Executive Bios

WAYNE WEAVER
Chairman & CEO

A highly successful entrepreneur throughout his business career, Weaver brought with him to Jacksonville great energy, enthusiasm and keen business acumen. He wanted a model football franchise and a team that would contend for the playoffs in a short time. Weaver serves as the Jaguars' chairman and chief executive officer, overseeing the day-to-day operations of the team while allowing his staff the autonomy to do its jobs. That's the Weaver way, and it has long proven to be a winning way.

But if football is his passion, Weaver also takes pride and joy in his other businesses. He is chairman and the Weaver family is majority owner of Shoe Carnival, Inc., one of the nation's fastest-growing shoe retailers that is based in Evansville, Ind. He also serves as chairman and CEO of Liz Claiborne Shoes, a wholesale distributor to upscale department stores across the country that is headquartered in Jacksonville. Previously Weaver was co-owner, president and CEO of Nine West Group, Inc., the leading designer and marketer of women's footwear. Throughout his business career, Weaver has maintained a commitment to philanthropic endeavors. Since the awarding of the Jaguars franchise, Wayne and Delores Weaver have focused their charitable efforts through the Weaver Family Foundation and the Jaguars Foundation.

Weaver was born on January 14, 1935 in Columbus, Ga. A high-school graduate, he rose through the ranks of Brown Group, Inc., a major St. Louis-based shoe company. After serving as senior vice president, he departed in 1978 to become president and CEO of Nine West. Wayne and Delores live in Jacksonville. They have been married for 54 years and have a daughter Leigh, a son Bradley, and two grandchildren, Morgan and Nash.

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PAUL VANCE
SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT, FOOTBALL OPERATIONS/GENERAL COUNSEL

Paul Vance was promoted to senior vice president football operations in November 2001 after serving as general counsel to the team since the inception of the Jaguars. Vance is responsible for the Jaguars' salary cap strategy and planning and player contract negotiations. He also oversees the team training and medical functions, the team video and equipment departments and team travel and logistics. In addition, he is responsible for all aspects of the Jaguars’ legal needs and assists owner Wayne Weaver on relations with the NFL involving legal and football matters.

He graduated from the University of Rochester in 1969 with a degree in economics. While at Rochester, he played baseball and captained the school's basketball team. He received his J.D. in 1973 from Columbia, where he was a Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar.

A native of Buffalo, N.Y., Paul and his wife, Jane, live in Jacksonville. They have four children: daughters, Kerry and Jamie, and sons, Jordan and Derek.

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BILL PRESCOTT
SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT, STADIUM OPERATIONS/CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

Bill Prescott is the senior vice president, stadium operations/chief financial officer for the Jaguars. He is responsible for managing the Jaguars areas of Jacksonville Municipal Stadium as well as stadium concession operations on a year-round basis. Prescott serves as the liaison for the Jaguars and the City of Jacksonville on lease matters and SMG facility and game day operations issues. Prescott oversaw the design and construction of the recent $63 million renovation of Jacksonville Municipal Stadium. All of the renovations were completed in time for Super Bowl XXXIX, which was played on February 6, 2005.

As CFO, he oversees the financial operations and information technology of the team. Prescott interacts with the NFL on financial and business matters. He also serves on an NFL committee to review the best practices of financial and business operations. Prescott is also responsible for the financial operations of other Wayne Weaver-related entities, such as the DAR Group, the Jacksonville Jaguars Foundation and the Weaver Family Foundation. He has been involved with the Jaguars since their inception and has also handled the Weavers' finances since 1980.

A native of the Bronx, N.Y., Prescott is a graduate of Pace University with a degree in accounting and a master's degree in taxation. Prescott is a member of the executive board and treasurer of Visit Jacksonville, a professor at the University of Phoenix, and former chairman for the Mohawk District of the Boy Scouts of North Florida, an urban scouting program serving the at-risk youth of Jacksonville. Prescott was born May 7, 1956. He has two sons, Christopher and Michael and a stepdaughter Nikki. He and his wife, Kim, live in Ponte Vedra Beach.

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FRONT OFFICE MANAGEMENT

Tim Connolly
Sr. V.P. of Business Development

Dan Edwards
V.P. of Communications & Media

Tim Bishko
Director of Ticket Operations

Sashi Brown
Assistant General Counsel

Skip Richardson
Exec. Dir. of Football Ops. & Facilities

Bruce Swindell
Exec. Dir. of Information Technology

Tim Walsh
Director of Football Administration