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>>Longtime San Francisco Chapter Board Member PAT GALLAGHER announced that he is leaving the Giants after 32 years.  Gallagher, an early pioneer of sports marketing and a driving force in changing the way Major League Baseball marketed itself to fans, came to the Giants in 1976, shortly after Bob Lurie saved the franchise from moving to Toronto. For more than 20 years, he served as the senior vice president for business operations, overseeing various aspects of the non-baseball business for the club, including advertising, promotions, public relations, sales and marketing, ballpark operations and community relations. Gallagher was credited with a number of innovative marketing campaign and initiatives, including the "Croix de Candlestick" reward for fans braving extra inning night games at the 'Stick, the anti-mascot Crazy Crab and the performance of the Great Wallenda -who walked on a tight rope suspended from the foul poles between a double header at Candlestick Park in 1977. He also played a lead role in the development of AT&T Park.  In 2000, Gallagher became president of Giants Enterprises, a subsidiary of the Giants which he created to develop non-baseball ventures and business opportunities for the company. Giants Enterprises has been recognized as an industry leader for unique special event production. Gallagher also serves as the chairman of the San Francisco Visitors and Convention Bureau, chairman of San Francisco's Tourism Improvement District and is a board member of the California Chamber of Commerce and the Bay Area Sports Hall of Fame. [Giants] Connect with Pat Gallagher

>>Congratulations to Philadelphia Chapter Board member and Philadelphia Eagles Senior VP/Business Operations MARK DONOVAN who is leaving the team after six years to join the Chiefs as COO.
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>>New York City Chapter Board Member JEFF PRICE has resigned as President of SI Digital after three years in the position, seven total years with SI.
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>>Congratulations to Charlotte Chapter Board Member CINDY SISSON and HOPSports, Inc. The National Association for Health and Fitness (NAHF) honored the company with the National Exemplary Health and Fitness Leadership Award. The award recognizes organizations, companies or individuals who have made significant contributions for the advancement of health, physical activity, and wellness. HOPSports serves as a best practice model that can be used nationwide.
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>>New York City Chapter Board member ED HORNE will be leaving the NHL at the end of April after 15 years with the league.
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