By Hilarie Carpenter, CTA The Grand Rapids-Kent County Convention/Arena Authority (CAA) announced the appointment of Omar Cuevas and Joe Jones as Co-Chairs for the Community Inclusion Group (CIG), a task force created by the CAA, the seven-member board that oversees DeVos Place, DeVos

By Blair Cardinal Oak View Group announced Debonair Oates-Primus, Ph.D. as the company’s new Vice President of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DE&I). She joined OVG on Jan. 4, 2022. Oates-Primus brings more than 12 years of experience in higher education, working in roles rangin

By R.V. Baugus and PCMA Music City Center President and Chief Executive Officer Charles Starks, President and CEO of the Music City Center in Nashville, has been named Chairman of the Board for the Professional Convention Management Association (PCMA). With 8,400 professional and stud

By R.V. Baugus and Smart Meetings IAVM is pleased to announce that our very own Director of Safety & Security Mark Herrera was honored recently in receiving a Catalyst Momentum Award from Smart Meetings. “I received this award but I’ll always call it a team effort,

By Stacie Bauer Ungerboeck, the World’s Event Software, has hired Ryan Morrow as Chief Financial Officer and recently promoted several key leaders, as the organization looks to grow and scale globally. Morrow serves as Ungerboeck’s first CFO. As part of the executive leadership team,