Management

Josh oversees all aspects of the operation of Joy of the Game with a particular emphasis on business development. Josh starred at Glenbrook North High School where he became a starter halfway through his sophomore year with Chris Collins (Duke University) as his backcourt mate and Brian James (Philadelphia 76ers) as his head coach.

Brian joined Joy of the Game in 1994 and has been a driving force in helping us become the largest team basketball program in the Midwest. He handles the day-to-day operations of the Rising Stars teams while also serving as one our top coaches.

Mike joined Joy of the Game as a full time staff member in 2009 and oversees all aspects of tournaments held at the Joy of the Game Center. He began coaching with Rising Stars in the spring of 2008 when his 16U Yellow Team won the AAU Division II National Championship.

Jason recently started as a Director at Joy of the Game after working at both the Milwaukee Bucks and RMG Sports. At RMG Sports, Jason developed various training programs for children from 2nd grade through 11th grade, while also coaching the boys and girls travel teams. Jason played basketball at Rice University and finished at Northwestern University (2005-2008), where he was a team captain as a senior.

Hal joined Joy of the Game in 2011 and handles all finance, accounting and human resources related activities for the business.

Andrew joined Joy of the Game in 2011 and handles communication, marketing and social media strategies while continuing to work as a sports journalist throughout the suburbs of Chicago.

Jenny Marsico joined Joy Of The Game in early 2012 as the Director of Sales & Sponsorships. Her knowledge, energy & creativity plays an integral role in procuring sponsorships from some of the most well know names in the Chicagoland area.

Brad works with children between the ages of four and nine years old and also runs all birthday parties and party events. He has been working with children for the past 15 years in many different capacities and teaches physical education and adaptive physical education at Deerfield Elementary School District 109.

Chris brings an extensive background in market research to Joy of the Game where she conducts special projects. She has more than 30 years of market research and consulting experience in the consumer products and construction equipment market.

Lori brings her love of basketball and strong administrative skills to Joy of the Game as our office manager.

Dana recently started in the administrative department at Joy of the Game after working for almost 3 years at Full Package as Director of Operations.