IMG College Chief Sales & Marketing Officer ROGER VANDERSNICK and Senior VP/Business Development & Partnership Management KELLI HILLIARD "both confirmed that they're parting ways" with the company. The departures "come on the heels" of VP/Business Development JANEEN LALIK leaving earlier this month. IMG College's MIKE WOLFERT also "recently left to join Van Wagner Sports & Entertainment." VanDerSnick joined IMG College in '11 "after a distinguished decade of work in NASCAR." His position "will not be filled." Hilliard "went to work" with with IMG College Chair Emeritus BEN SUTTON at ISP in late '96 and also "oversaw IMG College's relationship with the National Football Foundation, NCAA, College Football Playoff, NACDA, and other associations" (SPORTSBUSINESS JOURNAL, 2/29).
EXECS: The Patriots promoted Assistant Dir of Pro Scouting DAVE ZIEGLER to Dir of Pro Personnel, "filling the void created by BOB QUINN's January departure" to become Lions GM. Ziegler "had spent the past three years as Quinn's assistant" (ESPNBOSTON.com, 2/28)....Indiana State Univ. named NC State Senior Associate AD/Student Services & Sport Administration SHERARD CLINKSCALES AD (ISU)....Jacksonville State Univ. promoted interim AD GREG SEITZ to the full-time position. Seitz had been the interim AD for the last 14 months (JSU)....The Single-A Florida State League Brevard County Manatees promoted Assistant GM CHAD LOVITT to GM. He replaces KYLE SMITH, who "departs from the role after eight seasons." Smith is "transitioning to leading" the summer collegiate Northwoods League Thunder Bay Border Cats in an ownership role (FLORIDA TODAY, 2/26).
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