Maryland Sports
Moderator: Matt Kastel
Matthew Kastel is the Stadium Manager for Oriole Park at Camden Yards for the Maryland Stadium Authority. He has a long history of working in stadiums and has been a Board Member and President of the Stadium Managers Association where he currently still serves on the Seminar and Operations Committee for SMA.
Prior to his time at Oriole Park, Matt had been a minor league general manager and a Director for the Houston Astros.
Matthew Kastel teaches a stadiums and events class at Mt. St. Mary’s University, where he also serves on the Board of Visitors for the Bolte School of Business. In addition, he has co-authored a college textbook Managing Sport Facilities (4th edition) with Gil Fried.
Matt also has a wide range of published works from his career in stadium management. A partial list of where his work has been published include: Fox Business, The Boston Globe, The Orlando Sentinel, Fansided, Stadia Magazine, Illustration Magazine.
Panelist: Terry Hasseltine President of the Sport and Entertainment Corporation of Maryland
Terry Hasseltine took the reigns as President of the Sport and Entertainment Corporation of Maryland in 2019 as a newly formed non-profit affiliated foundation to support the Maryland Sports Commission, where Hasseltine serves as Executive Director since 2008. In addition to his sport tourism and events responsibilities, he serves as Vice President of the Maryland Stadium Authority’s Marketing and Communication since 2014.
Since arriving in Maryland, Hasseltine has been instrumental in leading various bid-development and event-support opportunities for the state related to:
- 2018/2022 and 2026 efforts to bring the FIFA World Cup to Maryland as part of the overall US and North American bid efforts
- UCI Maryland
Cycling Classic
World Lacrosse Women’s World Championship
ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships - NCAA Men’s Lacrosse National Championships
- NCAA Women’s Lacrosse National Championships
- World Football Challenge (Chelsea v. AC Milan)
- CONCACAF Gold Cup
- IronMan Maryland
- USATF Junior Olympics
- Army-Navy football games, and more
Hasseltine received his B.S. in Sports Management (and Communications) from the State University of New York College at Cortland and is accredited as a Sports Tourism Strategist (STS) from the National Association of Sports Commissions. In addition, he holds the Certified Tourism Network’s accredited of Certified Tourism Ambassador (CTA).
Panelist: Philip Hutson, CCM, LEED AP Vice President, Capital Projects and Planning
Philip Hutson is currently the Vice President of Capital Projects and Planning for the Camden Yards Sports Complex (CYSC) at the Maryland Stadium Authority (MSA). Since joining MSA in 2005, Hutson has managed many construction projects, such as the Southern Maryland Baseball Stadium (now Regency Furniture Stadium) and many other capital improvements at the Hippodrome Performing Arts Theatre, Oriole Park at Camden Yards, B&O Warehouse, M&T Bank Stadium and Camden Station. Phil has also worked hand in hand with key stakeholders on feasibility studies for various projects throughout the state and as MSA’s coordinator for major events such as the Grand Prix of Baltimore, which utilized CYSC.
As Associate VP, Hutson is the ADA coordinator, charged with ensuring all facilities on CYSC are in compliance; and the key advocate in updating the Warehouse and Oriole Park at Camden Yards to obtain LEED certifications. And above all else, Hutson’s main goal is to ensure the key facilities at CYSC are some of the best sports venues in the country. Hutson is a Certified Construction Manager (CCM) and Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design Accredited Professional (LEED AP). He holds a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering from Widener University.