Front Office

Kevin Barney

General Manager

kbarney@bostoncannons.com

2011 is the second season with the Cannons for Kevin Barney and his first as General Manager.  He joined the Cannons in December of 2009 as Marketing & Communications Manager.  As General Manager, Barney is responsible for all business operations of the Cannons including ticket sales, sponorships, marketing, communications and game operations.

In 2010 Barney was responsible for marketing the Cannons through local media, radio, television, newspapers and magazines.  He also oversaw communcations, web-site, social media, game day operations, player and team travel, and Cannons internships. 

Barney came to the Cannons afterspending 8 1/2 years with the New England Revolution and Kraft Sports Group where he was a Senior Account Executive.  A Springfield College graduate in Sport Management, Barney is a native of Niskayuna, NY.  He currently lives in Stoughton, MA with his wife.

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Matt Dwyer

President & Founding Chairman of Members Operating Group

A Manhasset, Long Island native, Matt has been involved in lacrosse since childhood as a player, coach, administrator, and non-profit board member. The Boston Globe has called him, "Greater Boston's Pied Piper of Lacrosse."

A four-year starter at Dartmouth College (1971-75), Dwyer co-founded the successful Canterbury School (CT) program and the boys lacrosse program at Weston (MA) High School, building on Weston's decades of girls' lacrosse prowess. He coached at Phillips Exeter Academy, and founded Weston Youth Lacrosse, of which he remains an active a board member. In addition, Matt co-founded the approximately 18 team Massachusetts Bay Youth Lacrosse League in 1993, which included girls in 1995. In 2011, approximately 920 teams comprise MBYLL and MGLL. He chairs the board of MetroLacrosse (www.metrolacrosse.com) - an education-based lacrosse organization providing free equipment and free guidance to 750 children in the cities of Boston, Brockton, Chelsea, and Lawrence.

He is a former Partner and Board member of Spaulding & Slye, now part of Jones Lang LaSalle, a publicly traded global real estate company where he was until recently an International Director. He is now a Principal at both The Roseview Group and Still North Partners real estate firms.

Matt is also actively involved with several real estate industry organizations, as well as non-prohits providing opportunities to under-served children, including Nantucket Community Sailing. He and his wife, Meg, have three children, Jake, Cate and Molly, all of whom played lacrosse throughout high school or college.

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Jon Knochel

Director of Corporate/Group Partnerships

jknochel@bostoncannons.com

In December 2010, the Cannons hired Jon to handle all corporate partnerships and large group deals.

Jon was born and raised in Brockton, MA. He attended Salem State University where he majored in Marketing/Business. After graduating in 2003, Jon went to work for Entercom Boston as a Sales Associate and was quickly promoted to Account Executive. At Entercom, Jon worked with major sports brands such as the Boston Red Sox, Boston Celtics and New England Patriots. After a successful 3+ years, Jon was recruited to work for Clear Channel New York. While in New York, Jon created business plans for some of the biggest brands in the world, including Coke and Corona.

After working in radio, Jon decided it was time to venture out on his own and opened a string of fitness franchises called Get in Shape for Women. After building two franchises from the ground up, Jon found himself in the unique role of owning a business and not having to go in on a daily basis. Being a workaholic, this did not sit well, and Jon joined the Cannons. Jon still owns his Get in Shape for Women franchise in Marshfield. He currently lives in South Boston with his wife Katie and dog Spike.

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Megan Mulcahy

Communications and Camp Operations Manager

megan@bostoncannons.com

Megan joined the Cannons in January 2011 to oversee and expand the youth lacrosse camp and clinic business, as well as implement marketing and communications initiatives for the team and manage the Cannons internship program.

After graduating from Boston University, Megan began her career in Honolulu, Hawaii, at a luxury travel public relations agency. Most recently, Megan was a senior account executive at a small PR agency in Massachusetts, where she created and executed communications plans for outdoor consumer brands.

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Joe Shannon

Director of Ticket Sales

jshannon@bostoncannons.com

Joe Shannon is entering his sixth season with the Cannons, and his second as Director of Ticket Sales.

In addition to ticket sales, the Burlington, Massachusetts, native is responsible for organizing marketing events and game day production. Prior to his current position, Shannon got his start with the Cannons as a Ticket Sales Intern in 2006, while also working as a Lacrosse Operations Intern in the MLL front office.

Shannon earned his Bachelor of Arts degree in 2006 from the University of Massachusetts in Amherst, where he pursued an Individual Concentration in Sports Law.

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Andrew Sheehan

Ticket Sales Manager

asheehan@bostoncannons.com

Andrew Sheehan is a ticket sales representative with the Cannons where his responsibilities include Season and Group Sales.  He is also the Game Day Operations Manager responsible for stadium set up and in-game coordination.

Andrew is an established member of the South Shore Community, graduating from Marshfield High School in 2004 and from Roanoke College in 2008 with a degree in Sports Communication. He spent two summers interning for the Cannons before becoming a full time part of the staff in December 2009.  He has worked extensively with youth lacrosse programs to bring the Major League Lacrosse experience to towns throughout New England.

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