LYNN FARQUHAR has taken over as head coach of the Syracuse University field hockey team. She returns to Syracuse as the head coach, after previously serving as an assistant coach for four seasons (2007-10) under former head coach Ange Bradley, who retired in December after 16 seasons guiding the Orange. Farquhar takes the reins of a program that has qualified for the NCAA Tournament in 13 of the last 16 seasons. For eight seasons, Farquhar led the Saint Joseph’s University field hockey program. Under her direction, the Hawks reached the NCAA Tournament four times and captured the Atlantic 10 Conference title in each of those seasons. Farquhar spent the last year as an assistant athletic director and head field hockey coach at George School in Newtown, Pennsylvania. Before taking over the program at Saint Joseph’s, she was the associate head coach at University of Delaware. Farquhar graduated from Old Dominion University in 2005, with a bachelor’s degree in business administration, marketing, alongside minors in sports management and graphic design. 

RACHELLE (SHELLY) GUITIAN has been named chief marketing officer (CMO) at Smart Carrier, a telecommunications-compliance management software provider. She is also co-founder and co-owner of Smart Carrier. The company started as a part-time telecom and VoIP consulting firm 13 years ago and has grown to accommodate more than 200 million calls per month. Guitian brings practical experience that delivers insights that have grown revenues and sales, the company says. She has more than 15 years of marketing experience in industries ranging from professional and financial services to telecom technology. Guitan says her main role in the company is to oversee and direct all marketing initiatives while collaborating with the senior leadership team to offer customers the best services.