Corvallis Knights Unveil OSU College of Business Intern Lineup

Diverse Group Will Handle On-Field Promotions, Other Responsibilities

The Corvallis Knights have hired (pictured above, left to right) Monica Grandorff, Hayden Reece, Tyler Acevedo, Davis Head and Tanya Casas as their Oregon State College of Business interns for the 2013 season.

They will be the third class of OSU College of Business students to intern with the team, which began its partnership with the COB in 2011, when five students worked for the team throughout the winter and spring terms and in the summer.

"We are pleased to welcome this group to our organization for this season," Knights general manager Bre Kerkvliet said. "They will be a great addition and they will be exposed to a real-world work environment.

"We value our mutually-beneficial relationship we've established with the College of Business through professor Colleen Bee. Our previous interns from the College of Business have been outstanding and we anticipate that will be the case this year as well."

College of Business interns work with almost every aspect of the Knights' organization. They receive academic credit and are exposed to the sports business via a wide range of preseason and summer projects that require critical thinking, creativity, enthusiasm and commitment.

"They partner with team sponsors and fans in sales, marketing and customer service, and in developing, organizing and running on-field promotions," Kerkvliet said. "They improve their business skills, gain practical experience, and get an opportunity to network with prospective employers in private business."

* Casas grew up in Gresham and graduated from Gresham High School in 2010. A junior marketing major at OSU, she is the vice-president of the OSU Marketing Club; belongs to Alpha Kappa Psi, the business school fraternity, and is in the Management Club.

* Reece is a junior marketing major from Lake Oswego who graduated from LOHS in 2010. He played baseball and basketball for the Lakers and was active in the Japanese club and Political Action Seminar.

* Grandorff is from Elma, Wash., and graduated from Elma High School in 2011. A sophomore who plans to major in marketing or management, she is also interning for the OSU athletic department in event management. At Elma, she belonged to Pep Club and student government, and participated in the Relay for Life.

* A sophomore business marketing major with a Spanish minor, Head is a sophomore from Ukiah, Calif., who graduated from Ukiah High School in 2011. He played baseball at UHS, is the president-elect and secretary of the OSU Club Baseball Team, and is a member of the Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity.

* Acevedo grew up in Gresham, graduated from Centennial High School in 2008 and is a junior majoring in business information systems. At Centennial, he belonged to Future Business Leaders of America and DECA, and played baseball and football. At OSU, he's a member of the Alpha Kappa Psi business fraternity, and has coached a summer baseball team.

The interns will also help market the Knights-run Reser's Oregon All-Star Series.

"They have hit the ground running and are off to a good start," Kerkvliet said.