The F1 Las Vegas GP named Williams Racing CRO PAUL ASENCIO Head of Business Development. Before Williams Racing, Asencio served as UFC SVP/Global Partnerships for six years and also held leadership roles with the Mets and Fanatics. Liberty Media runs the Vegas race, and Asencio is likely to work closely with F1 CCO EMILY PRAZER (SBJ).
Jacksonville Univ. promoted COO RICK CANTER to Associate VP & Deputy AD; Senior Associate AD/University & Athletics Relations DEE BROWN to Exec Senior Associate AD/University & Athletics Relations; Associate AD COURTNEY TAYBRON to Senior Associate AD/Sports Performance; Associate AD/Administration & Chief of Staff KATELYN FISCHER to Senior Associate AD/Administration; Assistant AD/Annual Giving and Events ERICA BEAL to Associate AD/Development & Associate Dir/Major Gifts; and Assistant Dir/Administration & Special Assistant to the AD KALISTA GIOGLIO to Dir/Administration (Jacksonville Univ.).
Oregon State promoted TONI LANGHANS to Assistant AD & Dir/Sports Nutrition; SAM KOKEN to Associate AD/Facilities and Event Management; ANDREW GOODWIN to Dir/Digital Communications and Marketing; BREE GALVEZ to Assistant AD/Marketing and Fan Engagement; SARA ELCANO to Deputy AD/External Operations and Advancement; and JACQUE BRUNS to Deputy AD, CFO, & SWA (Oregon State).
Rice Univ. Associate AD/External Relations DAVID PILLEN announced his departure from the school after serving for seven years (SBJ).
The Univ. of Nebraska named Middle Tennessee State Associate AD/Equipment and Capital Projects LARRY MAPLES Associate AD/Capital Projects (Nebraska).
rEvolution named Wasserman Associate VP & Head of Consulting/EMEA ROSS ARNOLD Head of Europe (rEvolution).
The Hurricanes named MIKE SUNDHEIM Hurricanes Holdings VP/Communications; Blue Jackets Senior Communications Coordinator MADISON WHITE Communications Manager; and CONNELL BURNSIDE Communications Assistant. The team also promoted Communications Manager MIKE BROWN to Team Services Manager and named PAUL FINK Video Coordinator (Hurricanes).
Elevate named ROB KRISTINIAK VP/Sales & Service; RACHEL AESCHLIMAN VP/Business Development; HEATHER CERESIA Global HR Business Partner; JONATHAN SUMERS Sr Dir/Insights; JULIANA FUREY Sr Manager/Global Partnership Sales; SHAWN-MARIE HEILIGER Manager/CRM & Ecommerce; ERICA RUSSO Sales Manager; MATTHEW KAUFMAN Account Manager; SYDNEY HENDERSON Account Manager; and BRENT BUTLER Ticket Operations Coordinator (Elevate).
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