Pictured: Scott Sloman, retiring from the Straz Center for the Performing Arts.
After four decades in facility management and 27 years of dedicated IAVM membership, Scott Sloman has announced his retirement from the Straz Center for the Performing Arts, effective September 30.
Scott’s remarkable career began at the former Riverfront Coliseum in Cincinnati, OH, and went on to include leadership roles across the country. Before joining the Straz Center as a Talent Buyer, he spent 22 years as Assistant General Manager and Booking Director of the RP Funding Center in Lakeland, FL. There, he helped bring marquee events to the community, including the NCAA Elite 8 Men’s Basketball Championships, WWE, FHSAA Championships, and the NBA G-League’s Lakeland Magic, as well as multiple minor league franchises in indoor football, soccer, and hockey. He also played a key role in the Center’s $17 million renovation project.
Earlier in his career, Scott helped open both the Show Place Arena in Upper Marlboro, MD, serving as Director of Sales & Marketing, and the Sovereign Bank Arena (now CURE Insurance Arena) in Trenton, NJ, where he was General Manager and home to ECHL and CBA franchises. While his resume highlights major milestones, Scott takes the greatest pride in something far simpler: “helping to make memories and create smiles.”
When asked what’s next, the New Jersey native shared, “In addition to working on my third-shot drop and reviving my golf game, all these years I’ve had the pleasure of working for other people’s fun, now it’s time to have some of my own.”
