Board of Directors

David Rhode, Executive Director
Before David founded Pitch in For Baseball, he ran his own business for 12 years. He also has Marketing Management experience with Procter & Gamble and H.J. Heinz. David has a BSBA from Georgetown University and his MBA from the Wharton School of Business. David is the father of 3 passionate Philadelphia sports fans.

Roy Smalley, III, President
Baseball is in Roy's blood. An All-American at USC, he followed that up with 13 Major League seasons including 9 with the Minnesota Twins and 2+ with the New York Yankees. Career highlights include the Twins 1987 World Championship and starting at shortstop in the 1979 All-Star game. Following retirement from the game, Roy served as the Executive Director of the 1991 International Special Olympics and a baseball analyst on ESPN's "Baseball Tonight." Currently, Roy is a Sr. VP/Weath Advisor at Morgan Stanley Smith Barney in Minneapolis, and an analyst for Twins broadcasts on Fox Sports North. He and his wife, Christine, have three grown children.

Murray August, Treasurer
Murray August is a Principal at Capital Structure Consulting which provides turnaround management and advisory services to companies and their stakeholders, as well as investment banking services, fiduciary services, interim management, investigations and valuation services. Murray August is a graduate of Northeastern University, where he earned an MBA with a dual concentration in Finance and Marketing and received a BA in Economics from The George Washington University.

Richard Gelles
Richard serves as the Dean of the School of Social Policy & Practice and holds The Joanne and Raymond Welsh Chair of Child Welfare and Family Violence in the School of Social Work at the University of Pennsylvania. He is the Co-Faculty Director of the Field Center for Children’s Policy, Practice, and Research. Gelles received his A.B. degree from Bates College (1968), an M.A. in Sociology from the University of Rochester (1971), and a Ph.D. in Sociology at the University of New Hampshire (1973). He has authored, co-authored, and edited 26 books. His latest book is The Third Lie: Why Government Programs Do Not Work—And a Blue Print for Change (Left Coast Press). Although a devoted and passionate fan of the Boston Red Sox, he has been won over by the Philadelphia Phillies and now has season tickets to the Phillies.

Scott Hendrickson
Scott brings a variety of youth marketing and business development experience to Pitch In For Baseball, having worked for such companies as Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc., Marvel Enterprises Inc., Hershey Entertainment Corporation, Busch Entertainment Corporation, Sports Illustrated and is now currently at WHERE Inc, which is a subsidiary of PayPal and eBay Inc. Scott graduated from Penn State University with a B.S. in Marketing where he focused on Entertainment Marketing. His passion for baseball began with a simple "Father-Son" catch in the backyard and has continued ever since.

Angela C. Marcantonini
Angela is a Realtor with Long & Foster Real Estate, Inc., serving the suburban Philadelphia market. Angela comes to Pitch In For Baseball with a life long passion for baseball and working with children. She is currently on the Board of a local recreation association and active in several other charities. With two sons playing Little League baseball, you'll find Angela on a baseball field more than anywhere else.

Bill Piszek
Bill is Vice President of the Copernicus Society of America, a private foundation. He's also a long-time supporter of promoting Little League Baseball internationally.

John Yengo
John is a senior executive who has helped build some of the world’s most prestigious brands with his marketing, advertising and branding expertise. John brings his 15 years of brand management and marketing experience from P&G and IBM to Pitch In For Baseball. John also served as a partner for 10 years with Barefoot Proximity where he lead the strategic efforts of a growing advertising agency that was sold to the global holding company, Omnicom. John now owns a successful consulting enterprise where he has further grown his relationships with established and start-up organizations.

Dave Davis
Dave is a founding partner of Davis, Bucco & Ardizzi a construction law firm in Conshohocken PA. He has previously served as Chairman of the Board of the Pathway School, Vice President of the Montgomery Association of Retarded Citizens Foundation and is currently an Advisory Board Member of the Montgomery County (PA) National Alliance of Mental Illness. In addition to a lifelong love of the game and desire to serve underprivileged youth, Dave brings his experience in non-profit organizational development to PIFB.

Mark Solomon
Mark is Business Manager of Laura Solomon Esq. & Associates, a law firm that exclusively services nonprofits. He is a graduate of the Wharton School of Business. While his playing days are long past, Mark's love of baseball and charitable projects brings him to PIFB with excitement and enthusiasm.

Arthur Pincus
Based in New York City, Mr. Pincus serves as a consultant on editorial matters, public relations, and the internet. With experience as a senior editor and reporter for The New York Times and The Washington Post, and as a senior executive for the National Hockey League, Mr. Pincus brings a wide array of expertise and talent to Pitch In For Baseball.

Rick Perko
Rick is the president and CEO of Immersion Media, a sports-industry pioneer and leader in the multi-media instructional and fan-engagement space. Overall, Rick has spent 20 years in the sports industry, the first ten of which were at the NCAA. He has been active on the community sports scene for a number of years, coaching youth sports and helping to manage the local Dixie Youth Baseball program in Fayetteville, NC.

Advisory Board

Bradley J. Korman
Brad is the President of Korman Communities, a company specializing in multi-family properties. He earned his B.A. from Duke University, and his M.B.A. from The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.

Patrick Wilson
Patrick Wilson has held the title of Vice President of Operations for Little League Baseball and Softball since 2005. Pat's duties include overseeing and coordinating the operations of Little League International's five regional centers in the United States and four abroad. As part of these responsibilities, he assists with coordinating the annual World Series tournaments in eight divisions of baseball and softball. A native of Williamsport, Pa. where he played Little League, Pat still resides with his wife, Jennifer, and daughter, Ella.

Brett Rhode
Brett has been providing investment consulting and advisory services for the last 20 years with UBS Financial Services, Inc. He specializes in working with individuals, pension plans, foundations and endowments. Brett graduated from Villanova University in 1983 with a B.S. in Finance.

Robert L. Santangelo
Robert is President of Santangelo Real Estate, a second-generation suburban Philadelphia real estate firm. An avid sports fan, he holds a B.S. in Finance from Villanova University.

Anthony G. Cinelli
Tony is a Certified Public Accountant and shareholder at Fegley and Associates. He's also a member of the Rotary Club of Norristown and on the Board of Directors of the Pathway School, which serves children with learning disabilities. Tony is also a Little League baseball coach and father of two baseball fan sons

Timothy Rowland
Tim is a corporate account executive at Eli Lilly and Company. He has a Master of Bioethics degree from the University of Pennsylvania and a Bachelor of Science degree in Child Development and Family Relations from North Dakota State University. He's a father and coach to two little leaguers.