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

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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

Gavin Mackenzie

Bat Boy

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.

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

Lydia Inglis

Concessions

Tim Currie

Concessions

Quynn Jager

Concessions

Nathan Schlitt

Concessions

George Perry

Barbecue

Trish Blanchard

Beer Garden Attendant

Julia Della Camera

Beer Garden Attendant