Jacob Offenbacker is a lifelong native of southwest Ohio, having spent his childhood and adolescence in Lewisburg, Ohio before attending the University of Cincinnati. During his time on campus, he earned a Bachelor of Science in Sport Administration with an Economics minor, and spent time working for Bearcat Athletics, FC Cincinnati, and the student organization Society of Sport Leaders. Jacob returned to the Dayton area to intern with the Dragons during the 2021 and '22 seasons, where he served as a Sport Administration Assistant as he worked toward graduation. In his free time, Jacob enjoys spending time with friends and family, watching movies and Cincinnati sports, as well as collecting decks of playing cards.

Madison is from Cincinnati, Ohio. She graduated from the University of Cincinnati with the class of 2022 where she obtained two Bachelor of Business Administration Degrees with a focus on Marketing and Operations Management at the Carl H. Lindner College of Business. She also received an Associate of Arts Degree with a focus on Pre-Business Administration in 2019. Prior to accepting a role with the Dragons, she worked as the Head of Operations for a Sports online clothing brand. During her free time, she loves (also hates) rooting for the Cleveland Browns.

Alyssa was born and raised in Allen, Texas just north of Dallas. She graduated magna cum laude from Trine University in 2022 with a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration with a major in Sport Management. While attending Trine as a student-athlete, Alyssa was a member of the Acrobatics and Tumbling team and was also a cheerleader.

Prior to joining the Dayton Dragons, Alyssa interned with the Kokomo Jackrabbits and gained experience with customer relations, ticket sales, video operations, and game day operations. During her free time, Alyssa enjoys keeping up with gymnastics and watching football, basketball, and baseball with her friends.

Matthew was born and raised in West Chester, OH. He graduated from The Ohio State University in 2017 with a Bachelor’s in Sport Industry with a minor in General Business. He then graduated in 2018 from Ohio State with a Master’s degree in Sport Management. Prior to his role with the Dragons, he worked in the ticketing department for 5 years with the Columbus Clippers. In his free time, he enjoys spending time with family, traveling, and watching the Cincinnati Reds, Cincinnati Bengals, and his beloved Ohio State Buckeyes.

Grant was born in Knoxville, Tennessee, and raised in Lexington, Kentucky. He graduated from the University of Kentucky in 2020 with a bachelor’s degree in Integrated Strategic Communication with a minor in Writing, Rhetoric, and Digital Media. Prior to his role with the Dragons, Grant worked as a Ticket Operations Agent with the Rocket City Trash Pandas. In his free time, he enjoys concerts, traveling, video games, and is a devoted Cincinnati Reds and Kentucky Wildcats fan.

Chris is a Dayton native, born and raised in Kettering, Ohio. He attended and graduated from Sinclair Community College. Chris worked in marketing and sales and was an admissions director for a local senior living facility before joining the Dragons. Chris is passionate about working with people to deliver the best experience that can be offered. In his spare time, he enjoys going on weekend travel adventures with his wife, playing golf, and hiking. He also enjoys shows at the Schuster Center and supporting the performing arts.

Nate grew up in a small town in central MA, about an hour outside of Boston. He graduated from Franklin Pierce University in 2016 with a Bachelor of Science in Sports and Recreation Management. During his time there, he worked a full-time job in the food service industry and during his senior year he interned in the athletic department working gameday operations with the softball team and both men’s and women’s lacrosse teams.

Prior to joining the Dayton Dragons, Nate spent seven years working with the Worcester Bravehearts baseball team and found a passion for creating memorable experiences for every fan who walked through our gates. Nate started as a Group Experience Coordinator, was promoted to Director of Sales, and has spent the past three seasons serving as the Assistant General Manager. During his free time, he enjoys staying active in the gym, listening to Boston sports talk radio, improving his cooking skills, and one day hopes to learn how to play piano.

Jake was born and raised in Mason, OH. He graduated from The University of Kentucky in 2020 with a bachelor’s in communications and a minor in general business. During his time there, he worked as a Corporate Sponsorships Intern for the Lexington Legends Minor League Baseball Org, where he was the “2019 University of Kentucky Intern of The Year.” Prior to his role with the Dragons, Jake worked at Penske Trucking in Columbus for 3 years as a Commercial Sales Representative. In his free time, he enjoys performing stand-up comedy, going to sporting events with his dad, and is a huge fan of the Kentucky Wildcats, Cincinnati Reds, & Bengals.

Christian grew up in Lowell, MA and has been living in South Boston for the past 6 years. He graduated from University of Massachusetts Lowell with a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration: Management Information Systems. Prior to joining the Dragons, Christian worked for the Logan Airport in Boston. As a member of ATLAS team, he screened for insider threats using various techniques including behavior detection.

In his free time he enjoys playing basketball, staying fit, and eating well. He is an avid Boston sports fan.

Andrew hails from Barrington, Illinois outside of Chicago. He graduated from the University of Kansas in 2017 with a Bachelor’s in Sports Management with a business minor.

Prior to working with the Dragons, he completed internships in stadium operations and ticketing with the Madison Mallards and Kansas City Monarchs baseball teams and had a brief job in ticket sales with the Wichita Thunder hockey team.

In his free time, he enjoys quality time with family, spending time in nature, and is a huge fan of all Chicago sports teams and Kansas Jayhawks basketball. He currently lives in Kettering with wife, Jillian, and their pets, Pip and Atticus.

Mandi is a Fairfield, Ohio native and a life-long baseball fan. She graduated from the University of Cincinnati in spring of 2005 with her bachelor's degree in Sociology. Mandi began her career with the Dragons in April of 2022 as a box office associate before being promoted to Inside Sales Manager. In her spare time, she enjoys watching her kids play baseball and softball, attending concerts, and collecting baseball memorabilia and rare prototypes of her favorite toy lines.

Shawn was born and raised in northeast Iowa. He grew up playing and watching sports and completed four internships in sports while attending the University of Northern Iowa, which he graduated from with a degree in Communications - Electronic Media. Prior to joining the Dragons, he was the Director of Marketing for a small health insurance company and is experienced in the Marketing/Graphic Design industry. He enjoys music concerts, watching sports, exercising, and reading non-fiction in his free time.

Ian grew up in Cincinnati, Ohio. He attended Northern Kentucky University and graduated in 2019 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Electronic Media and Broadcasting. In 2018, Ian was part of the University’s student-based newspaper service, The Northerner, where he received Best Video for Fall 2018. Before coming to the Dragons, Ian was a video production intern with the Florence Freedom, of the Frontier League, in 2019. He would stay for three seasons and was involved with the rebrand to the Florence Y’alls. He was promoted to Video Production Manager for the 2021 season. In his free time, Ian enjoys disc golf, playing video games, and being with friends and family.

Lamont was born and raised in Philadelphia, PA. He graduated from the University of Miami with his bachelor’s degree in Business Management and a minor in Sport Administration and US History. During his time in Miami, Lamont worked as an intern in the University’s ticket sales department and as a manager for the men’s basketball team. In addition to his work with the University, he also worked with the Miami Heat as a box office representative. After graduation, Lamont began working for PPG Paints in their management development program. Upon completion of the training program, he relocated to San Angelo, TX, where he spent the last 3 years managing one of the company’s retail establishments. An avid sports fan growing up, Lamont enjoys cheering for his hometown Philadelphia sports teams as well as all things Miami Hurricanes in college athletics. He is excited about returning to work in the sports industry and living/working in Dayton.

Nicole Annucci was born and raised in the historic town of St. Augustine, Florida. In 2018, she graduated from the University of Central Florida with a Bachelors in Entertainment Management. During college, Nicole worked at Addition Financial Arena, the home to her university’s basketball team, as an Event Operations Supervisor. There she gained an unbreakable love for working in sports. While in Florida, Nicole continued to work in the events industry before moving up to the Dayton area in early 2021. In her free time Nicole enjoys painting, crafting, and spending time with her two cats Olive and S’more.

Jake Arthur grew up east of Cincinnati in the small town of Russellville, Ohio. He attended Miami University of Ohio and earned a B.A. in English Literature. His studies propelled him into a career in book publishing beginning at the N.Y.U. Publishing Institute. From there he went on to intern in Publicity and Marketing at Powerhouse Books in Brooklyn, NY. He returned to Ohio to intern at Joseph Beth Book Group in Publicity, Marketing and Events while he coached J.V. Baseball at Eastern Brown High School.

Jake returned to New York to continue his Marketing career at Books of Wonder, a world-renowned children's bookstore. After a short stay there he began a new endeavor at Hachette Book Group where he spent the next 4+ years filling numerous roles from Marketing Assistant to Editorial Assistant, Online Marketing Assistant and the Spanish Translation Program Manager. He then returned to Cincinnati to pursue a career with the Cincinnati Reds where he interned on and off from 2015 until the COVID-shortened season in the Communications, Community Relations and Promotional Events Departments. He was part of the All Star Game in 2015, the 150th Anniversary season, multiple Reds Fests and Reds Caravans. Jake served as the Online Marketing, Customer Service, Social Media, Communications and Master Mixer at Blue Oven Bakery during his pursuit of the right position in baseball, he landed with the Dayton Dragons and is looking forward to many years at Day Air Ballpark.

When he's not working in baseball he spends his time farming, chicken-ranching, bee keeping, weight lifting, running, playing Dungeons & Dragons, baking, cooking, and spending time with his wife, daughter, 8 dogs, 3 cats, 3 miniature pigs, 2 hedgehogs, fox, gecko, rabbits and dreams of many more animals.

Tanner Buhrts was born and raised in Columbus, Ohio. He went to the University of Cincinnati (UC) where he majored in Marketing, specialized in Sport Administration, and graduated with his Bachelor of Science degree from the Carl H. Lindner College of Business. While attending UC, he was a student equipment manager for the Bearcats football team. After graduation, Tanner continued his education, earning his MBA from The Ohio State University’s Fisher College of Business.

Tanner comes to the Dragons after serving as a Tournament Operations Intern with the Hurricane Junior Golf Tour. He was also an intern for the Cincinnati Reds, where his team sold and raised a record of $1.6 million to support the Reds Community Fund. Tanner also worked as a team member at Menards and as a Sponsorship Coordinator for The TEAM Productions in Columbus.

Tanner currently resides in Galloway, Ohio with his beautiful wife and two dogs, Cliff and Murphy. In his free time, he enjoys traveling, spoiling his dogs, playing disc golf, playing fantasy football, and rooting for all Cincinnati sports teams.

Luke Campbell was born and raised in Middletown, Ohio. He graduated from Madison Jr./Sr. High School in 2016. While attending Wittenberg University (2016 to 2020), Luke played baseball and earned a Bachelor of Arts degree with a major in Education.

After college graduation, he enjoyed two years teaching elementary school in both Nashville, TN and Springfield, OH. Luke then followed his dream and pursued a career in sports. He began working with Shaffer Sports Management, a disc golf specific sports agency, where he served as the Sponsorship and Marketing Manager for over 25 professional athletes. Luke is excited to join the Dragons for the 2023 season. In his spare time, Luke enjoys traveling with his beautiful wife Taylor, spending time with friends and family, and getting outside to play disc golf.

Tucker was born and raised in Morehead, Kentucky. After graduating high school from Lakeside Christian Academy, he attended Morehead State University where he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Sport Management in 2023. While completing his degree, he joined the Dragons as a Sport Management Assistant for the 2023 season. In his free time, he enjoys fishing, golfing, working out, and cheering on the Bengals and Reds.

Alex grew up in Dayton and attended Chaminade Julienne High School. While there, he played baseball and football. His fondest memory was when the CJ Eagles were able to play several games at Day Air Ballpark. After graduation, he went on to Otterbein University in Westerville, OH where he played football. He graduated in 2018 with a Bachelor of Science with a focus on Sport Management and a Minor in Business Administration.

Alex worked for the Dayton Dragons as an intern across two different seasons during his undergrad. After graduation he moved to Nashville, TN where he attended Belmont University. There he received his Master’s in Sport Administration. While in Nashville he had many internships in sports, most notably with the Nashville Predators and with Vanderbilt University in the Sport Marketing Department. Upon graduation in Spring 2020, he worked in logistics at TQL before accepting a job with Hurricane Junior Golf in Orlando, FL as a Tournament Director.

Alex moved back to Dayton in the fall of 2021. In his free time, he enjoys working out, golfing, playing video games, and hanging out with friends and his dog Bubba.

Kaylie was born at Fort Carson in Colorado, but raised in Troy, Ohio. She graduated from Bluffton University in 2020, with a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration and a Minor in Coaching while playing volleyball there. She started with the Dragons as a Sports Management Assistant in 2021. In her free time, she loves spending time with friends and family, playing volleyball, trivia, and going to Ohio State football games and other sporting events.

Keegan was born and raised in Dayton, Ohio. He attends Miami University where he is pursuing a degree in Sports Management and a minor in Economics. Keegan joined the Dragons in 2022 serving as a Sport Management Assistant. In his free time, Keegan enjoys spending time with his family, playing sports with friends, cheering on the Cincinnati Reds and Chicago Bears, and playing with his two pet greyhounds, Hazel and Chip.

Jamie Penwell joined the Green Team in 2017, was the Entertainment Assistant in 2019, and is now the Entertainment Manager. She graduated from Wright State University in 2021 and is engaged to her high school sweetheart. She loves reading mystery novels, watching movies, and hanging out with her two bunnies, Dusty and Cocoa. Her favorite color is green and her favorite food is spaghetti.

Fiona is originally from Milwaukee, WI and after a volunteer year in Chicago, IL joined one of her housemates in the move to Dayton. She graduated in 2018 from St. Norbert College in De Pere, WI with a Bachelor of Arts in Spanish, and a Secondary Education concentration. She enjoys listening to music, hanging out with friends, and playing with her dog, Luna. She joined the Green Team in 2020 and absolutely loves the people, energy, and fun times she has as Tunes.

Nick Hall from Columbus, Ohio. Graduated from Wittenberg University in 2020 with a Bachelor’s in Sport Management. Most recently, Nick spent the 2021 season with the Dragons as a Sport Management Assistant. Nick enjoys spending time with friends and family, watching sports, and playing video games.

Sami Jones from Venedocia, Ohio. Graduated from Wright State University in 2015 with a Bachelor’s in Wellness Studies and The University of Iowa in 2020 with a Bachelor’s in Sport and Recreation Management. Most recently, Sami spent the 2022 season with the Dragons as a Sport Management Assistant. Sami enjoys spending time with friends and family, watching and coaching sports especially her niece and nephew’s various sports and activities, working on the family farm, and giving back to the various communities that have impacted her life and career.