FRONT OFFICE
FRONT OFFICE
Gayle Benson
Owner/Chairman
Gayle Benson provides leadership for the New Orleans Saints and New Orleans Pelicans as Owner, succeeding her husband, Tom Benson, who passed away on March 15, 2018, after serving as the Owner of the Saints since 1985 and the Pelicans franchise since 2012. The New Orleans native is an accomplished business professional and philanthropist with strong ties to the local community and who is dedicated to contributing to the growth and enhancement of the Gulf South region.
Tom Benson
Owner/Chairman, 1985-2018
In a career in business and professional sports that spanned over 70 years, Tom Benson was an endearing figure in his hometown of New Orleans as well as throughout the NBA and the NFL. Mr. Benson served as the owner of the New Orleans Pelicans since 2012 and the New Orleans Saints since 1985 until his death on March 15, 2018. He was survived by his wife Gayle.
Senior Executives
Executive Staff
- Melissa Manwaring Senior Executive Assistant to the Owner
- Melissa Hoang Executive Personal Assistant to the Owner
- Jeanne Brown Executive Assistant to the President
- Charles Vedros Personal Assistant to the Owner
Advertising
Football Operations
- Mickey Loomis Executive Vice President/General Manager
- Khai Harley Vice President of Football Administration
- Derek Stamnos Director of Team Operations
- Debbie Gallagher Executive Assistant to the EVP/General Manager
Player Personnel
- Terry Fontenot VP/Assistant General Manager - Pro Personnel
- Jeff Ireland VP/Assistant General Manager - College Personnel
- Ryan Powell Pro Scout
- Michael Parenton Pro Scout
- Mike Baugh National Scout
- Terry Wooden National Scout
- Cody Rager National Scout
- Jon Sandusky Area Scout
- Casey Talley Area Scout
- Joey Vitt, Jr. Area Scout
- Mike DiJulio Combine Scout
- Scott Campbell Area Scout
- Paul Zimmer College Scouting Coordinator
- Justin Matthews Pro Scouting Coordinator
- Ryan Herman Football Research & Strategy
- Matt Phillips Scouting Assistant
- Ben Autin Football IT
Player Engagement
- Fred McAfee Director of Player Engagement
- Danny Lawless Director of Security
Athletic Training/Medical
- Beau Lowery Director of Sports Medicine
- Shone Gipson Head Athletic Trainer
- Jonathan Gress Athletic Trainer/Physical Therapist
- Kevin Mangum Assistant Athletic Trainer
- Ben Stollberg Assistant Athletic Trainer
- Erik Arve Saints Athletic Training Intern
- Damian Willis Athletic Training Intern
- Jamie Meeks Director of Sports Nutrition
- Dr. Larry “Chip” Bankston Jr. Head Team Orthopedist
- Dr. John Amoss Team Physician
- Dr. Michael Hartman Team Physician
- Dr. W. Stephen Choate Team Physician
- Dr. Brian Lebon Team Dentist
- Michael Comeaux Training Staff
- Robert Heintz Training Staff
- Trevor Hess Training Staff
- Keira Lathrop Training Staff
Football Video
- Dave Desposito Video Director
- Joe Alley Assistant Video Director
- Tim Youngblood Video Assistant
- Ben Martinez Video Assistant
Equipment
- John Baumgartner Equipment Manager
- Corey Gaudet Assistant Equipment Manager
- Joel Gastright Equipment Assistant
- Richard Killian Saints Equipment Assistant
- Christopher McNeice Saints Equipment Assistant
- Ethan Wyble Saints Equipment Assistant
Governmental Relations and Business Operations
- Ben Hales Sr. Vice President/Chief Operating Officer
- Stephen Pate Vice President/Governmental Relations and Business Operations
- Ian Tigchelaar Sr. Director of Operations
- Joshua Harris Operations Manager
- Megan Bourg Operations Coordinator
- Bryce Marullo Operations Associate
- Katie Krajcer Manager of Saints Initiatives
- Marshe’ Washington Fan Engagement Manager
- Morgan Parmer Fan Engagement Coordinator
- Elicia Broussard Sheridan Director of Unification/Youth Programs
- Julie Borsch Director of Community Relations
- Austin Pasco Youth Programs Manager
- Jason Lapouble Community Affairs Manager
- Adam Fournier Youth Programs Coordinator
- Janeicia Neely Youth Programs Associate
Marketing and Game Presentation
- Jen Martindale Vice President/Brand Strategy
- Mel Barry Marketing Manager
- Dan Askin Director of Digital Marketing
- Destinie Tucker Email/ Digital marketing Specialist
- Eddie Coe Senior Graphic Designer
- Chad Vincent Senior Graphic Designer
- Keith Claverie Creative Services Manager
- Mariana Jerez Special Events Manager
- Ashley Deaton Senior Director of Entertainment Teams
- Sara Anderson Dance Team Manager
- Kyle Campbell Director of Game Presentation
- Alex Schweppe Game Presentation Associate
Communications
- Greg Bensel Sr. Vice President of Communications
- Doug Miller Executive Director of Football Communications
- Justin Macione Director of Football Communications/Publications Director
- Evan Meyers Football Communications/Legends & Alumni Manager
- Jordy Spitale Corporate Communications Manager
- Dan Simmons Alumni/Legends Development Coordinator
- Davis Friend Football Communications Associate
Digital Media
- Doug Tatum Vice President/Digital Media
- Beth Blackburn Manager of Digital Platforms
- Andy Weilbaecher Digital Developer
- Sam Shannon Digital Media Associate
- Henry Valier Digital Media Associate
- Alex Restrepo Director of Social Media
- McKell Favrot Social Media Manager
- Leslie Gamboni Social Media Coordinator
- Mason Burgin Social Media Associate
- Chase Wales Social Media Associate
- Michael C. Hebert Director of Photography
Production
- Shaneika Dabney-Henderson Vice President/Production
- James Crosbie Director of Production
- Brianna Latino Production Manager
- Layne Murdoch Jr. Video/Still Photo Manager
- Brendan Hassett Shooter/Editor
- Jonathan Mahody Shooter/Editor
- Ashley Amoss Shooter/Editor
- Gerry Cisneros Video Editor
- Shota Hashimoto Motion Graphics Manager
- Seth Lewis Motion Graphics Specialist
- Ryan Micklin Production Assistant
- Isaiah Robinson Videographer/Content Creator
Broadcast
- Josh Richardson Executive Producer
- John DeShazier Senior Writer/Digital Media Contributor
- Todd Graffagnini Digital Media Contributor
- Caroline Gonzalez Broadcast Coordinator
Finance and Accounting
- Ed Lang Sr. Vice President/Chief Financial Officer
- David Chaix VP, Head of Team Accounting
- Patrice Gunter Vice President/Controller
- Rebecca Thibodeaux Staff Accountant
- Mallory Vedros Assistant Controller
- Judy Thompson Payroll Manager
Administration
- Jay Romig Executive Director, Administration
- John Berfect Mail Clerk
Business Analytics
- Ben Wang Executive Director of Business Intelligence
- Kate McCabe Business Intelligence Manager
- Susan Chadwick Business Intelligence Analyst, Data Operations
- Stephen Neal Senior Business Analytics Analyst
- Sarah Seitz Sr. Business Intelligence Analyst
- Tejas Bala Business Intelligence Analyst
- Natalie Phillips Business Intelligence Analyst
Human Resources
- Pat McKinney Vice President/Human Resources
- Mary Vinet Benefits Manager
- Shelley Bennett Payroll Manager
Information Technology
- Jeff Huffman Sr. Director of IT Security & Administration
- Jody Barbier Director of IT Operations
- Chris Chapital Desktop Support Specialist
- Brock Orrett Desktop Support Specialist
- Travis Thomas Desktop Support Specialist
Facilities
- Terry Ashburn Facilities Director
- Wade Vicknair Grounds Superintendent
- Corey Rogers Facilities Manager
- Gordon Duplessis Groundskeeper
- Michael Eiffert Groundskeeper
- Cody Vicknair Groundskeeper
Legal
- Vicky Neumeyer Sr. Vice President/General Counsel
- Matthew Sharpe Staff Attorney
Corporate Partnership
- Matt Webb Vice President/Corporate Partnerships
- Alex Schulte Senior Director of Partnership Sales
- Kelly Batista Director of Partnership Marketing
- Chase Atkinson Director of Partnership Sales
- Karen Luciano Partnership Marketing Senior Manager
- Erica Bernadas Senior Corporate Sales Account Management
- Chase Langdon Partnership Strategy Manager
- David Adams Senior Corporate Sales Account Executive
- Johnny Pizzo Partnership Marketing Coordinator
- Virginia Pace Partnership Marketing Coordinator
- Taylor Johnson Partnership Marketing Coordinator
- Courtney Boyd Partnership Marketing Coordinator
- Quinton Washington Partnership Marketing Coordinator
- Blair Positerry Partnership Creative Services Coordinator
- Taylor Mahan Partnership Sales Account Executive
- Victoria Leahy Partnership Sales Account Executive
Sales
- Michael Stanfield Sr. Vice President of Sales
- Bryan Ross Vice President/Ticket Sales, Service and Operations
- Blake Simon Senior Director of Ticket Service & Retention
- Matt Dixon Director of Premium Seating
- Chris Guidry Director of Group Sales and Season Ticket Sales
- Derrick James Director of Ticket Operations
- Gena Boudreaux Season Ticket Service Manager
- Zac Cooper Season Ticket Sales Manager
- Philicia Douglas Inside Sales Manager
- Nick Batista Suite Sales Manager
- Stephen Hetro Group Service Manager
- Kevin Ferguson Senior Premium Seating Account Manager
- Brian Bean Senior Premium Seating Account Manager
- Molly Threeton Premium Service Coordinator
- Sydney Labiche Premium Service Coordinator
- Courtney Gros Sr. Sales & Retention Account Executive
- Stephanie Harpster Sr. Sales & Retention Account Executive
- Blake Leonard Sales and Retention Account Executive
- Roger Perryman Sales and Retention Account Executive
- Jordan Thomas Sales and Retention Account Executive
- Rashii Givens Sales and Retention Account Executive
- Denton Hunter School Programs Specialist
- Jesse Nantz Senior Group Sales Account Executive
- Chris Harpster Senior Group Sales Account Executive
- DeAngelo Norris Senior Group Sales Account Executive
- Lauren Sims Group Sales Account Executive
- Rachel Coblentz Group Service Associate
- Jared Bassett Group Service Associate
- David Stern Senior Season Ticket Account Executive
- Dustin Matherne Season Ticket Account Executive
- Jim Pollino Season Ticket Account Executive
- Andrew Boylan Season Ticket Account Executive
- Carrie Albright Season Ticket Account Executive
- Sydney Slevin Inside Sales Associate
- Brandon Garzione Inside Sales Associate
- Dylan Queary Inside Sales Associate
- Larry Staub III Inside Sales Associate
- Megan McClintock Inside Sales Associate
- Cody Link Inside Sales Associate
- Lindsey Stanek Inside Sales Associate
- Joe Chavis Ticket Operations & Parking Services Manager
- Jonathan Pick Ticket Operations Coordinator
- Kristy Pugliese Ticket Operations Associate
- Angela Leon Ticket Administration Manager
- Charlene Brown Receptionist
- Josh Daniels Ticket Service Associate
- Jbriaan Johnson Ticket Service Associate