2025-462-E-DEAPR-Recreation Factory Partners-portsplex Management Agreement

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F. Recreation Factory Partners Capability and Capacity to perform Project: As managers of Orange County for the past 20 years, Recreation Factory Partners is uniquely capable and has the proven capacity to perform the project. The Sportsplex is so important to our company that we have moved our headquarters and the personal residence of the Manager to Hillsborough. We have staffed the Sportsplex with a focus on diversity in management and supervision. RFP operates the Plex on a 7 day, three shift basis. Staffing at the Sportsplex of 95 full and part-time team members includes 70 (75%) Orange County residents with the rest living in bordering communities in Alamance/Durham counties. We have a core of employees who have been with us for 20 years with a strong institutional memory for business, building and equipment infrastructure, as well as customer relationships. We believe that in addition to best-in-class business processes and programs, our people are critical to our success. Key members of our management team are as follows: Gayle DelVecchia-Coulombe – Assistant General Manager and Director, Children’s Care and Development Programs Gayle began work at the Sportsplex as a camp counselor when she was an Orange High School student in 2011. Continuing to work at the Sportsplex in summers throughout high school and while she earned her bachelor’s degree in Elementary Education from Elon University, Gayle has been promoted within the Childcare department from counselor to Assistant Director to Director. Gayle became the Childcare Director in January of 2020 and Assistant General Manager in May 2024. Gayle earned her MBA from NC State University in December 2024. Scott Green – Assistant General Manager and Fitness/Field House Director After a college football career led Scott to a college football coaching career, including stops at Liberty University and Carson Newman University, Scott decided to transition to Sports Management with the Sportsplex in November 2020. Scott obtained his Bachelor of Science from Liberty University in Sports Management and later obtained an MBA from Carson Newman while coaching there. Scott was hired as the Field House Director in November 2020. He was promoted within the company to the role of Assistant General Manager in January 2022. Heather Delisle – Accountant Originally hired in 2015 as a Customer Care Associate, Heather began assisting in the Accounting Department in 2018 and took over full-time role of Accountant in November of 2022. Heather earned her B.A. from Berea College in Kentucky and has lived in Hillsborough for 23 years. Ron Kondub – Maintenance Director After 30 years of experience as a licensed electrician, Ron started with the Sportsplex in August 2016. Ron possesses technical understanding of numerous complex facility operations, including the ice rink chiller plant, the pool filtration systems, facility-wide HVAC and electrical, sprinkler and alarm systems, and various other unique facility operations. Kevin Kamenski – Director of Ice Rink Operations After a 30-year career of playing professional hockey, corporate marketing, running elite travel hockey programs, and serving as GM Westchester Skating Academy from 2018-2020, Kevin started with the Sportsplex in August 2020. Kevin was able to answer the large demand for travel hockey to return to the Sportsplex where it had been absent since 2018 when TYHNC decided to stop offering. The Carolina Thunder youth hockey program has been extremely successful and has grown to nearly 100 players in its second year. Laura Wagner – Membership Director Longtime Sportsplex employee started in October 2008 working as a Customer Care Associate. Through over 15 Docusign Envelope ID: 177AA06A-30B4-42FF-A85A-78B5A7C51DBE