OAKLAND -- The Oakland Athletics have promoted Suzi Alvarez to Director of New Ballpark Sales, the club announced today. Alvarez will be responsible for managing and leading a newly created premium sales unit and the team's new ballpark sales efforts. Her new role begins November 1.
"Since joining the A's during the 2017 season, Suzi has been instrumental in several key initiatives, including organization-wide strategic planning and our membership product evolution, which resulted in the wildly successful 2018 launch of A's Access," said Oakland A's COO Chris Giles. "Suzi will oversee our premium products in the Coliseum and our new ballpark sales efforts once they begin next year."
Alvarez joined the A's in 2017 as Manager of Strategy and Business Operations. Prior to joining the club, she was Director of Brand Marketing at Chat Sports, leading marketing strategy, business development, and sponsorship sales for Chat Sports' national event series. She gained additional experience at JP Morgan Chase & Co. and e-commerce startup Bloomspot, Inc., acquired by Chase Digital in 2013. A Philadelphia, PA native, Alvarez has a BA from Stanford University.