Baseball
The Arizona Diamondbacks named Mike Feder coordinator of southern Arizona special projects. Feder was general manager of the Class AAA Pacific Coast League’s Tucson (Ariz.) Padres, now the El Paso (Texas) Chihuahuas.
The Cleveland Indians named Matt Kata manager of youth baseball development and initiatives.
The Houston Astros hired Amanda Rykoff as social media manager. Rykoff was a freelance sportswriter.
The New York Mets and Clear Channel Media and Entertainment named Seth Everett to the radio broadcast team for Mets games on WOR-AM. Everett was with Fox Sports Radio and WINS-AM.
Basketball
NBA China named Ella Wong senior vice president and general counsel. Wong was regional counsel in Asia for 21st Century Fox.
Colleges
The Atlantic Coast Conference named Paul Brazeau senior associate commissioner for men’s basketball operations, effective April 14. Brazeau was senior associate commissioner for men’s basketball of the American Athletic Conference.
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The
NYU-SCPS Tisch Center for Hospitality, Tourism and Sports Management named four-time U.S. Olympian
Cameron Myler clinical assistant professor of sports management.
Rice University named Josh Thiel senior associate athletic director for development. Thiel was associate director of development for major gifts at Stanford University.
Florida State University named Cindy Hartmann deputy athletic director for administration. Hartmann was associate athletic director for compliance at Duke University.
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The
University of Southern California hired
Steve Fuller as trademarks and licensing manager.
Xavier University of Louisiana named Jason Horn athletic director, effective March 31. Horn was associate athletic director for external affairs at the University of Detroit Mercy.
Football
The New York Jets hired Ian Lasher as senior vice president of corporate sponsorships. Lasher was vice president of sports management and digital marketing for ESPN.
The NFL hired Brian Matthews as senior vice president of media sales. Matthews was senior vice president of sales for NBC News Digital.
The Miami Dolphins named Harvey Greene to the newly created position of vice president of historical affairs. Greene was senior vice president of media relations.
Golf
The LPGA promoted Kelly Thesier to director of media communications, Tina Barnes-Budd to senior director of social media and marketing communications, Meghan Flanagan to senior coordinator of tour media and Ali Kicklighter to manager of player development. The organization also named Molly Gallatin manager of publicity and media services, Bret Lasky coordinator of Symetra Tour media and Matt Haas coordinator of tour media.
Marketing
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LeadDog Marketing Group named
Jamey Sunshine vice president of client partnerships.
Navigate Research hired Beau Stephens as senior vice president of university business.
Competitor Group named Keith Kendrick chief marketing officer and Barrett Garrison chief financial officer.
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IMG College named
Jacob Powers general manager at Akron and
Tom Sitko general manager at Kent State.
Learfield Sports named Kyle Denzel vice president of the West region. Denzel was general manager for CBS Collegiate Sports Properties’ Virginia Sports Properties.
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Front Row Marketing Services named
Curtis Phair corporate partnerships manager,
Jeff Olaf director of corporate partnerships and
Elyse Holben director of premium seating for the PPL Center and Lehigh Valley Phantoms, and promoted
Nino Vanin to regional manager. The company also named
Jamie Alt director of corporate sales for the Iowa Events Center and
Casandra Bossingham corporate sales and premium seating manager for the Budweiser Events Center.
Media
Back9Network named Harry Goldberg vice president of operations and engineering. Goldberg was director of engineering for Time Warner Cable.
ESPN Digital & Print Media named Chad Millman editor-in-chief of ESPN.com in addition to his duties as editor-in-chief of ESPN The Magazine. The company also named Alison Overholt editor-in-chief of espnW, effective later this year, and Carol Stiff vice president of multimedia strategy and integration for espnW.
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KSE Media Ventures promoted
Kim Carver to president and chief executive officer for the World Fishing Network in addition to her current responsibilities as president and chief executive officer for Altitude Sports & Entertainment. The company also promoted
Dave Zur to senior vice president of broadcasting and engineering and general manager of the KSE Network Operations Center.
Fox Deportes named Carlos Sanchez executive vice president and general manager. Sanchez was president and general manager of WNJU-TV in New York.
Internet Media Services named Cesar Ruiz vice president of U.S. sales. Ruiz was senior director of national multimedia sales for ESPN.
Motor Racing Network named Chris McKee director of business development.
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PlayOn! Sports hired
Owen Shull as vice president of sales. Shull was chief revenue officer for Peach Bowl Inc.
Charlotte’s WJZY-TV hired Kacie Hollins as newscaster. Hollins was with Rogers SportsNet and CBC.
Motorsports
The World Endurance Championship named Andrew Craig North American representative. Craig is the former chairman and chief executive officer of Championship Auto Racing Teams.
IndyCar named Mike Kitchel director of communications. Kitchel was communications director for Panther Racing.
The NASCAR Hall of Fame named Mike Laheta manager of corporate partnerships. Laheta was director of marketing and business affairs for Front Row Motorsports.
Multiteam Companies
MSG Sports hired Bill Boyce as vice president of sales and business operations for the New York Knicks’ new NBA D-League team. Boyce was president of the NBA D-Leagues’s Texas Legends.
Olympics
USA Synchro named Kevin Warner executive director. Warner was chief operating officer and transition director.
Darryl Seibel left his position as director of communications and media strategy for the British Olympic Association.
USA Triathlon promoted Chuck Menke to chief marketing officer. Menke was director of marketing and communications.
Soccer
Southampton FC named Ralph Krueger chairman.
The Colorado Rapids promoted Paul Bravo to vice president of soccer operations and technical director.
The Philadelphia Union hired Drew Young as vice president of corporate partnerships and premium seating.
Sporting Goods and Apparel
Summit Golf Brands named Patrick Kiely senior vice president of sales for its Fairway & Greene, Zero Restriction and B. Draddy lines, and named Sandy Martinelli senior vice president of sales and operations for EP Pro and EP Sport.
Under Armour promoted Dave Dombrow to vice president and creative director of footwear and Josh Rattet to vice president of team sports and footwear.
Other
Korn Ferry International named Liz Boardman senior client partner in the sports practice. Boardman was executive search consultant at Russell Reynolds Associates.
Awards and Boards
Olympic bid city group DC 2024 named Ted Leonsis vice chairman. Leonsis is founder of Monumental Sports & Entertainment.
The National Sports Marketing Network named Jeff Knapple to its executive board of directors. Knapple is president and chief executive officer of Van Wagner Sports & Entertainment.
Source Interlink Media named Peter Englehart chairman of its board of directors. Englehart is former operating partner at Falconhead Capital.
The Sport & Recreation Law Association named Mark Conrad president, Steve McKelvey president-elect, Sungho Cho member-at-large for finance and Michael Carroll member-at-large honors and awards.
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