2007 MEDIA GUIDE - Seahawks Online Media Packet

FRONT OFFICE 24RON JENKINSVICE PRESIDENTCORPORATE PARTNERSHIPSRon Jenkins enters his9th season with theSeahawks and his firstas Vice President ofCorporate Partnerships.In this role, he overseesthe organization’s businessrelationships withits partners, includingQwest Communications,Anheuser-Busch, FordMotor Co., Jones Soda, Virginia MasonMedical Center, Wells Fargo Bank and manyothers. Jenkins joined the Seahawks staff inJune 1999 as director of ticket sales and hassince held positions as director of suite sales& service (leading the sales effort for QwestField from 2000-02), director of marketing(2003-04), and director of partnership development(2005-06). Prior to joining theSeahawks, Jenkins served nine years in varioussales and marketing management positionswith Bacardi USA in the midwest andsoutheastern United States. After a less thanillustrious college football career as a receiverat Columbia University and VanderbiltUniversity, Jenkins graduated from Vanderbiltwith a B.A. degree in Economics. A native ofRochester Hills, Michigan, Ron and his wifeDorothy live in Enumclaw, Wash., with theirtwo girls; Ava and Chiara.LANCE LOPESVICE PRESIDENTGENERAL COUNSELLance Lopes enters hisseventh season with theSeahawks after beinghired March 16, 2001.Lopes administers thelegal affairs for both theSeahawks and First &Goal Inc. He also handlesspecial projects forthe organization, includingthe construction ofVMAC, the club’s new headquarters anddevelopment of the WaMu Theater in QwestField Event Center. From 2003-05 Lopes headedup the Corporate Partnerships Departmentfor the Seahawks. Prior to joining theSeahawks, he served seven years as generalcounsel for the Green Bay Packers from 1993-2000, adding the title of Assistant VicePresident from 1998-99 and Vice Presidentfrom 1999-2000, during which time, his dutiesprimarily involved salary cap administrationand player contract negotiations. In 2000, heleft the Packers to serve on the original managementteam of StubHub. Prior to workingfor the Packers, he worked at the law firmsHelsell, Fetterman, et. al in Seattle and Cades,Schutte, et. al. in Honolulu. A graduate fromthe University of Oregon School of Law in1989, he obtained a bachelor’s degree fromLinfield College in 1985. He played tight endon the 1982 and 1984 NAIA national championshipLinfield College football teams. Lanceand his wife Mari have three children; Katie,Sydney and Peter.SCOTT PATRICKVICE PRESIDENTPARTNERSHIP DEVELOPMENTScott Patrick enters his11th season with theSeahawks and has madekey contributions ingrowing revenues for anexpanded corporatepartnership departmentthat is responsible forthe development ofnational and regionalCorporate Partnerships,including key contribution made in a landmarkNFL team deal with the Jones SodaCompany which launches a five year relationshipwith the Club this season. Patrick focuseson revenue growth initiatives throughintegrated partnerships which utilize QwestField and Qwest Field Event Center signage,Seahawks radio network, preseason andother team television and cable shows, print,Seahawks.com, cause marketing, retail programsand special community events .Patrick joined the Seahawks after 11 seasonswith the Seattle Sonics, including the last fiveas the Sonics’ VP of Corporate Sponsorshipand Broadcasting. Prior to the Sonics, heserved as the tournament coordinator forboth the LPGA SAFECO Classic and theSenior PGA GTE Northwest Classic. Patrickalso served (1997-2001) as the Vice Presidentof Corporate Sales for Action Sports Media, aPaul Allen affiliate company with marketingrights agreements for the University ofWashington and Washington StateUniversity. A native of Ellensburg, Washington,Patrick has a B.S. degree inCommunications from the University ofWashington. He serves on the Board ofDirectors for the Seattle Aquarium Society ,Marketing Committee member for the ChrisElliott Fund which generates resources forbrain cancer research and is an eight-yearpracticum sponsor of the University ofWashington Business Schools’ SalesProgram. He and his wife Ronda, live inBellevue, Wash., with their two kids, Brooksand Bailee.