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	Gary Stokan	404-586-8500
	President	Send email to Gary
	Gary P. Stokan is in his 10th year as president of the Atlanta Sports Council and the Chick-fil-A Bowl. As president of the Atlanta Sports Council, Stokan is leading Atlanta 's efforts to brand the city as the Sports Capital of the World, drawing a range of world-caliber sporting events to metro Atlanta. Named the 2002, 2004 & 2006 Sports Commission of the Year, the Atlanta Sports Council has successfully bid for Super Bowls, NCAA Men's and Women's Final Fours, PGA tournaments and the MLB, NBA and NHL All-Star Games. Stokan has also helped bring the ACC Men's Basketball Tournament, the USA Volleyball Junior Olympic Championships and the U.S. Women's Figure Skating Championships to the metro Atlanta. Stokan, ranked the 16th most influential sports figure in Georgia, is a nationally recognized speaker and serves on the Board of the Children's Healthcare Sports, Atlanta Convention and Visitors Bureau and is president of the Atlanta Tipoff Club. Stokan also oversees all aspects of the Chick-fil-A Bowl, which generates an annual economic impact of $30-35 million for the city of Atlanta and state of Georgia. Stokan has worked closely with the Bowl's title sponsor, Chick-fil-A, to foster one of the closest bowl-sponsor relationships in the country. That relationship has helped the Bowl raise more than $2 million in charitable and scholarship contributions over that span, the most among all bowl games. With 29 years of corporate sports management experience, Stokan has positioned the Chick-fil-A Bowl as one of nation's finest bowl games in many other respects. The Bowl has enjoyed eight straight sellouts, averaging more than 72,000 fans each year - making it the highest-attended non-Bowl Championship Series bowl game during that period. He also has created a "more than a game" philosophy by directing Bowl events year-round, including the Russell Athletic Shootout women's basketball doubleheader, the ACC-SEC Invitational golf tournament and the ACC-SEC Challenge flag football event. A graduate of North Carolina State, Gary has been married to his high school sweetheart, Tia, for 28 years and they have two daughters, Christie, a graduate of the University of Tennessee and Michele, a graduate of the University of Georgia.

Dan Corso

404-586-1907

Vice President, Marketing

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Joining the Atlanta Sports Council staff in 1999, Corso's responsibilities include the oversight and management of all sales, marketing and branding initiatives, event bids, and program development for the organization. With more than 15 years' experience in sports marketing, Corso joined the Atlanta Sports Council after serving as Vice Chair, Festival Division, for the 1998 Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl. A graduate of Florida State University, Dan lives in Marietta with his wife, Deanna, and their two children, Nicolas and Sophia.

	Eric Oberman	404-586-8506
	Vice President, Business Properties	Send email to Eric
	Eric Oberman joined the Atlanta Sports Council in January 2007, and his core responsibilities include management of the Atlanta Tipoff Club and Naismith Awards, as well as general public relations support for all Atlanta Sports Council properties. A 15-year industry veteran, he joined the Atlanta Sports Council from The Home Depot, where he managed public relations activities for the company’s branded sponsorship and community affairs programs. Previous to The Home Depot, Oberman worked at NIKE and Ketchum Public Relations Worldwide. A graduate of The Ohio State University, Eric lives in Powder Springs with his wife Missy, and two boys, Jack and Charlie.

	Ken Chin	404-586-8492
	Vice President, Events	Send email to Ken
	Ken Chin joined the staff in September 2006 as the vice president of events and oversees primary event management responsibilities for Atlanta Sports Council events. Ken’s background includes 10 years in the National Hockey League’s New York office where he was a vice president of events and entertainment focusing most of his time on the management of the NHL’s All-Star Weekend and the NHL Entry Draft. Afterwards, Ken spent two years consulting for various events and marketing agencies and moved to Atlanta in the spring of 2006. He resides in Decatur with his wife Ellie.

	Matt Lorenzo	404-586-1906
	Manager, Events	Send email to Matt
	Matt joined the Atlanta Sports Council staff in July 2007 with seven years of experience in event and entertainment management having worked for Major League Lacrosse, the National Hockey League, Atlanta Falcons and the 2007 Atlanta Local Organizing Committee for the NCAA Final Four. Originally from Long Island, Matt earned his BA at Hobart College in upstate New York where he played college football. Matt relocated to Atlanta in 2001 and lives in Norcross with his wife Lauren.

	Courtenay Carruthers	404-586-8510
	Coordinator, Sales, Marketing and Membership	Send email to Courtenay
	Courtenay originally joined the Atlanta Sports Council in August, 2007 as an intern and became a full-time employee coordinating Atlanta Sports Council membership, sales and marketing services in February, 2008. Prior to that she worked at the North Carolina State Student Aid Association (Wolfpack Club) and as a hospitality volunteer for the 2007 NCAA Men’s Final Four in Atlanta. Courtenay is a graduate of the University of North Carolina and lives in Atlanta.

	Patti Young	404-586-8500
	Executive Assistant	Send email to Patti
	Back for her 22^nd year with the Atlanta Sports Council and her 39^th with the Chick-fil-A Bowl, Patti is an Atlanta sports institution. As executive assistant to President Gary Stokan, Patti is invaluable, contributing office management, event support and partner relations. Patti, an Atlanta native, has two daughters, Patrice and Brooke, and lives in Smyrna when she's not at the beach, a football game or on the NASCAR circuit.