People and Pop Culture
On the Move
Changing places and positions around the industry
Baseball
The Oakland Athletics promoted SABRINA BLACKWELL to account executive of group sales and hospitality.
Basketball
The Golden State Warriors named MAGGIE VALERIO PARKER manager of venue partnerships, handling the team’s Chase Bank deal. She was most recently with the Charlotte Hornets.
The Women’s National Basketball Association named CATHY ENGELBERT commissioner. Engelbert, who will start July 17, is CEO of Deloitte.
Colleges
Florida State University named DAVID COBURN athletic director. Coburn had been interim athletic director since August 2018.
The College of the Holy Cross named MARCUS BLOSSOM as director of intercollegiate athletics. Blossom was the senior associate athletic director for business and finance at Boston College.
James Madison University promoted SCOTT MEASELL to director of event management.
The University of Kansas named MORGYN SEIGFRIED associate athletic director of creative services and communications. Seigfried was associate athletic director at Temple University.
Merrimack College gave Athletic Director JEREMY GIBSON a five-year contract extension.
Longwood University named MICHELLE MEADOWS athletic director. Meadows had been interim athletic director for eight months.
The University of Memphis named ALLIE PRESCOTT interim athletic director, following TOM BOWEN’s resignation. Prescott is the former president of the Class AAA Memphis Redbirds.
Hockey
Boston Holdings, parent company of the Boston Bruins, Sportservice and TD Garden, named KELLY CUNNINGHAM vice president of human resources.
The Los Angeles Kings named JOCELYN HERNANDEZ human resources coordinator.
The Toronto Maple Leafs signed President BRENDAN SHANAHAN to a six-year contract extension through the 2024-25 season.
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