Parker Duffey

President & CEO

Parker has successfully led Tailgate Guys to substantial growth year after year while establishing successful partnerships with universities and bowl games spanning from Florida to Texas. Parker, his wife Melanie, a professor at Auburn University, and daughter Elizabeth James reside in Auburn.

Michael Otwell

Chief Production Officer & Co-founder

As a co-founder of Tailgate Guys, Michael has been the mastermind behind our logistical operations and game-day planning from the beginning. Michael has continually strived to refine and streamline the Tailgate Guys production and has successfully implemented the Tailgate Guys system at each of our locations. Michael, his wife Jenna and two daughters, Lily and Maddie Tate, reside in Auburn.

Clay Jones

Chief Financial Officer

Originally from Acworth, GA, Clay is a two-time graduate of Auburn University with a bachelors and Master’s in Accounting. Clay brings his expertise to Tailgate Guys with an impressive past career as an external auditor for PwC, and serving as a CFO for a private company. Clay met his wife, Ely at PwC and they call Auburn home with their twin children, Presley and Walker. When Clay’s not crunching numbers, he’s on to the latest DIY project and enjoys fixing things... as you can see, we all know we are in good hands with Clay on board!

Aj Machosky

Chief Revenue Officer

AJ comes to Tailgate Guys with experience from the largest independent secondary ticket marketplace in North America, Vivid Seats. He oversaw more than 50 corporate partnerships in sports and entertainment. AJ oversees business development strategy including new property acquisitions, account management, and our local and national sales efforts.

Shelly Adams

Chief of Staff

As the first full-time Tailgate Girl, Shelly bravely took on the task of handling all guest services and office administration duties in the Auburn office. Shelly quickly grew into a larger role at Tailgate Guys and PRE Event Resources. After graduating from Auburn University in 2011, Shelly and her husband Dustin moved to Atlanta where she worked in two churches over a two year span. Though soft-spoken, you put Shelly on the pitcher's mound and she'll mow you down.

Ron Anders

Director of Special Projects

Tailgate Guys’ resident ‘most interesting man in the world’ Ron has done it all. He has been married for 25 years, father of three and is a lifelong resident of Auburn. He played sports throughout high school and went on to be the Auburn Mic-Man where he graduated in 1986. His family has owned Anders Book Store for 50+ years, he is the director of the AHSAA Super 7 Football Championships and is the Mayor for the City of Auburn. Seriously, what can’t this guy do? With his hand in so many pots, an obvious fit for Ron is to be Tailgate Guys’ Director of Special Projects where he can handle anything and everything we throw at him.

Chad Cleveland

Senior Vice President, Marketing & Technology

Chad brings 15 years of collegiate rights experience to Tailgate Guys, having most recently served as Vice President at IMG College. In his role at Tailgate Guys, Chad oversees marketing strategy, creative, and consumer-facing technology and digital platforms. He is based in our NC offices and he and his wife, Brandi have two kids. When he's not working, Chad is typically hiking or camping with his family.

Eric Darvin

Director, Sales Operations

A Plano, Texas native, Eric has extensive experience in athletic event management. Before joining the Tailgate Guys team, Eric served on the athletic event management team at Auburn University's Athletics Department. Eric's background paired with his natural enthusiasm for customer service has made him an ideal fit with Tailgate Guys. If you think you are a sports guru, try this guy. As Tailgate Guys' "sports almanac," we dare to try to stump Eric. He and his wife, Morgan both Auburn grads, are happy to return to Alabama to raise their daughters Hadlee & Sadie.

Mary Louise Kennedy

Director, National Events

When she’s not completing a calligraphy order or creating seamless event plans, ML likes to run and spend time with her husband, daughter, and their four bird dogs. Born, raised and remaining in Opelika, AL, ML knows the value of close-knit community and Southern hospitality- the perfect combination for our senior project manager in our HQ.

Mike Pozowicz

Senior Vice President, Pre Event Resources

Coming to us from Toms River, New Jersey is Mike Pozowicz. We love him for his work hard, play hard attitude and his passion for hospitality. Mike is an avid soccer player and likes to spend time bird hunting. He's been around for a while and he's become a Tailgate Guys and PRE pro. We love him for his work hard, play hard attitude and his passion for hospitality. Mike is an avid soccer player and likes to spend time bird hunting.

Brendan Reilly

Vice President, Southeast

Born in Philly but a Florida native, Brendan has a passion for sports. He holds a bachelors degree from University of South Florida and not one, but two masters degree (MS and MBA) in Sports and Entertainment Management from USF. He has worked in sports events management and sales with the Tampa Bay Lightning and the University of Texas before starting out with our Austin Tailgate Guys team. Brendan is based in our Gainesville office, and can be found trying the latest food spots in town.

Brad Sexton

Vice President, Sales

Marc Varon

Vice President, Central Region

Eli Wilkerson

Director, East

Eli is a member of our Atlantic Region crew. Joining us from his home state of North Carolina, Eli is a welcome addition. With athletic experience from Auburn University and the University of Oklahoma, Eli brings top skills and expertise to the team. He and his wife, Kelby, enjoy spending time with their lovable boxer-mix named Happy. Welcome aboard, Eli!

Paul Willis

Senior Vice President, Internal Operations

Paul has valuable experience and a passion for hospitality. Prior to joining Tailgate Guys, Paul had several years of valuable experience in restaurant management. Paul manages all of the day to day in the Auburn office while also keeping his thumb on the pulse of all other Tailgate Guys locations and PRE Event Resources operations. He and his wife Stephanie also call Auburn their home. No, that's not "E" from the show Entourage. That's just Paul.