Baseball
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FRIEND
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The
Washington Nationals hired
Kristine Sockwell Friend as vice president of brand marketing and
Andrew Bragman as senior director of ticket operations. Friend was senior director of buzz marketing for Marriott International, and Bragman was director of ticket operations for the Pittsburgh Pirates.
Basketball
The Minnesota Timberwolves and Minnesota Lynx promoted Jake Vernon to vice president of ticket sales and service.
Colleges
The American Athletic Conference promoted Patrick Colbert to director of sport administration and championships and Catherine Carmignani to assistant director of branding and sport administration.
The Eastern College Athletic Conference promoted Rob Healey to administrator of officiating and hired John Rollins as associate vice president for administration and finance; Lori Mazza as associate vice president for championships, leagues and affiliates; Meghan O’Brien as director of sport administration for marketing and communications; and Ben Horner as coordinator of sport administration for new media and digital communications.
Facilities
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NAGRANT
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STATEN
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HOK hired
Kevin Staten as a design professional in the firm’s St. Louis office.
Olympia Entertainment promoted Stephen Nagrant to strategic partnership developer.
Barclays Center hired Paola Palazzo as vice president of entertainment industry relations and event development in its new Los Angeles office. Palazzo was vice president of booking for The Forum in Los Angeles.
Football
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BRANDT
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EPSTEIN
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GILES
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The
San Francisco 49ers promoted
Chris Giles to vice president of sales and strategy,
Paul Epstein to director of sales and business development,
Jamie Brandt to vice president of ticketing and member services and
Karen Song to digital marketing manager. The team hired
Emily Lucas as corporate communications coordinator,
Monique Smith as 49ers Museum lead educator,
Cicely Nash as event planner and
Hillary Wallach as a member services representative.
The Seattle Seahawks hired Brandon Harrell as legal counsel. Harrell was an associate at Beveridge & Diamond.
Hockey
The Los Angeles Kings hired Samson Lee as video coordinator, Michael Brady as a customer service representative and Shea Kelly as an analyst for marketing intelligence.
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CARUSO
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MURRAY
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The
American Hockey League promoted
Michael Murray to executive vice president of hockey operations and
Melissa Caruso to vice president of hockey administration.
The American Hockey League’s Chicago Wolves promoted Jackie Schroeder to senior director of ticket retention and services, Anthony Krzyzak to senior account executive, John Brooks to account representative and Pawel Sienko and Mike Czopek to account executives.
Marketing
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JORGENSON
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Bensussen Deutsch and Associates hired
Cindy Jorgenson as senior director of client experience. Jorgenson was vice president of national sales for Brown & Bigelow.
ROI Sports Group promoted Shimi Grinfeld to manager of research and analytics.
Lammi Sports Management hired Thomas Gubbins as an account manager.
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WEXELBERG
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IADEVAIA
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Learfield Sports named
T.A. Iadevaia to vice president of financial planning and analysis in the company’s North Texas headquarters, and
Roger Wexelberg general manager for Bradley Sports Properties at Bradley University. Iadevaia was principal for Riveron Consulting, and Wexelberg was vice president of development and public relations for Lakeshore Public Media.
Team Epic promoted Joseph Carroll to vice president, group director for the agency’s consulting and execution work for AT&T; Emily Spiegel to vice president, group director for the agency’s work in customer events and consulting; and Neil Howard to vice president, group director for the agency’s consulting and execution work for Toyota.
MKTG hired Jim Garofalo as a vice president of client services. Garofalo was director of marketing for global sports services at Gatorade.
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ROSOFF
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PROBER
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Premier Partnerships promoted
Erin Prober to senior director of marketing services and
Caryn Rosoff to director of marketing services.
Media
Fox Deportes named Mark Simmons vice president of on-air promotions, Sandra Rojas marketing director and Jose Luis Ortega digital director.
Fox Sports Digital hired Mark Pesavento senior vice president of content. Pesavento was vice president of digital strategy for USA Today Sports Media Group.
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