Staff

Heather Mills

General Manager

Phone815-651-2040

The 2018 season will be Heather’s tenth year in professional baseball and sixth with the Joliet Slammers. She joined the Slammers in 2013 as Box Office Manager, in 2015 was promoted to Assistant General Manager, and in 2016 was named the General Manager. Heather previously worked for the Kane County Cougars and the Memphis Redbirds, where she won a PCL Championship.

In the few spare moments Heather isn’t at Joliet Route 66 Stadium, she enjoys reading, baking, taking photographs, visiting Chicago’s museums, and catching Cubs games at Wrigley Field. Despite not being the Heather Mills that was married to Paul McCartney, she is also a Beatles fan. Heather enjoys sharing random useless trivia and farm facts with the office. Her goal in life is to appear on Jeopardy!

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John Wilson

Vice President, Sales & Marketing

Emailjwilson@jolietslammers.com

John comes to the Slammers with significant, high-level experience in sports. Wilson is a graduate of Indiana State University and has worked in sports since 2004. He has spent time with the Minnesota Timberwolves of the NBA, Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the NFL, Sacramento River Cats and Pawtucket Red Sox both Triple A affiliated baseball teams, and most recently served as General Manager of the Frontier League’s Southern Illinois Miners.

Tom Fremarek

Director of Food & Beverage

Phone815-651-2031

EmailEmail:tfremarek@jolietslammers.com

Tom brings over 30 years of hospitality experience to the team. He has management and ownership experience in convention centers, hotels, country clubs and restaurants, including a number of years as an invested owner in Jimmy Buffett’s Cheeseburger In Paradise restaurant group. Tom has operated entertainment venues like Brookfield Zoo, Sportsman’s Park Racetrack, and Navy Pier over his career.

Tom graduated from St. Xavier University. He has one daughter, Niki who is studying to be a sports medicine physician at Kansas City University. Tom resides with his wife Mary and his Rhodesian Ridgeback Staley in Homer Glen. Tom is a passionate Chicago Bears fan. As Ernie Banks used to say, “Let’s play two!”

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Cori Herbert

Director of Tournaments and Special Events

Emailcherbert@jolietslammers.com

Cori is a graduate of the University of St. Francis with a degree in Criminal Justice. While at St. Francis, Cori played two years of baseball after competing in two years of baseball at Kankakee Community College. This is Cori's first season with the Slammers in the front office but he has experience working on the field maintenance crew. Cori is currently the pitching coach and recruiting coordinator for the University of St. Francis and also volunteers at the Batters Box in Chicago.

In his spare time, you will find Cori traveling, playing golf, or hanging out on his boat.

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Ken Miller

Director of Community Relations

Phone815-651- 2036

EmailEmail:kmiller@jolietslammers.com

Ken is a lifelong Coal City resident and has been a part of the Slammers team for 10 years. Ken is no stranger to the sports world – having coached high school sports for 47 years.

In 2016, Ken was inducted into the Illinois Football Coaches Associations Hall of Fame. Congratulations Ken! In addition, Ken has worked in the education field for 34 years. He currently serves as an Officer and Board member of the Pitch and Hit Club of Chicago, Chicago’s Professional Baseball Organization. He has been a member for the past 20 years. Outside of work, Ken enjoys charity work and visiting with his five grandchildren.

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Rachel Buonafede

Marketing Manager

Emailrbuonafede@jolietslammers.com

Kaitlyn Altmann

Promotions Manager

Phone815-651-2044

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Kaitlyn is an Olivet Nazarene University graduate (2018) with her Bachelor’s in Corporate Communications with a minor in Sports Management. She also completed her Masters in Business Administration with a nonprofit concentration at Olivet (2020).

Kaitlyn is no stranger to baseball and sports, as she grew up going to her brother’s summer baseball tournaments, and has recently followed him around the country to watch him play in the MiLB. Prior to working for the Slammers, Kaitlyn interned with the Northwoods League, was the Director of Intramurals at Olivet, and worked game days with the Chicago Bears.

When she’s not at the ballpark, you’ll find Kaitlyn on a beach reading or traveling to warmer places.

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Lauren Rhodes

Group Sales Manager

Phone815-651-2041

EmailEmail:lrhodes@jolietslammers.com

Lauren is a Blackburn College graduate with a degree in Sport Management. While at Blackburn, she played three years of softball and assisted with coaching one year due to injury. This will be Lauren's third season with the Slammers. Prior to being hired by the Slammers, Lauren interned with the Chicago Bandits Professional Softball Team.

In her spare time you will find her obsessing over Harry Potter, the Packers, and her dog Stella.

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Christine Bialobok

Corporate Sales and Service Manager

Emailcbialobok@jolietslammers.com

Christine is a recent graduate from North Central College with a Bachelor's degree in Sport Management! She is a HUGE Blackhawks and White Sox fan and traveling to Italy is on her bucket list!

Chris Habecker

Box Office Manager

Emailchabecker@jolietslammers.com

Chris is a Millersville University (PA) Graduate with an undergraduate degree in Secondary Education before teaching for several years. He then went back to Millersville University and graduated with a Masters Degree in Sports Management. He also interned and worked for the Lancaster Barnstormers of the Atlantic League as a Box Office Associate.

When he isn’t working Chris likes to spend time reading, watching soccer and college basketball on television, and exploring the Joliet and Chicagoland area.

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Jeff Isom

Field Manager - Director, Baseball Operations

Emailjisom@jolietslammers.com

Adam Jomant

Team Photographer

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Adam is a sports photographer and award winning photojournalist out of the Southwest suburbs of Chicago. He started shooting photography in 2012. Shortly after, he went to a local baseball game and started talking to their photographer, who let him come out and photograph a game.

Since then, he's been hooked on sports photography. The team Adam got his start with was the Joliet Slammers, and in the season that followed, he took on a full season photography internship with the team.

This will be Adam's fourth season with the Slammers and he is excited to capture the game in photos and fan. Adam's experience with the Slammers opened up doors for him within the world of sports photography. He now shoots locally for sporting events with 22nd Century Media as well as Shaw Media. He hopes to take his photography to the majors.

To view Adam's portfolio, you can visit his website at http://www.adamjomantphotography.com/ or view his Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/AHJPhoto24/.

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