Samantha Ste.Claire - President / Chief Executive Officer
Samantha joined SNI immediately out of Florida State University in Tallahassee, Florida just after the inception of the modern-day era of the company in 1982. She became a co-owner of the company shortly thereafter, guiding SNI into a period of record growth. Samantha is the heart and soul of Sports Network International and the driving force behind its success. Her primary duties include oversight of all event production, management of all personnel, and control of all event and company finances. She works closely with all competition venues and hotels to ensure all event needs and aesthetics are met and surpassed for all attendees. During the on-sight management of events, Samantha provides oversight and direct supervision of every facet of the event and assures that every aspect is up to the high standards of excellence set by Sports Network International.

Justin Gates - Vice President / Competition Director
After completing studies at the University of Central Florida in Orlando, Florida and teaching public school, Justin began full-time employment with Sports Network International in 1988 after several years of volunteer work with the company. Working closely with SNI co-founder Kip Horton, Justin quickly learned all facets of the SNI mission. Today, Justin is in charge of event regulations & procedures, judge/official acquisition & training, computer network hardware, software installation and internet/website maintenance & upkeep. Also, Justin handles acquisition of hotel contracts, event venues & other event related financial contracts, and oversight of all items related to competition management. Justin became a co-owner of SNI in 1993.

Sharron Ritch - Event Director
After completing studies at the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida, Sharron began full-time employment with Sports Network International in 1993. Sharron handles the formation of all event paperwork, company communications & public relations materials that are eye-catching and informative. Her duties also include handling all needs of event attendees and ensuring all SNI requirements are met. Sharron also produces all Windows-based custom software packages utilized by SNI both during daily office operations, as well as specialized custom software programming used for score sheet tabulation at all SNI produced sports competitions. Sharron has become a junior partner of SNI in 1997 due to her hard work and unyielding dedication to Sports Network International.

John Ladd - Event Director
After a 20-plus year involvement as a youth football coach (and long time attendee of the NYFC) and League Commissioner in the Northwest Football League in the suburbs of Chicago, Illinois, John moved to Florida and began full-time employment with Sports Network International in the Summer of 1995. Currently, John's main focus remains his supervision of the on-site football operations of the National Youth Football Championships in Las Vegas. John's other daily duties include corporate communications with vendors, regional research and trophy/plaque construction for all SNI events. John also maintains control over packaging and distribution of event videotapes, IDR Magazines and other financial matters of the company. John continues to shine as a jack-of-all-trades. John has become a junior partner of SNI in 2000 due to the solid efforts made in all facets of work at Sports Network International.

Jennifer Ladd - Office Supervisor
Jennifer brings a unique perspective to Sports Network Internation.In her youth, Jennifer competed at the NYFC as a cheerleader for several years in the very late 1980's and early 1990's. Jennifer has worked for SNI on numerous events since 1998 as an event coordinator all the while working full-time for the Daytona Speedway Corporation. Always displaying an unparalleled work ethic and tireless youthful enthusiasm, Jennifer accepted our offer of full-time employment in the Fall of 2004. While Jennifer has no bounds as far as duties, she has a natural penchant for getting in and getting the job done! She tackles many functions on a daily basis, but duties often center around physical production of event materials, customer telephone support, as well as assisting around the office with the many duties that keep the company moving forward.