Arizona Diamondbacks Interview Report

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On March 2nd I had the opportunity to interview Bryan White the Director of Event Services of the Arizona Diamondbacks. This interview was conducted at Chase Field and how I was able to obtain this interview would be because Jeff Gomez the Senior Event Coordinator of the Arizona Diamondbacks, in which I have been volunteering and shadowing for the last year. The reason that I decided to interview Mr. White would be because of his area of expertise, which is something that I am interested in my future career. The duties that Mr. White is responsible for would ensure that everything is ready to go to before an event or a game begins, such as providing different departments tables, sanctions, barracks, etc. For example, Mr. White has to organize

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