Athletic Director Internship Report

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It is with considerable interest that I apply for the Athletics Director position at Mendocino College. I am confident that my education, work experience, and life experience have prepared me for this position.

Currently, I am the Women’s Head Basketball coach and Assistant Athletic Director at Imperial Valley College. Over the past two years, I have been involved in a formal training internship as the Assistant Athletic Director developing administrative skills. I worked under the direction of Athletic Director Jim Mecate, in areas of planning, organizing, supervising, and directing the college Athletic Program. During the last two years, I have represented the college at the California Community College Athletic Association annual convention,

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