Skunakis hired as ECHL's Manager of Team Services and Events

The ECHL announced today that it has hired Jackie Skunakis as the League’s Manager of Team Services and Events. Additionally, Tara Martinek has been promoted to Senior Director of Team Services and Events while Jayla Womack has been promoted to Manager of Licensing and Administration.

Skunakis joins the ECHL after recently earning her Master of Science in Global Sports Business at Rutgers University. She spent the 2025 season as a Gameday and Events Operations Intern with the National Football League’s New York Jets, supporting fan engagement, game presentation and game operations during special events and home games. Skunakis also has experience as a Sports Marketing Intern with Rutgers Athletics Sales and Marketing and as a Sports Nutrition Assistant with the Scarlet Knight’s football team.

Martinek is in her fifth season with the ECHL, most recently serving as the Director of Marketing and Team Business Services. She spent her first two seasons as the League's Office Manager/Marketing Assistant before being named Manager of Marketing and Team Business Services for the 2023-24 season.

Womack was named the ECHL’s Executive/Marketing assistant in March 2025 after serving in the role on a part-time basis since October 2024. Since joining the league office, she has assisted with the planning and execution of league-hosted events and administrative duties in both the marketing and licensing departments.

About the ECHL

Formed in 1988-89 with five teams in four states, the ECHL has grown into a coast-to-coast league with 30 teams in 23 states and one Canadian province for its 38th season in 2025-26. There have been 777 players who have gone on to play in the National Hockey League after starting their careers in the ECHL, including nine who have made their NHL debuts in the 2025-26 season. The ECHL has affiliations with 30 of the 32 NHL teams in 2025-26, marking the 28th consecutive season that the league has affiliations with at least 20 teams in the NHL. Further information on the ECHL is available on its website at ECHL.com.