Lucas Ayers: Owner/President |
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Ryan Hall: Head of Sales/Sr. Client Rep Ryan joined the TPC team in 2015. Before joining the TPC team, he assisted and managed many other autograph companies' backroom signings since 2013. He is a diehard fan of University of Tennessee football and UNC basketball and also pulls for the Indianapolis Colts. When Ryan isn't collecting, he works for the local school system and coaches high school football. He is married to his wife Claire, a former University of Tennessee athlete and alumnus, and has two children, Charlie and Peyton.
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Shaun Harper: Head of HR/Sr. Client Rep Shaun joined the TPC team in 2019. Shaun has taken on a major role with the company, working public/private signings, mail order and you can even see him on our live auctions and TPC Live interviews. Shaun is a diehard fan of the Baltimore Orioles, Washington Capitals and Ohio State University football. When Shaun isn’t assisting with TPC, he is a jack of all trades, working as a certified plumber for one of the top plumbing companies in his area. |
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John Simpson: Head of Travel/Sr. Client Rep John has been a member of TPC since 2021. He was born and raised in Virginia and is a true Washington Football Team fan. John has a bachelor's degree in business and an associate's degree in electrical engineering. John has recently retired from the Air National Guard after 20 years of service. He is married to his wife Becky and has two daughters: Nicole and Cassie. |
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Jason Pham: East Coast Client Rep Jason joined the TPC family in 2021. Before joining, he has worked in memorabilia and marketing industries in varying degrees over the years. He has worked primarily in finance and accounting in the Washington DC area since 2005. Being originally from Massachusetts, Jason is a die hard fan of all the Boston sports teams specifically the New England Patriots, Boston Red Sox, and Boston Bruins. In his spare time he loves spending time with his lovely wife, Janelle, and their two awesome kids, Sadie and Theodore. He enjoys collecting vinyl records and always looking for the best donut shops no matter where he’s at. |
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Dan Castro: East Coast Client Rep/Sales Daniel starting working at TPC in 2020. He was born in the Bronx as a die hard Yankees fan and a long suffering Jets fan. Dan has been a collector for over 30 years of baseball cards and comics. Outside of TPC, Daniel has been a car salesman for over a decade. Married to his wife Vickie, they have two children, Olivia and Evan. |
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Kelly McCabe: West Coast Client Rep Kelly started helping with the company in 2023. She is a former student-athlete letterman from the University of New Mexico (UNM) in Albuquerque. She competed in Cross-Country and was a mid-distance runner in indoor and outdoor Track & Field with a speciality in the 3K meter steeplechase. She received her dual bachelor's degree in Mass Communications and Political Science, and now is the youngest board member of the Highland High School Sports Hall of Fame committee. In her leisure time, she enjoys hiking, riding her unicycle and slacklining. She has spent over a decade in the financial industry. |
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Allie Perez: West Coast Client Rep Allie started helping out with the company in 2024, and became a full member of the team in 2025. When she isn't helping with the TPC, she works on film and television sets in Los Angeles in front of and behind the camera. With over 50 IMDB credits and counting, she definitely puts in the work. We don't talk about the Texas native's favorite football team! |
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Tony Trester: East Coast Client Rep Tony started helping with the company in 2024. Husband and father of five. Convention circuit enthusiast for over two decades. Early years included volunteer firefighter, EMS, and armed protection services. Professional driver with evoc/cevo, and class A CDL. Lover of dogs. Has 4 of his own and volunteers time to his local animal shelter. Currently employed by Florida power and lighting as a certified streetlight technician and hurricane relief based out of Tampa Florida but travels the entire state. Halloween is his favorite time of the year. Loves 80s horror movies and Hulk Hogan. House Slytherin, Team Edward, Team Mystic, soccer style kicker, pizza maker extraordinaire! |
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Jillian Barry: Sales Jillian was born and raised in Virginia. She has been employed with TPC since 2024, but assisted with the TPC in the early stages of the company when we were first starting out in 2007. Outside of TPC, she is a professional horse rider and trainer, as well as a published novelist. During Little League season she umpires for the local teams in the Richmond Virginia area. Jillian is married and a mother of 3 sports crazed children. She is a diehard fan of the Philadelphia Eagles and Atlanta Braves. |
Lucas is originally from South Jersey and started collecting at a very early age. He was a die-hard sports fan before he could remember. While in the U.S. Navy, a company called Tidewater Sports hired Lucas part-time to help with autograph signings. After working with the company for a little over 2 years, Lucas became very good friends with former NFL wide receiver Irving Fryar who motivated Lucas to start his own business by booking players. Lucas created The Philadelphia Connection (TPC) in 2008 and started booking for Tidewater Sports and other sports companies on the East Coast. TPC's first ever public signing was baseball Hall of Famer Bob Feller followed by their first ever private signing with the great Mickey Vernon. After almost 12 years in the U.S. Navy, Lucas separated from the military and has worked as a federal employee for NCIS, SSO Navy, US Army, USMC and most recently as a federal contractor. While his government career has taken off, so has TPC. From 2008 to present, TPC has booked over a thousand (and counting) public and private signings, numerous charity events and has even booked athletes and actors for comic conventions, commercials and radio appearances. Today, there are over 225 athletes and celebrities that Lucas and the TPC staff can book for events and signings. TPC also represents many athletes and actors EXCLUSIVELY, adding them to our TPC family. Lucas is also the father of 3 incredible children: Hayden, Joey and Max.