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City of Edina 4801 W. 50th St. Edina, MN 55424
Contact: Krystal Caron, Communications Coordinator
Phone 952-826-0347 kcaron@EdinaMN.gov EdinaMN.gov
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
New General Manager Hired for Braemar Arena and Field
Edina, Minn., Sept. 8, 2016 – The new Braemar Arena and Field General Manager, Chad Eischens, began
work Aug. 29.
Eischens’ career has focused on public service. Prior to coming to the City of Edina, he held the roles of
Activities and Recreation Director for Belle Plaine Public Schools and Activities Director for New Ulm Public
Schools and The International School of Minnesota. Through that experience, he has managed staffs as large as
100 and many different types of athletic facilities and programs. Eischens holds an associate degree from
Normandale Community College, a bachelor’s degree in Physical Education from St. Cloud State University
and a master’s degree in Educational Leadership from Mankato State University.
“I think that as you get into more of the activities and sports, you run into different passions. In an educational
sense, I believe that you can teach life skills and life lessons through sports and activities and that really gives
me professional energy,” said Eischens.
Eischens’ diverse experience in activities and sports is a welcome addition to the Braemar Field leadership as
Braemar Field is offering more activities for patrons, including yoga, BarreX, flag football, soccer and a popular
sports sampler. He also has worked with many competitive high school hockey programs. He recently served
as the Girls’ Section 2AA Hockey Coordinator for the Minnesota State High School League. Prior to that, he
did the same work for the boys’ program.
“Chad has a great combination of work experience, organizational skills and leadership qualities. He has
extensive experience supervising large staff teams, managing facilities and events and working with a wide
range of stakeholder groups,” said Parks & Recreation Director Ann Kattreh. “Chad’s experiences in working
with recreational and educational programs and facility and athletic event management make him uniquely
qualified for this position.”
“Being an activities director is kind of a blessing and a curse; you get to know a lot of activities and sports, but
you’re not necessarily an expert in any one particular area,” he said. “The skills that you use as an Activities
Director lends itself very well to managing the hockey and the soccer and the figure skating that happens here
at Braemar.”
For more information, contact Eischens at 952-833-0502 or ceischens@EdinaMN.gov.
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