By R.V. Baugus and Office of the Governor IAVM Director of Safety & Security Mark Herrera served on Texas Governor Greg Abbott’s Task Force on Concert Safety that was formed last November 10 in response to the tragedy at Astroworld Festival in Houston that killed 10 concert

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 R.V. Baugus Plan to join an expert panel on an April 22 ESCA webinar (2 pm CST) that will include IAVM Director of Education & Life Safety Mark Herrera discussing the topic of “The Importance of Safety, But Not At the Expense of Security.” To register, click here.

  By R.V. Baugus IAVM is set to launch Academy for Venue Safety & Security (AVSS) Extension, built as a companion session of learning to the Association’s flagship AVSS, in May at the IAVM store. Comprised of eight sessions featuring expert speakers in all areas of venu

By R.V. Baugus While I often wheeze along on fumes trying to get some extra kick or as we like to call it here in the south, “some pep in my step,” I am often amazed at my IAVM colleague Mark Herrera and the rather — shall we say — ambitious schedule that he lo