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De Anna Sheffield Ward thought she would spend most of her grownup life as a TV reporter, however her profession path has taken a couple of completely different turns since she first hit the airwaves greater than twenty years in the past.

Now, Ward is in her second yr with the Rays as vp of media and communications, working to attract consciousness to what’s taking place all through the group. She joined the membership after a 14-year run with Big Brothers Big Sisters of America and Big Brothers Big Sisters of Tampa Bay.

In her brief time on the job, Ward has helped arrange many memorable initiatives that generated strong media consideration. One that stands out occurred on April 12 of final yr, when the Rays requested 8-year-old Chloe Grimes, who had battled most cancers, to throw out the ceremonial first pitch. The catcher was Grimes’ favourite participant, Brett Phillips.

Before the ceremony, Grimes had given Phillips a bracelet for good luck. An hour later, magic occurred — whereas Grimes was being interviewed on the native TV broadcast within the third inning, Phillips hit a house run. Postgame, following the Rays’ 9-8 victory over the A’s, Phillips was emotional speaking about Grimes.

“Why that touched me is that a lot of times our fans are so enamored with the players, of course,” Ward stated. “[The fans] also want to connect with them on a personal level.”

Ward has additionally offered management throughout troublesome occasions. Following a number of shootings within the Tampa space in early 2022, a workers member got here up with the thought of implementing a gun violence consciousness marketing campaign. Ward took the proposition to Rays chief public affairs and communications officer Rafaela A. Amador Fink, and in lower than 24 hours, the 2 have been engaged on a plan to convey that marketing campaign to life.

In May, the Rays teamed up with the Yankees for one sport of a collection between the 2 groups and tabled baseball discuss on their Twitter accounts, opting as a substitute to present factual details about gun violence in America. When Ward defined the initiative to the Yankees, they stated, “We’ll join you.”

“When I say amazing, it was an all-team effort, meaning we had staff members who were looking at facts,” Ward stated. “We wished to maintain it factual. This wasn’t about whether or not folks ought to have weapons. It was specializing in what was occurring within the nation.

“When the pieces came together, I remember being in the press box and we were seeing how people reacted. … We had a chance to speak up for something. We knew it could have ramifications, but we have a responsibility to speak up. Staff members were proud, whether you worked in the clubhouse or were part of the public affairs team or in finance. You were allowed to speak up and say what you thought, and it goes back to leadership.”

After her first yr with the crew, Ward is enthusiastic to start out her second season, which is able to embody a number of occasions deliberate across the twenty fifth anniversary of the Rays’ inaugural season in 1998. Ward couldn’t reveal what was in retailer, however she hinted there are “surprises along the way.”

“What is thrilling for us is to reconnect and tell that story to fans who were there from the beginning,” she stated.

Dating again to when she was 6 years previous, Ward would take the belt from her mom’s gown, fake it was a microphone and announce the news of the day.

As an grownup, she reached her dream of changing into a broadcaster, After graduating from Jackson State University, Ward started her profession working in native tv as a reporter, anchor and neighborhood affairs host in six completely different tv markets, together with spending six years with WTSP-TV Tampa Bay from 2001-07.

“I joke and say I’m nosey. I like to ask a lot of questions, so it was the perfect job for me,” she stated.

Ward later determined to alter course and spent these 14 years in varied advertising, communications, growth and company partnership roles with Big Brothers Big Sisters of America and of Tampa Bay.

“I always wanted to volunteer with Big Brothers Big Sisters as a mentor, but because of my career, I moved a lot. Whenever the contract was up, I was gone,” Ward stated. “When I moved to Florida and realized I would be here for more than a one-year contract, I actually became a mentor.”

It was throughout that point that Ward turned an enormous sister to a 7-year-old Tampa lady named Sharmel. That little sister, who’s now 28, ended up leaving a long-lasting impression on Ward, who determined to hunt a distinct profession path and work for the non-profit full-time.

“She has so much energy and, despite some of the challenges going on in her life and in her community, she was very focused,” Ward stated. “She impressed me and had more life experiences at that young age than I did when I was in high school and a young adult.”

In her present place with the Rays, Ward enjoys bringing community-minded tales to the followers, to relay the vital work gamers do off the sector.

“Your diehard fans are going to know the stats. But they also want to know beyond that,” Ward stated. “That’s my job, and I want to make sure those stories are being told.”