The NHL named JAMEY HORAN as Dir of Communications.
Prior to joining the league, Horan was Dir of Communications
for Comcast SportsNet in Philadelphia (NHL)....Woolf
Associates named PAUL TEDESCHI as CMO and he will oversee
the company's marketing initiatives, strategic planning and
new business operations. Tedeschi was previously President
& Founder of Collegiate Advantage, a nat'l college marketing
and promotions arm (Woolf Associates)....N.Y. Road Runners
Club Dir Sponsorship Management/Event Marketing EVAN MOSER
is "leaving" to become VP/Marketing at Gorp.com, a Web site
"dedicated" to outdoor recreation and travel (BRANDWEEK,
9/27 issue)....MN Gov. JESSE VENTURA named former Minnesota
Zoo Exec Dir KATHRYN ROBERTS as the Metropolitan Sports
Facilities Commission's new Chair. The agency operates the
Metrodome. Roberts replaces HENRY SAVELKOUL. Roberts' new
position is part time, paying $50,000 a year (ST. PAUL
PIONEER PRESS, 9/28)....The Int'l Tennis Hall of Fame named
JAN LESCHLY Chair of the BOD. Leschly succeeds JOHN REESE,
who had held the position since '91 (Int'l Tennis Hall of
Fame)....The Ryder Cup "marked the last assignment" for
Boston Globe reporter JOE CONCANNON, who has been covering
golf for 34 years (GOLFWEB, 9/26)....RONA CHERRY has been
named Editor-in-Chief and VP/New Magazine Development at
Golf Digest Woman (Golf Digest Woman).
