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Joel T. Lomurno

Joel T. Lomurno

General Manager

A native of Moorestown, New Jersey, Lomurno graduated from La Salle University in Philadelphia in 1992. He started with the Thunder in 1993 as an intern and is entering his 33rd season with the team. 

Following the internship, he has worked in almost every department within the organization. Lomurno moved into ticket sales in 1994 and eventually became the director of public relations and play-by-play announcer through 2004, when he was promoted to assistant general manager. During that time, he even dressed for two games as emergency goal-tender. Lomurno became general manager of the Thunder in 2008, and was charged with running both the Thunder and the expansion Wichita Wingnuts of the American Association of Professional Baseball, until the Wingnuts were sold to a local ownership group in 2010. 

Lomurno was twice named Central Hockey League Public Relations Executive of the Year (2000 and 2006), was a finalist for the CHL Executive of the Year Award in both 2013 and 2014 and was named ECHL Executive of the Year in 2022. Lomurno was elected to the Wichita Sports Hall of Fame in 2022. Joel and his wife, Miranda, have two daughters - Cincy and Charlotte.

Matt Brokaw

Matt Brokaw

Vice President

Hometown: Andover, KS
College Attended & Major(s): Wichita State; BBA in Marketing / MEd in Sports Management
Favorite Movie: Goodfellas / Wolf of Wall Street
Favorite Animal: Cheetah
Favorite Dessert: Brownies
Favorite Pizza Topping: Pepperoni
Favorite Guilty Pleasure Song: Miley Cyrus - Party in the USA
Favorite Movie Quote: Boiler Room - "Act as if"
What pets do you have?: Wiener Dog - Rosco
What did you want to be as a kid?: Firefighter
Favorite moment of your sports career: First game ever at INTRUST Bank Arena in front of a sold out crowd

Drew Hanson

Drew Hanson

Vice President of Ticket Sales

Hanson hails from Whiting, Iowa. He was named as a finalist for ECHL Rookie of the year in 2021-22 and is a graduate of ECHL Ticket Sales Management University. 

Hanson came to the Thunder from Soiux City, Iowa where he was on staff at RallyPoint Church. Originally from Joplin, Missouri, Hanson attended Ozark Christian College where he got his bachelor's in Christian Ministry. 

Hometown: Whiting, IA
College Attended & Major(s): Ozark Christian College; Christian Ministry
Favorite TV Series: MacGyver
Favorite Animal: Tiger
Favorite Dessert: Sahara
Favorite Pizza Topping: Pepperoni
Favorite Musician/Band: Third Eye Blind
Favorite Guilty Pleasure Song: Parked Out by the Lake - Dean Summerwind
Favorite Movie/TV Quote: "Dreams are important, otherwise sleep is just 8 hours of nothing." - MacGyver
First Celebrity Crush: Jessica Biel
What pets do you have?: 1 dog
What did you want to be as a kid?: Pro athlete
Favorite moment of your sports career: Breaking the school record with 43 points in a basketball game

Jason Mals

Jason Mals

Director of Communications

Jason Mals joined the Thunder in 2004 as a sales associate and the radio announcer of the team. A native of Buffalo Grove, Illinois, Mals attended Penn State University from 1999-02 where he earned a Bachelor of Arts in Journalism with a minor in Kinesiology and Sociology. 

After graduating from school, he was named as the Voice of the North American Hockey League’s Billings Bulls in 2003.

Mals also worked for Steckline Communications for four years, hosting the afternoon drive talk show, The Press Box, as well as being the station’s high school basketball voice. He also served as the voice of the Newman Jets before returning to the Thunder in 2011. 

Currently, he handles the team’s public and media relations, sales and voice of the Thunder. He has earned several league honors, including the 2012-13 CHL Communications Director of the Year, 2013-14 CHL Spirit Award and finalist for the 2018-19 ECHL PR Director of the Year. He has been nominated five times for the  Joe Babik ECHL PR/Media Relations Director of the Year Award including this past season.

Mals has a 17-year-old daughter who he loves to spend time with away from the arena. He enjoys golf, football, his dog Addison and The Big Bang Theory.

Hometown: Buffalo Grove, IL
College Attended & Major(s): Penn State; Major in Broadcast Journalism & Minor in Kinesiology & Sociology
Favorite Movie: A Few Good Men, Shawshank Redemption
Favorite Animal: Dog
Favorite Dessert: Brownies or cookies with ice cream
Favorite Pizza Topping: Black olives
Favorite Band: Breaking Benjamin
Favorite Guilty Pleasure Song: Hometown by Kelsea Ballerini
Favorite Movie Quote: "Remember Red, hope is a good thing, maybe the best of things and no good thing ever dies." - Andy Dufresne, Shawshank Redemption
First Celebrity Crush: Catherine Zeta-Jones
What pets do you have?: One dog, Addison
What did you want to be as a kid?: An anesthesiologist
Favorite moment of your sports career: Playing hockey in Prague representing USA or playing for Chicago Young Americans in the Quebec AAA hockey tournament and being on ESPN2
X: @jmals24

Tucker Stiles

Tucker Stiles

Director of Corporate Partnerships

Tucker Stiles started as an intern with the Thunder and has worked his way up to Director of Corporate Partnerships. The Clearwater, Kansas native is a graduate of Wichita State University, with a Bachelor of Science degree in Sports Management and Workforce Leadership. 

Hometown: Clearwater, KS
College Attended & Major(s): Wichita State University - Sport Management major & Workforce Leadership minor
Favorite Movie: Moneyball
Favorite Animal: Giraffe
Favorite Dessert: Ice cream
Favorite Pizza Topping: Pepperoni
Favorite Musician/Band: Drake
Favorite Guilty Pleasure Song: We R Who We R - Ke$ha
Favorite Movie Quote: "I know exactly how to give up. You know what scares me, Kev? It's that it's easy." -Bleed for This
First Celebrity Crush: Rihanna
What pets do you have?: One dog, Kaia (& RIP Neiman the fish)
What did you want to be as a kid?: NFL GM

Ashlynn Shinn

Ashlynn Shinn

Director of Creative Production & Branding

Hometown: Oklahoma/Kansas
College Attended & Major(s): Wichita State University; BFA in Graphic Design
Favorite Movie: Nightmare Before Christmas / Gladiator
Favorite Animal: Red Panda
Favorite Dessert: Chocolate anything
Favorite Pizza Topping: BEEF (it's what's for dinner)
Favorite Musician/Band: Queen
Favorite Guilty Pleasure Song: Pokerface - Lady Gaga
Favorite Movie Quote: "Are you not entertained?"
First Celebrity Crush: Orlando Bloom
What pets do you have?: 14 chickens, 4 cats, 2 dogs, 6 cows, 1 kid
What did you want to be as a kid?: Veterinarian
Favorite moment of your sports career: Getting a D1 scholarship for women's basketball

Parker Brueck

Parker Brueck

Account Executive, Season Ticket Memberships

Parker joins the Thunder as an Account Executive focusing on Season Ticket Memberships. He recently graduating from the University of Iowa. A native of Urbandale, Iowa, Brueck graduated with a degree in Sport and Recreation Management with a concentration in PR/Communications. He also also earned an Event Management Certificate. Brueck has been involved in sports his whole life, having worked with the University of Iowa football team. He spent time in San Diego with numerous organizations such as the San Diego Wave FC, the USWNT, The Farmers Insurance Open, etc. as he helped consulting for potential corporate sponsorships.

Hometown: Urbandale, IA
College Attended & Major(s): University of Iowa – Sports Management
Favorite Movie: Kingsman: Secret Service
Favorite Animal: Panda
Favorite Dessert: M&M Ice Cream
Favorite Pizza Topping: Canadian Bacon
Favorite Musician/Band: Mac Miller & ASAP Rocky
Favorite Guilty Pleasure Song: Africa
Favorite Movie/TV Quote: “Tigers love pepper, they hate cinnamon.” -The Hangover
First Celebrity Crush: Sofia Vergara
What pets do you have?: Black lab
What did you want to be as a kid?: Pilot
Favorite moment of your sports career: Making 11 threes in a single basketball game.

Bradey Tenant

Account Executive, Season Ticket Memberships
Jenna Opial

Jenna Opial

Director of Merchandise and Community Relations
Jenna Opial comes to the Thunder to take over as the Director of Merchandise and Community Relations. Last year, she worked for the Aberdeen IronBirds as an Operations and Merchandise Intern. Opial also worked for the Toledo Walleye as a Promotions Intern during the 2023-24 season. She studied at Bowling Green State University and earned her Bachelor of Arts in Political Science. Opial has worked in retail and merchandising for many years and decided to combine her passion for merchandise and her passion for sports to take on this position.
 
Hometown: Perrysburg, OH
College Attended & Major: Bowling Green State University; Political Science 
Favorite Movie: Deadpool
Favorite Animal: Zebra
Favorite Dessert: Cookie cake  
Favorite Pizza Topping: Pepperoni 
Favorite Musician: Taylor Swift 
Favorite TV Show: Criminal Minds 
What pets do you have: 3 dogs back home in Ohio 
What did you want to be as a kid?: Teacher  
Favorite thing about working in sports: Meeting so many different people and creating new experiences for fans  
Alex Gallegos

Alex Gallegos

Account Executive, Group Sales

Alex also joins the Thunder as an Account Executive focusing on Group Sales after beginning out as an intern. A native of Forgan, Oklahoma, Gallegos is attending Wichita State University with a focus in Sports Management. She is following her passion for sports, having played basketball all throughout high school. 

Hometown: Forgan, OK
College Attended & Major(s): Wichita State University; Sport Management
Favorite TV Series: The Bachelor Franchise
Favorite Animal: Brown Bear
Favorite Dessert: Oreo Cheesecake
Favorite Pizza Topping: Italian Sausage
Favorite Musician/Band: Koe Wetzel
Favorite Guilty Pleasure Song: Payphone by Maroon 5 ft. Wiz Khalifa
Favorite Movie Quote: HEY! Who blew this bubble? You all know the rules! All bubble-blowing babies will be beaten senseless by every able-bodied patron in the bar.
First Celebrity Crush: Johnny Depp
What Pets do you have?: a shitzu (Bandit)
What did you want to be as a kid?: Wealthy, living on a plot of land.
Favorite moment of your sport career: Going to state in basketball

Thunderdog

Thunderdog

Mascot

Hometown: Wichita, KS College attended & Major(s): Dog Obedience Training - Class of 1993 
Favorite Movie: All Dogs Go to Heaven Favorite Animal: Dogs, duh Favorite Dessert: Pup Cups 
Favorite Pizza Topping: Pup-peroni 
Favorite Musician/Band: Snoop Dogg 
Favorite Guilty Pleasure Song: Who Let the Dogs Out 
Favorite Movie Quote: “SQUIRREL!" -Dug from UP 
First Celebrity Crush: Lady from Lady and the Tramp
Favorite moment of your sports career: Being the baddest mascot in the ECHL

GAME DAY & MISC.

 
Dr. Kenneth A. Jansson, MDOrthopedic Surgeon
Advanced Orthopaedic AssociatesOrthopedic Care
Andrew CliffordPhysical Therapist, NovaCare
Riverside DentalTeam Dentist
Genesis Health ClubsOfficial Workout Facility
Ken HuskeySupervisor of Off-Ice Officials
Austin CrutcherPublic Address Announcer
Jason SchaweSound Director
Ed BaileyTeam Photographer
Avery OsenIn-Game Emcee