Sports Industry Visionaries Named
To National Sports Marketing Network’s  
New York City Chapter Board

One Of The Most Prestigious Advisory Boards Ever Assembled Will Spearhead
The Development Of New Programs and Initiatives For The Trade
Organization Of The Sports Business Industry

New York, NY (July 12, 2007) – National Sports Marketing Network (NSMN) has announced the formation of a New York City Chapter Board which includes forty of today’s most influential sports industry leaders. Collectively, this board represents a level of experience and savvy that is comparable to the elite boards in any profession.

The new Board’s mission will be to develop strategic alliances and cultivate new partnerships that will lead NSMN into its second decade supporting sports business industry professionals. In 1998, NSMN was created to fill a major networking and professional development void in the sports business industry. Today the organization includes over 7,000 members and 11 chapters around the country. This level of growth can largely be attributed to the active support from the most senior decision makers in the business from around the country.

“The New York City Chapter Board is a team of perhaps the most dynamic and successful professionals in the sports business industry today,” said Jennifer Karpf, NSMN President and Founder. “Together we will be developing bold new programs to support our membership and meet the organization’s long term needs.”

Those named to the New York City Chapter Board are: 

  • Lisa Baird, Senior Vice President, Marketing & Consumer Products, National Football League
  • Michael Bass, Senior Vice President, Marketing Communications, National Basketball Association
  • David Bober
  • John Brody, Senior Vice President, Sales & Marketing, Major League Baseball
  • Kathy Carter, Executive Vice President, Soccer United Marketing and Major League Soccer
  • Bob Cramer
  • James (Curt) Curtis III, Principal, CCA*
  • Tracy Dolgin, President and CEO, YES Network
  • Joe Favorito, Senior Vice President, Communications, International Fight League (IFL)
  • Kathleen Francis, Managing Director, CT Marketing and Development, USTA
  • Lino Garcia, General Manager, ESPN Deportes
  • David Haney, Senior Vice President, Marketing and Fan Development, Arena Football League
  • Ed Horne, President, NHL Enterprises
  • Jim Jennings, Commissioner, National Lacrosse League
  • Peter Land, General Manager, Sports, Edelman*
  • Terry Lefton, Editor-at-Large, Sports Business Daily/Sports Business Journal*
  • Michael Levine, Managing Director, CAA Sports
  • Tom McGovern, U.S. Director, Optimum Sports
  • Brian Mieth, Vice President, Sports & Event Marketing, ICON International
  • Jonathan Miller, Executive Vice President, NBC Sports
  • Tola Murphy-Baran, Senior Vice President, Brand Management, Sirius Satellite Radio
  • Thomas Murphy, Vice President, MasterCard International
  • David Newman, Senior Vice President, Marketing & Communications, New York Mets
  • Scott Novak, Senior Vice President, Dan Klores Communications
  • Larry Novenstern, Executive Vice President, Joint Managing Director, NewCast@Optimedia
  • Donna Orender, President, WNBA
  • Mike Paul, President & Senior Counselor, MGP & Associates PR
  • Doug Perlman, President, IMG Media
  • Tim Pernetti, Executive Vice President, Content, CSTV
  • Steve Phelps, Chief Marketing Officer, NASCAR
  • Doug Pirnie*
  • Kenneth Podziba, Commissioner, New York City Sports Commission
  • Fred Popp, CEO & Partner, SME
  • Rob Prazmark, Executive Vice President, Sales, Wasserman Media Group
  • Jeff Price, President, SI Digital
  • Mike Reisman, Principal, Velocity Sports & Entertainment
  • Ralph Santana, Vice President, Media, Internet, Sports Entertainment, Pepsi-Cola Company
  • Jeff Shifrin, President, Octagon North America
  • Rick Singer, Director, Worldwide Sponsorship, IBM
  • Ed Willett, Senior Director, New Business Development, ESPN
  • Brett Yormark, President & Chief Executive Officer, Nets Sports and Entertainment, LLC

 

* National Board of Advisors/ NSMN

The New York Chapter Board exemplifies the level of commitment and involvement NSMN garners from its members. In addition to bringing their vast resources to the organization, this Board will also coordinate the
NSMN Executive Club. Launched in 1999, the Executive Club is an invitation only networking program for the most senior executives in the sports industry.

About NSMN
Founded in 1998 by Karpf, NSMN represents more than 7,000 members with chapters in 11 major markets including Atlanta, Boston, Charlotte, Chicago, Denver, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, New York City, Philadelphia, San Francisco and Washington D.C. The membership includes the most influential sports business professionals representing a variety of areas such as professional sports leagues, sports marketing agencies, television networks, event companies and agents.

NSMN 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 market, NSMN produces the Sports Licensing Summit during Licensing Week in New York City each year. For information visit, http://www.sportsmarketingnetwork.com or call 212-227-1300.