ANDREA MARINO

The Syracuse Crunch have promoted ANDREA MARINO to VP of corporate partnerships. Marino joined the Crunch full time for the 2014-15 season as sponsorship services manager after spending the 2012-13 campaign with the Crunch as an intern, contributing to game operations, public relations, and marketing. In her seven seasons with the organization, most recently as director of corporate partnerships, Marino has played an integral role in partnership acquisition and fulfillment. In her new role, Marino will continue to oversee the management and contract fulfillment of more than 100 corporate partners, while maintaining sponsorship inventory. She will also coordinate with public relations, game operations, community relations, and ticketing departments to create and execute sponsor programs along with developing and managing marketing initiatives. Marino is additionally responsible for the team’s luxury-suite management. She graduated from Ithaca College with a degree in integrated marketing communications in 2012 and received a master’s degree in public relations from the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University in 2013. The Crunch have also promoted MEGAN CAHILL to VP of communications & digital media. She rejoined the Crunch for the 2015 Calder Cup Playoffs as the public relations & digital media manager after spending the 2013-14 season as a public & media relations intern with the team. Before returning, the Central New York native spent the 2014-15 campaign as the communications & community relations manager for the Springfield Falcons, then-AHL affiliate of the Columbus Blue Jackets. In her new role, Cahill will continue to develop and implement the team’s public relations and digital-media strategy in coordination with the corporate partnerships, game operations, and ticketing departments to promote the club and its athletes. She will also maintain management of the Crunch’s social-media accounts and online content, while overseeing all digital advertising. Cahill is additionally responsible for organizing team appearances and serving as the primary media contact to maximize local and national exposure. She received her bachelor’s degree in English with business, writing and communication minors from Siena College in 2013, where she also played on the Division I women’s golf team. Cahill earned her master’s degree in public relations from the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University in 2014.