T. FITZ JOHNSON
OWNER AND CEO
T. Fitz Johnson, a native of Northern Virginia moved to Marietta, GA, just over 11 years ago from Lexington, KY. Johnson has a rich military background after graduating from The Citadel Military College of South Carolina in 1985 and serving in the U.S Army and U.S. Army Reserves for more than 21 years. He holds an M.S. from Troy University and a Law Degree from The University of Kentucky College of Law.
Upon moving to the Atlanta area, Johnson joined forces with his father at Eagle Group International, a company his father founded in 1997. Eagle Group is a defense contracting firm specializing in technical services to the federal government in the areas of Logistics, Healthcare, Training and Information Technology. In May 2008, Eagle Group was sold to Lockheed Martin.
Prior to serving as CEO of Eagle Group International, Johnson served as the organization’s Chief Counsel, V.P. for Human Resources, Executive Vice President, COO, and President.
SHAWN MCGEE
GENERAL MANAGER
Shawn McGee joins the Beat with an extensive business background in the world of sports.
He was Associate Athletic Director of Sales, Sponsorships and Broadcasting at Southern Methodist University from 2007-2009 and was responsible for all ticket sales and additional revenue strategies for the entire athletic department. From those strategies, McGee not only doubled season ticket sales for the University, but he also increased group ticket sales by more than 2,000 percent.
Prior to working at SMU, McGee spent 10 years with MLS franchise FC Dallas where he oversaw all ticket revenue programs and strategic partnerships as Senior Director of Business Development and the Director of Pizza Hut Park. Under his leadership, FC Dallas increased season tickets sales by 62 percent, increased group tickets sales by 208 percent and increased average attendance by 75 percent. For his work at FC Dallas, McGee was named finalist for MLS Director of Sales of the Year for five consecutive years.
Before joining FC Dallas, he served as President and General Manager of the Mesquite Kickers of the USISL and General Manager of the Mesquite Indoor Soccer Center.
McGee earned a B.B.A in marketing from the University of North Texas and has two boys, Spencer and Larson, with his wife Lisa.
Jen Plante
Director of Player and Community Relations
jplante@theatlantabeat.com
Chris Sperry
Director of Sales and Marketing
csperry@theatlantabeat.com
Sherry King-Castellanos
Manager of Corporate Partnerships
scastellanos@theatlantabeat.com
Christa Mann
Manager of Media Relations
cmann@theatlantabeat.com
Scott Foster
Manager of Crowd Building
sfoster@theatlantabeat.com
Kristin Lettiere
Director of Operations klettiere@theatlantabeat.com
Jan Williams
Benefits Coordinator
jan.williams@axa-advisors.com
Maria Pacheco
Assistant to Fitz Johnson mpacheco@students.kennesaw.edu