Baseball
The Washington Nationals promoted Michael DeBartolo to director of baseball operations and Johnny DiPuglia to vice president of international operations.
The Seattle Mariners promoted Chris Pelekoudas to West Coast supervisor, Mike Moriarty to Northeast supervisor and Ben Collman to Midwest supervisor and hired Amanda Hopkins, Tyrus Bowman, Jackson Laumann, Taylor Terrasas, Stephen Tromblee and Ross Vecchio as scouts.
Football
The Miami Dolphins added W Partners vice president Sam Coghill to their partnership team.
Philadelphia Eagles vice president of player personnel Ed Marynowitz was let go. Tom Donahoe will fill the role as senior director of player personnel.
Hockey
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The
American Hockey League hired
Emily Aasand as manager of digital and social media.
The Columbus Blue Jackets promoted Maxwell Cohen and Amanda Crandell to season ticket service coordinators.
The Florida Panthers hired Portland Pirates coach Tom Rowe as associate general manager.
The Pittsburgh Penguins hired George Manias as senior director of partnership marketing. Manias was vice president of sponsorships for Legends Global Sales.
Marketing
JMI promoted Nick Pearson to vice president of marketing communications.
Advantage International hired Allison Bolla as hospitality account manager, Chris Krupp as experiential account manager, Ayana Duncanson as sponsorship account executive, Lianna Hachborn as hospitality account executive and Daizy Neri as creative project coordinator.
Positive Impact S+E promoted William Tuccillo to lead project associate.
Media
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Athlete Content & Entertainment named
Paige Keffer its strategic partnerships lead. Keffer was vice president of business development at BigTeams.
ESPN promoted Mike Heimbach to vice president of global security and facilities operations.
SB Nation co-founder Tyler Bleszinski left the company. He will remain an adviser to Vox Media.
Madison Square Garden promoted Scott Wessels to senior director of sports and entertainment sales, and Howard Jacobs left his position as executive vice president of marketing and sales.
Motorsport Network hired Chris Eschenburg as president of global operations.
Motorsports
The NHRA hired Pete Skorich as director of television production and lead producer.
Olympics
The Beijing Organizing Committee for the 2022 Olympics hired Guo Jinlong as its head.
Soccer
Atlanta United FC hired Paul McDonough as director of soccer operations. McDonough was Orlando City SC senior vice president for soccer operations.
Orlando City SC Chief Soccer Officer Armando Carneiro resigned.
Other
The Collegiate Water Polo Association hired Jonathan Weaver as director of multimedia.
UFC Gym hired Tamer El Guindy as senior vice president of international franchising.
Awards and Boards
The National Golf Foundation named Dick Sullivan, PGA Tour Superstore president and chief executive officer, to its board of directors.
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