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Saturday, January 11, 2025

Front Office Sports Adds Four More to Team

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Front Office Sports is proud to formally announce the addition of four talented team members. After a busy summer of hiring, FOS now boasts a full-time staff of nine employees. Below you will find a brief bio of the four new employees added this summer as well as ways to follow them on social media and how to contact them.

Reesa Lawrence – Digital Brand Strategist

Reesa Lawrence joined FOS in August after interning at B/R Kicks for the summer. A 2018 graduate of the University of Central Florida, Lawrence has previous experience working with the UCF athletic department as well as Orlando City SC.

In her role as Digital Brand Strategist, Lawrence oversees all of the FOS social channels as well as the strategy behind each of them.

You can follow Lawrence on Twitter at @ItsReesaDuh and connect with her via email at reesa@frntofficesport.com. She is based out of FOS’ NYC HQ.

Pat Evans – Reporter

Pat Evans joined FOS in August after spending five years with the Grand Rapids Business Journal. A 2012 graduate of Michigan State University, Evans’ work has appeared in national publications, such as The Manual, Beer Connoisseur Magazine, Business of Furniture, October, Thrillist, USA Hockey Magazine, and Gear Patrol. Evans has released two books: Grand Rapids Beer: An Intoxicating History of River City Brewing and Nevada Beer.

In his role as Reporter, Evans covers the interworkings of the business of sports, specifically the happenings in Las Vegas where he is based.

You can follow Evans on Twitter at @patevans and connect with him via email at pat@frntofficesport.com.

Danni Santana – Reporter

Danni Santana joined FOS in October after spending the last year as a travel reporter at Skift. A 2013 graduate of York College, Sanatana completed his Master’s in Business Journalism at the Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at CUNY.

Before Skift, Santana spent time at both Digital Insurance and Crain’s New York Business.

In his role as Reporter, Sanatana covers the interworkings of the business of sports across the board, with an interest in both hospitality and advertising.

You can follow Santana on Twitter at @enterSanDan and connect with him via email at danni@frntofficesport.com. He is based out of FOS’ NYC HQ.

Mitchell Gross – Account Executive

Mitchell Gross joined FOS in September after spending the last year at Mediaplanet where he helped drive over seven figures in new business for the company. A 2017 graduate of Boston University, Gross spent time working for MLBAM, the New Jersey Devils, and UNICEF.

In his role as Account Executive, Gross helps support FOS’ new business intiatives alongside COO Russ Wilde.

You can follow Gross on Twitter at @Mitch_AG and connect with him via email at mitchell@frntofficesport.com. He is based out of FOS’ NYC HQ.

News and Notes

Interested in working for FOS? Be on the lookout over the course of the next few days and weeks as we will be announcing new roles opening across editorial, partnerships and events.

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