| John van Buiten |
John van Buiten is currently the Vice President-Accounting & Controller at Hall of Fame Resort & Entertainment Co. He previously worked as the Senior Director-Accounting & Financial Reporting at Financial Consulting Strategies LLC from 2010 to 2021. In 2022, he briefly served as the Chief Financial Officer & VP-Accounting at Hall of Fame Resort & Entertainment Co. He also held the position of Chief Financial Officer at Enveric Biosciences, Inc. Mr. van Buiten completed his undergraduate degree at Calvin University. |
| Michael A. Crawford |
Michael A. Crawford currently works at HOF Village Stadium LLC, as President & Chief Executive Officer, Hall of Fame Village, Inc., as President & Chief Executive Officer from 2018, HOF Village Center for Excellence LLC, as President & Chief Executive Officer, Hall of Fame Resort & Entertainment Co., as Chairman, President, Chief Executive Officer & CFO from 2023, HOF Village Retail I LLC, as President & Chief Executive Officer, HOF Village Retail II LLC, as President & Chief Executive Officer, and Texas Roadhouse, Inc., as Independent Director from 2020. Mr. Crawford also formerly worked at HOF Village LLC, as Chief Executive Officer & Director from 2018 to 2020, Four Seasons Hotels Ltd., as Global President-Portfolio Management from 2016 to 2018, Disney Destinations LLC, as Senior Vice President & GM-Shanghai Disney Resort from 1990 to 2014, Shanghai International Theme Parks & Resorts Mgmt Co., Ltd., as Senior Vice President & General Manager from 2010 to 2014, The Walt Disney Company (China) Ltd., as President from 2010 to 2014, and Shanghai’S Walt Disney Holdings Co., as President from 2010 to 2014. Mr. Crawford received his undergraduate degree and Masters Business Admin degree from the University of Notre Dame and undergraduate degree from Bowling Green State University. |
| Shirley Barnes |
Shirley Barnes currently works at Hall of Fame Resort & Entertainment Co., as Senior Vice President-Information Technology from 2021. |
| Seth Cooper |
Mr. Seth Cooper is a Senior Director-Facility Operations at Cleveland Guardians Baseball Co., Inc. and a Vice President-Operations at Hall of Fame Resort & Entertainment Co. Mr. Cooper was previously employed as an Operations Manager by SolarCraft Services, Inc. |
| Jerome Bettis |
Jerome Bettis is an Independent Director at Hall of Fame Resort & Entertainment Co. and an Independent Director at Navigation Capital Acquisition IX Corp. He is also an Advisor at Navigation Capital Partners, Inc. Bettis graduated with an undergraduate degree from the University of Notre Dame in 2022. |
| Kimberly K. Schaefer |
Ms. Kimberly K. Schaefer, CPA, is an Independent Director at LuxUrban Hotels, Inc., an Independent Director at United Parks & Resorts, Inc. and an Independent Director at Hall of Fame Resort & Entertainment Co. She is on the Board of Directors at LuxUrban Hotels, Inc., United Parks & Resorts, Inc., SeaWorld Parks & Entertainment, Inc. and Hall of Fame Resort & Entertainment Co. Ms. Schaefer was previously employed as a Chief Executive Officer & Director by Alpine Acquisition Corp., a Chief Executive Officer & Director by Two Bit Circus, Inc., an Independent Director by Education Realty Trust, Inc., a Chief Executive Officer & Director by Great Wolf Resorts Holdings, Inc., a Senior Vice President-Operations by The Great Lakes Cos., Inc., and a Trustee by Edgewood College. She also served on the board at Greystar Student Housing Growth & Income OP LP. She received her undergraduate degree from Edgewood College. |
| Mary Owen |
Mary Owen founded ADG Group in 2021 and Mmo Capital LLC in 2017, where she is working as President from 2017. Ms. Owen also currently works at Jefferson Scholars Foundation, as Regional Selection Chairman, Hall of Fame Resort & Entertainment Co., as Independent Director from 2020, The Jefferson Trust, as Trustee, and Forma Capital Management CO LLC, as General Partner from 2023. Ms. Owen also formerly worked at National Football League Fouindation, as Director from 2003 to 2014, Buffalo Bills LLC, as Executive Vice President-Strategic Planning from 2010 to 2014, and Ralph C Wilson, Jr Foundation, as Trustee. Ms. Owen received her Masters Business Admin degree from Walsh College and undergraduate degree from McIntire School of Commerce. |
| Karl L. Holz |
Karl L. Holz is currently the Director at Special Olympics Florida, Inc., President & Director at DCL Port Facilities Corp., Disney Vacation Development, Inc., Buena Vista Trading Co., Disney Vacation Club Management LLC, Disney Vacation Development Holdings, Inc., and DVD Financing, Inc. He is also the Lead Independent Director at Hall of Fame Resort & Entertainment Co. Additionally, he is a Director at Compass Rose Real Estate Services, Inc., Palm Financial Services, Inc., Zone Holdings, Inc., Radisson Hotel Group, Inc., Fredonia College Foundation, and Cruise Saudi. He is the President of Disney Magic Corp., Disney Parks, Experiences & Products, Inc., ABD LLC, Disney Vacation Club Hawaii Management Co., DCXLTWO Development LLC, and DCXLONE Development LLC. Previously, he served as the President & Chief Executive Officer of Disneyland Paris, President of Disney Cruise Line, and President of Adventures by Disney Travel Services, Inc. He also held various President & Director positions at DCL Services Ltd. and DCL Management Ltd. He was a Member-Supervisory Board at Euro Disney SCA and Euro Disney Associés SAS. He received his undergraduate degree from The State University of New York College at Fredonia in 1973. |
| Anthony J. Buzzelli |
Anthony J. Buzzelli is currently the Chairman at MedStar Health, Inc., the Director at The Automobile Club of Southern California, the Director at The American Automobile Association, Inc., the Director at TriState Capital Bank, the Independent Director at Hall of Fame Resort & Entertainment Co., a Trustee at Gallaudet University, a Member of The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, Inc., a Member of Northern Virginia Technology Council, a Member of The Economic Club of Washington, an Ex-Officio Trustee of AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety, and a Member of Northern Virginia Roundtable. In the past, Mr. Buzzelli served as the Chairman of CultureCapital, the Chairman of Southern California Leadership Network, the Independent Director of TriState Capital Holdings, Inc., a Director of Los Angeles World Affairs Council, a Director of Performing Arts Center of Los Angeles County, a Director of Town Hall Los Angeles, a Director of Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce, a Director of Los Angeles Police Foundation, a Director of Los Angeles Music Academy, Inc., and the Regional Managing Partner of Pacific Southwest Bank. He also worked as the Managing Partner at Deloitte & Touche LLP from 1980 to 2011. Additionally, he served as a Trustee of California Science Center and California Science Center Foundation. Mr. Buzzelli completed his undergraduate degree at The Pennsylvania State University. |
| David Dennis |
David Dennis is the founder of Performance Plants, Inc. which was founded in 1995. He is currently an Independent Director at Hall of Fame Resort & Entertainment Co. and a Member at National Association of State Boards of Accountancy. Mr. Dennis was formerly the Chairman of Florida Board of Accountancy, an Independent Director at Gordon Pointe Acquisition Corp., a Partner at KPMG LLP, a Member at The American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, a Manager at Unilever UK Ltd., the President of Florida Institute of Certified Public Accountants, and the Chief Financial Officer at U.S. House of Representatives. He received his undergraduate degree from Kelley School of Business. |
| Marcus LeMarr Allen |
Marcus LeMarr Allen is associated with Hall of Fame Resort & Entertainment Co., Lott Impact Trophy, and Laureus World Sports Academy. He currently holds the position of Independent Director at Hall of Fame Resort & Entertainment Co. |
