Los Angeles Chapter Board
Jeff Kravitz joins Fox Rothschild, LLP as Partner.
Jeff focuses his practice on intellectual property and entertainment matters.  His practice includes business and intellectual property litigation for: copyrights, trademarks, unfair competition, media, libel and trade secret law.
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Charlotte Chapter Board
Dean Kessel has left Sprint to become President of Victory Junction Gang Camp. Learn more about Victory Junction Gang at: www.victoryjunction.org
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HONORS:
Once again, we congratulate NSMN Board members Wally Hayward, Sam Kennedy, Michael Levine and Tim Pernetti for the honor of the 2008 Sports Business Journal "Forty Under 40" Award.

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NSMN Mission Statement

National Sports Marketing Network (NSMN) is the trade organization for the sports business industry. Founded in 1998 by Jennifer Karpf, NSMN includes more than 8,000 individual and corporate members with chapters in 11 major markets and members in more than 45 U.S. cities.

The national organization is dedicated to the advancement of the sports business industry through professional development counseling, networking, and the production of thought-provoking, issue-oriented seminars created to raise the level of discourse on critical sports industry issues.

In addition to producing must-attend panel discussions in each local market, NSMN hosts the Sports Licensing Summit each year during Licensing Week in New York City.

Last December, NSMN's Chicago Chapter produced the first-ever sports sponsor "Think-Tank" conference featuring the industry's largest brand spenders who gathered to exchange ideas via group discussion. NSMN's Board members will produce this event in each market in 2008.

Membership is annual and open only to professionals who work in sports business.

new/posted Friday, May 9, 2008
BOSTON CHAPTER
NSMN APPOINTS SIX SPORTS INDUSTRY LEADERS TO BOARD

• Gene DeFilippo, Director of Athletics, Boston College
• Julie Kahn, Vice President, New England Market Manager, Entercom
• Sam Kennedy, Executive Vice President/Chief Sales & Marketing Officer, Fenway Sports Group/Boston Red Sox 
• Tom Manchester, Field Marketing Director, Sports & Entertainment, Dunkin’ Donuts 
• Christian Megliola, Senior Vice President/Chief Sports Strategist, Regan Communications
• Sue Tougas, Assistant Vice President, Sports and Event Marketing, MassMutual Financial Group

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Denver Chapter
THE COUNTDOWN IS ON! NSMN GATHERS NEWMAKERS FOR OLYMPIC FORUM IN DENVER ON MAY 15
Olympics Marketing Chief Rick Burton to speak for first time in Colorado as he participates for exclusive NSMN roundtable on Beijing. Panelists include:

• Scott Blackmun, Partner, Holme Roberts & Owen LLP ( formerly  General Counsel, Managing Director of Sport and Acting Chief Executive for the USOC, and Chief  Operating Officer for Anschutz Entertainment Group) [Panel faciliator]
• Rick Burton, Chief Marketing Officer,
  United States Olympic Committee
• Jim Millman, Chief Executive Officer,
  USA Boxing
• Sean Petty, Chief Operating Officer,
  USA Cycling
• Rob Prazmark, President, 21 Sports & Entertainment / Sales Consultant to the United States Olympic Committee
• Jim Tooley, Executive Director,
  USA Basketball
  
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Board member news
USA BOXING CEO JOINS DENVER BOARD
NSMN appoints industry veteran Jim Millman to Denver Chapter Steering Committee

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San Francisco Chapter
NSMN APPOINTS EIGHT INDUSTRY LEADERS TO SAN FRANCISCO BOARD

• Carolyn Feinstein, Group Vice President, Consumer Marketing, Electronic Arts
• Rich Garwood, President, Northern California/Nevada Region, Verizon Wireless
• Jim Leahey, Vice President, Sales & Marketing, Oakland A's
• Alan Rakov, General Manager, Northern California & Northern Nevada, Ticketmaster
• Tom Raponi, Vice President/General Manager, KICU-TV/ Director of Sales, KTVU-TV
• Steve Tseng, Senior Vice President, IMG
• Tony Wells, Senior Vice President, Brand Marketing, 24 Hour Fitness
• Royce Wolfe, Vice President, Sponsorship Strategy, Wells Fargo

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