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Louisville Sports Commission Promotes Greg Fante to President and CEO

Greg Fante, a 15-year veteran of the Louisville Sports Commission, will be promoted to president and chief executive officer effective February 2023. The sports commission’s board of directors voted unanimously to elevate Fante, who currently serves as vice president of sports development. Fante will take on the new role following the retirement of CEO Karl […]

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From left: Clyde Best MBE, Black Bermudian UK Premier League footballer, Kim Swan JP, MP, international golf professional, and John Carlos, Olympian and activist, explore conversations around diversity at the 2021 Black Golfer's Week Preview event moderated by Bermuda Tourism Authority Director of Global Sales Hazel Clark, a three-time Olympian.

Bermuda Launches Black Golfers Week to Promote Diversity in Sport

The Bermuda Tourism Authority, in partnership with the Advocates PGA Tour and PGA Magazine, has marked the culmination of Black History Month with the announcement of an APGA Tournament to kick off Bermuda Black Golfers Week in October 2022. Black Golfers Week is an initiative to promote diversity through sports tourism. With the support of […]

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Chris Rosato Jr. Named Events and Marketing Manager of Erie Sports Commission

The Erie Sports Commission has hired Chris Rosato Jr. as the organization’s events and marketing manager, charging him with assisting in attracting and servicing events supported by the Erie Spots Commission and overseeing the organization’s brand image. Rosato has worked with the commission in various capacities since 2019, when he started as a marketing and […]

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Pikes Peak Apex Welcomes Rockshox as Presenting Sponsor

Pikes Peak APEX has agreed to a two-year partnership with SRAM and its RockShox brand that will return as presenting sponsor of the 2022 and 2023 mountain bike events, Sports Strategies has announced. The 2022 Pikes Peak APEX presented by RockShox will take place September 22–25, drawing pros and amateurs for four days of riding […]

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Rob Wells Promoted to Executive Director of the Savannah Sports Council

Rob Wells has been promoted to executive director of the Savannah Sports Council, a division of Visit Savannah in Georgia. Wells, who has been with the organization since 2017, most recently held the position of director. Since joining the Savannah Sports Council in 2017, Wells has been instrumental in furthering SSC-owned events including the Enmarket […]

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Dan Cook Named Director of Marketing and Communications for Visit Annapolis

Dan Cook has been named the director of marketing and communications at Visit Annapolis & Anne Arundel County, bringing more than two decades of destination retail and tourism experience to the new position. Cook served most recently as acting director of tourism for the Prince William County Office of Tourism in Virginia. During his six-year […]

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Josh Rivers

Josh Rivers Hired at Tuscaloosa Tourism and Sports

Josh Rivers will join Tuscaloosa Tourism and Sports in Alabama as the director of community development. Rivers joins the TTS team with 12 years of hospitality, tourism and leadership experience including the past 10 years at the Bryant Conference Center as the assistant director. Rivers will take on the responsibilities of long-time employee Bill Buchanan, who […]

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Milwaukee Esports Summit

Milwaukee to Host Esports Education Event

The first Wisconsin Esports Summit will be held March 10, featuring more than 100 esports influencers and leaders discussing issues affecting the industry. The event will be held at The Mecca Sports Bar & Grill in Milwaukee’s Deer District and will be presented by the MKEsports Alliance. “The global esports — electronic sports — economy […]

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Paul Sheehan Hired as Visit Winston-Salem Sports Development Manager

Visit Winston-Salem in North Carolina has hired Paul Sheehan as sports development manager, responsible for promoting, generating and increasing sporting events and activities in Winston-Salem and Forsyth County. Sheehan most recently served as the director of sports development for Play Greenville, NC Sports. Prior to that, he served as the assistant director of sports development […]

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Greater Orlando Sports Commission Promotes Quartet

The Greater Orlando Sports Commission has promoted four of its staff members to new positions. Jennifer Lastik has been promoted to executive vice president, having joined the organization in 2007. Lastik graduated from Slippery Rock University in Pennsylvania as well as West Virginia University and interned at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex. Lastik […]

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