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Sarasota News Leader March 1, 2013 Page 84 ROVINE NAMED VICE PRESIDENT OF ORIOLES-SARASOTA The Baltimore Orioles on Feb. 27 announced the addition of David Rovine as vice president of Orioles-Sarasota to oversee the club���s Sarasota business affairs and community development. In his new role, Rovine will represent the Orioles in the Sarasota County community, expanding the club���s presence through OriolesREACH and its many programs and establishing and cultivating club partnerships with business, civic, charitable and nonprofit organizations throughout Sarasota County and the Gulf Coast region, an Orioles news release says. In that capacity, Rovine will oversee the Orioles��� combined complex (located at the Ed Smith Stadium and Twin Lakes Park sites), ���which is devoted to presenting Orioles baseball games; generating other sports and entertainment events that promote area tourism and provide substantial economic impact in Sarasota and throughout the region; and hosting year-round athletic training through the Orioles Major League and Minor League Spring Training, Extended Minor League Spring Training, Summer Gulf Coast League, Fall Instructional League, and other athletic rehabilitation programs,��� the release adds. company. In his roles as general manager of the Mahaffey Theater in St. Petersburg and the Genesee Theatre in Waukegan, IL, Rovine was responsible for day-to-day operations, marketing and talent booking, the release notes. A native of Baltimore and a graduate of Towson (MD) University, Rovine has extensive experience in marketing and venue management, the release notes. He spent seven years with SMG Entertainment, a worldwide entertainment and convention venue management Rovine also spent nearly nine years as director of marketing at Gulfstream Park in Hallandale Beach, where he oversaw advertising and promotion and was responsible for attracting and coordinating concerts and other non-racing events, the release adds. David Rovine/Photo by Norman Schimmel