Emily Jaenson is the general manager of the Reno Aces. She is the only female general manager in Triple-A baseball.[1]
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Career
editJaenson's first job out of college was in ticket sales for the Chicago Bulls.[2][3] She then worked for the Muscular Dystrophy Association before joining the Aces.[4]
When Jaenson joined the Aces in 2013, she led the corporate sponsorship department.[1] She left in 2016.[5] After two year of working in Houston, she returned to Reno as the Aces general manager in 2018.[6]
When she was hired in 2018, it had been nearly two decades since the last woman had been a general manager in the Pacific Coast League, the Triple-A division the Aces play in.[6] As of 2019, she is the only female general manager in Triple-A.[1] She serves on the diversity committee for Minor League Baseball.[7]
In 2021, Jaenson was one of three women in the Aces' leadership structure. Joining Jaenson was Samantha Hicks at the Chief Revenue Officer and Stacey Bowman, serving in the role of Chief Financial Officer.
Personal life
editJaenson grew up in Lake Villa, Illinois.[8] She played soccer and basketball and ran cross-country and track as a child.[2] She studied advertising at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.[7] She graduated in 2005.[9]
She is married to married to Shawn Jaenson, a Navy veteran, and has two sons, Kennedy and Cooper.[7] In May 2021, she gave birth to her first daughter, Elin.[10] Jaenson is also the host and owner of the Leadership is Female podcast, a series of interviews with female leaders in sports.
See also
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editReferences
edit- ^ a b c "Reno Aces Hire Highest Ranked Female Executive in MiLB". www.ktvn.com. Retrieved 2019-06-02.
- ^ a b Collins, John (2018-05-15). "Reno's Newest Ace: Making History in the Pacific Coast League". Front Office Sports. Retrieved 2019-06-02.
- ^ "Emily Jaenson | General Manager | Reno Aces Baseball". SPMA. 2019-08-08. Retrieved 2019-08-12.
- ^ Staff, Radio Influence (2018-06-27). "Leveling The Playing Field: Reno Aces General Manager Emily Jaenson". Radio Influence. Retrieved 2019-06-02.
- ^ "Emily Jaenson named general manager of D-Backs' Triple-A team". sports.yahoo.com. Retrieved 2019-06-02.
- ^ a b "Reno Aces hire highest ranking female executive in MiLB". Reno Gazette Journal. Retrieved 2019-06-02.
- ^ a b c Bales, Kenzie (2018-10-25). "Meet Emily Jaenson -- currently the only female general manager in Triple-A baseball". Nevada Sports Net. Retrieved 2019-06-02.
- ^ Stevens, Heidi. "Baseball fans from across the U.S. are rooting for this hometown team of 86-year-old pals". chicagotribune.com. Retrieved 2019-06-02.
- ^ "Emily Jaenson Profile | University of Illinois 150 Years". uofi150.news-gazette.com. Retrieved 2019-06-02.
- ^ "Women baseball general managers? The minor leagues are way ahead of the game". msn.com/. 2021-07-14. Retrieved 2021-07-26.