Megan Salic
Assistant General Manager
Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks
College: MSU-Moorhead & MSU-Mankato
What is your professional background/work history?
I’ve pretty much been a RedHawk my whole career. I started as an intern in 2002 and in May of 2005 was hired full time to be the Director of Promotions, which has now grown into the Assistant General Manager role. 2009 will be my 8th summer doing this, and it doesn’t seem like it’s been that long, but this is a great town to be in. Our fans are loyal and knowledgeable and always supportive of our team.
What do you like the most about working in professional baseball?
I never have time to get bored. When you have 5-9 game homestands in the summer you stay busy. I also enjoy seeing all the kids at the game when they are in awe of our mascot, the field, a player or when they catch a soft toss ball, there’s nothing more gratifying to see then that!
What do you like the least about working in professional baseball?
It’s hard to make time for your family in the summer. It’s a love/hate relationship. I love being at work in the summer, but I miss out on the family vacation and trips to the lake. Even when there are no home games, it seems to take too much energy to travel anywhere.
Do you face any challenges or obstacles that a male in your role may not face?
Absolutely, and any females that tells you they don’t are lying. There is the constant feeling that you have to be one step ahead and that much better than your male counterpart just to maintain the equality that should naturally be there.
Please list one interesting fact about yourself.
I am a HUGE NASCAR fan. Love Jeff Burton, despise Dale Earnhardt, Jr. No one else in my office is a racing fan, so they just constantly make fun of me, but I love it and always will!
What would your profession be if you weren't working in baseball?
Probably coaching basketball or track at the high school level or working in the athletic marketing department of a college. If I didn’t have to have a job, I would be traveling and visiting every baseball stadium I could.
Windy. Any season it's windy!
What advice would you give to someone wanting to work in professional baseball?
Internship, internship, internship. When we hire full time employees, it’s difficult to even consider someone that hasn’t had past experience in baseball or the sporting world. Baseball isn’t a 9 to 5 job and takes up a lot of time and energy and just explaining that to someone never seems to get the point across. When completing the internship, always go above and beyond what is asked of you. That will make you standout and not just blend in with the rest of the interns.
