Northwest Center for Sport

Northwest Center for Sport (NWCS) Advisory Board


Tim Booth - Associated Press, Sports Writer/Editor

Brad Case – Ellensburg Parks & Recreation, Director

Dennis Francois - CWU Athletics, Director of Athletics 

Cole Kanyer - Ellensburg High School, Director of Athletics/Assistant Principal

Andy Knapp – Washington Interscholastic Activities Association, Director of Marketing 

Chris Lawrence – Seattle Seahawks, Vice President of Ticket Sales & Service

Liz McCloskey – Seattle Mariners, Director of Sales Development & Group Sales  

Alexa Olague - Seattle Mariners, Group Sales Account Executive

Bob Romero – YMCA Yakima, Executive Director 

Abe Silvestri – San Francisco Giants, Sr. Director of Team Operations

Tanner Swanson – New York Yankees, Major League Quality Control Coach & Director of Catching 

Megan Thompson – PAC-12 Networks, Marketing Manager

Kyle Waters – Seattle Storm, Chief Sales Officer

KL Wombacher – Hillsboro Hops, President and General Manager

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