Front Office

Art Silber, Chairman/CEO

The "Oldest First Base Coach in Minor League Baseball," Art Silber was born and raised in Brooklyn, New York, in the shadow of Ebbets Field. As a child he would walk his boyhood idol, Jackie Robinson, through the players' entrance of his hometown ballpark. Today, Silber wears No. 42 in honor of Robinson. As someone who wore the number prior to its retirement, Silber is one of only two people in all of professional baseball who is permitted to wear it.

Silber retired at age 55 as President/CEO of Sterling Bank in Baltimore, Maryland, and has been the team owner since 1990. Silber's two children, Lani and Seth, serve as team president and treasurer, respectively.

Lani Silber Weiss, President/COO

Lani has worked for the FredNats organization since 1995, when they were still called the Prince William Cannons. She is responsible for all aspects of business operations, and works closely with the GM to oversee other aspects of the organization.

Born in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, she received a bachelor’s degree in marketing from Boston University in 1988 and a master’s degree in finance and international business from the University of Illinois at Chicago in 1991. She worked in banking prior to joining the baseball world.

With her husband, Matt, and son, Jamie, Lani moved to Fredericksburg along with the team in 2019 and has loved becoming part of her new community. In her free time, she enjoys reading, crocheting, and spending time with family and friends.

Robert Perry, General Manager

Robert Perry begins his third year with the FredNats as the Vice President of Creative Services and Assistant General Manager.

Before joining the FredNats, Robert worked for three years as the Director of In-Game Entertainment for the Jackson Generals. Prior to that, he attended Liberty University and worked for the marketing department for the Liberty Flames Men's Hockey Team.

Robert grew up in the former Soviet Union, in a small nation called Latvia for 11 years, before moving to Nashville, TN. He loves to roam downtown Fredericksburg and is a true believer that no one circles the wagons like the Buffalo Bills.

Tory Goodman, Assistant General Manager & Vice President of Partnerships

Tory Goodman joined the team when moving to Fredericksburg in the fall of 2019.

Tory began his career in 2016 as a box office and merchandise intern with the Jackson Generals, the then AA Affiliate of the Seattle Mariners in. He then became full time following that baseball season. Tory spent four years with the Generals working and overseeing the Box Office and Merchandise and later transitioning to their Sales Manager, before making the move to Fredericksburg in 2019.

Prior to Tory beginning his career, he graduated from Robert Morris University with a degree in Sports Management and played four years of soccer and three years of baseball. While playing baseball, they went to Nationals twice and finished fourth one of those years.

The Decatur, Illinois native spends his time with first child, a baby boy named Boston. Tory married his wife McKenzie in 2019 and they also have four pets: Remi, a senior black lab; Fenway, the fluffiest Corgi; newest member Tuukka, a puppy black lab; and Mango, the crazy cat. When not at the ballpark, he and his family love to travel, golf as much as possible and play with the dogs. Tory's first love is Illinois basketball and football but he's also a huge Boston Bruins and Red Sox fan.

Kelvin Long, Vice President of Ticket Sales and Operations

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Charly Zuetlau, Director of Business Development

Charly Zuetlau, originally from Albuquerque, NM, is in her third season as the Director of Business Development for the FredNats, working with sponsorship partners and the FXBG community.

A longtime baseball fan, she grew up watching the Albuquerque Dukes, which fostered her love for baseball. She and her husband of 35 years, a retired Air Force veteran, have called Stafford home for 20 years. Outside of work, she enjoys time with her family, including her grandson, Squish, and two rescue dogs.

A passionate sports fan, she supports the UNM Lobos, Dallas Cowboys and New York Yankees. She also advocates for animal rescue, frequently assisting with dog transports.

Tiffany Randall, Partnership Activation Manager

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Claire Beccaccio, Manager of Member Services

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Quentin Johnson Jr., Ticket Sales Account Executive

Quentin was born in Philadelphia, PA and raised right here in Fredericksburg, VA. Quentin played football in high school as well as baseball growing up. He attended Old Dominion University (Roll Narchs) where he graduated in 2020 with a degree in Sports Management and a minor in Marketing. Quentin has done internships for ODU’s Athletic Communications Department as well as the Norfolk Tides!

Quentin is entering year four with the Fredericksburg Nationals and is super pumped about this upcoming season, especially after winning a championship this past year. In his leisure time, you can find Quentin enjoying some brews cheering on his favorite Philly sports teams, kicking it with friends and family.

Bailey Crawford, Box Office Manager

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Skyla Flock, Director of Special Events

Skyla has been a part of the FredNats Event Team since April of 2022. She spends most of her time at the stadium picking things up and putting them down and coordinating fun events like Fall Fest and Fredtoberfest!

Skyla received her bachelor's degree in Hospitality and Tourism Management from the University of Massachusetts Amherst in 2018. Prior to joining the FredNats, you could find her pouring craft beer and wedding planning!

If she's not at the ballpark you can probably find her reading, watching sports or Marvel movies with her husband, Adam, or snuggling with her dogs, Maisy & Moose! She can't wait to work with you on your next event!

Alex Hofer, Stadium Operations Manager

Born and raised in Seymour, Indiana, Alex has been in sports his whole life, especially basketball. Alex was a student athlete at Midway University where he played varsity basketball for five years and obtained his master's degree. Alex has previously worked for the Indianapolis Motor Speedway as a member of the grounds crew and the Asheville Tourists as stadium operations associate before joining the FredNats. You can easily find him almost anywhere because of his height.

During the offseason, you can find Alex cheering on his beloved Indiana Pacers and Michigan State Spartans.

Katie Dorrell, Director of Merchandise

Katie joined the FredNats in 2022 as the Assistant Manager of Merchandise. She was raised in Greensboro, NC before relocating to Fredericksburg. Katie is a proud 2020 graduate from Coastal Carolina University, where she received her degree in Marketing with a minor in Hospitality, Resort and Tourism Management.

Katie started her baseball career as a summer intern for the High Point Rockers. Most recently, she worked as a ticket sales assistant for the Winston-Salem Dash.

Katie is excited to connect with the community here and see everyone in their FredNats gear! In her spare time, you can find her shopping at local boutiques, cheering on the Cubs or attending a good concert.

Nate Burton, Head Groundskeeper

A native of Charlottesville, VA, Nate Burton joined the FredNats in February 2025 as the new Head Groundskeeper. Burton comes to Fredericksburg after spending the 2024 season in the Carolina League with the Charleston RiverDogs as the Assistant Groundskeeper.

Burton spent the 2023 baseball season on the Washington Nationals' grounds crew in D.C. after graduating from the University of Mary Washington in Fredericksburg. He was a three-year member of the baseball team, graduating with a degree in Business Accounting. He also earned a graduate degree in turf management from the University of Georgia in 2024.

Burton returns to the FredNats after spending the inaugural 2021 season with the team as an operations intern.

Rebecca Armstrong, Controller

Rebecca Armstrong joined the FredNats in January 2023. With over 25 years in both the Finance and Human Resources world, she acts as background support for staff, keeping everyone moving in the right direction.

She holds both a bachelor’s and master’s degree in accounting and was recently a Doctoral candidate for a DBA. Personally, she is a breast cancer survivor with two adult children and one pre-teen. She loves coffee, books and Legos…in that order! She considers herself both a geek and a nerd, understanding that the Force may be with you, or Mass times Acceleration can. Your choice!

McKenzie Goodman, FredNats Foundation Director

McKenzie is entering her third year here in Fredericksburg. Originally from Springfield, IL, McKenzie graduated with a bachelor’s degree in Business Management from Waldorf University. Growing up and playing sports herself, she then began her career in sports with the Jackson Generals where she spent three years as the Merchandise Manager. She then made the move to Fredericksburg, where she now resides with her husband Tory and their two dogs Remington and Fenway.

McKenzie is very much looking forward to seeing fans repping the FredNats. In McKenzie’s spare time you can find her with her family, playing any sports, watching any sports (especially the Green Bay Packers), or at a shopping center.

Kelly Bond, Office Manager

Kelly enthusiastically joined the FredNats in March of 2021. She graduated magna cum laude from Towson University in 1993 with a degree in Theatre Arts/Women's Studies and later earned a certificate in Montessori Early Childhood Education. She worked as a teacher and museum educator while raising her family in the Charlottesville area, but found her true passion when her three sons started playing baseball in 2005.

She and her husband are devoted Washington Nationals fans and she can't believe her luck to be working for the FredNats! When not at work or watching baseball, Kelly and her husband enjoy European travel and spending time with their large combined family (7 kids and 9 grandkids!) and their pets, Murphy, Cheeto, Mudge and Triple.

Alexis Deegan, Director of Creative Services

Alexis begins her 13th season with the franchise in 2024. She grew up in Northern Virginia, in Centreville. She has always been involved in sports, even from an early age. Alexis went on to be an accomplished runner and swimmer in high school. After competing in college, she transitioned into working in sports and has written sports articles for local newspapers. She also interned in NBC's sports department before joining the Potomac Nationals.

Alexis graduated from UNC-Chapel Hill with a degree in journalism and a second major in sport administration.

In her free time, Alexis enjoys running, going to the gym, reading, spending time with her dog and rooting for the Nationals and Tar Heels.

Zhancheng Wu, Director of Production

Zhancheng Wu was born in Nanning City, China, and has been with the FredNats since the inaugural 2021 season. He oversees and creates all the videos/motion graphics for the ballpark and FredNats social media. Before he came to Fredericksburg, he worked as the Video Production Assistant for the Tulsa Drillers (Double-A, Dodgers) and Tulsa Roughnecks, the USL soccer team in Tulsa.

Wu came to America from China in 2016 to pursue his post-graduate degree in Sports Journalism at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis. He said the reason he came to the States is because baseball is everywhere.

As a big baseball fan, he likes to spend his free time with his wife, Michelle, playing sports, traveling and going on adventures with their dog, Vandy.

His motto for working in sports production is "Don't Suck."

Eric Bach, Broadcasting and Media Relations Manager

A native of Coldwater, Michigan, Eric Bach returns to the broadcast booth in Fredericksburg in 2025 for his third season as the lead play-by-play voice of the FredNats, where he will call all 132 games on the FredNats Baseball Network and Bally Live/MiLB.tv. He also heads up the team's media relations efforts and hosts the official podcast of the FredNats. He was voted the Carolina League Broadcaster of the Year by his peers in the 2024 championship season.

Bach was promoted to the lead play-by-play chair after serving as the Broadcasting and Media Relations Assistant in 2022. Prior to coming to Fredericksburg, he spent the 2021 summer as the voice of the Morehead City Marlins (Coastal Plain League) and has also worked in broadcasting and media relations for Lenoir-Rhyne University and ESPN 100.9 FM in Midland, Michigan.

Bach is a 2021 graduate of the Michigan State University School of Journalism. He's a dedicated supporter of all the Detroit professional teams and the Michigan State Spartans.

Brad McClennan, Director of Operations

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Shannon Morton, Food and Beverage Operations Manager

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Jane Porcheddu, Catering Manager

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Robert Hobel, Executive Chef

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