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The National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics named Univ. of Texas women's AD CHRIS PLONSKY President for the '16-17 term. Also serving NACDA terms for '16-17 are Univ. of North Carolina AD BUBBA CUNNINGHAM (1st VP), Georgetown Univ. AD LOU REED (2nd VP) and Univ. of Arizona AD GREG BYRNE (3rd VP). Rhode Island College AD DON TENCHER will begin a new five-year term as NACDA Secretary, a role which he has held since '11-12 (NACDA).

EXECS: Blackhawks Senior Dir of Communications & Community Relations BRANDON FABER has left the club. The team also named WILL CHUKERMAN Media Relations Assistant (THE DAILY)....Seattle Pacific Univ. named Azusa Pacific Univ. Associate AD JACKSON STAVA AD (SEATTLETIMES.com, 7/5)....Aspire Group has promoted the following people in its collegiate Fan Relationship Management Centers: JESSE MORENO (Santa Clara), GREG DARR and DONNY BROWN (Colorado State) to Senior Sales & Service Consultants; BRIAN TREISER to Senior Dir of Ticket Sales & Service (FAU); CAMERON ILLICH to Senior Group Sales Consultant (Georgia Tech); TARYN APPLEBAUM to Service Consultant (Georgia Tech); and JACKSON WILLIS to Senior Service Consultant (Georgia Tech). Aspire also named SALLY FOLZ and CURTIS WALLINS (Georgia Tech) New Sales Consultants, JAMES FICKES (Colorado State) and SAM DEJARNETT (Miami of Ohio) Sales & Service Consultants and DILLON DEL ROSSO (Maryland) New Sales Consultant (THE DAILY)....The New Jersey Council on Physical Fitness & Sports named MLS Medical Coordinator JOHN GALLUCCI JR. Chair (THE DAILY).

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