Executive Transactions

Big Sky Conference Commissioner DOUG FULLERTON "is retiring, effective June 30." He is "completing his 20th year overseeing the conference." A search for Fullerton's successor "will begin immediately under the direction of the Big Sky Conference President's Council" (THESPECTRUM.com, 2/10)....The Texans promoted Dir of Corporate Communications AMY PALCIC to Senior Dir of Communications, making her the "only woman in the NFL in charge of a communications department." Palcic replaces KEVIN COOPER, who "resigned after the season" to become Houston Super Bowl Host Committee Senior Dir of Communications (CHRON.com, 2/10)....The NCAA named JENNIFER HENDERSON, NAIMA STEVENSON and GEOFF SILVER Managing Dirs of Academic & Membership Affairs. Stevenson also will have the added title of Deputy General Counsel. Stevenson and Henderson's promotions are effective immediately, while Silver, who has been an attorney with Indianapolis-based firm Jackson Lewis, will begin with the NCAA on Feb. 22 (NCAA)....Syracuse Univ. named IMG Learfield Ticket Solutions Regional Manager/Northeast ANTHONY DI FINO Associate AD/Business Development (DAILYORANGE.com, 2/10)...FS South and FS Southeast named FS Midwest Digital Content Assistant JASE BANDELOW Coordinator for Communications & Social Media. He also will have purview over subfeeds FS Carolinas and FS Tennessee (Fox Sports)....Narrative Partners named CAA Sports Account Exec TOMMY BARNETT Senior Account Exec in L.A. and DPA Communications Senior Account Exec JAKE SCHUSTER Associate Account Exec. Narrative Partners is the sponsorship/partnership company within TIM LEIWEKE and DAN GRIFFIS' new venture, Oak View Group (THE DAILY).

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