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Executive Staff 9/9/2020 12:19:36 PM PACERS SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT Staff listed in orange are not full-time employees. EXECUTIVE Owner, Chairman, CEO and NBA Governor ............................................................................................................................................ Herbert Simon Owner and Alternate NBA Governor ....................................................................................................................................................... Stephen Simon Vice Chairman ................................................................................................................................................................................................ Jim Morris President of Basketball Operations ......................................................................................................................................................... Kevin Pritchard President/Chief Operating Officer ................................................................................................................................................................. Rick Fuson Advisor to the President of Basketball Operations ........................................................................................................................................... Larry Bird Consultant/Basketball Operations ............................................................................................................................................................. Donnie Walsh Office Manager/Administrative Assistant to President/COO ........................................................................................................................ Carrie Tipton Executive Assistants ........................................................................................................................................................ Susy Fischer, Brenda Lawson LEGAL COUNSEL Executive Vice President/Chief Legal Officer .............................................................................................................................................. Frank Pulice Director of Risk Management .................................................................................................................................................................. Paula Maxwell Senior Counsel .................................................................................................................................................................................. Catherine Corsaro Associate Counsel ..................................................................................................................................................................................... Jim Schwabe PACERS BASKETBALL, LLC General Manager .................................................................................................................................................................................. Chad Buchanan Senior Vice President/Basketball Operations ......................................................................................................................................... Peter Dinwiddie Assistant General Manager ....................................................................................................................................................................Kelly Krauskopf Assistant Coaches ................................................................................................................................. Bill Bayno, Dan Burke, Ronald “Popeye” Jones Assistant Coaches/Player Development ................................................................................................................................ Jared Bartling, Tim Dather Assistant Player Development Coach ........................................................................................................................................................ Tom Hankins Advance Scout ......................................................................................................................................................................................... Jimmy Powell Vice President of Player Personnel................................................................................................................................................................. Ryan Carr Vice President/Basketball Administration ............................................................................................................................................... Sonya Clutinger Senior Director of Medical Operations/Head Athletic Trainer ...................................................................................................................... Josh Corbeil Associate Head Athletic Trainer/Physical Therapist ....................................................................................................................................... Carl Eaton Physical Therapist/Assistant Athletic Trainer ............................................................................................................................................ Patrick Gilbert Director/Basketball Analytics ............................................................................................................................................................. Spencer Anderson Director/Executive Protection ......................................................................................................................................................................... Joe Smith Director/Indiana Pacers Media Relations ................................................................................................................................................... David Benner Director/Pro Scouting ................................................................................................................................................................................. Vance Catlin Director of Sports Performance/Assistant Athletic Trainer ........................................................................................................................ Shawn Windle Associate Director/Indiana Pacers Media Relations .................................................................................................................................... Krissy Myers Manager/G-League & International Scouting ............................................................................................................................................ Hansen Wong Public Relations Manager ......................................................................................................................................................................... Wes Kaminski Scouts .............. Mike Born, Jose Galilea, Harrison Greenberg, Pat Knight, Kevin Mackey, Carl Nicks, Aleksandar Pajovic, KJ Pritchard, Brian Winters Equipment Manager ................................................................................................................................................................................... Josh Conder Assistant Sports Performance Coaches ........................................................................................................................ Jason Manikowski, Andy Martin Massage Therapist ............................................................................................................................................................................... Andrei Mikhailau Basketball Analytics Advisor .................................................................................................................................................................... Ryan Renteria Basketball Data Analyst ................................................................................................................................................................................ Nick Fleder Basketball Operations Coordinators ...................................................................................................................................... Tim Brown, Aaron Weaver Sports Medicine Operations Coordinator ..................................................................................................................................................... Zach Eagle Team Physician/Team Orthopedist ...................................................................................................................................................... Tim Hupfer, M.D. Team Internist ............................................................................................................................................................................... Steve Samuels, M.D. Team Cardiologist .................................................................................................................................................................................. King Yee, M.D. Team Performance Psychologist ..................................................................................................................................................... Adam Shunk, Ph.D. Team Nutritionist ................................................................................................................................................................................. Lindsay Langford Team Dentist ..................................................................................................................................................................................Robin
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