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The WNBA Indiana Fever named ALLISON BARBER President & COO and promoted Dir of Player Programs & Franchise Development TAMIKA CATCHINGS to VP/Basketball Operations. Barber succeeds Pacers Assistant GM KELLY KRAUSKOPF. Barber had previously been U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense, President of Western Governors Univ. Advancement and WGU Indiana President. She was also previously president of strategic communications firm Sodenta. Catchings has been with the Fever since she was drafted by them in '01 (INDIANAPOLIS STAR, 3/5)....The Univ. of Miami named Univ. of Arizona Senior Dir of Recruiting & High School Relations ANDY VAUGHN Dir of Player Personnel (TUSCON.com, 3/3)....Tailgate Guys named IMG Learfield Ticket Solutions Senior VP BRAD SEXTON VP/Sales (TWITTER.com, 3/4).

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