Staff
Front Office
Shawn Fuller
Owner & General Manager
Fuller bought the Royals in 2018 from former owner Jim Rooney. Since then, the team has seen a resurgence on and off the field. Fuller is the owner and founder of Canada Wide Sports.
Ryan Eakin
Director of Communications & Sales
Eakin, who is a multi-media content creator at TSN, joined the Royals in 2023 after spending his first ten seasons in the IBL with the Barrie Baycats and Toronto Maple Leafs organizations. Eakin has had the privilege of covering 10 IBL Finals and has been a part of six championship teams, having won with Barrie six times between 2014 and 2019.
Kaya Huschilt
Director of Game Day Operations
Huschilt, who attends the Gordon S. Lang School of Business and Economics studying Sport & Event Management, joined the Royals in 2023 as a Social Media Assistant. Huschilt has spent the past year as a Communications and Operations Assistant with the Guelph Storm Hockey Club and prior to that as a Marketing, Communications and Events Intern with the Guelph Nighthawks Basketball Team.
Kara Martin
Assistant Director of Game Day Operations & In-Game Host
Martin, a recent Sport Management graduate from Niagara College, joined the Royals in 2024 with a wealth of experience. Since graduating from Niagara College, Graham has worked for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats, Ontario Cycling, and Ontario Racing Management, among other roles.
Baseball Operations
Sean Travers
Director of Player Personnel
Travers, who joined the Royals in 2022, has a long and decorated career in baseball. A former IBL champion with the Toronto Maple Leafs, Travers is the founder of the Mississauga North Baseball High-Performance Program. A former Director of Player Development for the Ontario Blue Jays, Travers has worked with over 50 players that have gone on to be drafted by MLB teams.
Dino Roumel
Field Manager & Third Base Coach
Roumel returned to the Royals in 2022 after managing the team to a pair of championships in 2003 and 2004. The legendary IBL manager, who also won a championship as the manager of the Toronto Maple Leafs in 2007, is a former coach with the Ontario Blue Jays.
Paul Ante
Bench Coach & First Base Coach
Jared Kennedy
Pitching Coach
Kennedy, who pitched for the Royals in 2023, joined the Royals as the team's pitching coach in 2024. The former D1 pitcher is currently a pitching coordinator for the Ontario Blue Jays.
Lacey Scott
Athletic Therapist
Nick Pickersgill
Equipment Manager
Communications & Broadcasting
Megan Pollock
Sales Representative
Neil Srivastava
Broadcast Producer, Booth Analyst, & Official Scorer
Srivastava, a former general manager of the Guelph Royals, is the longest-serving staff member in the IBL, having started in the league with the Royals in the 1990s. Strivastava provides unparalleled knowledge of both the Royals and the IBL.
Jacob Chappele
Broadcast Assistant
Chapelle, who attends the Gordon S. Lang School of Business and Economics, studying Sport and Event Management, joined the Royals in 2024 as the team's broadcaster producer with a variety of experiences. Chapelle is currently working on the Guelph Gryphons broadcast team 'GryphVision' producing and assisting in the school football, hockey, volleyball, and basketball games.
Chapelle, who attends the Gordon S. Lang School of Business and Economics, studying Sport and Event Management, joined the Royals in 2024 as the team's broadcaster producer with a variety of experiences. Chapelle is currently working on the Guelph Gryphons broadcast team 'GryphVision' producing and assisting in the school football, hockey, volleyball, and basketball games.
With a great knowledge and passion for event management, sports sales, and sports broadcasting, Chapelle is excited to join the Royals broadcast crew.
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Mark Pare
Play-by-Play Announcer
Pare, who is a reporter for GuelphToday, is also the play-by-play broadcaster for the Kitchener Panthers.
Joshua Alderman
Play-by-Play Announcer
Alderman is currently a Sport Media student at Toronto Metropolitan University, entering his second year in the fall. He has had the privilege of being a fixture on TMU Bold Varsity broadcasts and Cable 14's sports broadcasts as an on-air talent and production assistant. With a passion for sports broadcasting, Alderman is excited to join the Royals broadcast crew.
Eli Pearl
Social Media Assistant
Pearl is a current Sport Media Student at Toronto Metropolitan University. After his first year of studying, he is ready to take the skills he learned and apply them to the field. With his passion for sports media, Pearl is ready to make an impact with the Royals.
Marissa Kerr
Graphic Designer
Gar Fitzgerald
Team Photographer
A staple in the Guelph sports scene, Fitzgerald also photographs Guelph Storm and the University of Guelph Gryphons home games.
Game Day Operations
Bruce Barker
Public Address Announcer
Eric Mackenzie
Scoreboard & Music Operator
Brian Reilly
Front Gate Staff Coordinator
Janet Reilly
Front Gate Staff
Peter Robbie
Front Gate Staff
Derek Stritz
Concessions Coordinator
Nathan Schlitt
Concessions
Trish Blanchard
Beer Garden Attendant
Julia Della Camera
Beer Garden Attendant
