Executive Transactions
The MLS and SUM promoted the following: DAVID WRIGHT to VP/Partnership Marketing & Fan Development, LINO DICUOLLO to Senior Dir of Player Personnel, MARISABEL MUNOZ to Dir of Hispanic Communications, NEEL SHAH to Dir of Fan Development, TAKE NAKAMURA to Manager of Int’l Business, LINDSAY NEVINS to Manager of Special Events, JOSH NEIER to Manager of Financial Analysis & Reporting and DONNA MARTINEZ to Coordinator of HR & Administration (MLS)...The American Football Coaches Association elected Univ. of Washington coach TYRONE WILLINGHAM as President for '08. Previously, Willingham served as the group's first VP. Willingham will succeed outgoing President KEN SPARKS of Carson-Newman College (SEATTLE TIMES, 1/10)....Minor League Baseball (MiLB) promoted TIM BRUNSWICK to Exec Dir of Baseball Operations, BRIAN EARLE to Exec Dir of Branded Properties, JUSTIN KLEMM Exec Dir of Professional Baseball Umpire Corp. and ROD MEADOWS Exec Dir of Sales & Marketing (MiLB).
FRANCHISES: The MLS Earthquakes promoted Dir of Business Development ANN RODRIGUEZ to VP/Sales & Marketing. Rodriguez will oversee ticket sales, corporate sponsorship, marketing and advertising (Earthquakes)....The new professional women’s soccer team in Chicago named former U.S. Women’s National Team player and Northwestern Univ. coach MARCIA MCDERMOTT GM (DAILY SOUTHTOWN, 1/9)....The Texas team in the All America Football League (AAFL) named ELAINA MATSKO Coordinator of Communications (AAFL).
EXECS: ANDY O'HARA, formerly of PPC Racing in Charlotte, NC, has formed O'Hara Consulting, LLC, which primarily provides licensing services to manufacturers seeking NASCAR team, driver and sanctioning body properties (THE DAILY)....Image Impact named MIKE BARON VP/Business Development & Sales. Most recently, Baron was Dir of Brand Licensing & Business Development for 20th Century Fox Licensing & Merchandise, overseeing licensing for News Corps’ Sports Properties (Image Impact)....Former ISC Dir of Corporate & Investor Communications LENNY SANTIAGO was named VP of The Piacente Group, a boutique investor and financial communications agency in N.Y. (THE DAILY)....Golf Digest named MATT GINELLA Senior Editor of Travel and CHRISTIAN IOOSS Dir of Photography (Conde Nast)....Sports Museum of America (SmA) named ENJAY LOWERY Dir of Merchandising and MARIO BAUDUIN Dir of Sales (SmA)....JENNIFER TILDEN was named National Senior Dir of Corporate Sponsorships & Events for Time Warner Cable Business Class (Time Warner)....AMY HIGGS was named Project Coordinator for Youth Sports Marketing LLC of Jacksonville (Youth Sports Marketing).
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