TABLE OF CONTENTS TABLE TABLE OF CONTENTS Strike Force Front Office 4 IFL Communications 29 Media Partners 7 Glossary of Terms 30 Game Day Information 8 2020 IFL Weekly Schedule 31 Media Guidelines 10 2019 IFL Season Recap 32 Dance Team Coach 11 2015 IFL Honors & Awards 32 Football Ops Staff 12 2019 IFL Individual Leaders 34 Strike Force Medical Team 15 2019 IFL Team Leaders 35 2020 Alphabetical Roster 16 Tickets 36 2020 Numerical Roster 17 Season Tickets 36 Player Bios 18 Group Tickets 37 2019-20 Transactions 27 Game Day Suites 38 About the IFL 28 Notes Page 39 FRONT OFFICE & FACILITIES FRONT OFFICE PRACTICE LOCATIONS 3636 Camino Del Rio North Suite 120 Note: Practice schedules are published weekly and San Diego, CA 92108 available on www.sdstrikeforce.com. Contact the Front Office for the latest schedule and updates on Phone: 619-340-1300 potential changes. Email: [email protected] www.sdstrikeforce.com Otay Ranch Town Center 2015 Birch Road Facebook.com/sdstrikeforce Chula Vista, CA 91915 Twitter: @sdstrikeforce Instagram: @sdstrikeforce LinkedIn: sandiegostrikeforce 3 GENERAL MANAGER RYAN EUCKER C: 509-954-4041 | E: [email protected] Ryan will enter his 10th season of working in professional sports in 2020 and first full season working with the Strike Force after joining the team midway through their inaugural season. He started the 2019 IFL season with the Cedar Rapids River Kings (also owned by Roy Choi). In 2017-18, he worked with the Normal CornBelters of the independent Fron- tier League in Bloomington-Normal, Illinois. Ryan’s sports career began in his home state of Washington with the Spokane Shock of the Arena Football League in 2011 and continued for seven seasons, including Spokane’s move to the IFL in 2016. At the end of 2016, Ryan was named the IFL Executive of the Year and the Empire received the dis- tinction of the league’s best social media presence as Spokane capped off their first year with an Intense Conference Championship appearance and 12-4 regular-season record. In 2017, the Empire was named the league’s best media relations. Ryan is originally from Prosser, Washington, and attended the University of Montana-Western (Dillon, MT) and Eastern Washington University (Cheney, WA). VICE PRESIDENT EVAN ARAPOSTATHIS P: 619-340-1300 | E: [email protected] Born and raised in San Diego, Evan Arapostathis’ football and business career STRIKE FORCE FRONT OFFICE FRONT OFFICE FORCE STRIKE has taken him all over the world. Starting at Helix High school then moving to Grossmont community college where he earned a scholarship to Eastern Illinois University. Evan played two seasons in the NFL with the St. Louis Cardinals and the Den- ver Broncos before a career-ending injury. He then coached football for Mesa College and ran kicking and punting camps with Darren Bennett, John Carney, and Brad Daluiso. After his professional football career, he got into information technology, running the County of San Diego’s computer hardware and software contract. In 2000, he moved to Greece then to New York where he was the CFO/CIO for New York City AC&C. After returning to San Diego in 2005, he helped a software development company run the national security strategy for the department of defense. He is now back in football as the Vice President of the San Diego Strike Force. He helps his brother, the Mayor Of La Mesa and School teacher at LMAAC, with the non-profit they have called the Alliance of Arts & Athletics. He is married to his wife Betty and is a proud father of two girls. DIRECTOR OF FOOTBALL OPERATIONS GENO GERBO P: 619-340-1300 | E: [email protected] Geno Gerbo brings a wide range of experience to the organization. Along with owning and managing businesses around the world, he has been involved with football as a player or coach for more than 30 years. After returning from Australia in 2015, Geno returned to his hometown of Reno, Nevada, and coached football and baseball at his former school, McQueen High School. While in Australia, Geno played for various organizations and was part of the National Champion Queensland Sundevils in 2014. He was also heavily involved in working to grow the sport of football throughout Australia. Geno attended California Polytechnic State University and studied mechanical engineering. 4 VICE PRESIDENT BIZ DEV & PLAYER ENGAGEMENT VIVIAN LIN P: 760-801-0385 | E: [email protected] Vivi is a media professional who has dedicated her professional life to crafting and sharing the inspirational stories of creative, influential and innovative lead- ers. Following a successful broadcast media career with FOX, CBS and ESPN, she now develops community engagement strategies and media coaching for pro- fessional athletes, sports teams, musicians and sports entertainment industry leaders. Vivi also created original, lifestyle-relevant shows, mobile content, professional speaking programs as well as educational and training programs for distribution over wireless applications and online platforms. Clients have included professional athletes and the ex- ecutive front office from the NFL, MLB, NBA, WNBA, USSF (surfing), ISA, Professional Boxing, UCSD Birch Aquarium, KWVE radio and the San Diego Zoo/Safari Park. Digital media partners include mobile networks Sprint, Verizon, and Movistar. Vivi has served as a creative director, producer and on-camera talent for such network affiliates as FOX, NBC, CBS, and ESPN combined into over 30 years of broadcast and production experience in news, sports & entertainment programming. TICKET SALES & SERVICE MANAGER ANDREW CASALEGNO O: 619-340-1315 | E: [email protected] Andrew joins the Strike Force for his first season in 2020 after spending time with San Diego State Athletics as an Account Manager & Sales Rep where he STRIKE FORCE FRONT OFFICE FRONT OFFICE FORCE STRIKE primarily sold Aztec football during the 2019 season. Prior to San Diego, he worked with Monumental Sports & Entertainment in Washington, D.C. as an Executive Sales Intern at Capital One Arena and also as a Community Relations Assistant for DC United of Major League Soccer. During his time in Washington, he also attended Georgetown University for his Masters in Sports Management. Originally from northern California, Andrew attended Cal Poly where he earned his Bachelor of Science in Kinesiology. During his time in San Luis Obispo (SLO), he gained experience as a Health & Wellness Educator at Community Action Partnership of SLO and was also a Hospitality & Marketing Intern for the Slo Blues Baseball. MEDIA & FAN ENGAGEMENT COORDINATOR TORI PIZZUTO C: 203-206-3721 | E: [email protected] Tori comes to San Diego after three years working in the NHL with the Los Angeles Kings. Working as a Hockey Development Coordinator, Tori helped to expand the sport of hockey into the community of Los Angeles running leagues out of 25 YMCAS, 7 Long Beach Parks & Recreation Facilities and the Burbank Sports Complex. In 2017 Tori was also named General Manager of the LA Lions Youth Girls Hockey Program helping to expand the program from 3 teams to 8 teams in just a few short years. Originally from Connecticut, Tori attended Manhattanville College, UMass Boston and Castleton University. Playing 5 years of NCAA Collegiate Division III Hockey she also served as the Head Pho- tographer for each University’s Athletic Department. Tori also worked as an Athletic Media Relations Assistant to the Sports Information Directors. Tori graduated in 2015 with a Bachelor’s Degree in Communications/Digital Media. Tori has also worked with ESPN and NBC Sports on productions of NFL, NHL, BPL, & the US Open. 5 ACCOUNT EXECUTIVE MAX TINSLEY O: 619-333-4850 | E: [email protected] Max Tinsley most recently worked as an Account Executive in Major League Rugby for the San Diego Legion (2018-19), one of only nine professional rugby teams in North America. Prior to his debut working in professional sports, Max attended the University of the Pacific and was a four-year Division I student-athlete on the men’s basket- ball team where he competed in the West Coast Conference. There, he obtained his bachelor’s degree in business administration (marketing) and received a minor in sports management (2018). He grew up in Los Angeles, California. COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS MANAGER ARMON HARVEY O: 619-340-1300 | E: [email protected] Armon Harvey is also an assistant football coach for the Strike Force and serves as a Recreation Program Coordinator for the County of San Diego, arranging events for youth in San Diego County through the SD Nights program. He has coached varsity football at many high schools in the area, including La Jolla, Mater Dei, Montgomery, Monte Vista and Del Norte. He also spent time coaching in the Austrian Football League for the Cineplexx Blue Devils (2011- 2016). He received his bachelor’s degree in graphic design from Greenville University and his associate’s degree in liberal arts from San Diego Mesa College, in addition to playing football at both schools. STRIKE FORCE FRONT OFFICE FRONT OFFICE FORCE STRIKE COMMUNICATIONS & PROMOTIONS ASSISTANT AMANDA WICK O: 619-340-1300 | E: [email protected] Amanda joins the Strike Force for her first season in 2019-20 as a Communica- tions and Promotions Assistant. Originally from Phoenix, Arizona, she earned her BS in Communications with an emphasis in Journalism and a minor in Biblical Studies from Arizona Christian University where she also participated in Track & Field for three years (grad- uated early). While at ACU, she also assisted in the Athletic Department in broadcasting as a videographer and spent three seasons with the MLB’s Arizo- na Diamondbacks (one year in Sales and two with the Marketing Street Team), as well as, one season with the NHL’s Arizona Coyotes as a Street Team member.