Strategy Officer Scott Andrews is in his second season as the organization’s Vice President & Chief Strategy Officer. He oversees all aspects of business strategy and market research, team marketing and brand development, promotions, advertising, digital and social media marketing, game presentation, as well as the Rockets retail organization. Andrews joined the Rockets after a 14-year career in the casino gaming industry, most of that time with Harrah’s Entertainment (now Caesars Entertainment) in Las Vegas – the world’s largest gaming company. Andrews had a number of positions at Harrah’s, including Vice President of Marketing for the . In that role Andrews, was responsible for providing all strategic and operational direction to marketing across twelve casino properties in the U.S. and abroad. His responsibilities included relationship marketing, internet and e-mail strategy, direct mail, casino VIP marketing, special events and promotions, brand management and revenue/pricing management. Andrews also worked for Penn National Gaming’s M Resort as Chief Marketing Officer. Prior to his time in gaming, Scott spent four years as a management consultant in Cambridge, Massachusetts with Integral, Inc. Andrews graduated from with a dual bachelor’s degree in economics and political science in 1992, and earned his MBA from The Tuck School at Dartmouth in 1998. A native of Medfield, Massachusetts, Andrews resides in with his wife, Rana.

John R. Croley Vice President of Corporate Development John R. Croley begins his second season with the as the organization’s Vice President of Corporate Development. He oversees all aspects of contract negotiations, asset development and pricing, radio inventory management, partner contractual activation and customer service for Houston’s corporate partners. Croley also serves on the Senior Management Team. Croley joined the Rockets after spending 14 seasons with the franchise and served as the Vice President of Business Development. Prior to joining the Oklahoma City franchise, Croley held an executive-level position as the Director of Public Assembly Facilities for the City of Tacoma, Washington, which included responsibility for Tacoma Dome, Cheney Stadium and Tacoma Convention & Trade Center. Before his work in Tacoma, Croley served as Executive Director for Ogden Entertainment Services at numerous Ogden sports and entertainment facilities, including the Sullivan Arena & Egan Convention Center in Anchorage, Alaska, Sioux Falls Arena & Stadium in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, Roberts Municipal Stadium & Mesker Amphitheater in Evansville, Indiana, and the SeaGate Convention Center in Toledo, Ohio. Croley’s accomplishments in the industry have garnered several awards including Ogden Entertainment Services’ 1990 Top Performer of the Year in the Sports & Entertainment Division, Poll Magazine’s nominee and 1995 runner-up for Arena Executive of the Year for Sports & Entertainment Facilities Nationwide and the City of Tacoma’s Top 10 Performers of the Year in 1997 and 1998. A native of Tennessee, Croley and his wife, Gemma, live in Kingwood, TX. Croley, who is on the board of Make-A-Wish Gulf Coast & , has three children, John, Alison and Macy, who live in Tacoma, WA.

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Gretchen Sheirr Vice President of Sales & Services Gretchen Sheirr is entering her 13th season with the Houston Rockets. As Vice President of Sales & Service, Sheirr’s duties include the development of creative sales strategies and service practices for customer retention and new business generation, supervision of the suite sales and activation, ticket sales and service, and box office teams, as well as the integration of all ticketed related events and promotions. She is also a member of the Senior Management Team. Sheirr joined the organization in 2001. Prior to the Rockets, she worked in indoor soccer with the Houston Hotshots and with Game Face Inc. in Portland, Oregon. A native of Spring, Texas, Sheirr graduated from Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge with a degree in marketing. She also was a four-year letterwinner as a diver for LSU. Gretchen was elected and currently serves on the Baylor Sports Sponsorship & Sales Advisory Board, Target Hunger, and is a member of the Executive Women’s Partnership. She and her husband, Ken, live in The Woodlands with their twins, Jordan and Zachary. Executive/Advisor

Rafael Stone General Counsel is in his 10th season as General Counsel of the Houston Rockets BUSINESS TEAM and Toyota Center. He is responsible for all legal matters concerning business, building and team operations. His major areas of focus include legal matters for Toyota Center, television and radio agreements, community relations, sponsorship agreements, intellectual property matters, human resources matters, risk management, and compliance with league rules. In addition, Stone assists the operations staff with the management of legal issues relating to the team. He is also a member of the organization’s Senior Management Team. Prior to joining the Rockets and Toyota Center, Stone practiced in Dewey Ballantine LLP’s mergers and acquisitions and capital markets group. While with Dewey Ballantine, Stone represented acquirers, targets, investment banks, investors and issuers in numerous acquisitions and financings. A native of Seattle, Washington, Stone received a bachelor’s degree in history and political science from Williams College in 1994 and graduated from Stanford Law School in 1997. He also played varsity basketball at Williams College for four years. Stone presently resides in Houston with his wife, Felicia, and their three children.

Tilman J. Fertitta Advisory Director is the sole owner, Chairman, and CEO of Landry’s, Inc., one of America’s leading dining, entertainment, and gaming and hospitality companies. Landry’s is the nation’s largest privately held restaurant, entertain- ment and gaming company owned by one individual and has combined revenues of $2.8 billion dollars and assets of over $3 billion. The Company operates over 500 properties in 34 states and a number of international locations. Landry’s is also one of the country’s largest employers with over 50,000 employees. Landry’s owns and operates over 50 different restaurant brands; some of its notable concepts are McCormick & Schmick’s, Chart House, Landry’s Seafood House, Rainforest Café, Saltgrass Steakhouse, Bubba Gump Shrimp Company, , and upscale eateries under its Signature Series: Morton’s Steakhouse, Oceanaire, Vic & Anthony’s, Brenner’s Steakhouse, Grotto, La Griglia and Willie G’s. Landry’s also operates numerous gaming, hospitality and entertainment venues, including the Golden Nugget Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas and Laughlin, and Atlantic City, and Biloxi, Mississippi, the San Luis Resort, Galveston Island Historic Pleasure Pier, The , Downtown Aquarium Houston and and the Tower of Americas in , Texas just to name a few. An influential business figure, Fertitta has been frequently featured in every substantially financial and industry publication and has appeared on numerous national business programs including CNBC and Fox Business News. Also, he has been a featured speaker at many conferences and seminars. Fertitta is one of the foremost authorities in the restaurant, gaming entertainment and hospitality industries. Fertitta’s many personal honors include – Entrepreneur of the Year Award from Ernst & Young and Induction into the Texas Business Hall of Fame as the second-youngest inductee. Fertitta devotes a substantial amount of time to civic service and currently serves as Chairman of the Houston Children’s Charity and the Houston Police Foundation. He also serves on the following boards: Texas Heart Institute, Partnership and the Board of Regents. He and his wife, Paige, live in Houston with their four children.

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Michael S. Goldberg Outside Counsel – L.L.P. Michael S. Goldberg, senior partner in the Houston office of Baker Botts L.L.P., begins his 20th year with the Houston Rockets. Goldberg has drawn upon his diversified, international practice to advise the organization in both basketball and business operations. His responsibilities have included leading the Rockets in negotiations for the construction of Toyota Center, negotiations with the relevant Chinese officials regarding the signing of and negotiations of players’ and coaches’ contracts. A native Houstonian, Goldberg remains active in the Houston community. He has tutored second graders in the Fifth Ward, coached various youth sports teams and is past Chairman of Holocaust Museum Houston. He also supports Baker Botts’ sponsorships of various United Way Agency events and projects. Goldberg graduated magna cum laude, with Phi Beta Kappa honors, from in 1979 and received his J.D., with honors, from The University of Texas School of Law in 1982. He is an adjunct professor at the University of Texas School of Law. Goldberg and his wife, Carol, have three children, Melissa, Matthew, and Jonathan. Goldberg serves as chair of the international dispute resolution section of Baker Botts L.L.P., a leading international law firm with offices in Abu Dhabi, Austin, Beijing, Brussels, Dallas, Dubai, Hong Kong, Houston, London, Moscow, New York, Palo Alto, Rio de Janeiro, Riyadh and Washington. With approximately 725 lawyers, Baker Botts provides a full spectrum of legal services to regional, national and international clients.

Advisor/Asst. GM Scott Manley Assistant of Toyota Center/ Senior Director of Arena Operations Scott Manley enters his 11th season with Toyota Center and his fourth as Assistant General Manager of Toyota Center/Senior Director of Arena Operations. In his role, Manley is charged with overseeing all aspects of arena and facility operations, guest relations, security services and scoreboard operations. Manley, who joined the team in May 2003 as Guest Services Manager, also served as Director of Event Operations where he oversaw all aspects of event and guest services. Prior to joining the Rockets, Manley spent two seasons with the Carolina Panthers as an event staffing contractor. He also spent five years doing event contracting for multiple venues throughout North Carolina and South Carolina. Manley graduated from the University of North Carolina-Charlotte with a degree in sociology. Manley resides in his hometown of Houston with his wife, Cami, and his son, Cole.

Amanda Strudler-Mann Assistant General Manager of Toyota Center/ Senior Director of Booking and Event Operations Amanda Strudler-Mann begins her ninth season with the organization. As Assistant General Manager of Toyota Center/Senior Director of Booking and Event Operations, Strudler-Mann oversees all Toyota Center booking, event services and event marketing, as well as serving as a liaison with – concessionaire to Toyota Center. Since joining the organization in Jan. 2006, her responsibilities have included the booking, marketing, communications, third-party sponsorship and group sales of Toyota Center concerts, family shows and other specialty events. Prior to joining the organization, Strudler-Mann was a concert promoter for Clear Channel Entertainment (Pace Concerts, Ltd.) for five years. During her time with Pace, Strudler-Mann booked various venues, including theaters, arenas and amphitheaters throughout Texas, Oklahoma, Louisiana, Mississippi and Arkansas. A native Houstonian, Strudler-Mann graduated from Kingwood High School. She received her bachelor’s degree in computer science and mathematics from the School of Engineering at .

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Joe Abercrombie Joel Blank Chris Costa Zee French Sarah Gibson Director of Production Director of Director of Senior Director Director of Suite & Game Presentation Broadcasting Ticket Services of Membership Activation & Experience & Retention Development Directors

BUSINESS TEAM Kristen Harper Kara Infante Sarah Joseph Larry Kaiser Dawn Keen Director of Director of Retail Director of Senior Director Director of Human Resources Operations Community Relations of Finance Corporate Partner Services

José Lopez Eric Marglous Greg Poole Bryant Savage Mike Schnieders Creative Director of Director of Director of Security Director of Director Ticket Operations Facility Operations & Guest Services Events

Ken Sheirr Doug Swan Hillary Thomas Okpara Young Geno Zicarelli Senior Director of Director of Scoreboard Director of Director of IT & Director of Marketing Operations Operations Event Operations Telecommunications Corporate Sales

Rob Zuer Director of Ticket Sales

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Jim Adessa Courtney Aldrich Clay Allen Don Allen Eddie Allen Game Presentation Suite Activation Associate General Building Facility Services Senior Manager Executive Counsel Carpenter Event Staff

Natalie Alvarado Inmar Alvarez Barbara Arnold Paul Avalos Tajma Baker Entertainment Facility Services Executive Assistant Security Building

Business Team Manager Asst. Supervisor to Owner & CEO Officer Operator

Sandra Banks Louisa Bannister Bill Baptist Jayllan Barnes Andre Barron Senior Guest Services Team Ticket Sales Ticket Services Receptionist Coordinator Photographer Account Executive Executive

Leilani Borbon Laura Bosche Robert Boudwin Molly Boyce Jonathan Branham Events Senior Payroll Mascot Event Partnership Activation Ticket Sales Coordinator Coordinator Specialist Manager Account Executive

Michael Canella Jared Capozzi Randelyn Carpenter David Casarez Juan Castillo Motion Graphics Suite Sales Corporate Development Security Facility Services Designer Consultant Coordinator Officer Supervisor

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Geraldine Chell Courtney Clarke Roderick Collins Andrew Cornutt Robert Dafft Business & Travel Partnership Activation Lead Group Sales Shift Security Coordinator Manager Operator Account Executive Supervisor

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Terra’nce Daniels Dominic Davila Kami Davis Tavares Davis Diana Del Real Rockets Video Editor Mascot Ticket Sales & Web Staff & Videographer Coordinator Services Coordinator Developer Accountant

Theresa Dibrell Michael Dimitroff Matt Dingas Vanessa Dominguez John Donovan Box Office Ticket Sales Corporate Services Grimaldi Suite Sales Supervisor Account Executives Coordinator Ticket Operations Consultant Coordinator

Michael Drummond Kevin Duerr Patrick Dumana Hai Duong Melissa Ezell Security Premium Sales Quality Control Community Relations Group Sales Manager Executive Coordinator Manager Account Executive

Samer Faris Troy Ford Scott Foulkrod Kenya Freeman Jason Friedman Ticket Services Maintenance Audio/Visual Facility Services Rockets.com Executive Supervisor Manager Event Staff Writer/Reporter

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Eloise Gamez Cris Garthe Evan Gelber Megan Gilchrist Terri Glenn Accounts Payable Group Sales Team Staff Administrative Coordinator Senior Manager Videographer Accountant Services Manager

Eddie Gonzalez Rachel Gottschalk Orinthia Gregory Alex Guajardo Lisa Gudino Ticket Sales Senior Corporate Services Box Office Assistant Building Marketing

Business Team Account Executive Senior Manager Supervisor Operator Operations Manager

Zachary Hall Joelle Hardin Ragnar Hartzheim Cody Haynes Marcellus Henderson Ticket Sales Group Sales Ticket Sales Senior Inside Sales Lead Carpenter Account Executive Account Executive Account Executive Manager

Leo Herrera Micah Howard Jeff Huebel Tracey Hughes Danny Jackson Systems Graphic Designer Corporate Sales Media & Player Telecommunications Administrator Manager Relations Supervisor Senior Manager

Sonia Jethva Byron Johnson Kermit Jones Stephen Jones April Josey Human Resources Event Services Security Ticket Services Suite Sales Generalist Coordinator Officer Executive Manager

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Vanessa Kienast Clarence Kirby Kelly Lemond Adam Levinson Winston Lin Staff Shift Security Building Corporate Sales Business Strategy Accountant Supervisor Operator Manager Senior Manager

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Elizabeth Lloyd Pamela Lott Mandy Love Walsh Tina MacArthur Jemina MacHarry Ticket Sales Retail Operations Event Marketing Suite Sales Suite Sales Account Executive Coordinator Manager Coordinator Consultant

Leticia Magana Dawn Malone Kristine Mansour Chrystal Martin Josh Massey Executive Event Operations Corporate Sales Ticket Operations Group Sales Assistant Coordinator Manager Representative Account Executive

Hannah Matthews Cyrus Mitchell Noelia Montero Michael Moore Brandon Moss Corporate Services Facility Services Employment Administrative Premium Accounts Coordinator Event Staff Coordinator Services Manager Coordinator

Billy Mounchan Mike Muse Robert Nellis Cortez Nichols Domenic Notarfrancesco IT Helpdesk Facility Services Lead Security Suite Activation Team Shop Coordinator Supervisor Officer Executive Coordinator

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Daniel O’Malley Andrea Palacios Joel Poff Lane Porter Edgar Portillo Building Group Sales Maintenance Graphic Designer Chief Electrician Coordinator Electrician Engineer

Brandon Preece Paul Purczinsky Josh Randall Brittney Randolph Grace Renteria Ticket Sales Building Group Sales Ticket Sales Retail Operations

Business Team Account Executive Operator Account Executive Account Executive Senior Manager

Lindsay Riley Jesse Salazar Bob Schranz Carlos Sepulveda Chad Shanks Ticket Services Season Ticket Media Services Facility Services E-Marketing Executive Sales Manager Senior Manager Manager Coordinator

Kelsey Smith Nicolas Somoano Jessica Spangle John Paul Stevenson Paul Suarez Premium Accounts Controller Guest Services Rockets E-Marketing Manager Manager PA Announcer Senior Manager

Cara Tamburello Matthew Tape Chrislord Templonuevo Donnia Thompson Tommie Tillman Ticket Services Production Events Security Security Executive Manager Coordinator Officer Officer

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Gene Tinner Rebecca Traylor Chris Walker Calvin Washington Marc Williams Box Office Event Services Audio/Visual Ticket Operations Suite Sales Supervisor Coordinator Coordinator Manager Consultant

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Chandre Woods Leroy Woollett Shelita Young Andi Zambrano Devin Zaring Facility Services Security Ticket Services Event Marketing Building Administrative Officer Executive Coordinator Operator Assistant

Mission Statement We are One Team committed to creating championship-caliber experiences for our fans, our partners and our employees both on the court and throughout the Houston community.

One Team All-Star One Team All-Stars are those team members that have been recognized for consistently delivering excellence in job performance. These team members repeatedly reinforce the core behaviors of the organization: Passion, Accountability, Customer Focus and Teamwork.

2005 2008 2011 Joe Abercrombie Paul Suarez Elizabeth Lloyd Sandra Banks Scott Foulkrod Theresa Dibrell Dominic Davila Chrystal Martin Tommie Tillman Clay Allen Shelita Young Rachel Gottschalk Greg Poole April Josey Lindsay Riley Mike Schnieders Jimmy Coatsworth Tracey Hughes Roderick Collins Jason Friedman 2006 Joel Poff Juan Castillo 2012 José Lopez 2009 Vanessa Dominguez Eric Marglous Jim Adessa Grimaldi Eloise Gamez Clarence Kirby Kelsey Smith Anthony Lopez Laura Ortiz Joelle Hardin Bryant Savage Jessica Spangle Lisa Gudino Cara Tamburello Chad Shanks 2007 Chrislord Templonuevo Winston Lin Carlos Sepulveda Laura Bosche Bob Schranz 2010 Hillary Thomas Dawn Keen Calvin Washington Xiomara Urias Pena Hai Duong Rob Zuer Eddie Romero Geraldine Chell Barbara Arnold Michael Drummond Nicolas Somoano Heather Radow Terra’nce Daniels

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