SVG Leadership
The Sports Video Group is comprised of leading industry figures who are committed to technical excellence in the sports industry. Over the coming years, members will help guide the direction of the organization, consult on various group initiatives, and enable more dialogue across different industry segments.
SVG Chairman

Mike Davies
Fox Sports
SVP, Technical and Field Operations
Executive Committee
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Ken Aagaard
SVG Chairman Emeritus and Sports Broadcasting Hall of Fame Chairman
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Andrea Berry
NBCUniversal –Telemundo and Latin AmericaEVP, Operations and Technology
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Eric Black
NBCUniversalSVP, Sports & Entertainment Technology
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Chris Brown
WBD SportsVP, Tech Operations
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Jason Cohen
CBS Sports and CBS Sports Network VP, Remote Technical Operations
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Mike Connelly
Bally SportsEVP
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Scott Gillies
SkyRae
President
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Steve Hellmuth
SVG Chairman Emeritus and NBA EntertainmentEVP, Media Operations and Technology
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Jeff Jacobs
NEP Group
SVP and Head of Production
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Patty Power
CBS SportsEVP, Operations and Engineering
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Tom Sahara
SVG Chairman Emeritus
- Susan Stone, SVP, Engineering and Operations, MLB Network
Advisory Board Members
- Adam Acone, NFL Network, Director, Media Operations and Planning
- Glenn Adamo, Ivanhoe Media and Entertainment, President
- Peter Angell, Industry Consultant
- Craig Bernstein, NBC Sports, VP, Remote Technical Operations and Engineering
- Marsha Bird, NBC Olympics, VP, Olympic Operations
- Onnie Bose, NFL, VP of Broadcasting
- Dylan Boucherle, Warner Media/Turner Studios, VP, Technology Strategy and Media Workflows
- Kendall Burgess, Bally Sports, VP, Technical Operations
- Tab Butler, Industry Consultant
- Chris Calcinari, ESPN, SVP, Production Operations, Disney Media and Entertainment
- Kevin Callahan, Fox Sports, VP, Field Operations
- Mary Ellen Carlyle, Dome Productions, SVP and GM
- Brad Cheney, Fox Sports, VP, Field Operations and Engineering
- Ken Clausen, HBO, Director of Production
- Joe Cohen, Industry Consultant
- Michael Cohen, United Soccer League, EVP and Head of Broadcasting and Media
- Don Colantonio, Industry Consultant
- Scott Davis, CBS Sports, VP of Broadcast Operations
- Jim DeFilippis, Industry Consultant
- Ed Delaney, Industry Consultant
- Jed Drake, Industry Consultant
- David Dukes, PGA Tour Entertainment, Senior Director, Technical Operations
- Patti Fallick, USTA, Managing Director, Broadcast
- Mike Francis, CBS Sports, VP, Engineering and Technology
- Karen Ganjamie, MLB Network, VP, Broadcast Operations and Network Origination
- Jerry Gepner, CP Communications, COO
- Steve Gorsuch, Industry Consultant
- Ken Goss, NBC Sports, SVP of Remote Operations & Production Planning
- Mark Haden, National Hockey League, Group VP, Broadcast Technology
- Rob Hedrick, NHRA, Tech Manager, Director of Production and Supervising Producer
- Ed Holmes, The Holmes Group, Principal
- Deb Honkus, NEP Broadcasting, Chairman of the Board
- George Hoover, Industry Consultant
- Jeff Jacobs, NEP Group, Head of Production
- Darryl Jefferson, NBC Sports, VP, Postproduction and Digital Workflow
- Robert D. Jordan CVE, 1337 Facilities, CEO; Venue Road, Founder
- John Kvatek, FX Group, Director, Sports Broadcast Development
- John Leland, PSL International, LLC, Principal
- Glen Levine, NEP, President, U.S.
- Louis Libin, Broad Comm, President
- Jodi Markley, Industry Consultant
- Geoff Mason, Industry Consultant
- Bernadette McDonald, Major League Baseball, SVP, Broadcasting
- Ken Miller, Amazon, Director, Live Content Production and Operations
- Rama Motwani, WWE, Director, Digital Products
- Grant Nodine, NHL, SVP, Technology
- Ken Norris, UCLA, Director of Video Operations
- Gary Olson, GHO Group, Managing Director
- Del Parks, Sinclair Broadcast Group, SVP and CTO
- Scott Rinehart, Fighting Irish Digital Media, Broadcast Technology Program Director
- Larry Rogers, FirstInTV, President
- Mike Rokosa, Industry Consultant
- Scott Rothenberg, NEP, SVP, Technology and Asset Management
- Oscar Sanchez, CONCACAF, Executive Producer & Director of Broadcast Operations and Media Distribution
- David Schafer, MSG Networks, SVP, Operations
- Bruce Shapiro, Broadcast Consulting
- Tracey Shaw, Digital Joy, President and Co-Founder
- Don Sperling, New York Giants Entertainment, VP and Executive Producer
- Jared Stacy, Amazon, Director, Global Live Sports Production
- Jerry Steinberg, Industry Consultant
- Steve Stum, NASCAR, VP, Operations and Technical Production
- Patrick Sullivan, Game Creek Video, President
- Jason Taubman, Game Creek Video, VP Design/New Technology
- Tina Thornton, ESPN, SVP, Content Operations
- Larry Tiscornia, Industry Consultant
- Jacob Ullman, Fox Sports, SVP, Production and Talent Development
- Eli Velazquez, Telemundo Deportes, EVP, Sports Content
- John Ward, Amazon, Senior Manager, Technical Operations
- Ernie Watts, MegaWatts B/IT Tech, Founder and CEO
- Mike Webb, YES Network, VP, Broadcast Operations
- Jeff Willis, Industry Consultant
- Dave Zur, KSE Media Ventures, SVP, Operations & Engineering
Advisory Committees
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SVG College
Advisory Committee:
Rick Bagby, Clemson University, Assistant Athletic, Video and Technology
Mike Bilbow, University of Georgia, Assistant AD for Production/Digital
Michael Bruce, University of Alabama, Assistant Professor of Telecommunication
Dan Butterly, Big West Conference, Commissioner
Kelly Carney, Conference USA, Associate Commissioner
Katie Cavender, College Football Playoff, Assistant Director of Communication
Ken Cleary, University of North Carolina, Assistant AD
Megan Coffey, University of Cincinnati, Associate Director – Creative Services and Multimedia
Stephen Dombroski, St. John’s University, Associate AD for Communications
Mark Fragale, Rochester Institute of Technology, Assistant Director, Video Production Services
Mark Fratto, Linacre Media, Principal and Director of Business Development
Jonathan Gantt, Clemson University, Director of New Media
Imry Halevi, Harvard University, Assistant Director of Athletics, Multimedia and Production
Scott Hecht, Syracuse University, Senior Producer
Erin Iwaskiewicz, America East Conference, Senior Director, Creative & Video
Joel Kitay, Kitay Productions, President
John Kvatek, University of Central Florida, Associate AD, Multimedia and Creative
Travis Llewellyn, Sun Belt Conference, Associate Commissioner, Electronic Media
Michael Martin, Texas Christian University, Film, Television, and Digital Media Professor
Kate Morgan, University of San Francisco, Director of Creative Video
Jim Nachtman, Penn State University, Director of Broadcast Operations
Ken Norris, UCLA, Director of Video Operations
Tom Odjakjian, American Athletic Conference, Senior Associate Commissioner, Broadcasting
Matt Panto, The Ivy League, Assistant Executive Director, Digital Media and Communications
Scott Rinehart, University of Notre Dame, Lead Technologist, Fighting Irish Digital Media
John Servizzi, Tupelo Raycom, EVP, Engineering and Operations
Kurt Svoboda, University of Michigan, Associate Athletic Director for External Communications and Public Relations
Chris Taylor, Ball State University, Director of Digital Sports Production
Bob Vecchione, NACDA, Executive Director
Richard Wanninger, Patriot League, Senior Associate Executive Director for External Relations -
SVG Content Security
Co-Chairs:
Scott Rothenberg, NEP Group, SVP, Technology and Asset Management
Tom Sahara, Media Technologist and AdvisorCommittee:
Keith Anderson, Turner Information Security, VP
Bernie Courtney, CBS Corporation, Director IT & Engineering
John Gierl, NEP Group, SVP, Information Technology
Seann Harding, Dome Productions, Technical Manager Engineering
Kolin Hodgson, University of Notre Dame, Senior Information Security Analyst
Darryl Jefferson, NBC Sports & Olympics, VP, Post Operations & Digital Workflow
Samuel Jones, NBA, Global Head of Security for Games
Keith Martin, Game Creek Video, Engineering Project Manager
Gary Olson, GHO Group, Managing Director
Jason Taubman, Game Creek Video, SVP, Technology
Dan Turk, NEP Group, Chief Engineer
Marc Zorn, HBO, Productions & Content Security -
SVG Digital
Committee Chair:
Eric Black, NBC Sports and Playmaker Media, CTO
Committee Members:
Michael Allen, NBA, SVP, Digital Products and Emerging Technology
Skip Desjardin, YouTube TV, Head of Sports and Local Content
Geir Magnusson, fuboTV, CTO
Hania Poole, Turner Sports, GM of B/R Live and SVP, NCAA Digital
Rob Shaw, Facebook, Global Sports Media and League Partnerships
Chris Wagner, OTT Advisors, Managing Partner
BA Winston, Amazon Video, Global Head of Digital Video Playback and Delivery -
SVG Esports Production
Committee Chairs:
Simon Eicher, ESL Gaming, Senior Global Manager, Procurement and Executive Producer, Special Events
Joseph Lynch, EA, Group Head of Content and ProgrammingCommittee Members:
Matt Arden, NBA 2K League, Head of Content and Media
Jason Baker, Do Not Peek Entertainment, Co-Founder/Managing Director
Todd Berman, Nerd Street Gamers, VP of Media
TJ Canty Jr., NBA 2K League, Director of Events and Operations
Royce Dickerson, Apple, Head of Production & Executive Producer, Live Sports
Jennifer Dill, Turner Sports / Bleacher Report, VP
Matt Donovan, Riot Games, Broadcast Engineering Manager
Randell (Guru) Hammond, Esports Engine, Director, Broadcast Engineering
Corey Dunn, Envy Gaming, Executive Producer
Andrew Lane, FACEIT, Director of Broadcast
Bill McCullough, FaZe Clan, Executive Vice President of Content
Mitch Rosenthal, Twitch, Director, Esports Production Operations
Ryan Thompson, Esports Engine, Co-Founder and Chief Production Officer -
RSN
Committee Members:
Mike Connelly, Bally Sports, EVP
Jeff Filippi, Industry Consultant
Ed Hall, Rogers Sports & Media, Executive Producer, NHL Productions
Doug Johnson, MLB, SVP and Executive Producer, Local Media
Matthew Krol, Altitude Sports and Entertainment, Vice President, General Manager, and Executive Producer
Larry Meyers, Pac-12 Networks, EVP, Content
AJ Ponsiglione, Spectrum Networks, Senior Coordinating Producer
Matt Sandulli, SNY, VP, Live Game/Long-Form Production
Jon Slobotkin, NBC Sports Regional Networks, SVP, Content and Live Programming
Ken Stiver, MASN, SVP, Engineering & Network
Mike Webb, YES Network, VP, Broadcast Operations
Howard Zalkowitz, NESN, Executive Producer -
Sports Graphics
Committee Members:
Komal Bhukhanwala, CBS Sports, Art Director
Michael Dolan, Fox Sports, SVP, Design
Phil Guthrie, Two Fresh Creative, Creative Director / Founder
Gil Haslam, CAA Sports | Global Brand Consulting, Executive
Chad Hudson, NBC Sports and Golf Channel, Art Director
Jason Joly, MSG Networks, Director, Broadcast Graphics
JP LoMonaco, CBS Sports, VP, On-Air Graphics and Design
Jocelyne Meinert, Big Studios, Owner/Director
Timothy O’Shaughnessy, ESPN, Creative Director
Brian Perkins, MLB Network, Director, IT Production Systems
Alexis Salinas, Univision Communications, Senior Director, Technical Creative Services, Sports
Jordan Shorthouse, Turner Sports, Creative Director
Michael Szykowny, ESPN, Senior Director, Motion Graphics -
SVG Sports Content Management
Committee Chair:
Tab Butler, Industry Consultant
Committee Members:
Brad Boim, NFL, Media Director, Post Production, Asset Management, and Media Services
Padraic Boyle, Major League Baseball, Senior Director, Enterprise Media
Bryon Chapman, PGA Tour, Director of Media Asset Management and Media Workflows
Ed Coleman, CBS Sports, VP, Post Production and Media Services
Kendall Ginsbach, Riot Games, Global Content Operations Manager
Anne Graham, Turner Sports Library, Assistant Manager of Media Management
Adam Japhet, Major League Baseball, Senior Director of Corporate Infrastructure
Dave Klee, A+E Networks, VP, Media Infrastructure
Jim Miles, NBC Olympics, Director, Digital Workflow Systems
Dustin Myers, Fox Sports, SVP, Production Operations
Grant Nodine, NHL, SVP, Technology
Scott Rinehart, University of Notre Dame, Director, Broadcast Technology
Chris Scoggins, Blizzard Entertainment, Media Asset Manager, Global Broadcast
Bryan Staffaroni, WWE, Senior Director Media Asset Management
Dana Stone, NBA, VP, Digital Media Technologies -
SVG Transport
Committee Chair:
Adam Whitlock, ESPN, Director, Remote Traffic Operations
Committee Members:
Brad Cheney, Fox Sports, VP, Field Operations and Engineering
Chris Connolly, NBC Sports Group, VP, Transmission Operations and Engineering
Ken Fuller, ViacomCBS, VP, Distribution and Technology
Keith Goldberg, SVG TranSPORT Committee Chairman Emeritus
Julie Morrison, Warner Bros. Discovery, Manager, Content Transmissions – Technology & Operations
Paul Spinelli, Sinclair Broadcasting Group, Director of Engineering -
SVG Venue
Committee Members:
Katie Arsenault, New Jersey Devils, Manager, Scoreboard and Live Production
Bob Becker, Van Wagner Productions, EVP
Greg Colello, New York Yankees, Senior Director, Scoreboard and Video Production
Chris DeRuyscher, Texas Rangers, Senior Director, Ballpark Entertainment and Production
Ed Filomia, Miami Heat, Senior Director, Broadcast Services
Joe Kuchie, New Jersey Devils, Senior Manager, Scoreboard and Live Production
Justin Lange, Allegiant Stadium, Manager of Audio, Video, Broadcast and Cisco Vision Operations
Eric Long, Philadelphia Eagles, VP, Content and Production
Carl Mandell, Philadelphia Union, Director, Broadcasting and Video Production
Todd Mason, Broadcast Management Group, Chief Executive Officer
Pete Skorich, Detroit Red Wings, VP, Entertainment Services and Broadcasting
Don Sperling, New York Giants, VP and Executive Producer
Matthew Tape, Houston Rockets, Director of Broadcast and Video Production
Jeff Volk, Alpha Video, VP
Allan Wertheimer, Minnesota Vikings, Director, Production Operations