Basketball
The WNBA’s Dallas Wings named Nicole Smith chief marketing officer. Smith was senior director of growth segment marketing for NASCAR.
College
The University of North Texas named Wren Baker athletic director. Baker was deputy athletic director and interim AD at the University of Missouri.
The University of Florida named Steve Spurrier athletic department ambassador and consultant. Spurrier was the football coach at the University of South Carolina.
Coppin State University named Derek Carter athletic director. Carter is athletic director at Montgomery College in Maryland.
The West Coast Conference promoted Jessica Everhart to assistant commissioner for compliance and student-athlete services, and Ryan McCrary to assistant commissioner for communications.
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Football
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Miami Dolphins named
Samantha Coghill senior director of human resources and performance management.
Hockey
The Nashville Predators promoted Chris Junghans to chief revenue officer, Hannah Foster to director of marketing, Danny Shaklan to vice president of marketing and communications, Kevin Wilson to director of communications, Gerry Helper to senior vice president and senior adviser, Chuck Stevens to director of creative services, Brennan Scott and Jackie Fisher to senior graphic designers, Adam DeVault to director of marketing entertainment, Nat Harden to senior vice president of tickets and premium sales for youth hockey, Britt Kincheloe to vice president of service, Marty Mulford to senior director of service and Kyle Clayton to senior director of operations. The team also named Keith Hegger senior vice president of finance and Natalie Aronson corporate communications coordinator.
Sporting Goods and Apparel
Adidas named Beth Bass U.S. director of women’s sports marketing. Bass was chief executive officer of the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association.
Awards and Boards
The National Baseball Hall of Fame named Ozzie Smith to its board of directors.
The U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Committee Foundation named Ben Sutton Jr. to its board of trustees. Sutton is founder and chairman emeritus of IMG College.
Marketing
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The Aspire Group promoted
Todd Shell to senior team leader of sales and service at Colorado State University,
Brian Treiser to senior director of sales and service at Florida Atlantic University,
Emily Embree to ticket sales manager at Louisiana Tech University,
Michael Rust to
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manager of database marketing and analytics at Miami University,
Tim Maldonado to senior sales consultant at the national sales center,
Kyle England to senior sales consultant at the University of Toledo, and
Christopher Mead to manager of service and
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retention and
Tyler Shaker to director of ticket sales at the University of Connecticut. It also named
Nathan Greenwood sales and service consultant at Colorado State,
Chanelle Belton office manager at the corporate office,
Christopher Owens sales consultant at Florida Atlantic,
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Candace Young and
Jayvin Matti sales consultants at Georgia Tech,
Virginia Coombs new business consultant at the University of Kansas,
Bernardo Garcia manager of sales and service at Long Beach State,
Marcus Ashe and
Conor Sweeney sales consultants at the national sales center,
Bryan Hnatt sales and service consultant at the University of Pennsylvania, and
Matthew Hawn sales consultant at Western Michigan University.
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