Palm Beach County Sports Commission

For general information, please dial (561) 233-3180

Mailing Address	Phone
1555 Palm Beach Lakes Blvd, Suite 1410 West Palm Beach, FL 33401	Voice: Fax:	(561) 233-3180 (561) 233-3125

E-mail: info@palmbeachsports.com

PALM BEACH COUNTY
SPORTS COMMISSION STAFF

Executive Director
	Gerry Baron
	An acknowledged professional with experience in managing sporting events and facilities, Gerry was chosen after a national search. Past experience in management of the Pontiac Silverdome in Pontiac, MI; Busch Stadium in St. Louis, MO; and Three Rivers in Pittsburgh, PA included hosting such major events as Super Bowl XVI, World Series, and Major League Baseball playoffs. Baron was also responsible for overseeing the management of the former West Palm Beach Auditorium, James L. Knight Convention Center, Miami, and Thomas J. White Baseball Stadium, St. Lucie, Fl while working for the private management company, Global Spectrum.

	Charlie Dunn	cdunn@palmbeachsports.com
	Director of Marketing and Development
	Charlie Dunn has over twenty-five years of successful experience in developing national and international marketing campaigns, research, event development, public relations, advertising and management programs. During his career, he has worked for several "Fortune 500" companies, advertising and promotional agencies and has extensive experience in managing and developing non-profits.

	Michelle "Missy" Gard	mgard@palmbeachsports.com
	Executive Assistant
	Missy is Executive Assistant to Gerry Baron. Missy began her career in the banking industry in 1987. For the last 15 years prior to joining Palm Beach Sports, Missy was with Enterprise National Bank where she held various progressive positions including Branch Manager, Call Center, and Training Manager, Security Officer, Board of Director’s Secretary, Marketing Director and Human Resource Manager.

	George Linley	glinley@palmbeachsports.com
	Event Manager
	George assists the Director of Sports with event operations, bids on selective sporting events, and the grant application reviews. He graduated from Florida Atlantic University in the spring of 2003 with a Masters in Business Administration and a special track in Sport Management. While attending graduate school, he worked as the marketing sales executive at Roger Dean Stadium.

	Rachel Miller	rmiller@palmbeachsports.com
	Marketing & Public Relations Coordinator
	Rachel joins the Marketing Department to assist in new development, public relations and overall marketing of the Sports Commission. She previously worked at Clear Channel Radio as Marketing and Promotions Coordinator. Rachel graduated from Florida Atlantic University with a bachelors degree in Marketing.

	Edward Holland	eholland@palmbeachsports.com
	Accounting Manager
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	Janet Richmond	jrichmond@palmbeachsports.com
	Finance / Management Assistant
	Prior to coming to the Sports Commission, Janet worked for the Palm Beach County Convention and Visitors Bureau as an Administrative Coordinator for two managers as well as handled tradeshows for the Groups and Meetings Department. Previous to that she worked at a Collection Agency for fifteen years where her job responsibilities included bookkeeping, sales, and collections.

PALM BEACH COUNTY
SPORTS INSTITUTE STAFF

Sports Institute - Institute inquiries should be directed to Charlie Dunn at (561) 233-3122

Executive Director