2014 Philadelphia Soul Media Guide
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PHILADELPHIA SOUL 2014 PHILADELPHIA SOUL SCHEDULE W DATE VISTIOR HOME TIME BROADCAST 1 Sat, Mar 15 Philadelphia Arizona 9:00 PM 2 Sun, Mar 23 Philadelphia San Jose 8:00 PM 3 BYE WEEK 4 Fri, Apr 4 Philadelphia Tampa Bay 7:30 PM 5 Thu, Apr 10 Philadelphia Orlando 7:30 PM 6 Sat, Apr 19 Jacksonville Philadelphia 6:00 PM 7 Sun, Apr 27 Iowa Philadelphia 4:00 PM 8 Sat, May 3 Philadelphia Pittsburgh 7:00 PM 9 Sat, May 10 New Orleans Philadelphia 6:00 PM 10 Sat, May 17 Tampa Bay Philadelphia 6:00 PM 11 Fri, May 23 Philadelphia Cleveland 7:00 PM 12 Sun, Jun 1 San Antonio Philadelphia 5:00 PM 13 Sat, Jun 7 Philadelphia Tampa Bay 5:00 PM 14 Sat, Jun 14 Pittsburgh Philadelphia 6:00 PM 15 Sat, Jun 21 Cleveland Philadelphia 6:00 PM 16 Sat, Jun 28 Philadelphia Iowa 8:05 PM 17 Sun, Jul 6 Orlando Philadelphia 4:00 PM 18 BYE WEEK 19 Sun, Jul 20 San Jose Philadelphia 4:00 PM 20 Sat, Jul 26 Philadelphia Pittsburgh 5:00 PM ALL TIMES EASTERN - SCHEDULE SUBJECT TO CHANGE 2014 media guide 1 TABLE OF CONTENTS PHILADELPHIA SOUL PHILADELPHIA SOUL STAFF DIRECTORY TABLE OF CONTENTS PHILADELPHIA SOUL DIRECTORY OWNERSHIP Philadelphia Soul Directory 3 Craig Spencer, Co-Majority Owner Front Office 4-30 Ron Jaworski, Co-Majority Owner Football Operations 31-51 Alphabetical Rosters 52 Pete Ciarrocchi, Owner Numerical Rosters 53 Cosmo DeNicola, Owner Player Bios 54-95 Marty Judge, Owner History of the Soul 96-98 ADMINISTRATION SPONSORSHIP SALES Yearly Breakdown 2004-12 99-157 John Adams, COO Robyn Colajezzi, Director of Corporate 2013 Season in Review 158-249 Tom Goodhines, General Manager Partnership Cathy Scott, Controller Phil Bernstein, Account Manager, Corporate All-Time Individual Records 250-254 Greg Strickland, CIO Partnership All-Time Roster 255-257 Emily Fenerty, Corporate Partnership Assistant David Judd, Corporate Partnership Assistant All-Time Team Records 258-263 COMMUNICATIONS Gabrielle Lacherza, Public Relations Assistant Allison Greco, Corporate Partnership Assistant All-Time Coaches 263 Brandon Gross, Public Relations Assistant Aslynd Kaune, Corporate Partnership Assistant AFL Intro 264 Brittany Peskoff, Public Relations Assistant Sara Griswold, Public Relations Assistant AFL Schedule 266 TICKET OPERATIONS AFL National Broadcast of the Week 267 FOOTBALL OPERATIONS Brian Cassidy, Director of Ticket Sales AFL Front Office 268 Lou Russo, Director of Player Personnel John Tabourn, Director of Group Sales Erika Gunerman, Manager of Business Mission Statement / Fans Bill of Rights 269 Brandon Mango, Equipment Manager Jason Kopec, Head Athletic Trainer Development AFL 101 270-271 Jasmine Belcher, Football Ops Assistant Corrine Kolesinskas, Manager of Group Sales AFL League Officials 272 Kristen Van Iderstine, Football Ops Assistant Cassandra Murray, Manager of Group Sales Mike DiFlorio, Manager of Football Programs/ AFL Communications 273 MARKETING/GAME OPERATIONS Experiences AFL Team Directory & PR Contacts 273-279 Jessica DeVito, Manager of Marketing/Game Kyle Deriemer, Sales Representative Playoff Qualifications & Tiebreakers 280-281 Operations Ayana Davis, Group Experience Specialist Katie Colbridge, Ticket Sales Assistant Media Information 282-283 Alexa Gargani, Marketing/Game Operations Assistant Kelsey Coyne, Ticket Sales Assistant Wells Fargo Center 284-285 Rachel Vogel, Marketing/Game Operations Tim Dunkel, Ticket Sales Assistant Community Relations 286-287 Assistant Kevin Feinberg, Ticket Sales Assistant Kacey McInerney, Marketing/Game Operations Robert Fulforth, Ticket Sales Assistant Soulmates 288 Assistant Kevin Ehret, Ticket Sales Assistant Soul Squad 289 Vinnie ‘The Crumb’, PA Announcer Amanda Hoffer, Ticket Sales Assistant Soulman 290 Michelle Sulpizio, Dance Team Choreographer Denisha Robinson, Ticket Sales Assistant Charlie Murgia, Soul Squad Coordinator Tyler Schickner, Ticket Sales Assistant Tickets and Social Media Info 291 Nicole Almodovar, Ticket Sales Assistant Patent & Trademark Notice TEAM PHOTOGRAPHER AFL, arenafootball2 & design, Arena Football Championship Game, Hometown Football and all the names, symbols, Darryl Rule, J&D Photography emblems, logos and colors of the AFL and the AFL Operator Members are trademarks owned by AFL, Chicago, Illinois. 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Darryl Rule and Mitchell Leff. 2 2014 media guide 2014 media guide 3 PHILADELPHIA SOUL FRONT OFFICE CRAIG SPENCER Founder, President & CEO, Arden Group Principal of the General Partner Arden Real Estate Partners I, L.P Arden Real Estate Partnes II, L.P. Craig A. Spencer is a principal of the general partner of Arden Real Estate Partners I & II L.Ps. Fund I that was launched in 2012 with $66 million of equity capital fully invested in 6 properties resulting in a total capitalization of $239 million. Spencer is the President and CEO of The Arden Group, Inc., established in 1989 as a fully integrated real estate company focusing on acquiring, developing and managing high quality real estate assets. The company has purchased and developed more than $2.3 billion of real estate including over 4 million square feet of office buildings, numerous full service hotels encompassing over 3,000 rooms and 3,000+ acres of commercial and residential land. Arden’s asset management group has managed more than $5 billion in assets. In addition to leading Arden, Spencer has participated in several non-real estate ventures including the acquisition and subsequent sale of Admiralty Bank to Royal Bank of Canada in February 2003. He is also a founding board member of Anchor Commercial Bank based in Palm Beach, Florida. Spencer was Founder/Co-Owner with Jon Bon Jovi of the Philadelphia Soul Arena Football Team. In its five-year history, Spencer helped build it into the most successful team in the league and the 2008 World Champions. Craig and Jon also established and are the Co-Chairmen of the JBJ Soul Charitable Foundation, which has provided 352 housing units along with educational programs to homeless men and women and recently opened its first Soul Kitchen in Red Bank, NJ. Spencer is a licensed attorney who specialized in real estate, banking and bankruptcy law. 2014 media guide 5 FRONT OFFICE PHILADELPHIA SOUL PHILADELPHIA SOUL FRONT OFFICE RON JAWORSKI OWNER After a 17 year distinguished career as an NFL quarterback, Ron Jaworski is coaching football fans on TV with a multiplatform NFL analyst role. His appearances include Sunday NFL Countdown, Monday Night Countdown, NFL Matchup, NFL- branded specials, Mike & Mike in the Morning, Pardon the Interruption, and other platforms and shows throughout the year. ESPN’S Mike Tirico said, “If you made a list of 10 guys on TV in any sport as an analyst who you’d want to have a beverage with and watch a game, he’s [Ron Jaworski] high on that list.” Before switching to his current multiplatform analyst role with ESPN, Jaworski spent five seasons in the booth with Mike Tirico and Jon Gruden as the color commentator for Monday Night Football.. The Los Angeles Rams drafted Jaworski in the second round of the 1973 NFL Draft. After four years with the Rams, Jaworski joined the Philadelphia Eagles in 1977. Today, Jaworski lives in Southern New Jersey and is civically active. Jaworski is committed to the Jaws Youth Playbook, which focuses on a mission to improve the Under head coach Dick Vermeil and behind Jaworski’s ability and held leadership, overall health and wellness of at-risk youth, primarily in the Greater Philadelphia the Eagles advanced to their first-ever berth in a Super Bowl vs. the Oakland region. To date, the Jaworski family is proud to have donated over $4 million to Raiders. Jaworski finished the 1980 season as the No. 1-rated passer in the NFC at-risk youth. Jaworski owns an exclusive business development company called and was the 1980 NFL MVP. Business Clubs America, as well as owning four signature golf courses in South Jersey- River Winds Golf & Tennis Club, Valleybrook Country Club, Running Deer Along the way, Jaworski became known as Jaws. The name was hung on him Golf Club, and Blue Heron Pines. Jaworski also serves as the President of the by his next-door neighbor at the time, Doug Collins, who was a star guard for the Maxwell Football Club, Co-Majority Owner of the Philadelphia Soul and sits on the Philadelphia 76ers. “He didn’t come up with Jaws because of that shark movie, boards of PNC Bank. The South Jersey Chamber of Commerce awarded Jaworski though.” Jaworski says, “Doug said it was because my mouth was always open, the Pinnacle Award for his outstanding volunteer work and longtime service to talking.” South Jersey Chamber & business community. The United Way honored Jaworski with their Volunteer Leadership Award, the highest award given by United Way. Jaworski is married to his high school sweetheart Liz; has three children, Joleen, Jessica, and BJ, and two grandsons Ryan & Colin. 6 2014 media guide 2014 media guide 7 FRONT OFFICE PHILADELPHIA SOUL PHILADELPHIA SOUL FRONT OFFICE Chickie’s & Pete’s was named the #1 Sports Bar in North America by ESPN, the PETE CIARROCCHI # 1 local restaurant chain by Zagat and Best of Philly, among numerous other OWNERSHIP GROUP awards.