Three major management moves took place last month. Amy Rahja has been named GM of Target Center, Minneapolis. Rahja replaces David Feeley, who is the new GM of T-Mobile Center, Kansas City, Mo. Feeley replaces Jay Cooper, who started the domino effect with his retirement. All work or

Mary Kathleen Muse, 67, who retired from the venue industry in 2012 to run the Kerrville (Texas) Folk Festival with her husband Bill, passed away Jan. 23 in San Angelo, Texas. Muse is remembered by many for her joyful spirit, magnetic personality, and passion for people.  She was

Longtime IAVM member, venue manager, and family show executive Dale Adams, CVE, assumes a new role as Executive Director of the Arizona Exposition & State Fair in Phoenix on Tuesday, Jan. 20. He takes over for the retiring Wanell Costello, who has served the Arizona Exposition &am

Peggy Daidakis, 74, was the first woman to run a major convention center in the U.S., taking the helm of The Baltimore Convention Center in 1986. Daidakis, who passed away quietly at home Dec. 12, was an icon in Baltimore, totally identified with that destination city until the day sh

Claire Rothman, who managed the Great Western Forum, Inglewood, Calif., for 20 years and led the way for women in the venue industry, died Nov. 22 at the age of 97. In an extensive interview in 2008, when Rothman was named one of the inaugural Women of Influence by Venues Today magazi