Minnesota Sports Facilities Authority Chair MICHELE KELM-HELGEN is resigning, saying that it is in the "public's interest to remove herself from ongoing reforms." Her last day is March 8 (BIZJOURNALS.com, 2/16). Following Kelm-Helgen's resignation, Exec Dir TED MONDALE also resigned "rather than face an impending vote to remove him." The departures come as state legislators moved to "overhaul MSFA's structure, claiming lax management and oversight by the pair." Mondale and Kelm-Helgen faced "cascading criticism and scrutiny" that they and other MSFA commissioners "hosted friends, family" and others at two 18-person luxury suites at U.S. Bank Stadium (Minneapolis STAR-TRIBUNE, 2/17).
EXECS: Pegula Sports & Entertainment promoted Exec VP/Business Development BRUCE POPKO to COO. VP/Corporate Partnerships ERICA MUHLEMAN is being promoted to fill Popko's previous role (PS&E)....Marketing agency MKTG promoted MICHELLE BERG to Exec VP/HR & Operations (THE DAILY)....The First Tee of Southeast Wisconsin named Wisconsin State Golf Association Dir of Member Services & Communications DAVID COHN Exec Dir (THE DAILY)....The Red Bulls have "parted ways" with Sporting Dir ALI CURTIS. Curtis had been "absent from team activities for more than four weeks" (N.Y. TIMES, 2/17)....The Heat named former NBAer SHANE BATTIER Dir of Basketball Development & Analytics. His duties will include the development of analytics in evaluating all talent, including college, free agents and current players (Heat).
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