—by Fernando 'Nando' Machicado
There are a ton of people who are responsible for making the Timbers Army an amazing experience. This year however marks the 15th anniversary for Ken Puckett, VP of Facilities for the Timbers Front Office.
He has seen the TA grow from 12 people, to 150 people, to over 5,000. Hell, he even banned several of us back in the day.
Through all the conflicts he has been a proponent of the TA, he has provided access to the stadium, worked with our capos, drums and trumpets, tifo crew, travel liaisons etc.
I want to thank him on behalf of the board of directors and the TA as a whole, not only for the wonderful job he does for the Timber FO, but also for being a friend and a representative of the Club.
Without Ken Puckett and the facilities staff the Timbers Army would not be what it is today.
Thank you for all the years, beers and tears!
Fernando
PS - There are a ton of other folks in the front office that make it possible for the TA to be TA, I just wanted to note my appreciation to KP on his anniversary.
