GREEN BAY, Wis. – Monday morning, Green Bay Athletics announced the hiring of Emily Simonson as the Assistant Athletic Director for Ticket Sales and Marketing. Simonson will oversee the day-to-day operations of the Phoenix Ticket Office, and lead marketing efforts for the department.
 
"We are very excited to have Emily be part of this team," said Sr. Associate AD for Resource Enhancement Jay Finnerty. "We had a great pool of candidates, and with her background in the SEC and experience in communications and marketing at a highly competitive NAIA institution, she will do great things for our stakeholders and the Greater Green Bay Community." 
 
Simonson joins the Phoenix after a year and a half at Frana Companies as an Interior Selections Coordinator. Prior to that, Simonson served as the Director of Athletics Communications and Events where she managed the V-Hawks social media platforms and developed initiatives to increase fan attendance and engage with the student body. Simonson also spent time at the University of Georgia in Football Operations, UW-Eau Claire as a communications intern, and a public relations and marketing intern with the Eau Claire Express.
 
"I am extremely excited to join Phoenix Country", Simonson said. "I'm grateful that I get to call Green Bay my home. I would like to thank Jay Finnerty and the search committee for their confidence in me to take this position. I look forward to applying the knowledge and skills that I have learned over the years to continue to build upon the momentum and success of Green Bay Athletics."

Simonson earned a Master of Science in Sports Management at Georgia in 2020, and her Bachelor of Arts in Public Relations at UW-Eau Claire in 2019.

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