2009 - 2010 Slate of Officers


 

 


Robyn L. Williams, CFE

President

Executive Director
Portland Center for the Performing Arts
1111 SW Broadway
Portland, OR 97205-2913
Phone: (503) 274-6565
Fax: (503) 274-7490
E-mail: robyn@pcpa.com

 

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Shura A. Lindgren, CFE

First Vice President

General Manager
Global Spectrum/St. Charles
Convention Center
One Convention Plaza
St. Charles, MO 63303
Phone: (636) 669-3005
Fax: (636) 669-3001
E-mail: slindgren@stcharlesconventioncenter.com


John Siehl, CFE

 

Second Vice President

Executive Director
Ervin J. Nutter Center Wright State University
3640 Colonel Glenn Hwy.,
Suite 430
Dayton, OH 45435
Phone: (937) 775-4726
Fax: (937) 775-2060
E-mail: john.siehl@wright.edu


Steven L. Peters, CFE

Past President

President
VenuWorks
4611 Mortensen Road, Suite 111
Ames, IA 50014
Phone: (515) 232-5151
Fax: (515) 663-2022
E-mail: speters@venuworks.com


Claire Copsey

District I V.P.

Deputy Director
The Baltimore
Convention Center
One West Pratt Street
Baltimore, MD 21201
Phone: (410) 649-7000
Fax: (410) 649-7135
Email: ccopsey@bccenter.org
 


Dennis J. Andres
District II V.P.

Executive Director
Morris Performing Arts Center
211 N. Michigan Street
South Bend, IN 46601-1202
Phone: (574) 235-5584
Fax: (574) 235-5604
Email: dandres@MorrisCenter.org


Bill " Sparky" Bavirsha

District III V.P.

Associate Athletic Director Facilities & Operations
University of Illinois at Chicago Athletics
839 W Roosevelt Rd.
Ste 240
Chicago, IL 60608-1530
Phone: (312) 996-3555
Fax: (312) 996-8349
Email: sparky@uic.edu
 


Karen Totaro
District IV V.P.

Assistant Executive Director
Oregon Convention Center
777 NE MLK Jr. Blvd.
Portland, OR 97232
Phone: (503) 731-7901
Fax: (503) 235-7417
Email: karentotaro@oregoncc.org


Lisa Chamness, CFE

District V V.P.

Director
Freedom Hall Civic Center
1320 Pactolas Road
Johnson City, TN 37604
Ph: (423)-461-4855
Fax: (423)-461 4867
E-mail: director@freedomhall-tn.com


Dot E. Lischick, CFE

District VI V.P.

General Manager
Colorado Springs World Arena and Pikes Peak Center
3185 Venetucci Boulevard
Colorado Springs, CO 80906-4020
Phone: (719) 477-2101
Fax: (719) 477-2199
Email: dlischick@worldarena.com

 


Chris Carpenter, CFE, CMP

District VII V.P.

General Manager
San Mateo County
Event Center
2495 S. Delaware St.
San Mateo, CA 94403
Phone: (650) 574-3247
Fax: (650) 574-3985
Email: ccarpenter@smexpo.com
 


Henk J. Markerink

IAAM Europe V.P.

Managing Director
Amsterdam Arena
P.O. Box 22981
Amsterdam 1100 DL
NETHERLANDS
Phone: (31 20) 311 1333
Fax: (31 20) 311 1380
Email: h.markerink@amsterdamarena.nl


 
Steve J. Romer

IAAM VMA ASIA PACIFIC V.P.

Director of Operations
Sydney Convention &
Exhibition Centre
Darling Drive, Darling Harbour
Locked Bag 14
Pyrmont, NSW NSW 2009
AUSTRALIA
Phone: 61 2 9282 5039
Fax: 61 2 9288 6409
E-mail: sromer@scec.com.au


Steve J. Gregosky

Director at Large - Allied

Senior Vice President , Business Development
Ovations Food Services, L.P.
18228 US Hwy 41 N
Lutz, FL 33549
Phone: (813) 948-6900 x107
Fax: (813) 948-6565
E-mail: sgregosky@ovationsfoodservices.com
 

 


Darius U. Dunn

Director at Large - Arenas

General Manager
Chaifetz Arena - Saint Louis University
221 North Grand Blvd.
DuBourg Hall Room 307
Saint Louis, MO 63103
Phone: (314) 977-5001
Fax: (314) 977-1443
E-mail: ddunn7@slu.edu


Barry J. Strafacci

Director at Large - Convention Centers/ Exhibit Halls
Vice President Special Projects & General Manager
Global Spectrum/Harborview Center
300 Cleveland Street
Clearwater, FL 33755

Phone: (727) 462-6778 x: 225
Fax: (727) 462-6798

E-mail: bstrafacci@global-spectrum.com

 


Lorrin C. Shepard

Director at Large - Performing Arts

Senior Vice President/Chief Operational Officer
Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center
PO Box 518
Tampa, FL 33601-0518
Phone: (813) 222-1010
Fax: (813) 222-1057
E-mail: lorrin.shepard@tbpac.org

 



Richard Andersen, CFE

Director at Large - Stadiums

General Manager
PETCO Park San Diego Padres
100 Park Blvd.
San Diego, CA 92101
Phone: (619)795-5060
Fax: (619) 795-5041
Email: randersen@padres.com

 


Lawrence D. Henley

Director at Large - Universities

Director of Artistic Programming and Production
Performing Arts Center University of Nevada at Las Vegas
4505 Maryland Parkway
Las Vegas,NV 89154-9900
Phone: (702) 895-4712
Fax: (702) 895-4714
Email: larry.henley@unlv.edu

  


EX OFFICIO


Rodney J. Smith, CFE

BOARD OF REGENTS CHAIR

General Director
Bexar County Performing Arts Center
700 North St. Mary’s, Ste 125
San Antonio, TX 78205
Phone: (210) 223-3333
Fax:
E-mail: rodney.smith@bexarperformingarts.org


Kerry Painter, CFE

BOARD OF GOVERNORS CHAIR

President/General Manager
Niagra Falls Convention &
Civic Center
5635 Dewar Ave
Niagara Falls, ON L2H 3M7
CANADA
Phone: (905) 353-8876
Cell: (905) 650-7260
E-mail: kerrypainter@yahoo.com


Jay W. Parker

BOARD OF TRUSTEES CHAIR

National Sales Manager
Daktronics, Inc.
331 32nd Ave
Brookings, SD 57006-4704
Phone: (605) 697-4394
Fax: (605) 697-4700
E-mail: jparker@daktronics.com
 

 


Russ Simons

LIFE SAFETY COUNCIL

Principal
HOK Sport
222 Second Ave. North,
Ste 100
Nashville, TN 37201
Phone: (615) 345-9137
Fax: (615) 259-4506
E-mail: russ.simons@hoksve.com
 


Richard W. Haycock, CFE

 

BOARD OF EDUCATION

General Manager
Lansdowne Park
1015 Bank Street
Ottawa, ON K1S 3W7
Phone: (613) 580-2428 x 23054
Fax: (613) 564-1619
E-mail:
richard.haycock@ottawa.ca

 


Randy L. Brown, CFE

 

INDUSTRY AFFAIRS COUNCIL

General Manager
Allen County War Memorial Coliseum
4000 Parnell Avenue
Fort Wayne, IN 46805-1414
Phone: (260) 482-9502
Fax: (260) 484-1637
E-mail: rbrown@memorialcoliseum.com

 


EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

Richard Andersen CFE
Lawrence D. Henley, CFE
Shura A. Lindgren, CFE
Steven L. Peters, CFE
John Siehl, CFE
Robyn Williams, CFE

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