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One of the first big changes in Devaney Iglesias’s life was the geographical and culture shock of moving from Miami, her hometown, to Huntington, West Virginia. She relocated to the Mountaineer State in 2013 to attend graduate school at Marshall University. “I moved in the middle of a blizzard in January,” adds Iglesias, who goes by Dev.
But she quickly adapted to her new environment, and pursued a career in sports communications. She was on her way, too. She was sports information director for Marshall for a stint, and a project manager for an Atlanta-based high school event marketing firm. “I wanted to be an agent,” she says, adding that her favorite sport is baseball, and “I was going to be the agent for the next Miguel Cabrera.”
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