Front Office

Email: Bob.Hoffman@TucsonRoadrunners.com

Bob Hoffman has been at the helm as the Roadrunners have become engrained into the Tucson community since 2016. The team has drawn nearly 600,000 fans to the Tucson Arena during the course of their first four seasons in the Old Pueblo.

The Northeast Ohio native (Cuyahoga Falls, OH) has spent the past two decades working within the sports world including with several hockey clubs. Hoffman served as the Executive Vice President of the Quad City Mallards (ECHL) during the 2015-16 season and has previously worked in the American Hockey League with the Utah Grizzlies and Louisville Panthers.

From 2007 through 2014, Hoffman worked at the League level serving as the Director of Operations for the Central Hockey League (CHL).  While there, he oversaw all league and team operations including sales, marketing, communications, advertising and game operations.

Hoffman has earned several honors during his career including recognition as one of Utah’s top 50 marketing executives (Deseret News) and as the CHL’s Communications Executive of the Year. He also prides himself as being a “community servant” as he volunteers a good deal of his time to non-profit organizations. Bob also serves on local boards for Visit Tucson and the Boys and Girls Club.

Favorite Thing About Tucson: The best food city in the US!
Biggest Pet Peeve: Living in the past
Favorite Song/Band: American Pie

Email: adrian.denny@tucsonroadrunners.com

2021-2022 marks Adrian’s fourth season with the Roadrunners as the team’s Play-by-Play announcer on The CW Tucson and Fox Sports 1450 AM while also overseeing the team’s Communications department that includes: Broadcast Operations, Media Relations, Community Relations, Digital Operations and Production. He is also the team’s facilitator for Roadrunners Give Back, a branch of the Arizona Coyotes Foundation. Denny can also be heard on the Tucson radio airwaves all week long during the season hosting:  Roadrunners Happy Hour on Fox Sports 1450 AM, Roadrunners Reports Monday-Friday on all local iHeart Radio stations that in addition to Fox Sports 1450 AM include: KNST AM 790, 93.7 KRQ, Hot 98.3, My 97.1 and 92.9 The Bull. Denny also anchors Roadrunners Hockey Weekend that features an interview with a Roadrunners player or coach every Wednesday on local iHeartRadio stations. In Tucson, the 39-year-old resides in the Catalina Foothills and can be found running up Sabino Canyon every morning at sunrise. He also maintains a residence in Salt Lake City, Utah and is a graduate of the University of Utah. Adrian joined the Roadrunners in 2018 after 16 seasons with the the ECHL’s Utah Grizzlies in Salt Lake where he was the team’s Vice President of Communications and Broadcasting and spent 13 seasons as the team’s Television and Radio Play-By-Play announcer.

Favorite Thing About Tucson: Weather, the warmer the better
Favorite Food: Burgers and Fries, Pizza, Steak, Mexican Food
Favorite Sports Team: Tucson Roadrunners, Arizona Coyotes, Utah Grizzlies, University of Utah Athletics
Hobbies: Running, Skiing, watching hockey, football and baseball
Favorite Song/Band: All eras of country music

Email: Julie.Sipe@TucsonRoadrunners.com
Phone: (520) 777 – 6657

Julie originally joined the Roadrunners in June 2016 from Phoenix after working with the Arizona Coyotes as a Ticket Sales Representative. A native of San Diego, California, she attended the University of Arizona, receiving her degree in Marketing and Sports Management, while also working as a Marketing Intern with the Tucson Padres. She currently resides in Midtown Tucson with her husband Eric and golden retriever Jack.

Favorite Thing About Tucson: Wildcat Basketball
Favorite Animal: Penguin
Childhood Hero: LaDainian Tomlinson
Favorite Band: The Eagles
Nickname: Jules

Email: Tyler.Kern@tucsonroadrunners.com
Phone: (520) 777 – 6763

Tyler joined the Roadrunners in June 2016 from Phoenix after working with the Arizona Coyotes as a Group Sales Account Executive. A native of Columbus, Ohio, Tyler studied at Ohio University, receiving a degree in Sports Management.

Favorite Thing About Tucson: Tucson Roadrunners
Favorite Movie: Miracle
Favorite TV Show: Sons of Anarchy
Favorite Sports Team: Arizona Coyotes
Nickname: Kernel

Email: Kristin.Thompson@tucsonroadrunners.com

Kristin joined the Roadrunners in February 2021 from San Antonio after working with the San Antonio Rampage (AHL) as their Game Operations Coordinator. She has also worked for the Florida Everblades, Florida Panthers and the Dallas Texas Stars. A native of Lubbock, Texas Kristin studied at Texas Tech University, receiving a bachelor’s degree in Marketing and Master of Sports Management. She is responsible for the creative vision, implementation, and execution of the in-arena experience for the Tucson Roadrunners. She currently resides in Marana, Arizona.

Favorite Food: Cupcakes, Chick-fil-a, Sushi, Jalapeño Cheddar Cheetos, Chicken Nuggets
Favorite Sports: Hockey, Football and NASCAR
Hobbies: Working out, Arts & Crafts, Wineries, Cooking, Golf and Being A Tourist
Childhood Hero: My parents!
Favorite Song/Band: I love country, but George Strait is always number 1!

Email: azaph.crespo@tucsonroadrunners.com
Phone: (520) 372-8531

Azaph joined the Roadrunners in February of 2021 as an Intern and was promoted full-time to a Ticket Sales Account Executive in May of 2021 after previously serving as a TEP Accounting Intern. He was born in Nogales, Arizona and graduated from the University of Arizona with a Degree in Marketing and Sports Business Management.

Email: Noah.Petrarca@TucsonRoadrunners.com

Noah has been a member of the Roadrunners Game Night Staff for the previous three seasons and after graduating from the University of Arizona with a Bachelor of Science in Public Health joined the team as Fan Development/Mascot Coordinator. He previously completed internships with the University of Arizona Athletics Department and with the Worcester Railers Hockey Club of the ECHL.

Favorite Thing About Tucson: Dusty
Favorite Movie: Any Dwayne Johnson movie
Childhood Hero: Patrice Bergeron
Biggest Pet Peeve: Hole in my sock

Email: anissa.lopez@tucsonroadrunners.com
Phone: 520 777 6717

Anissa joined the Roadrunners in February of 2019 after previously serving as a Group Ticket Sales Representative with the Arizona Coyotes. Born in Riverside, California, Anissa graduated from Grand Canyon University with a major in Sports Managment and a minor in Business. She currently resides in the foothills above Tucson.

Favorite Thing About Tucson: The beautiful sunsets!
Favorite Food: Pasta! Especially from Oreganos
Favorite TV Show: Friends
Favorite Sports Team: Arizona Coyotes
Favorite Song/Band: Any song of Luke Combs and Cody Johnson
Favorite Animal: In love with Sea Turtles

Email: Kayla.Miller@TucsonRoadrunners.com
Phone:  520-269-7962

Kayla joined the Roadrunners in September of 2019 from Syracuse, New York where she worked in sports for the Triple-A affiliate of the New York Mets in the Syracuse Chiefs. She is a graduate of Cazenovia College with a degree in Human Services. She has five dogs back home in New York and growing up in an Air Force family has lived in five states in: Arizona, South Carolina, Rhode Island, Massachusetts and New York. She currently lives in the foothills of Tucson.

Favorite Thing About Tucson: The mountains and no snow
Favorite Movie: She’s The Man
Favorite TV Show: Schitt’s Creek
Favorite Sports Team: Arizona Coyotes
Favorite Song/Band: Harry Styles, 5 Seconds of Summer, Niall Horan, Lewis Capaldi

Email: Taitum.Kurasz@TucsonRoadrunners.com
Phone: (520) 777-6897

Taitum joined the Roadrunners in May of 2020 after previously serving as a Public Relations Intern with the AHL’s Syracuse Crunch. She received her B.S. in Sport Management and a Minor in Sport Analytics at Syracuse University. She is currently active in WISE (Women In Sport and Events) and resides in the Catalina Foothills.

Favorite Thing About Tucson: The weather and beautiful sunsets.
Favorite Food: Any form of potatoes.
Favorite TV Show: The Good Place
Favorite Sports Team: Los Angeles Dodgers
Hobbies: Playing guitar, exploring the town, watching sports.

Email: Maury.Urcadez@TucsonRoadrunners.com

Maury joined the Roadrunners in January of 2021 after previously serving as a Social Media Intern with FC Tucson. She was born in Tucson and graduated from the University of Arizona with a Degree in Journalism. She currently resides in Southwest Tucson.

Favorite Thing About Tucson: How easy it is to visit family in Mexico
Favorite Food: Mexican food, pasta and chocolate
Favorite Movie: Shrek Trilogy
Hobbies: Playing soccer, going to the gym, watching TV, traveling
Nickname: Mau

As General Counsel of the Tucson Roadrunners and Associate General Counsel of the Arizona Coyotes, Taylor White provides legal and business services to the teams and their related entities.  He also advises the General Managers regarding collective bargaining agreement interpretation, player contract research, analysis, and preparation, salary cap planning and management, and player movement.  White is an Arizona native who grew up playing hockey and supporting the local teams.  He graduated from Texas Christian University’s Honors College cum laude in 2015, after which he received his Juris Doctor with a sports law and business emphasis and Master of Business Administration with honors from Arizona State University in 2018.  During graduate school, White clerked with national and regional law firms and interned for the Arizona Coyotes’ legal and hockey operations departments.  He represented ASU, and earned first place for his written submissions, in international NHL salary arbitration competitions.  Following his graduation from ASU, White worked as an attorney at Tiffany & Bosco in Phoenix before moving in-house with the Arizona Coyotes in May 2019.