Former Eagles LB FRANK LEMASTER was named VP/Business
Development for Philadelphia-based SMG. LeMaster will be
responsible for new business development, special projects,
supporting SMG's existing clients and leveraging SMG sports
relationships. Previously, LeMaster was GM of Enron Energy
Services (THE DAILY)....USA Hockey InLine Dir BRIAN WILLIAMS
has resigned to become VP & COO of the AHL Portland Pirates.
GARY DEL VECCHIO, who had served as USA Hockey's Manager of
Membership Development, will replace Williams (THE
DAILY)....Former Sol Media Relations Manager AMANDA LUDWIG
was named Dir of PR for the Rockers (Rockers)....MLS named
DC United Senior VP STEPHEN ZACK as Marketing Exec of the
Year and Fusion Dir of PR GABE GABOR as PR Exec of the Year
(U.S. Soccer)....Woolf Associates named NATHANIEL TILTON as
Assistant Dir of Athlete Marketing. Tilton comes to Woolf
Associates from Milwaukee-based GMR Marketing (Woolf
Associates)....MI-based General Sports & Entertainment named
JOE COBBS as Strategic Hospitality Consultant. Previously,
Cobbs served as a marketing associate for the OH State
University Department of Athletics (General Sports &
Entertainment)....Portland Family Entertainment named CHRIS
SCHERER as Chief of Corporate Operations. Previously,
Scherer was Dir of Finance & Information Systems for the
Portland Development Commission (PFE).