Esau, his wife, and their two sons have been an active residents of the Rochester community for the past 15 years, he most recently worked for Experience Rochester as the Director of Mayo Civic Center Sales. Throughout his years at Experience Rochester as well as his prior role at the Mayo Civic Center, he has worked collaboratively with Rochester Sports in bringing multiple sporting events to the Rochester community. Esau is also currently active in various Rochester youth sports organizations.
Last year Rochester hosted 92 sporting events and generated 32,315 hotel room nights and over $25 million in estimated economic impact.
“For the past 15 years, Matt has established himself and his passion for sports by actively participating on multiple Boards of local sports programs, coaching numerous youth sports teams, and volunteering at sporting events throughout our community. He is a fantastic team player and leader that will enhance stakeholder engagement, communication, experience and relationships; he is a perfect fit for our role of Executive Director as we move Rochester Sports forward. Matt’s knowledge and experience will help Rochester Sports build on the legacy of success that has been recognized nationally by our Sports Commission peers,” explained board president Brian Zmolek.
“I could not be more excited to join the Rochester Sports staff. With their work ethic and professionalism, they have done an excellent job of positively impacting our community through the many sports events they host each year. This organization also has an outstanding volunteer based board of directors, that is vital to its success through the support and contacts they have in a variety of sports. I am grateful for the opportunity to work with this staff and board of directors to continue to build on that success.” – Matt Esau