Georgia-based Crown Sports Management named JASON HODGES to the new position of VP/Player Relations. The agency represents Davis Love III, Lucas Glover, Boo Weekley and other golfers. Hodges recently graduated with his JD from Mercer Univ. (Jon Show, SportsBusiness Journal).
HOOP, THERE IT IS: The Suns have promoted the following: JAMIE MORRIS LEVINE to Senior Dir of PR; CARLISSA HENRY to Senior Account Exec & Local Sales Manager; DAN COSTELLO to Senior Account Exec & National Sales Manager; STEVEN KOEK to Senior Digital Multimedia Manager; JOSH GREENE to Senior Digital Publishing Manager; CHRIS MALLORY to Community Relations Manager; and SEAN BAFAN and DANIELLE DRESSOR both to Senior Account Experience Specialists (Suns)....The Magic promoted the following: MICHAEL FORDE to Dir of Corporate Partnerships; RICK PRICE to Assistant Dir of Broadcast Technology & Services; JOEL MASSEY to Network Engineer; BRENDA HAYSLETT to Assistant Dir of HR; CAROLYN MOORE to Player Services & Development Manager; ROBYN GUOKAS to Community Relations Manager; BETH HANDELSMAN to Senior Group Account Exec; MICHELE TRESSLER to Accounts Receivable Coordinator; and BRAD JONES to Basketball Operations Coordinator (Magic).
FRANCHISES: The Triple-A PCL Memphis Redbirds have hired DEREK GOLDFARB as Assistant GM & Dir of Sales and ADAM GOLDBERG as Dir of Marketing. Most recently, Goldfarb was in the Advertising-Sales Department at the Wachovia Center and Goldberg was Marketing Manager for the AHL Philadelphia Phantoms (Global Spectrum)….The CFL Hamilton Tiger-Cats named CHRIS GORMAN Ticket Sales Rep, the MLL Toronto Nationals named ALAN TSANG Sales & Sponsorship Rep and the Oilers named DEREK WOLD Account Exec (Cosmo Sports)….DARRIS KILGOUR is stepping down as NLL Buffalo Bandits GM "to concentrate on his duties as head coach" (BUFFALO NEWS, 9/10).
EXECS: Fantasy Sports Ventures (FSV) has promoted EVAN KAMER to COO, CLAY WALKER to Chief Affiliate Officer and MATT PERRIGO to Chief Revenue Officer (FSV)....Memphis Motorsports Park (MMP) PR & Marketing Dir DOUG FRANKLIN has left the track. BRANDON MUDD, Public & Media Relations Dir at Gateway Int'l Raceway, will provide PR and other media support for MMP's upcoming NASCAR and NHRA weekends. MMP Advertising & Promotions Manager HOLLY FORD will assume all marketing duties at the track (Dover Motorsports)….The Mountain West Network (MWN) named MITCH GREEN Supervising Producer, effective immediately. Most recently, Green was at MLB Network where he worked on their nightly "MLB Tonight" studio show (MWN)….Matter, Edelman Sports & Entertainment Marketing (MESEM) named SI Senior Publicist KAREN DMOCHOWSKY Supervisor (MESEM).
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