Front Office

The Caledon, Ontario native oversees the club’s business operations and all day-to-day activities.

Mathers earned a Bachelor of Sports Management at Brock University and a Master’s in Science, Sport, Leisure, and Commerce from Memphis University before working in various sports and markets throughout his career. Before his time with the Senators and Islanders, Mathers worked in the Canadian Football League with the Toronto Argonauts and Ottawa REDBLACKS during their expansion. He has also worked overseas in England with various soccer clubs, including Burnley Football Club and Blackburn Rovers, and he has also consulted with the Aspire Group, which contracted ticket sales expertise to Coventry City Football Club and Leicester City Football Club.

In 2016, he received the Ottawa Chamber of Commerce’s 40 Under 40 Award, recognizing rising stars in Ottawa’s business community.

He is from Sarnia, Ontario. Outside of a couple of experiences outside sports, he has been involved in pro sports since 2010.

He loves spending time with family, outdoors and seeing live music. 

Coming from Ajax, Ontario, he graduated with a diploma in Sport Management from Durham College.

During his time at Durham College, he obtained a Ticket Sales & Service Internship with the Oshawa Generals Hockey Club in the Ontario Hockey League. Additionally, Corey is a minor hockey coach and is very passionate about sharing his love of the game with others.

A native of Mississauga, Ontario, Gulrajani graduated from Sheridan College in Brampton, Ontario, and after recently relocating to Prince Edward County, has spent the last year working with the Ontario Hockey League’s Kingston Frontenacs.

Kal also spent a couple of years as a video editor at Sportsnet in Toronto and was a competitive soccer and baseball player in high school.

A native of Cornwall, Ontario, Bakker relocated to the Bay of Quinte to join the Sens ticketing team, after an internship with the Ontario Hockey League’s Oshawa Generals, and is excited to begin connecting with Sens fans across 613 Country.

After graduating from the Sport Business Management program at Algonquin College in 2022, Jimuel joined the Belleville Senators front office team ahead of the 2023-24 season, with the primary role of servicing the accounts of season seat members.

Cedo spent his last season before coming to the Bay of Quinte working as a Ticket Sales & Service Intern for the Ottawa Senators.

Emma graduated from Toronto Metropolitan University with a Bachelor of Commerce in 2025, before completing a Sports Management certificate program at Durham College, in Oshawa, Ontario, this past year. She also worked with the Ontario Hockey League’s Oshawa Generals as a marketing and partnerships intern.

Emma ran varsity track at TMU, and when she’s not at the rink, she still enjoys running, while also hanging out with her friends and family.

A native of Ottawa, Cochrane graduated from the Business Administration program at Algonquin College and eventually moved to Cobourg, where he’s lived for close to 20 years.

Cochrane handles the day-to-day business of the hockey club, while also pitching in with ticketing help and other duties. He also spearheads and coordinates the team’s Sens In School program.

A Stirling, Ontario native, Thompson-Ellis’ local connections extend to Loyalist College, where she graduated from the Television and New Media Production program in 2014 and the Public Relations and Event Management program in 2017.

Thompson-Ellis most recently worked with S-Media in Toronto, Ontario, on a documentary featuring individuals and organizations making positive changes in hockey. In her new role, she’ll oversee the Belleville Senators’ marketing initiatives.

A high school baseball player, Thompson now lives in Belleville with her husband Zach and her hound dog, Beau.

Prior to his time in the American Hockey League, David worked in radio newsrooms with Quinte Broadcasting in Belleville, Ontario and My Broadcasting Corporation in Peterborough, Ontario. Over the course of his career, the Newmarket, Ontario native has provided TV and radio play-by-play coverage for the Belleville Bulls, Peterborough Petes, Trenton Golden Hawks, and Wellington Dukes, as well as various other teams, sports, and events.

More recently, David has made national television appearances in Canada on TSN, providing play-by-play for the 2024 World Under 17 Hockey Challenge, the 2025 Western Hockey League Championship Series, and the 2026 Ontario Hockey League Championship Series.

A graduate of Loyalist College in Belleville, Foot lives in “The Friendly City” with his wife Jenna, dog Chandler and cat Phoebe.

He is responsible for managing the club’s in-game presentation, production and crew, while also working on various content pieces for the team.

A native of Whitby, Ontario, where he played minor hockey and officiated for five seasons, McAuley spent the past four seasons with the Ontario Hockey League’s Sarnia Sting, managing their game presentation and operations. Prior to that, McAuley graduated from Brock University with a Bachelor of Sport Management in 2021 and has recently relocated to the Bay of Quinte area.