2012 Media Guide - MLB.com - Colorado Rockies

Walker Monfort
Assistant - Player Development
Walker is in his third season as a full-time employee of the Colorado Rockies.
He officially joined the Rockies front office in December of 2009 after four years of
part-time work, including time spent with the team’s Grounds Crew, in the Visiting
Clubhouse and in both the Ticketing and Promotions departments at Coors Field.
Monfort, 25, graduated from Colorado State University in December 2009.
He earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Journalism and Technical Communication and
obtained a minor in Business Administration. He attended Eaton High School in
northern Colorado, where he played four years of baseball and won the 3A State
Championship in back to back years (2003-04).
As the club’s Assistant in Player Development, he provides support to all aspects of the Baseball
Operations Department; his primary focus however, is in Minor League Administration and Player
Development. Within the Player Development department, Walker assists in transactions, travel and evaluation
of minor league players and staff.
Mike Kennedy
Coordinator - Communications / Public Relations
Mike Kennedy enters his third season with the Rockies in 2012. He joined
the Rockies in July of 2010 in his current role.
Kennedy, 26, works with the local and national media fulfilling media
inquiries and providing information and analysis. In addition to daily media relations
work, he writes, edits and designs the Rockies annual information guide.
In 2008, he graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, earning
a degree in Journalism and Mass Communication. Prior to his joining the Rockies
he worked for the Milwaukee Iron Arena Football Team as the club’s Director of
Media Relations in 2010 and as a Baseball Communications Intern for the Minnesota Twins in 2009.
A native of Chaska, Minnesota, Mike currently resides in Denver, CO.
Adele Armagost
Assistant to the Executive VP, Chief Baseball Officer/GM
Adele Armagost is now in her 20th season as a member of the Rockies front
office. She took over her current role in August of 2002.
Armagost joined the club in April of 1993 and spent her first seven years as
assistant director of team travel and coordinator of player relations. She then
spent three seasons as an executive assistant to the Rockies Ownership Group.
Adele has continued to be involved in all aspects of the club’s Spring Training and
team travel since 1993.
A Colorado native, Adele attended the University of Northern Colorado in
Greeley and now makes her home in Denver. For nine years before joining the Rockies, Armagost worked
in the housing development industry. She is a charter member of the New Millennium Book Club, which
began in April of 2000.
Adele and her cockapoo, Daisy, are part of the Prescription Pet Program for Children’s Hospital
Colorado in which Adele also serves as Secretary of the program.
Irma Castañeda
Assistant - Communications/PR and Baseball Operations
Irma Castañeda begins her 16th season with the Rockies and her first year
as Assistant – Communications/PR and Baseball Operations. Irma provides
administrative support for the Public Relations, Scouting, Player Development and
Major League Operations departments.
Castañeda began working in baseball in 1985 for Milwaukee’s AA affiliate El
Paso Diablos as a seasonal worker until the 1993 season. During the 1995 All-Star
FanFest in Arlington, TX, Irma served as an Event Manager. In 1996, Irma completed
a ticketing internship with the Atlanta Braves AAA affiliate Richmond. In September
of 1996, Irma was hired on part-time in the Rockies call center, later to become a full-time employee in the
Group Sales Department. In May 2001, Irma was named Asst. to the Director – Communications /Public
Relations and eventually Asst. to the Vice President – Communications/PR.
A 1996 graduate of the University of Texas at Austin, Irma majored in Sport Management. Castañeda
worked in the Sports Information Department during her time at Texas.
Born and raised in El Paso, TX, Irma lives in Morrison, CO and has two daughters, Larissa Marie
and Tatiana Isabel.
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