MLB VP/PR SUSAN GOODENOW is leaving to become Red Sox VP/Public Affairs. Previous to her last two years with MLB, she worked for the American Red Cross and Sanderson Strategies Group....AOL has named former Collegiate Images COO DERRICK HEGGANS GM/Sports. Heggans spent the last two-and-a-half years as AOL Legal Counsel and also served as the NFL's Assistant Counsel for broadcast operations and policy for six years. Heggans replaces NEAL SCARBROUGH, who was laid off last fall and is currently Editor-in-Chief & Senior VP for SportNet....MLBAM named former USA Today baseball writer HAL BODLEY a senior correspondent. Bodley, who spent 25 years with the newspaper and has been a baseball writer since '58, will write a column and provide on-air analysis for MLB.com....Championship Gaming Series has named GEOFF STEVENS COO, MICHAEL BURKS Exec Producer, KIEVE HUFFMAN Senior VP/Business Development & Sales, Michael Widman General Counsel, SCOTT VALENCIA Senior VP/Operations and JASON KATZ VP/ Global Marketing. Stevens most recently was VP/Product Management for Infospace, and prior to that was Yahoo GM/Local & Mobile (Eric Fisher, SportsBusiness Journal).
MEDIA: MSG Media named MARC MONDRY Senior Coordinating Producer of Original Programming, Features & Post-Production and LYDIA MURPHY-STEPHANS Exec VP/Programming & Production. Mondry spent the past 12 years at Rainbow Media in sports production (MSG)....The Fight Network named ANTHONY CICIONE Senior VP/Programming & Production, effective immediately. Most recently, Cicione was VP/Programming & Production at The Score (The Fight Network).
FRANCHISES: The Browns promoted Corporate Sales & Client Services Dir BRETT REYNOLDS to VP/Sales & Marketing (Browns)….The AFL Grand Rapids Rampage announced former NFLer HERMAN MOORE is joining its front office where he will assist with business development (Rampage)....The MLS Red Bulls announced STEFANIE MONDSCHEIN and ROB KOMOROWSKI have joined the front office where they will market and sell season, mini-season and group tickets for the team (Game Face)....The WNBA Washington Mystics named MARTY LERNER Dir of Corporate Partnerships. Most recently, Lerner served as a sports marketing consultant for Staples the Office Superstore (Mystics)....The WNBA's Atlanta franchise has named ALLISON FILLMORE, formerly with the Falcons and NBA Kings, VP/Ticket Sales; PAIGE BLANKENSHIP, formerly with the Padres and MISL San Diego Soccers, VP/Marketing; and TAMEKA GARRETT, formerly with the Falcons, Community Relations Dir (ATLANTA CONSTITUTION, 1/17).
EXECS: Former Ohio Racing Commission Chair SCOTT BORGEMENKE was named Exec VP/Racing at Magna Entertainment. Borgemenke, who is currently Chief of Staff for Ohio House Speaker JON HUSTED, will resign from that position (THOROUGHBREDTIMES.com, 1/15)....The Colorado Sports HOF has added the title of President to CEO TOM LAWRENCE, who has been CEO for the past five years. The organization also named LAURA GEE Marketing & Tour Dir and WENDY HETT Assistant Marketing & Tour Coordinator (Colorado Sports HOF)....The Tempe Convention & Visitors Bureau (TCVB) named D’Backs Game Operations Manager BRIAN BELKIN Sports Marketing Manager (TCVB)....NFLPA appointed Wharton School Professor KENNETH SHROPSHIRE as an arbitrator to hear and decide agent disciplinary appeals under the NFLPA Regulations Governing Contract Advisors (NFLPA)....Delaware North Companies - Boston, which operates the TD Banknorth Garden, named JASON PETRIE Graphic Designer for the Garden Marketing Dept. and Bruins, and MARSHA CUMMINGS VIP Sales Manager (Delaware North Companies)....STEVE HYMAN was named Exec Dir of the Alerus Center in Grand Forks, ND (VenuWorks).
Do you have an executive announcement? If so, please send to editorial@sportsbusinessdaily.com.
