Executive Transactions

Padres Special Assistant for Baseball Operations PAUL DEPODESTA has signed a contract extension to stay with the club past the '08 MLB season (SAN DIEGO UNION-TRIBUNE, 7/11)....Sports & entertainment marketing agency Strategic named CARYN NADLER VP & Group Account Dir and JOSEPH GROSS Account Coordinator. Strategic also promoted ALI BENNETT, KENDALL REYES and BOBBY ISOM, JR. to Account Execs (Strategic)....Architectural firm Rossetti named AEG Exec Dir of Facility Planning & Interiors DIANA MURPHY Associate & Dir of Interior Design in the firm's L.A. office (Rossetti)....The Phillies named MARY ANN GETTIS Marketing Coordinator (Phillies)....The Greater Washington Sports Alliance (GWSA) has hired KERI ANN MESLAR as Dir of Development. Meslar previously worked for the Redskins and Bobcats (GWSA)....The AFL N.Y. Dragons have hired NLL N.Y. Titans COO TIM KELLY as COO. Kelly also  previously served as MLL Long Island Lizards GM (Dragons).

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