| Brian has been a softball
player with SSBL since 1996 and has been the SSBL
Commissioner since 2002. During his tenure, he has
spearheaded Milwaukee back into NAGAAA, and has
made the Dairyland Classic one of the premier softball
events in North America, growing the tournament
by almost 500% in 6 years. He has also led the way
for SSBL volunteers to work at Miller Park because
of the organizations not-for-profit status. Brian
brings 12 years of advertising and marketing experience
to the table for NAGAAAFest 2009. |
| Mona has been employed
at the Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company
for 27 years. For the first 19 years at Northwestern,
she has worked in the Law Department and is now
in the Compliance Department as a Regulatory Compliance
Consultant. Mona is not a softball player but has
been a SSBL volunteer since 2002. Since 2006 she
has served as Co-Director of the Dairyland Classic
Tournament hosted by SSBL. In October of 2007, she
was elected Treasurer of SSBL. |
| Geoffrey Bishop is new
to SSBL and the United States from Australia. He
has also played in two tournaments: Toronto and
for the Kosmos in Phoenix in the GSWS. Geoffrey
owns and operates two schools in Southeastern Wisconsin
and runs a large Conference Center where he sits
on a number of boards. He comes to this committee
with enthusiasm to rally volunteers and use his
organizational skills to help coordinate NAGAAAFest
2009 . |
| Dean brings 20+ years
of advertising experience. He claims he started
at age 7. In his current position, he is the Creative
Services Manager for Charter Media in Southern and
Eastern Wisconsin. Dean has served on Boards with
the American Cancer Society and Media Communications
Association – International. He is currently
the treasurer for the Madison League. He began playing
SSBL in 2004 and has played with Madison and Milwaukee
teams in tournaments across the US and Canada and
the Milwaukee Kosmos in the last 2 GSWS. |
| Originally from Connecticut,
Paul Masterson received his Master's Degree in German
Literature at Marquette University in Milwaukee.
He worked in Germany for Lufthansa German Airlines
and Air Zimbabwe, traveling the world for almost
20 years. Paul returned to Milwaukee and has become
an obsessive volunteer for the LGBT community, chairing
major fundraising events for the AIDS Resource Center
of Wisconsin and working with the Milwaukee LGBT
Community Center as well as other organizations.
He is currently executive director of the Milwaukee
Gay Arts Center, co-manages its SSBL softball team
"MGAC Scream" and serves on Milwaukee's PrideFest
board of directors. |
| Mike has played one
year of softball, and played in the GSWS 2008. While
new to softball, he has been welcomed with open
arms. He attended Marquette University and studied
Electronic Communications with an emphasis on Education
Studies. He brings to NAGAAAFEST, six years of experience
working at an e-finance company. He played a vital
role in ensuring adequate staffing to meet business
needs of one location employing close 300 full time
employees. While working in the large corporate
setting he cultivated relationships promoting business
growth and dependability between employees, other
divisions, as well as external clients. |
| Born and raised in Wisconsin,
Darren is new to SSBL. He played in his first World
series in Phoenix in 2007. He owns and operates
Brandon Builders, Inc. and has been on several boards
and committees with the Metropolitan Builders Association,
including 3 terms as president. He also owns a small
motel and is a partner in a land development company.
His experience and attention to detail have made
him a great addition to our league. |
| Drew has been involved
in softball on and off for over 10 years, playing
in tournaments in Chicago, Toronto and the GSWS
in Seattle. Volunteering at Miller Park, co-managing
the Fluid softball team and booking the amazing
talent for NAGAAAFest 2009 has kept Drew busy this
year. It has been quite the crash course of the
entertainment world! Drew has a degree in Journalism
and Communications and is an Analyst at Wells Fargo
Home Mortgage. He currently lives in Milwaukee with
his partner David, and their two dogs. |
| Brian has been playing
softball for 15 years, playing in Kansas City and
Milwaukee. Brian brings creativeness and experience
in running large events, recently working as a manager
for the Gay Games. He has played in many tournaments
and World Series' throughout the US and Canada.
Brian promises that Milwaukee will not only be a
great week of softball competition, but an experience
and an event, raising the bar for NAGAAA. Brian
is currently working as a consultant with an event
registration software company. |
| Peter brings 27 years
of experience in the sales and marketing industries,
with the last 17 years in the promotional industry.
Peter has been the past director of the Metro Milwaukee
Tennis Club and a long time board member of the
Holiday Invitational Tournament (HIT), an annual
gay bowling tournament. The last 7 years he has
been volunteering for SSBL and the Dairyland Classic
and has been a long time resident of Milwaukee. |
| A recent graduate of
Marquette University, Jeff joined SSBL two seasons
ago. Jeff has been a member of the MONA's and Woody's
softball teams and has played in tournaments in
Toronto, Oklahoma City and the 2007 GSWS in Phoenix.
When Jeff is not playing softball or volunteering
at Miller Park (Thanks Brian!) he works as a Human
Resource Manager. Jeff is currently serving as the
Director of Hospitality and Accommodations for the
Milwaukee 2009 GSWS bid. |
| Tom brings invaluable
experience to Milwaukee's bid to host NAGAAAFest
2009. He was a founding member of the Saturday Softball
Beer League (SSBL) in 1977, and has held officer
titles of Commissioner, Assistant Commissioner and
Treasurer for SSBL. He is one of the original organizers
of the Wreck Room Classic starting in 1978, and
was instrumental in organizing NAGAAA itself as
an organization. Tom was also a committee member
for the GSWS in Milwaukee in 1979 and 1985. He was
inducted into the NAGAAA Hall of Fame in 1997 and
has been the Secretary and Treasurer for them since
its inception. Tom was the first Treasurer for NAGAAA
for 6 years. |
| I was born in Trenton,
New Jersey on June 3, 1954. In 1962 my family moved
to Utica Michigan ( a northern suburb of Detroit)
where I lived until I went to college in 1972. I
attended the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor
for four years and majored in zoological sciences.
In 1976 I joined the U.S. Peace Corps and was a
high school math and science teacher for three years
in Malaysia. More specifically, I lived for those
years in Ranau, Sabah in East Malaysia on the island
of Borneo. It was during these years and the trips
I took to and from the United States that enabled
me to travel extensively in Southeast Asia and the
Indian subcontinent as well as many parts of Europe.
One of the most memorable and awe inspiring sights
of my life is the view from the roof of a Tibetan
village of the snow capped Himalayan mountains in
full moonlight. After my time in the Peace Corps
I returned to southeast Michigan and worked as an
activities coordinator for the Anchor Bay School
District working with continuing adult education
(GED classes) and coordinating the evening classes
offered by the school district. In 1982 I applied
for and received employment by the U.S. Government
once again. This time I was employed as an air traffic
controller. The training for the job was extremely
intense but I found I was well suited for the work
and loved the challenge. I moved to Houston Texas
and lived there for 24 years until I retired in
2006. In the summer of 2007 I moved to Milwaukee
Wisconsin where I now reside. My most enduring hobbies
include music, growing plants and working out. |
| Born and raised in Cedarburg,
Wisconsin Roland has lived in Milwaukee for the
past 20 plus years, He has been involved in softball
on and off again for the past 20 years, playing
and coaching. He is a Sales Manager at the Hyatt
Regency Milwaukee where his market is the sports
market, professional, college and amateur sports
teams. He has served on many sports and fund raising
boards and committees throughout Milwaukee including
the Holiday Invitational Tournament (H.I.T.) , ARCW
(AIDS Resource Center of Wisconsin) and One Heartland
and brings his strong events skills to NAGAAAFest
as the Street Fest Manager. Roland promises this
event is one not to miss and you will remember this
event for many years to come with non-stop entertainment,
food and festivities. |
| Killian has been a part
of SSBL for over 10 years. After serving as a Volunteer
Fire Fighter for 6 years, going to school for Fire
Fighting at Waukesha County Technical College
and completing 2 years of classes and training, he
decided it was time to move out of the small town
and move to Milwaukee . He had to give up the Volunteer
Fire Department that he loved so much when he moved
into Milwaukee. After moving to Milwaukee , he
continued to devote his volunteer time and
started volunteering with Pride Fest Milwaukee
. For the last 7 years he has been on
the security staff for the national acts that perform at
Pride Fest Milwaukee including being a personal
body guard for Martha Wash in 2007. He looks forward
to working with Cyndi Lauper this year at Pride
Fest. Killian brings vast professional knowledge
and understanding of being our NAGAAA Fest Security
Director. "Let's have an awesome and
safe NAGAAAFest 2009 and I look forward to
serving you as your NAGAAAFEST Security Director." |
