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6 Key Personnel Bill Waliewski Team president Bill Waliewski comes to the Slammers following a 23 year career in commercial real estate. His commercial real estate experience was spread over many disciplines of the business including brokerage, asset management and property management. Most recently, he was Senior Vice President of Morgan Realty Partners, a position he held for the last 9 years of his 12 ½ year tenure with the company. In this capacity, he was responsible for a portfolio of over 175 tenants totaling over 2 million square feet. Bill is a graduate of Hinsdale Central High School and Texas Lutheran. In 1983, he was recognized by the Chicago Sun-Times as one of the Top 100 high school prospects in the Chicago area. Following his college baseball career, Bill played 10 years for Al Oremus’s nationally recognized Prairie Gravel amateur semi-pro team, which won a AABC World Series championship in 1996 (after two second place finishes in 1993 and 1995). In 1997, his last season with Prairie, the team finished third in the National Baseball Congress World Series. Bill looks forward to merging his years of business experience and his passion for baseball so that the Joliet Slammers can provide the best possible experience for their fans. In addition to his role as team president, Bill will also serve as part of the broadcast team alongside long time radio veteran, Mark Vasko. He is also known as a ballpark food junkie. Bill and his wife Jeni are the proud parents of three Joliet Slammers fans, Madison, 10, Lilja, 7, and Ray, 4. John Dittrich John Dittrich enters his 38th year in professional baseball. His experience ranges all levels of baseball, including three years in the office of the President of the minor leagues and four years in the front office of a major league ballclub (Texas Rangers). He has also spent 15 years as a leader in the development and launch of highly successful venues and independent professional baseball franchises around the country (Fargo, Schaumburg, Rockford & Fort Worth). John currently resides in Lombard with his wife of 41 years, Lois. Together they have three children – Rob, Jennifer, and James.
Ron Biga Ron is an “inner city” product of Chicago’s Pilsen neighborhood where he was born and raised. He has resided in Joliet for 10 years. A 1985 graduate of St. Rita H.S. in Chicago where he was an All American, All State, and team MVP. He played collegiately at Triton College and finished at St. Xavier. After college Ron played professionally in Mexico, then later played for Prairie Gravel the semi-pro powerhouse in the Chicagoland area, where he was a member of their 1996 national championship team. He then coached the team to the prestigious National Baseball Congress national championship in 2005. As assistant coach at Triton College he helped them participate in 5 Div. 1 World Series as recruiting coordinator. He has coached over 150 players who have signed professional contracts, and hundreds of players from all over the country. Ron is no stranger to independent baseball. He has worked for the Sioux City Explorers in the American Association, and most recently for the Southern Illinois Miners in the Frontier League. He has held dual roles with each, in player procurement and bench coach. Paul Rathje Paul joins the Slammers inaugural staff bringing with him over twenty-seven years of experience in professional baseball. He is responsible for the overall operations of Silver Cross Field including event operations/staffing and stadium maintenance. Paul’s previous baseball experience includes twenty-five years with the Chicago Cubs, serving as Assistant Director, Stadium Operations from 1983 through 1997 and Director, Stadium Operations from 1998 through 2007. He began his professional baseball career with the minor league Columbus Clippers front office, spending two years with the Triple A team. Paul’s resume also includes time as a Project Manager for Chicago based Safety Service Systems, Inc., providing event operational planning and support services for client events such as Harley Davidson’s 105th Anniversary Celebration, EA Sports Maui Invitational Basketball Tournament and the Obama for America Election Night Rally. Paul received his Business Management degree from Northern Illinois University in 1978 and a Master’s Degree in Sports Management from The Ohio State University in 1981. Paul and his wife, Sherrie, have two grown children, Alisyn and Paul III, and one grandchild. MEDIA GUIDE > 2011 JOLIET SLAMMERS > SILVER CROSS FIELD Key Personnel 7
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