Valerie Camillo

Prior to her maternal grandfather's death, he turned her into a fan of the New York Yankees and especially of their star catcher, Thurman Munson.

[3] During high school, she competed in basketball, softball, and lacrosse and continued playing in Intramural sports while earning her degrees.

[1] After graduating from the University of Virginia Darden School of Business, Camillo spent a decade and a half working for consulting firms, PricewaterhouseCoopers, and Booz Allen Hamilton.

In 2010, she left the firms to begin consulting the National Basketball Association as part of its Team Marketing and Business Operations Group.

[2] During her time with the Nationals, Camillo enacted various revenue-generating events including game themes, bobbleheads, fan giveaways and the Anheuser-Busch brews at the park.