Alex Defuso begins her first year as the MIT assistant manager of events and rentals for DAPER in 2023-24. She came to MIT from nearby Harvard University, where she served as an events intern from August 2022 to June 2023.
In her role at Harvard, Defuso managed all aspects of game day operations for the Crimson, as well as increasing the hiring and retention of the department's student staff. Among her events that she planned and executed were the 2022 Harvard/Yale football game, the 2023 NCAA Fencing Regionals and multiple rounds of the WNIT basketball tournament. Defuso's other experience including working as an events and operations intern in the athletic department at UMass Amherst, as well as two roles with Sparks Consulting, LLC.
Defuso earned her Bachelor's of Science degree from Temple University, where she was a Division I rower while majoring in psychology with a minor in sport management. She then went on to earn her Master's of Science in sport management from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst while serving as a volunteer assistant rowing coach at Smith College.
