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TIGERS FRONT OFFICE
DAVID
CHADD
VICE PRESIDENT, AMATEUR
SCOUTING/SPECIAL ASSISTANT
TO THE GENERAL MANAGER
Enters his ninth season with the Tigers and the third full season in his current role after being named to the
position on August 6, 2010...joined the organization on November 4, 2004 as Vice President, Amateur Scouting.
• Oversees all aspects of the Tigers amateur scouting and is involved with the June draft, while also assisting the
club at both the major league and minor league levels.
• Guided the club in its selections of Brennan Boesch, Rick Porcello, Alex Avila, Andy Dirks, Jacob Turner, Nick
Castellanos and Drew Smyly during his tenure as Vice President, Amateur Scouting.
• Prior to joining the Tigers, Chadd spent three seasons as the Director of Amateur Scouting for the Boston Red
Sox, signing Jon Lester, Jonathan Papelbon and 2008 American League Most Valuable Player Dustin Pedroia.
• Spent eight seasons (1994-2001) in the Florida Marlins scouting department, last serving as the director of
scouting during the 2001 season...joined the Marlins as an area scout in the Midwest in 1994, before being
promoted to Midwest crosschecker in 1998.
• Chadd spent four years as an assistant coach with Kansas State (1992-93) and Wichita State (1990-91).
• Played outfield for Kansas State University and was named as an All-American in 1988.
• Earned a bachelor’s degree in education and a master’s degree in athletic administration from Wichita State.
• Recognized by Baseball America as the top scouting director of the 2000s in June 2010.
• Inducted into the Kansas Baseball Hall of Fame on January 30, 2010.
• 47 years old...he and his wife, Janet, reside in Wichita, KS with their two sons, Drew and Nate, and two
daughters, Haley and Hannah.
RON
COLANGELO
VICE PRESIDENT,
COMMUNICATIONS
Enters his 22nd year in professional sports and his fifth season with the Tigers after joining the organization on
June 16, 2008.
• Oversees strategic communications for the club’s business and baseball operations departments.
• Works directly with ownership, President, CEO and General Manager, Executive Vice President of Business
Operations and management team on messaging and positioning for the organization.
• Responsible for day-to-day media relations, business public relations and broadcasting to drive publicity for the
club’s marketing, community, and sales initiatives and build brand equity beyond traditional media outlets.
• Is primary spokesperson on business and public affairs and crisis communications issues.
• Served as the vice president of public relations for the NFL’s New York Jets from 2002-07 where he was the
club’s spokesperson and responsible for communicating the team’s image in the marketplace, collaborating with
social media, marketing partnerships, ticket operations, broadcasting, and community and alumni relations.
• Spent six seasons with the Florida Marlins, serving as vice president of communications after his promotion from
director of baseball information and publicity...directed media operations for the 1997 World Series Champions.
• Worked three seasons with the NHL’s Florida Panthers...joined the club prior to their inaugural 1993 season as a
media relations associate and developed programs and intitiatives to introduce hockey to Southeast Florida.
• Began his career in minor league baseball with the West Palm Beach Expos where he served as radio
play-by-play announcer, while also overseeing media relations and sales from 1990-93.
• Earned a bachelor's degree in communications from William Paterson University.
• Has run eight marathons, including Boston, Chicago, Los Angeles and New York City.
• He and wife, Sandra, have a daughter, Catalina, a son, Nicolas, and a dog, Frank...his son, Ryan, lives in New Jersey.
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