Please welcome our newest members who joined IAVM in December 2025. Thank you for being a part of the association! Also, let us get to know you better by participating in the I Am Venue Management series. Please visit here to share your story and photo.
Desiree Ackerman, Alliant Energy Center of Dane County, Madison, WI
Sean Adams-Pantano, Gainbridge Fieldhouse, Indianapolis, IN
Massoud Adibpour, Blumenthal Arts, Charlotte, NC
Khamari Alexander, Charlotte Regional Visitors Authority (CRVA), Charlotte, NC
Kaylee Alger, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ
Nathalie Angus, Monona Terrace Community and Convention Center, Madison, WI
Summer Angus, OC Fair & Event Center, Costa Mesa, CA
Achlin Michel Antonio Chinchilla, Expo Convenciones Chiapas, Tuxtla Gutierrez, Chiapas, Mexico
Jake Baker, Oregon Convention Center, Portland, OR
Sara Bayler, Salt Lake County Arts & Culture, Salt Lake City, UT
Scott Beck, Oregon Convention Center, Portland, OR
Dan Bedell, REAL District, Regina, SK, Canada
Alberto Blanco Blanco, CECONEXPO, Morelia, Mich., Mexico
Davis Blank, Soldier Field, Chicago, IL
Eric Borchert, Monona Terrace Community and Convention Center, Madison, WI
Trey Borgrud, Alliant Energy Center of Dane County, Madison, WI
Jessica Bostic, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN
Lisa Brocklehurst, St. John’s Sports & Entertainment Ltd, St. John’s, NL, Canada
Kaylee Buggy, Wilmington Convention Center – ASM Global, Wilmington, NC
Delaney Burke, Ensemble Arts Philly, Philadelphia, PA
Luisa Canpuzano, Expo Chihuahua, Chihuahua, Mexico
Josiah Castro, Amarillo Civic Center Complex, Amarillo, TX
Claudia Castro Tavares, Centro Expositor Y de Convenciones de Puebla, Puebla, Mexico
Zachary Chmiel, MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, NJ
John Cook, Experimental Media and Performing Arts Center (EMPAC), Troy, NY
Wils Cook, Western Washington University, Kirkland, WA
Sam Cox, Moody Center – OVG, Austin, TX
Stephanie Curtis, St. John’s Sports & Entertainment Ltd, St. John’s, NL, Canada
Jess Davis, St. John’s Sports & Entertainment Ltd, St. John’s, NL, Canada
Annie DiRenzo, Strathmore, North Bethesda, MD
Jackie Dolomont, St. John’s Sports & Entertainment Ltd, St. John’s, NL
Steve Dongarra, Monona Terrace Community and Convention Center, Madison, WI
Carolyn Dooling, St. John’s Sports & Entertainment Ltd, St. John’s, NL, Canada
Sophia Drees, Iowa State University, Ames, IA
Julie Edge, Greenville Arena District, Greenville, SC
Reagan Edwards, Akins Ford Arena, Athens, GA
Blake Elder, JustPark, Dallas, TX
Gage Eldridge, Music City Center, Nashville, TN
Sismondi Esparza, Centro de Convenciones y Poliforum Chiapas, Tuxtla Gutierrez, Chiapas, Mexico
Ian Evans, Monona Terrace Community and Convention Center, Madison, WI
Matthew Freeman, Trilith Live, Fayetteville, GA
Catherine Garcia, Kroenke Sports & Entertainment, Denver, CO
Catherine Gelinas, Trilith Live, Fayetteville, GA
Brittany George, iVvy, Helensvale, QLD, Australia
Liliana Gil Garcia, CECONEXPO, Morelia, Mich., Mexico
Maura Glascock, University of Kentucky – Department of Arts Administration, Lexington, KY
Lorena Gomez Haro Planel, Centro Internacional De Convenciones De Puerto Vallarta, Puerto Vallarta, Mexico
Rodrigo Gonzalez, Centro de Convenciones Torreon, Torreon, Coahuila, Mexico
Veronica Guadalupe Gonzalez Lopez, Buro de Congresos y Visitantes de Aguascalientes, frac. Pirules, Mexico
Russ Gronick, REAL District, Regina, SK, Canada
Paul Gunter, Festival at Sandpoint, Sandpoint, ID
Sergio Eduardo Gutierrez Molina, Expo Convenciones Chiapas, Tuxtla Gutierrez, Chiapas, Mexico
Andre Haston, Charlotte Regional Visitors Authority (CRVA), Charlotte, NC
Mike Hayes, St. John’s Sports & Entertainment Ltd, St. John’s, NL, Canada
Grace Hazelwood, Egal Pads, Inc., Somerville, MA
Darren Hazlie, St. John’s Sports & Entertainment Ltd, St. John’s, NL, Canada
Michael Hennis, Greensboro Coliseum Complex – OVG, Kernersville, NC
Jake Hervada, JustPark, Dallas, TX
TeOnnie Houston, Crypto.com Arena, Los Angeles, CA
Tess Howell, Festival at Sandpoint, Sandpoint, ID
Pedro Huerta, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ
Amy Kavanagh, St. John’s Sports & Entertainment Ltd, St. John’s, NL, Canada
Michelle Kendrick, Irwin Seating Company, Kansas City, MO
Tim Kinzer, Music City Center, Nashville, TN
Veronica Knowlton, Festival at Sandpoint, Sandpoint, ID
Luc Larouche, St. John’s Sports & Entertainment Ltd, St. John’s, NL, Canada
Drew Lee, JustPark, Dallas, TX
Maria del Mar Lopez, Expo Guadalajara, Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico
Mariana Lopez, Centro Internacional de Convenciones y Exposiciones de Campeche XXI, Campeche, Mexico
Megan Loponen, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ
Traci Lowe, Oregon Convention Center, Portland, OR
Lisa Lynshue, Charlotte Regional Visitors Authority (CRVA), Charlotte, NC
Lisa Martin, St. John’s Sports & Entertainment Ltd, St. John’s, NL, Canada
Samaria Martinez Toledo, Baja California Center, Tijuana, Mexico
Stephen McCoy, Greater Richmond Convention Center, Richmond, VA
Brent Meade, St. John’s Sports & Entertainment Ltd, St. John’s, NL, Canada
Isabelle Mensik, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX
Andrew Miller, Huntington Bank Field, Cleveland, OH
Kim Miller, St. John’s Sports & Entertainment Ltd, St. John’s, NL, Canada
Francesca Missella, Huntington Bank Field, Cleveland, OH
Jantzen Murray, JustPark, Dallas, TX
Beatriz Nino Rosales, Centro Internacional de Congresos de Yucatan, Merida, Yucatan, Mexico
Rachael Palmer, Floreano Convention Center, Rochester, NY
Lesley Pilgrim, St. John’s Sports & Entertainment Ltd, St. John’s, NL, Canada
Kristian Piraino, St. John’s Sports & Entertainment Ltd, St. John’s, NL, Canada
Tuesday Poling, Amarillo Civic Center Complex, Amarillo, TX
Claire Rock, JustPark, Dallas, TX
Kenith Rodriguez, Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts, North Miami, FL
Laura Rodriguez, Queretaro Centro de Congresos Y Teatro Metropolitano, Queretaro, Mexico
Paola Rodriguez, Greater Richmond Convention Center, Richmond, VA
Alejandra Rodriguez Camarillo, Buro de Congresos y Visitantes de Aguascalientes, frac. Pirules, Mexico
Janet Rouge, Portland Expo Center, Portland, OR
Christa Rowe, St. John’s Sports & Entertainment Ltd, St. John’s, NL, Canada
Kyle Russell, REAL District, Regina, SK, Canada
Jose Luis Saveedra Vega, Fideicomiso Centro de Congresos y Convenciones Morelos, Morelos, Mexico
Sam Schmalz, Fox Cities Performing Arts Center, Appleton, WI
Paige Sikes, Great Park Live, Irvine, CA
Derek Stern, Stanford Live, Stanford, CA
Jolene Suchy-Dicey, Floreano Convention Center, Rochester, NY
Ryan Tapper, St. John’s Sports & Entertainment Ltd, St. John’s, NL, Canada
Mark Tarver, Wilmington Convention Center – ASM Global, Wilmington, NC
Robin Taylor, Calgary TELUS Convention Centre, Calgary, AB, Canada
Mason Tierney, Raleigh Convention and Performing Arts Complex, Raleigh, NC
Sarah Tracey, St. John’s Sports & Entertainment Ltd, St. John’s, NL, Canada
Isaiah Troche, The Classic Center, Athens, GA
Nichole Turner, St. John’s Sports & Entertainment Ltd, St. John’s, NL, Canada
Lora Unger, Luther Burbank Center for the Arts, Santa Rosa, CA
Taylor Urbina, Jerome Schottenstein Center, Columbus, OH
Melanie Weir, Luther Burbank Center for the Arts, Santa Rosa, CA
Brad Wells, St. John’s Sports & Entertainment Ltd, St. John’s, NL, Canada
Lauren West, Monona Terrace Community and Convention Center, Madison, WI
Dalton White, Columbus Crew, Columbus, OH
John Wiant, Greater Richmond Convention Center, Richmond, VA
