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WTA Senior Dir of Communications AMY BINDER is leaving the organization after 10 years to take a position with Flywheel Sports. Binder’s last day is Friday (THE DAILY)....The Astros announced yesterday that Senior VP/Communications JAY LUCAS has left the team. VP/Marketing & Strategy KATHLEEN CLARK will assume his duties (Astros)....FS South named MEAGAN SWINGLE Social Media & Communications Manager. She joins the net after 11 years in PR for the Braves (Fox Sports)....The U.S. Soccer Foundation has appointed CHARLES MARSHALL as Chair of the BOD. KEVIN PAYNE, CHARLES STIMSON and DAVID SUTPHEN were also elected as officers (U.S. Soccer Foundation)....Good Sports named Eagles Senior VP/Business ARI ROITMAN a member of their national advisory board (Good Sports)....The Int'l Association of Venue Managers appointed KIM BEDIER the 2nd Vice Chair for the BOD. Bedier is GM at Global Spectrum's Comcast Arena in Everett, Wash. (Comcast)....The Univ. of Montana has fired AD JIM O’DAY (MISSOULIAN.com, 3/29).

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