Baseball
The San Francisco Giants promoted Mario Alioto to executive vice president of business operations; Jack Bair to executive vice president and general counsel; Alfonso Felder to executive vice president of administration; Staci Slaughter to executive vice president of communications and senior adviser to the chief executive officer; Russ Stanley to senior vice president of ticket sales and services; Jason Pearl to senior vice president of sponsorship and business development; Stephen Revetria to senior vice president of Giants Enterprises; and Fran Weld to vice president of strategy and development.
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SOLOMON
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Little League Baseball and Softball promoted
Dustin Solomon to director of retail licensing and merchandise operations,
Stefanie Steele to retail customer service and marketing manager and
Matt Balliet to merchandise inventory specialist.
Colleges
Western Oregon University hired John Potter II as director of media relations and external operations. Potter was assistant coordinator of media relations at Dixie State University.
Dickinson University hired Joe Giunta as athletic director and chairman of physical education. Giunta was senior associate athletic director for sports administration at Temple University.
Todd Dooley stepped down from his role as University of Tennessee associate athletic director for compliance to take a position in the university’s human resources department.
The University of Washington hired Rachel Rice, Matt Glover and Nick Winn as account managers of ticket services for its season ticket retention team.
Joe Roberts stepped down from his role as University of Maine associate athletic director for external operations.
Boston University hired Dan Satter as deputy athletic director. Satter was senior associate athletic director for external relations at the University of Akron.
Columbia University hired Joseph Quinlan Jr. as senior associate athletic director for internal operations. Quinlan was athletic director at Saint Peter’s University.
Le Moyne College promoted Steve Evans to associate athletic director.
Lynn University named Devin Crosby athletic director. Crosby was deputy athletic director at Kent State University.
New York Institute of Technology hired Emily Dorko as assistant athletic director for strategic communications.
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Kansas State University hired
Andrew Hamor as associate athletic director for development. Hamor was assistant athletic director for the Longhorn Foundation annual fund at the University of Texas.
Oakland University hired Andy Adrianse as director of facilities. Adrianse was assistant director for event management at the University of Kentucky.
West Liberty University Athletic Director Jim Watson will retire, effective June 30.
Temple University promoted Patrick Kraft to athletic director. Kraft replaces Kevin Clark, who was named the university’s executive vice president and chief operating officer.
The University of Hartford hired Scott Dolch as senior associate athletic director for external relations. Dolch was senior associate athletic director for external relations at the University of Massachusetts Lowell.
The University of Missouri named Wren Baker deputy athletic director for external relations. Baker was deputy athletic director for external affairs at the University of Memphis.
Kentucky Wesleyan College named Rob Mallory athletic director. Mallory was associate athletic director at Quincy University.
Marquette University hired Brian Hardin as deputy athletic director. Hardin was deputy athletic director for external affairs at Ball State University.
Facilities
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KATTERHENRY
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DLR Group hired
Curt Katterhenry as a sports project manager and
Peter Muther as sports business development leader.
Finance
First Data hired Jeffrey Mandel as vice president of sports and entertainment
Football
The Chicago Bears hired Joe Douglas as director of college scouting and Anthony Kelly as director of pro scouting and Christopher Prescott as an area scout.
The Detroit Lions promoted Scott McEwen to senior personnel executive, Lance Newmark to director of college scouting and Cedric Saunders to senior vice president of football operations.
Hockey
The Boston Bruins promoted Don Sweeney to general manager.
The Colorado Avalanche hired Chris MacFarland as assistant general manager. MacFarland was assistant general manager for the Columbus Blue Jackets
Marketing
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Bespoke Sports & Entertainment hired
Tiffany Greco as an account supervisor. Greco was a regional sales strategist for IMG College.
GMR Marketing hired former Olympian Posy Musgrave as an athlete manager to work on preparations for the 2016 Olympic Games.
Awards and Boards
The Professional Bowlers Association named Steve Bornstein, former NFL executive vice president of media, to its board of directors.
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