Please join us for our July 21st luncheon with JONATHAN NELSON
The luncheon will begin promptly at noon at The Harbert Center.
Jonathan Nelson, a native of Fairhope, AL, enters his 17th season in professional baseball and fifth as the General Manager of the Birmingham Barons. Nelson’s career with the Barons began in 1993 with an internship that led to a full-time position in Group Sales. In 1997, Nelson worked with the Detroit Tigers Baseball Club at Tiger Stadium selling season ticket and group ticket packages. He returned to the Barons in 1998 and served as their Assistant General Manager for seven seasons before his promotion to General Manager. Prior to baseball, Nelson worked for former Barons owner Art Clarkson in 1192 with the Birmingham Bulls Hockey Club.
Nelson graduated from the University of Montevallo in 1993 with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Speech. He served as President of the Montevallo chapter of Pi Kappa Alpha Fraternity in 1992. In February of 2005 he received the Nathalie Molton Gibbons Young Achievers Award that recognizes a Montevallo Almun under the age of 35 who has contributed to society through their career. In 2007, the Birmingham Business Journal listed Nelson in the “Who’s Who” list recognizing Birmingham’s hospitality leaders.
Nelson is a member of the Southern League’s Board of Directors and serves on the League’s Marketing Committee. He manages the Barons’ role in non-team events at Regions Park, such as the SEC Baseball Tournament, Hoover High School football games, other local college baseball games, concerts and festivals. Nelson is also active with the American Baseball Foundation, Vestavia Hills Civitan Club, Autism Society of Alabama, Vestavia Youth Baseball, and Knights of Columbus, as well as numerous Birmingham Area Chamber of Commerce organizations. Nelson and his wife Christy reside in Vestavia Hills with their son Jonathan Jr. (7), daughter Sophia (3) and are members of Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church.
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