The Team

Management

Michael Silva

Executive Director

Most Memorable Concert: Grateful Dead at Giants Stadium
Cocktail of Choice: Ruthie by Exile Brewing
Favorite Sports Team: Pittsburgh Penguins
Favorite Musical/Play: Westside Story
Bucket-List Event: Travel through Europe

Erik Hudson

Associate Executive Director
General Manager - ImOn Ice

Most Memorable Concert: Luke Bryan at Soldier Field
Cocktail of Choice: Whiteclaw Black Cherry
Favorite Sports Team: Seattle Seahawks (until Seattle gets a hockey team in 2021)
Bucket-List Event: Go to Europe and play golf at all of the Open Championship courses

Jason Anderson

General Manager
Paramount Theatre

Most Memorable Concert: Green Day
Cocktail of Choice: Old Fashion
Favorite Sports Team: Chicago Cubs
Bucket-List Event: Attend Brazil's Carnival

Booking & Ticketing

Bailey Bowman

Assistant Ticket Office Manager
U.S. Cellular Center
McGrath Amphitheatre

Most Memorable Concert: Hawk Nelson
Cocktail of Choice: Malibu & Sprite
Favorite Sports Team: Iowa Hawkeyes
Bucket-List Event: Return to the Melbourne Phillip Island Penguin Parade

Skylar Lewis

Ticket Office Manager
U.S. Cellular Center
McGrath Amphitheatre

Most Memorable Concert: The Killers at Xcel Energy Center
Cocktail of Choice: Whiskey
Favorite Sports Team: Oklahoma State Cowboys
Favorite Musical/Play: Come from Away
Bucket-List Event: To see the Killers play a hometown show in Las Vegas

Joseph Williams

Programming & Booking Manager
U.S. Cellular Center
McGrath Amphitheatre

Most Memorable Concert: Tie between Fabio Frizzi at the Music Hall of Williamsburg and David Bowie at Tinley Park, Chicago.
Cocktail of Choice: Old Fashioned
Favorite Sports Team: I don't "Sport"
Favorite Musical/Play: Tie between Bat Out of Hell and Tanz der Vampire
Bucket-List Event: Be the front man of my own band

Finance

Shayna Fitzl

Accounting Manager

Most Memorable Concert: Boston
Cocktail of Choice: Margaritas
Favorite Sports Team: Green Bay Packers
Favorite Musical/Play: Sweeny Todd
Bucket-List Event: Fishing in Alaska

Food & Beverage Services

David Kelly

Director of Food & Beverage Services

Most Memorable Concert: Farm Aid 1997
Cocktail of Choice: Jack & Coke
Favorite Sports Team: Chicago Cubs
Favorite Musical/Play: The Greatest Showman
Bucket-List Event: Run an ultra marathon

Mike Toczylowski

Food & Beverage Manager
Paramount Theatre

Most Memorable Concert: Pentatonix with Rachel Platten
Cocktail of Choice: Crown & Coke
Favorite Sports Team: Chicago Cubs
Bucket-List Event: Visit Ireland

Joyce White

Food & Beverage Manager
ImOn Ice

Most Memorable Concert: Olivia Newton John
Favorite Sports Team: I root for the 'yellow' team

Marketing & Sales

Katie Ripke

Director of Sales & Marketing

Most Memorable Concert: Garth Brooks
Cocktail of Choice: Mojito
Favorite Sports Team: Tie between Chicago Cubs & Iowa Hawkeyes
Favorite Musical/Play: Wicked
Bucket-List Event: To attend game 7 of a Chicago Cubs World Series

Lindsey Graham

Marketing Manager
ImOn Ice

Most Memorable Concert: Miranda Lambert
Cocktail of Choice: Mojito
Favorite Sports Team: Cleveland Indians
Bucket-List Event: Tour the Galapagos Islands

Jessica Johnson

Community Relations & Development Manager

Most Memorable Concert: Coldplay at Soldier Field
Cocktail of Choice: Red wine
Favorite Sports Team: Dallas Cowboys, Chicago Cubs & Iowa Hawkeyes
Bucket-List Event: Swimming with the turtles in Nigaoo Reef, Australia

Nikki Scheel

Marketing Manager
Paramount Theatre

Most Memorable Concert: Elton John in front of the Colosseum in Rome, Italy (for free!)
Cocktail of Choice: Cabernet Sauvignon
Favorite Musical/Play: The Play that Goes Wrong

Operations

Scott Piquard

Director of Event Operations

Most Memorable Concert: Ozzy Osbourne No More Tours Tour with Ugly Kid Joe and Slaughter
Cocktail of Choice: Long Island Ice Tea
Favorite Sports Team: Denver Broncos
Bucket-List Event: Depeche Mode Concert

Dylan Adams

Event Manager
U.S. Cellular Center
McGrath Amphitheatre

Most Memorable Concert: Mac Miller
Cocktail of Choice: Whiskey Sour
Favorite Sports Team: Iowa Hawkeyes, Boston Red Socks, Green Bay Packers, Chicago Bulls
Bucket-List Event: Attend a World Cup in Europe

Tonya Frost

Director of Events
ImOn Ice

Most Memorable Concert: Keith Urban
Favorite Sports Team: Chicago Bears/Chicago Cubs/UNI Panthers
Bucket-List Event: Visit Hawaii

Jason Lester

Event Manager
Paramount Theatre

Most Memorable Concert: AC/DC
Cocktail of Choice: Whiskey Ginger
Favorite Sports Team: Cubs, Bears & all college football
Favorite Play/Musical: Rock of Ages
Bucket-List Event: World Series

Mike Mason

Operations Manager

Most Memorable Concert: KISS
Favorite Musical/Play: Seven Brides for Seven Brothers
Bucket-List Event: ACDC Concert

Jeri Schrimper

Event Coordinator

Most Memorable Concert: Chicago
Cocktail of Choice: Malibu & Diet
Favorite Sports Team: Iowa State Cyclones & Chicago Cubs
Bucket-List Event: Luke Bryan concert