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A key member of the Phillies Community Outreach department, Michele oversees many of the team’s community and charity initiatives.

Michele has played an instrumental role in numerous Phillies charitable programs and initiatives, many of which have received national attention including Tugger, the Phillies' service pup-in-training for a veteran with a disability, Pediatric Cancer Awareness Night presented by Nemours providing experiences for children battling cancer, and the team's Lou Gehrig’s Day presented by Asplundh aimed at bringing awareness to the always fatal ALS disease.

She is also involved with the group that assists with player community efforts at the ballpark, working with such players as Kyle Schwarber for his Neighborhood Heroes program, Trea Turner and his support for the V Foundation, and more.

Michele is also the driving force behind the team’s Season and Summer of Giving initiatives, which includes volunteerism efforts for the entire front office, and was responsible for bringing the popular 50/50 drawing to the ballpark.

A 25+year veteran with the club, Michele joined the Phillies organization as an intern in 1999 while she was a junior at LaSalle University. After graduating with her bachelor's degree in marketing, Michele has had various roles with the Phillies including working in season ticket and group sales, as well as being involved with the closing ceremonies of Veterans Stadium and orchestration of the 2008 World Series Championship parade.

Michele also has a master's in education from La Salle University and serves on the board for Phillies Charities, Inc., as well as various advisory boards in the military/veteran and childhood cancer awareness communities.

Fresh out of college thirty years ago, Andrea began her career in professional sports as an intern in the Sales Department with the Philadelphia Phillies. A year later, she accepted a full-time position in Marketing/Events and has been hanging around the ballpark ever since. The bulk of her daily activities are centered on managing the beloved Phillie Phanatic, the Phillies ambassador of goodwill. Widely acclaimed over the years as one of sports best mascots, her primary focus is making sure he effortlessly gets to where he needs to go in continuing to make people of all ages happy and evoke smiles with his playful antics.

Andrea was born in Bordentown, NJ. She received a B.S Communications/Journalism from Rider University and currently resides in Cinnaminson, NJ.

Kenny started with the Phillies while still in high school in 1999, serving as both an intern in the Outreach Department and a game day employee for the Phillies Fan Clubs. While attending Villanova University the following years, he continued his office internship at the Phillies during each of his summers off from school until graduating in 2004.

In 2007, Kenny joined the Outreach Department as a full time Representative. Along with his colleagues in his department, he has been involved in the planning and implementation of many programs during the season that are geared towards evolving baseball fans. These programs range from Phillies Coaches’ Clinics and the Phillies Baseball Academy for kids, to high school and collegiate showcase tournaments for teens and young adults, to Batting Challenges and mini-Fantasy Camps for corporate sponsors. He has also overseen the operations of the Phillies Fan Clubs and managed its staff of game day employees.

Kenny now works in conjunction with the Phillies Outreach, Events and Sales Departments to plan and promote outreach and community focused events at the Ballpark and around the city, as well as to keep the Phillies connected with Philadelphia’s diverse communities. He also assists with the Phillies front office recruitment efforts and events focused on elementary, high school and college students. Kenny currently serves on the PHL Diversity Advisory Board, the Healthy NewsWorks Advisory Board and the UNCF Mayor’s Masked Ball Committee.

Born and raised in Philadelphia, Kenny continues to reside in his native region.

Ryan Simon is a proud Philadelphia native and a born and raised Philadelphia sports enthusiast. He graduated with a Sports Management-Marketing degree from Holy Family University in 2011, earned his Master’s degree in Project Management from Drexel University in 2017, achieved his Society of Human Resources Certified Professional credential in 2022, was honored by Marquis Who's Who as a Sports Industry Leader in 2024, and was a 2025 top 5 finisher in Teamworkonline's nationwide Best Sports Boss Bracket.

Ryan currently serves as the Manger, Ticket Services for the Philadelphia Phillies; a role that allows him to hire, train, and manage the Phillies’ largest group of undergraduate interns as well as the postgraduate Sales Associate Program. Outside of the scope of his management duties, Ryan loves to be a part of interdepartmental initiatives such as the Phillies Give Back Volunteer Program, as well as performing Phanatic skits during Phillies games, and most recently was the visionary behind the Phanatic's viral Coldplay skit.

Ryan is in his 15th season with the Phillies and prior to his current role, he has served the Phillies in a number of capacities including Giveaway Staff Supervisor, Merchandising Representative, Season and Group Sales Representative, and a Premium Services Host. Additionally, Ryan has worked as an Assistant Director, Customer Service Communications at Drexel University and as Family Shows Account Representative for Comcast Spectator.

He has a passion for helping the next generation of sports professionals and continues to serve as an adjunct professor at Arcadia University, while also having teaching stops at LaSalle University and Holy Family University. He currently serves on the Alumni Board of Directors at Holy Family University. Outside of the office he is the proud father of identical twin daughters and hopeful to pass along his enthusiasm for the power of sports to them.

Francis began his career at Citizens Bank Park in 2004 as a program vendor and the following season started a role as an intern in the Phillies Merchandise department, where he assisted with game day giveaways, publications and merch catalog orders.

In 2007, Francis started a new job with Aramark as Team Store Manager, overseeing day-to-day operations of the Phillies flagship store. Within the retail department at CBP, Francis also served as New Business Manager, and later Merchandise Manager, where he took on the role of lead buyer and social media operations for the store.

After spending two seasons as Retail Director at Oriole Park at Camden Yards, Francis re-joined the Phillies team in 2015 in his current role of Senior Merchandise Manager. His responsibilities include designing, pricing, purchasing and merchandising the Phillies merch throughout the ballpark.

A lifelong Phillies fan, Francis enjoys creating items that bring smiles to other fans. Having developed countless custom bobbleheads, pins, and crazy caps over 20 years - he is most proud of the Phillie Phanatic eyes headband, which has generated over $1M in revenue over it’s lifespan.

Francis graduated from Neuman University with a degree in Sport Management. He lives in Maryland with his wife Linsey and son, Harper.