Meet Our First CVP Recipients of 2016

Congratulations to the following individuals who recently were awarded the Certified Venue Professional (CVP) designation during the AVSS/GuestX conference.

Thanks to the generous funding and support from the IAVM Foundation, the CVP program was launched in August 2015 at VenueConnect in Baltimore. It recognizes the competence of middle-to-senior-level managers of public assembly venues as well as assisting the managers in creating a professional roadmap in the venue industry.

The CVP designation says three important things about an individual: he or she is a capable professional, is committed to the industry, and is pledged to continued professional growth and development. Venue professionals who earn the CVP designation are recognized, by those inside and outside the industry, as skilled in their profession.

The next exam for a CVP designation will take place at the Performing Arts Managers Conference in San Antonio, Texas, March 7-9.

Once again, congratulations!

Mike Cronin, CVP
Associate Executive Director
Sanford Center
Bemidji, Minnesota

Jeff Davis, CVP
General Manager
College Park Center
Arlington, Texas

Carol K. Foley, CMP, CVP
Convention Services Manager
Emerald Coast Convention Center
Fort Walton Beach, Florida

Karen Hoffman, CVP
Director Event Services
Madison Square Garden
New York, New York

Ricky Nichols, CVP
Assistant Director
UTEP Office of Special Events
El Paso, Texas