Mount Saint Mary College faculty and staff, left to right: Kyle Teixeira, director of Sports Information; Michael L. Fox, J.D., Acting Dean of the School of Business and associate professor of Business Law; Brooke Yerger, assistant professor of Sports Management; and John Mahon, Senior Specialist for Outreach and Career Development.
Students and faculty from Mount Saint Mary College recently traded the classroom for the baseball diamond, attending an exclusive networking and career development event hosted by the New York Yankees.
The event, held at Yankee Stadium, provided a unique bridge between academic study and professional sports management. The program allowed students to engage directly with industry executives and successful Mount alumni currently established within the Yankees organization.
The afternoon began in the main lobby before moving to a luxury suite for an in-depth panel discussion and Q&A session. Students gained firsthand insights into summer sales positions, internship requirements, and long-term career paths within professional athletics.
Representing the Yankees were Stewart Azor, manager of Inside Sales with the ballclub, and two distinguished Mount alumni: Kristen Renta, Specialist of Premium Sales and Service (holding both a BS and MBA from the Mount’s School of Business) and Andrew Connors, Account Executive of Group Sales and Service.
“It was a wonderful program that we hope will be fruitful in building a further relationship between the Mount and the New York Yankees for the benefit of our students,” said Brooke Yerger, assistant professor of Sports Management.
The experience concluded with the group watching the Yankees take on the Kansas City Royals from Suite #8.
The trip was made possible through the support of the School of Business Go Blue Experiential Education Fund, which covered transportation costs thanks to the contributions of generous donors.
In addition to Yerger, faculty and staff in attendance included John Mahon, Senior Specialist for Outreach and Career Development; Kyle Teixeira, director of Sports Information; and Michael L. Fox, J.D., Acting Dean of the School of Business and associate professor of Business Law.