By R.V. Baugus Tom Bedard, ABCP, Meteorologist and Business Continuity Specialist based in Wichita, Kansas, is not your typical “weather guy.” How can he be when he proposed to his wife at … wait, we’ll save this most interesting story at the end. Bedard will a

By R.V. Baugus March ushers in spring as well as the beginning of the severe weather season. IAVM holds is Severe Weather sessions on March 4 in Las Vegas as part of the Academy for Venue Safety & Security. Wayne Middleton, CVE, is a veteran IAVM member and owner of the risk mana

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