Front Office

David Gross

Commissioner

Commissioner David Gross completed his eighth season at the helm of Major League Lacrosse in 2011 and during his tenure has created a truly national footprint for the league.

Gross first joined Major League Lacrosse with the Boston Cannons before their inaugural season as Vice President & General Manager. After leading that organization for three years, Gross moved to the league office as Chief Operating Officer in December of 2003.

In his first year at the league level he helped grow attendance by 34 percent. During his tenure attendance has steadily grown, highlighted by the 27,184 fans who attended the July 3^rdgame in Denver in 2011, a professional lacrosse record. In July of 2004, Gross was elevated from his position as COO to become MLL’s first-ever Commissioner. As Commissioner, Gross is responsible for the league’s strategic planning and day-to-day operations. He oversees all marketing and public relations efforts, which have increased the league’s brand awareness. Gross handles all budgeting, forecasting, television rights negotiations, special event planning, and business development.

In 2007 Gross negotiated an historic 10-year contract with ESPN, which is the longest commitment given by any television outlet to a lacrosse entity. In 2011 ESPN2 aired six live MLL games including the All-Star Game and Championship Weekend. For the third consecutive year, every game in 2011 was televised and streamed live on ESPN3.com. Most recently, Gross negotiated a major broadcasting deal with CBS Sports Network. In 2012, 14 games will be aired live in HD on CBS along with 18 episodes of “Inside the MLL,” the league’s 30-minute magazine style show.

Gross has also spearheaded MLL’s expansion initiatives. He oversaw the 2006 expansion and in January 2011, announced two new teams would be added to the league. The Charlotte Hounds and Ohio Machine will begin play in 2012. Gross has announced expansion plans that will bring the MLL to a total of 16 teams before the end of this decade.

Gross has been active with sponsorship, helping MLL add Sports Authority, Ford, POWERADE, Fathead, Tequila Avion, Brine and Skinit to the MLL stable of corporate sponsors, while also receiving stronger commitments from longtime MLL sponsors Bud Light, New Balance, Warrior and Cascade.

In 2008, Gross was named President of Lax United Marketing, a sister company to MLL that has the broadcast and digital media rights for the league.

dgross@majorleaguelacrosse.com

Kerry Pucillo

Sponsorship Fulfillment, Special Events & Intellectual Property Manager

Kerry Pucillo just completed her tenth season with Major League Lacrosse.

During the 2011 season she focused on maintaining and fullfilling the League's national sponsorship partner agreements and deveoping the League's national licensee programs. Kerry retains responsibility for the management and protection of League intellectual properties, assets and trademarks. She also continues to manage the Teams' on-field uniform selections, sideline apparel and equipment needs in collaboration with the League's national suppliers. Kerry is also the MLL liason for the League's special events' operations which include the colligiate draft, the All Star Game and Championship Weekend.

Over the previous seven years with the League office, Kerry oversaw all operational affairs of the League including business and tax regulation compliance, payroll and human resources, bookkeeping and finance, management and protection of League intellectual assets and trademarks, license agreement maintenance, insurance and worker’s compensation polices, special event operations and interdepartmental office management.

Prior to joining the League office, Kerry spent four years as the head of Team Operations with the Boston Cannons of Major League Lacrosse. There, she managed office operations in addition to overseeing Cannons gameday activity. During her tenure, she also helped develop the Team’s first cyber retail store and also implemented strict standards for the Team’s high school and college internship programs.

Kerry came to professional lacrosse from the apparel industry where she worked for Cape Heights Inc, a manufacturer and wholesaler of high end outerwear. From 1994 to 2002, she worked primarily as a senior apparel production manager and also oversaw the company’s tradeshow event management. Kerry managed private label production for such brands as Lands’ End, Eastern Mountain Sports, and Cabela’s, among others.

A native of Billerica, Massachusetts, Kerry obtained her Bachelor’s of Science Degree from Framingham State College and currently resides in New Hampshire with her family.

kpucillo@majorleaguelacrosse.com

Christopher Day

Broadcasting and Digital Media Manager

Chris Day joined Major League Lacrosse as Director of Broadcasting in March 2008. He oversees the production of all the Major League Lacrosse telecasts, which are syndicated on Regional Sports Networks and works with ESPN on the MLL Game of the week. He also works with the LAX United website and the coordination of content from the broadcasts to the web.

Prior to joining Major League Lacrosse he worked for 13 years in remote sports television production, the last 8 as a producer of live sporting events. For the past 3 seasons he has served as the producer of MLL’s Game of the Week on ESPN2 and continues in that role.

Chris is a graduate of Ithaca College with a degree in Broadcast Journalism.

cday@majorleaguelacrosse.com

Ryan Guerinot

Lacrosse Operations Manager

Ryan Guerinot joined Major League Lacrosse as Lacrosse Operations Assistant in May 2010. He was then elevated to his current position in August 2010. He oversees the execution of all Major League Lacrosse games, including the All-Star Game, MLL Collegiate Draft and Championship Weekend. He also handles all roster transactions, Worker’s Compensation benefits, officiating assignments, and the league schedule.

Ryan also manages all aspects of League insurance and works closely with carriers to ensure compliance regarding general liability and worker's compensation on a domestic and international level.

Prior to joining Major League Lacrosse, he worked for over two years at Major League Soccer’s Columbus Crew as Partnership Marketing Coordinator. He was primarily responsible for selling and fulfilling all sponsorship contracts for the Crew.

Ryan received his undergraduate degree from The Ohio State University in Sport and Leisure Studies and graduated from Ithaca College with a Master’s degree in Sports Management.

rguerinot@majorleaguelacrosse.com

Aly Morrissey

Marketing and Public Relations Manager

Aly Morrissey joined Major League Lacrosse in January 2011. She oversees league-wide marketing and public relations initiatives. Aly is responsible for the development and delivery of all written content published on the league’s web site and in Slash Magazine. She spearheads the league’s social media and online marketing efforts and generates national media coverage. Aly is also a correspondent for MLL News.

Aly’s past experience includes working as the Assistant Director of Communications at The Governor’s Academy in Massachusetts, the Web & Publications Manager at the Leysin American School in Switzerland, and reporting for The Boston Herald. Her broadcast experience includes working for 93.7 MIKE-FM, MTV-U and WCAC-TV. In 2006 she interned for WEEI Sports Radio’s “Dale and Holley Show.”

Aly received her Bachelor’s Degree from Quinnipiac University in Journalism.

alysis.morrissey@majorleaguelacrosse.com

Ryan Sweeney

Producer

Ryan joined Major League Lacrosse in May 2010. He produces video and graphic elements for majorleaguelacrosse.com, in-stadium video boards, creative television and web marketing, digital media kits, sponsor related items, money reels and special events. He is a Producer of Lax United’s new web broadcast shows Inside The MLL and Inside The Team and is also responsible for generating league sponsorship decks.

Prior to joining Major League Lacrosse, Ryan worked for one year as a Production Assistant with WHDH-TV, the local NBC news affiliate in Boston, MA. His other professional experiences include interning with The Escape Artists on the Sony Pictures Studio Lot in Culver City, CA and Rugged Entertainment in West Hollywood, CA. He was also a video-production intern with Major League Lacrosse.

Ryan graduated from Ithaca College with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Television Video Production and a Minor in Business Administration.

ryan.sweeney@majorleaguelacrosse.com

Amy Saulen

League Accountant

Amy joined Major League Lacrosse in February of 2011. She manages the day-to-day accounting functions for the league, benefits management, cash flow management, budget analysis, financial statement preparation and human resources. Amy is also in charge of the league office and player payroll.

Prior to joining Major League Lacrosse, Amy was a Senior Accountant at GRKB, a public accounting firm, for three years. There, she gained great experience in auditing small businesses, employee benefit plans, and various taxes. She received her Bachelor’s and MBA from Assumption College in Accounting and Human Resources. Amy resides in Millbury, MA with her husband Steve and dog Charlotte.

amy.saulen@majorleaguelacrosse.com