By Mary Klida Larry Alexander, board chairman of the Detroit Regional Convention Facility Authority (DRCFA) is pleased to announce that ASM Global has welcomed Karen Totaro, CVE, as General Manager at TCF Center. Totaro will immediately assume leadership of the overall management, pro

By Lucy Albers ASM Global, the premier venue management and services company, announced the addition of Drew Gershenson to their team in Oklahoma City as Director of Programming for Chesapeake Energy Arena. In this position, Gershenson will oversee and coordinate all aspects in the fa

By R.V. Baugus In basketball, the term “going coast to coast” refers to taking the ball from one end of the court to the other and usually culminating in a made basket. Sadaf Usmani has moved the term into the public assembly venue world with her career relocation from Met

By R.V. Baugus It is with delight that we report that Glen Mikkelsen, CVE, has taken on a new position at the City of Cranbrook, British Columbia and the Recreation and Culture department as the city’s new general manager of venues and events. Glen is one of our own as an IAVM member

By R.V. Baugus IAVM member Sue Wieman has retired from the La Crosse (WI) Center after 21 years at the venue and 36 years overall in La Crosse city government. Wieman’s illustrious career began in 1985 when she started with the police department before eventually moving to the L