Tyler Adwen "Ty" Tumminia (born ) is an American sports executive and former commissioner of the

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(PHF). Prior to her involvement with the PHF, she was a

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executive and partial owner of several Minor League Baseball (MiLB) teams.

Career

Tumminia worked in public relations with IBM before making her foray into sports in 2003 as an intern with the

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. Her time as an intern was short, as the team named her director of community relations just six weeks after she began her internship. Tumminia ultimately remained with the Renegades organization for less than a year as, in 2004, she joined the

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, a sports entertainment consulting and management firm. Goldklang Group operates several Minor League Baseball teams, including the Hudson Valley Renegades,

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, and, previously, the

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. She was promoted to senior vice president of the company in February 2011. In October 2011, she graduated from

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's Scout Development Program. In 2014, Tumminia was listed on

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's 25 Most Influential Women in Sports. She left Goldklang Group at the conclusion of the 2016 season. In April 2020, Tumminia was announced as chairman of the

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, the first Canadian expansion team of the National Women's Hockey League (NWHL; rebranded as PHF in 2021). Six months later, in October 2020, the NWHL made significant changes to its governance structure and Tumminia was named interim commissioner of the league. She became the second commissioner in NWHL history, preceded by league founder and president Dani Rylan Kearney. She became the permanent commissioner on August 4, 2021. On February 19, 2022, it was reported that Tumminia was not seeking to renew her contract as commissioner and would step down at the end of the

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. During her time as commissioner, Tumminia secured a streaming agreement with

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, oversaw the rebranding of the league from the NWHL to the PHF, and achieved an investment commitment of over $25 million in pay and benefits to players from the board of governors. She was succeeded by Reagan Carey on May 10, 2022.

Personal life

Tumminia's father, John Tumminia, worked as a

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for the

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and is the reason she was named after

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. Tumminia is a graduate of

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. She married current

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general manager

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in April 2012. The couple have two daughters.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Tumminia, Tyler 1979 births Living people Minor league baseball executives Mount Saint Mary College alumni Place of birth missing (living people) Premier Hockey Federation commissioners Women in American professional sports management Women ice hockey executives American sports executives and administrators 21st-century American women