DOJ-OGR-00017851.pdf

Case 1:20-cr-00330-PAE Document 745 Filed 08/10/22 Page 242 of 264 653 LC1VMAX7 Besselsen - direct 1 DIRECT EXAMINATION BY MR. ROHRBACH: 2 Q. Good afternoon, Mr. Besselsen. 3 A. Good afternoon. 4 Q. Mr. Besselsen, where do you work? 5 A. I work at Interlochen Center for the Arts. 6 Q. What is Interlochen Center for the Arts? 7 A. Interlochen is a nonprofit organization focused on arts education. We have our two largest programs, a arts camp in the summer, and a boarding high school during September through May. And we're focused on arts education, as I mentioned. So we have visual arts, music, creative writing, dance, theater, creative writing types of programming. 8 Q. Where is Interlochen located? 9 A. We're located in Interlochen, Michigan. 10 Q. Where is Interlochen, Michigan? 11 A. It's northern Michigan; it's about 20 minutes southwest of Traverse City, Michigan, which is the largest town in northern Michigan. 12 Q. How long have you worked there? 13 A. I've worked there 16 years. 14 Q. What's your title? 15 A. My title is assistant vice president of finance. 16 Q. And what are your responsibilities as an assistant vice president of finance? 17 SOUTHERN DISTRICT REPORTERS, P.C. (212) 805-0300 DOJ-OGR-00017851