Women of the Union Front Office

Alicia LaPorta, Manager of Game Presentation and Special Events

If you're stopping at one fast food place, what is it and what are you getting?
McDonald's two Crispy Ranch Chicken Wraps with a M&M McFlurry

If someone was going to play you in a movie, who would it be?
Jennifer Lawrence, Brie Larson, or Maisie Williams

If you're pouring yourself a drink, what are you making?
Amoretto Sour

What is your favorite quote?
"She is clothes in strength and dignity, and she laughs without fear of the future." -Proverbs 31:21

Three women, past or present, you’d like to have dinner with?
Antonia Zubinski, Toni Morrison, Ruth Bader Ginsberg

Favorite restaurant in Philly?
Lucky’s Last Chance

Who is your Mount Rushmore of women?
Amelia Earhart, Harriet Tubman, Betsy Ross, Kamala Harris

Alissa Norris, Manager, Partnership Marketing

If you're stopping at one fast food place, what is it and what are you getting?
Chick-fil-A's Spicy Chicken Sandwich w/ fries and a lemonade

What is your favorite quote?
“I’ve learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.” – Maya Angelou

Three women, past or present, you’d like to have dinner with?
Tiffany Haddish, Princess Diana and Melinda Gates

Favorite class you took in college outside of your major?
Psychology

Favorite restaurant in Philly?
El Vez

What would be your walk-up song be in MLB?
Here Comes The Boom- Nelly

Who is your Mount Rushmore of women?
Eleanor Roosevelt, Maya Angelou, Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Rosa Parks

Allie Gentile, Manager of Marketing of Community Relations

What is your favorite quote?
“Life Is tough my darling, but so are you” - Stephanie Bennett Henry

Three women, past or present, you’d like to have dinner with?
Taylor Swift, Kamala Harris, and Sally Ride

If your pouring yourself a drink, what are you making?
A Coke Zero with all the ice!

If your stopping at one fast food place, what is it and what are you getting?
Taco Bell, Chicken Quesadilla with Fire & Hot Sauce and a Baja Blast Zero

Favorite class you took in college outside of your major?
Crime, Courts & the Criminal Justice System, which probably explains why I am obsessed with True Crime now!

Who is your Mount Rushmore of women?
RBG, Harriet Tubman, Susan B. Anthony, Ida B. Wells

Favorite sports team, aside from the Union?
This is tough – USWNT & Duke Men’s Basketball

Amanda Young Curtis, Director of PR and Communications

If you're stopping at one fast food place, what is it and what are you getting?
Wendy’s cheese fries, Chick-fil-A for nuggets and Taco Bell for Cheesy Gordita Crunch, ideally hitting all of them

If someone was going to play you in a movie, who would it be?
Gal Gadot or Maya Rudolph – I love a strong, hilarious woman

What is your favorite quote?
“She believed she could, so she did”

Three women, past or present, you’d like to have dinner with?
Hillary Clinton, Tina Fey, Beyonce

Favorite class you took in college outside of your major?
Any sort of psychology class, I think the human mind is fascinating

What would be your walk-up song be in MLB?
I’m Bossy by Kelis

Favorite sports team, aside from the Union?
Penn State Football

Ashlee Maunz, Director of Human Resources

If your stopping at one fast food place, what is it and what are you getting?
Crunch Wrap Supreme from Taco Bell (Guilty Pleasure!)

If someone was going to play you in a movie, who would it be?
Emma Stone

What is your favorite quote?
"Success is a journey, not just a destination" – Arthur Ashe

Three women, past or present, you’d like to have dinner with?
Lady Gaga, Priyanka Chopra, Taylor Swift

Favorite restaurant in Philly?
Cantina Los Caballitos, East Passyunk

What would be your walk-up song be in MLB?
Run this Town, Jay-Z feat. Kanye West & Rihanna

Who is your Mount Rushmore of women?
Oprah Winfrey, Michelle Obama, Vice President Kamala Harris, Ruth Bader Ginsberg

Ashley Ellis, Coordinator, Corporate Partnerships

If you're stopping at one fast food place, what is it and what are you getting?
Shack Burger & Fries from Shake Shack

If someone was going to play you in a movie, who would it be?
Amy Schumer

What is your favorite quote?
“Be messy and complicated and afraid and show up anyway” – Glennon Doyle

Three women, past or present, you’d like to have dinner with?
Michelle Obama, Billie Jean King, Doris Burke

Favorite restaurant in Philly?
El Vez

Who is your Mount Rushmore of women?
RBG, Megan Rapinoe, Serena Williams, Amelia Earhart

Favorite sports team, aside from the Union?
USWNT

Brittany Lugiano, Manager, Premium Season Ticket Services

If someone was going to play you in a movie, who would it be?
Zendaya

What is your favorite quote?
“I learned that you don't get anywhere by sitting comfortably in a chair.” – Conrad Hilton

Three women, past or present, you’d like to have dinner with?
Tyra Banks, Mia Hamm, Beyonce

Favorite restaurant in Philly?
Green Eggs Café (on Dickinson St)

What would be your walk-up song be in MLB?
Savage Remix – Megan Thee Stallion ft Beyonce or Thunder – Imagine Dragons

Who is your Mount Rushmore of women?
Oprah, Billie Jean King, Aretha Franklin, Amelia Earhart

Favorite sports team, aside from the Union?
Notre Dame Football Team

Casey Cardillo, Senior Director, Partnership Marketing

If you're stopping at one fast food place, what is it and what are you getting?
Chick-fil-A Nuggets and all the CFA sauce

If you're pouring yourself a drink, what are you making?
Always red wine

What is your favorite quote?
Attitude is a little thing that makes a big difference - Winston Churchill

Three women, past or present, you’d like to have dinner with?
Shawne LeRoy (my mom), JLo, and Reese Witherspoon

Favorite restaurant in Philly?
Amis now Fiorella...anything Vetri

Who is your Mount Rushmore of women?
Audrey Hepburn, Nora Roberts, Michelle Akers, Whitney Houston

Favorite sports team, aside from the Union?
Ohio State Buckeyes- go bucks!

Emily Bortz, Senior Manager, Partnership Marketing

If you're stopping at one fast food place, what is it and what are you getting?
Raising Cane’s – The Box Combo (Cane’s sauce is addicting)

If someone was going to play you in a movie, who would it be?
Hailey Bieber

If you're pouring yourself a drink, what are you making?
Typically a Riesling gal but recently got into red wine and Cabernet Sauvignon is tasty!

What is your favorite quote?
“I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.” – Maya Angelou

Three women, past or present, you’d like to have dinner with?
Princess Diana, Hailey Bieber, Coco Chanel

Who is your Mount Rushmore of women?
My mom, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Rosa Parks, Audrey Hepburn

Favorite sports team, aside from the Union?
Alabama Crimson Tide – Roll Tide!

Erica Scheer, Senior Manager, PR and Communications

If someone was going to play you in a movie, who would it be?
Soleil Moon Frye, solely because I was constantly told that I looked like Punky Brewster growing up

What is your favorite quote?
“We didn’t lose the game; we just ran out of time,” – Vince Lombardi

Three women, past or present, you’d like to have dinner with?
Beyonce, Jennifer Lopez, Michelle Obama

Favorite restaurant in Philly?
Double Knot or El Vez

What would be your walk-up song be in MLB?
All of the Lights – Kanye

Who is your Mount Rushmore of women?
Beyonce, RBG, Michelle Obama, Eleanor Roosevelt

Favorite sports team, aside from the Union?
Boston Celtics

Erin Costello, Fan Services Representative

If you're stopping at one fast food place, what is it and what are you getting?
Chick-fil-A nuggets, fries and a sweet tea

If someone was going to play you in a movie, who would it be?
Mila Kunis

If you're pouring yourself a drink, what are you making?
Iced Coffee..... or a Margarita

What is your favorite quote?
“All our dreams can come true, if we have the courage to pursue them.” – Walt Disney

Three women, past or present, you’d like to have dinner with?
My grandmother, Lori Grenier and Princess Diana

What would be your walk-up song be in MLB?
Thunderstruck by ACDC

Who is your Mount Rushmore of women?
Oprah, Martha Stewart, Michelle Obama, Jennifer Lopez

Grace Leonard, Senior Coordinator, Game Operations and Special Events

If you're stopping at one fast food place, what is it and what are you getting?
Shake Shack ‘Shroom Burger – it’s literally filled with cheese.

If someone was going to play you in a movie, who would it be?
Lauren Graham because Lorelai Gilmore is my favorite TV character and I trust her to bring the same essence.

If you're pouring yourself a drink, what are you making?
I’ve been on a huge La Croix kick recently (peach-pear or lime). They make me feel very fancy.

What is your favorite quote?
“At the end of the day, it’s not how far you fall but how high you bounce” – Sheila Wellington

Three women, past or present, you’d like to have dinner with?
I can’t imagine better guests than my mom and two grandmothers.

Who is your Mount Rushmore of women?
Eleanor Roosevelt, Rosa Parks, Ruth Bader Ginsburg & Stacey Abrams

Favorite sports team, aside from the Union?
Marigold Ice Unity (5X World Champion synchronized skating team from Finland)

Jacquie Thomas, Executive Assistant

If you're stopping at one fast food place, what is it and what are you getting?
Burger King Whopper with Cheese cut in half, small fries

If someone was going to play you in a movie, who would it be?
Selma Blair or Kris Jenner haha

If you're pouring yourself a drink, what are you making?
Glass of Pinot Grigio

Three women, past or present, you’d like to have dinner with?
Sarah Thomas, NFL Official, hired as the first time female official in the NFL – Ellen DeGeneres, she’s funny, yes, but her humanitarian efforts are incredible – Princess Diana, such a dynamic woman, but what really did happen in that tunnel?

Favorite restaurant in Philly?
D’Mitris

Who is your Mount Rushmore of women?
Rosa Parks, Jackie-O, Mother Theresa, Ruth Bader Ginsburg

Favorite sports team, aside from the Union?
Buffalo Bills of course!

Julia Malseed, Senior Fan Services Representative

f you're stopping at one fast food place, what is it and what are you getting?
Chick-fil-A and I'm getting a #1 with no pickle and a sweet tea always

What is your favorite quote?
“To give anything less than 100% is to sacrifice the gift.” - Steve Prefontaine. Intense, I know.

Three women, past or present, you’d like to have dinner with?
Ellen DeGeneres, Melissa McCarthy and RBG

Favorite class you took in college outside of your major?
Sports and Spirituality

What would be your walk-up song be in MLB?
Touch the Sky by Kanye

Who is your Mount Rushmore of women?
Wow this is sooo hard. RBG again, Mother Teresa, Oprah and Billie Jean King. I think…

Favorite sports team, aside from the Union?
10, 9, 8, 76ers!

Kim Ahrens, Coordinator, Digital Content

If you're stopping at one fast food place, what is it and what are you getting?
Chick-fil-A chicken sandwich & fries

If someone was going to play you in a movie, who would it be?
Kim Possible

What is your favorite quote?
"Just keep swimming" – Finding Nemo

Three women, past or present, you’d like to have dinner with?
Taylor Swift, Cardi B, Kate McKinnon

What would be your walk-up song be in MLB?
Cool - Jonas Brothers

Who is your Mount Rushmore of women?
Mount Rushmore of women in sports - Serena Williams, Megan Rapinoe, Jessica Mendoza, Doris Burke

Favorite sports team, aside from the Union?
NY Yankees

Nicole Francher, Controller

If you're stopping at one fast food place, what is it and what are you getting?
Taco Bell - Crunchwrap Supreme with chipotle and avocado ranch dipping sauces.

If someone was going to play you in a movie, who would it be?
Mila Kunas - love her!

What is your favorite quote?
“In the end, only kindness matters.” - Amy Schisler

Three women, past or present, you’d like to have dinner with?
Tina Fey, Kerry Washington, Taylor Swift.

Favorite restaurant in Philly?
Top Tomato.

Who is your Mount Rushmore of women?
Mother Theresa, Princess Diana, Michelle Obama, Ellen DeGeneres.

Favorite sports team, aside from the Union?
Baltimore Ravens!