Erin Jepson, CMP, is one of the industry’s fast-rising stars, having been promoted four times at the Walton Arts Center in Fayetteville, Arkansas, before landing in June 2013 as the director of event services at the Oregon Convention Center in Portland. She stands out to me for

Mark Herrera, IAVM director of education, was joined by Paul Villotti, vice president at FP&C Consultants in Kansas City, to lead the staff of the Minnesota Vikings and U.S. Bank Stadium through security steps as the venue already begins its year-long countdown toward hosting the

As part of the 30th anniversary celebration of the Venue Management School (VMS), we will occasionally post some special reflections of the school as submitted by IAVM members. One such member is best known as the man who carries a slew of accreditations after his name, which of cours

The House passed a bill May 2 that allows private-sector employees to exchange overtime pay for “compensatory time” off. The bill, introduced by Rep. Martha Roby (R-AL), passed 229-197, mostly along party lines. Roby said the bill is designed to give workers greater time flexibility t

When Jeff Davis, CVP, CMP, director/general manager of the state-of-the-art College Park Center arena on the campus of the University of Texas at Arlington (UTA), began a tour of the venue last Friday for IAVM staff, the first thing that raced through my mind was, “Hey, this ain