The Sharks promoted Dir of Hockey Operations JOE WILL to Assistant GM. He will continue to report to VP & GM DOUG WILSON (Sharks).....The Panthers named former NHLer CORY STILLMAN Assistant Dir of Player Development. He will be based out of his hometown of Peterborough, Ontario (MIAMI HERALD, 9/11).....Walt Disney Co. said that it "will combine sales of DVDs with toys, apparel and videogames into one group, naming movie-distribution president ROBERT CHAPEK the new president of its consumer-products division." Disney "hopes to increase its clout with big-box retailers" (WALL STREET JOURNAL, 9/10)....The Aspen Skiing Co. promoted Snowmass Dir of Guest Services SUSAN CROSS to Buttermilk Mountain Manager (ASPEN TIMES, 9/9).
COLLEGES: The Big West Conference named ROB HALVAKS Deputy Commissioner; JODY MCROBERTS Senior Associate Commissioner; MIKE DANIELS Associate Commissioner for Championships & Marketing; ERICA MONTEABARO Associate Commissioner for Compliance & Governance; MIKE VILLAMOR Assistant Commissioner for External Affairs; JULIE ST. CYR Dir of Communications; STEVE CHEN Dir of New Media; BETH HOLTERMANN Dir of Business Services; CHRIS HARGRAVES Assistant Dir of Championships; and MELISSA SWAFFER Assistant Dir of Compliance (Big West)....The Univ. of Oregon named LSU Assistant AD for Marketing CRAIG PINTENS Senior Associate AD for Marketing & PR. He will begin his new position later this month (UO)....Morehead State Univ. named MATT SEGAL Athletic Media Relations Dir (MSU).....Kennesaw State Univ. named HEATH SENOUR Associate AD for Compliance and KATIE EGLOFF Assistant AD for Championships & Events (THE DAILY).
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