Tyler Tumminia

Tyler Adwen "Ty" Tumminia (born c. 1979) is an American sports executive, currently serving as the interim commissioner of the National Women's Hockey League (NWHL). Prior to her involvement with the NWHL, she was a baseball executive and partial owner of several Minor League Baseball (MiLB) teams.[1]

Tumminia worked in public relations with IBM before making her foray into sports in 2003 as an intern with the Hudson Valley Renegades. Her time as an intern was short, as the team named her director of community relations just six weeks after she began her internship. Tumminia ultimately remained with the Renegades organization for less than a year as, in 2004, she joined the Goldklang Group, a sports entertainment consulting and management firm. Goldklang Group operates several Minor League Baseball teams, including the Hudson Valley Renegades, Charleston RiverDogs, St. Paul Saints, Pittsfield Suns, and, previously, the Fort Myers Miracle. She was promoted to senior vice president of the company in February 2011.[2][3][4] In October 2011, she graduated from Major League Baseball's Scout Development Program.[5] Tumminia left Goldklang Group at the conclusion of the 2016 season.[6]

In April 2020, Tumminia was announced as chairman of the Toronto Six, the first Canadian expansion team of the National Women's Hockey League.[7] Six months later, in October 2020, the NWHL made significant changes to its governance structure and Tumminia was named interim commissioner of the league. She is the second commissioner in NWHL history, preceded by league founder and president Dani Rylan Kearney.[8]

Personal life

Tumminia's father, John Tumminia, worked as a scout for the Chicago White Sox and is the reason she was named after Ty Cobb.[9]

Tumminia is a graduate of Mount Saint Mary College.[10]

She married baseball executive Ben Cherington in April 2012.[11] The couple has two daughters.[12]

References
  1. Biertempfel, Rob (February 1, 2021). "NWHL commissioner Tyler Tumminia relishing the challenge of a bubble season". The Athletic. Retrieved February 3, 2021.
  2. Rykoff, Amanda (July 5, 2011). "Tyler Tumminia has baseball in her blood". ESPN. Retrieved July 7, 2015.
  3. Fordin, Spencer (August 6, 2012). "Leadoff woman: Tumminia makes strides". Major League Baseball. Retrieved September 15, 2014.
  4. "Tyler Tumminia Named Senior Vice President of the Goldklang Group". Charleston RiverDogs News. December 5, 2011. Retrieved July 7, 2015.
  5. Kernan, Kevin (September 2, 2012). "Diamond is the best friend of minor league exec". New York Post. Retrieved July 7, 2015.
  6. "Senior Vice President, Tyler Tumminia, Leaving the Goldklang Group". Minor League Baseball. Retrieved December 13, 2020.
  7. Rutherford, Kristina (April 22, 2020). "Meet the NWHL Toronto franchise's chairman, Ty Tumminia". Sportsnet. Retrieved July 20, 2020.
  8. Herman, Howard (November 3, 2020). "Former Pittsfield Suns co-owner Tyler Tumminia named commissioner of National Women's Hockey League". The Berkshire Eagle. Retrieved December 13, 2020.
  9. Grossfeld, Stan (May 5, 2015). "Tyler Tumminia, wife of Red Sox GM, is also a baseball power broker". The Boston Globe. Retrieved July 7, 2015.
  10. "Ben Cherington marries fiancee Tyler Tumminia". Boston.com. April 9, 2012. Retrieved July 7, 2015.
  11. Shanahan, Mark; Goldstein, Meredith (April 10, 2012). "Red Sox GM Ben Cherington gets married". The Boston Globe. Retrieved July 20, 2020.
  12. "Sox GM Ben Cherington and his wife Tyler welcome a baby girl named Adwen". Boston.com. July 10, 2012. Retrieved September 15, 2014.


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