IAVM FOUNDATION In March, your IAVM Foundation Board of Trustees gathered for
headquarters in Dallas to brainstorm and create a 3 year strategic plan for the Foundation. As our Association evolves with the changing needs of our industry,
we are focused on building a strong foundation in anticipation of what call of our membership by funding the resources you asked for includ- recently internships and scholarships through the Build An Amazing Future campaign. IAVM has always been a leader for our industry, and we have continued that role through the acts of terror waged on venues across the globe. Recently, when our colleagues in the school districts were facing the challenge of educating and empowering their students, IAVM launched a community outreach program to assist by sharing our venues, information and training templates. There is no end to what IAVM is willing to do to innovate, advocate, and inspire All of this costs money, however, and in order to stay relevant to
Board of Trustees
Chair Stephanie Curran, CVE, CEO, Spokane Public Facilities District
Past Chair Robert J. Hunter, CVE Entertainment, Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment, Air Canada Centre
Trustees Bill ‘Sparky’ Bavirsha Associate Athletic Director for Facilities, University of Illinois at Chicago
Kim Bedier, CVE Director, Venues & Events, City of Tacoma, Venues & Events
Jim Brown Rochester Riverside Convention Center
Paul Cramer, CVE
Adina Erwin, CVE Vice President and General Manager, The
Mark Gnatovic Senior Vice President, SearchWide LLC
Tim Hemphill Vice President, Sales and Marketing, New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center
Kerry Painter, CEM, CVE, CMP Center
Fred Peterson Deputy Director, Massachusetts Convention Center Authority
Kelly A. Shea Senior Booking Director - North American Tours, Feld Entertainment, Inc.
Angie Teel, CMP Charles Convention Center
Tom Tingle Senior Vice President / National Director Sports COE, Skanska
Robyn L. Williams, CVE the Arts
Jim Wynkoop, CVE General Manager, Chafeitz Arena- Spectra Venue Management
IAVM Chair Doug Booher, CVE Director, Indiana University Auditorium
IAVM First Vice Chair Michael Marion, CVE General Manager, Verizon Arena
IAVM Second Vice Chair Tammy Koolbeck, CE
By Stephanie Curran, CVE
you, our members, into the future, we must have a strategy. We have a vision. We know our mission. We must determine the core values that will lead us where we need to go including: • Partnership Development •Member Engagement and Satisfaction •Marketing and Communication • Financial Management • Future Initiatives
see a Foundation with a new perspective and a renewed purpose. You will hear from us personally. We are a hard working Board, but we cannot do it alone. We need each and every one of you reading this to think of all the ways IAVM has enhanced your career and your life and what that might be worth to you and what you can give in return. For decades we have provided scholarships, programs, educa- little in return. Now, we are asking.
It’s time to pay it forward. It’s
time to become an investor in your Foundation, your Association, your colleagues, and our industry. Invest in us, and we promise we will be here for you whenever the need arises. FM
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