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Sabripour Promoted to Executive Director

Sabripour Promoted to Executive Director

Posted by | Jul 11, 2019 | , ,

Pasadena Convention Center executive promoted Naz Sabripour has been promoted to executive director of the Pasadena (Calif.) Convention Center. Sabripour joined the convention center in 2007 as the senior event manager. Most recently, she was director of events and operations. In her new role, Sabripour will be responsible for event management, operations, public safety, guest services, and the engineering department. Sabripour is a Certified Venue Professional and is an active member of International Association of Venue Managers, where she now serves as chair of the Convention Center Committee, VenueConnect Programming Committee, and Diversity and Inclusion Leadership Committee. She is also a member of International Association of Exhibitions and Events. Sabripour received a undergraduate degree from the University of Houston and a graduate degree from the University of Denver.          

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Vickie Hubbard Joins Cobb PAC

Posted by | Jul 2, 2019 | ,

She follows Sandie Aaron as managing director of Atlanta center Atlanta’s Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre named Vickie Hubbard managing director. Hubbard brings more than 30 years of experience in the overall management, promotion and operation of arts, entertainment and sports venues. She was executive director of the H. Ric Luhrs Performing Arts Center on the campus of Shippensburg University in Pennsylvania. The Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre includes the 2,750-seat John A. Williams Theatre, the 10,000-square-foot Kessel D. Stelling Ballroom and full-service food and beverage capabilities. The center hosts two resident companies, the Atlanta Ballet and the Atlanta Opera, and programs concerts, Broadway shows, ballet, educational shows, family shows and corporate meetings and events. Hubbard follows longtime venue operator Sandie Aaron, who retired after three years with the Cobb PAC, and will report to Michele Swann, general manager and CEO of the Cobb-Marietta Coliseum and Exhibit Hall Authority. Both… Continue Reading Vickie Hubbard Joins Cobb PAC

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The Newswoman Behind the Headlines

Posted by | Jul 1, 2019 |

Linda Deckard chronicles the events and personalities of this ‘relationship business’ Linda Deckard is the Triple Crown winner of venue awards. In January, she won the inaugural INTIX Impact Award in Dallas; on June 13 she received the Gigi Award of Excellence at the Event & Arena Marketing Conference in Toronto; and at the International Association of Venue Managers’ annual VenuesConnect Conference in Chicago in July,  she’ll be handed the Joseph J. Anzivino Distinguished Allied Award, which recognizes members who have made extraordinary contributions to the industry. “I’m thrilled,” Deckard said. “It’s quite an honor and I’m amazed that they are giving it to me. One of the best things about it is that I knew Joe Anzivino and his wife, Nita. I visited them at their house in Vegas after Joe retired from the Harlem Globetrotters; even my dad and stepmom met him. He was a great host who… Continue Reading The Newswoman Behind the Headlines

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Talking Points: Jonathan Cole

Talking Points: Jonathan Cole

Posted by | Jul 1, 2019 | , ,

Owner and principal, Pendulum Studio (Courtesy Pendulum Studio) Kansas City, Mo.-based architecture firm Pendulum, co-founded by Cole and Devan Case, has designed a number of ballparks. I thought I’d grow up to be My first passion was fine art. I was a freelance illustrator for a greeting card company while in high school and worked as a framer for an art supply store in college. First job in the industry With HNTB in their Irvine, Calif., office. Favorite part of job It is incredibly rewarding to nurture a design from lines on paper to a built and functioning facility.   Least favorite part of job Devoting energy to projects that never get to make it beyond the drawing board.  Mentors Henry Stickney, former CEO of Mandalay Baseball Properties. Hank taught me everything I know about designing sports facilities with operations and pro forma in the forefront which fosters economic sustainability.… Continue Reading Talking Points: Jonathan Cole

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Women of Influence: Rena Wasserman

Women of Influence: Rena Wasserman

Posted by | Jul 1, 2019 |

Rena Wasserman, senior vice president of production and operations, business development, Nederlander Concerts (Courtesy Nederlander Concerts) Backstage Powerhouse Rena Wasserman learned the game from Bill Graham, then put her stamp on venues like the Wiltern and the Greek Rena Wasserman is old school and just as feisty as expected for someone who worked for the legendary Bill Graham, reopened and managed Los Angeles’ famed Wiltern Theatre, ran L.A.’s iconic Greek Theatre for 10 years, and then went on to become Nederlander Concerts’ senior vice president of production and operations and business development. “I started making a living in the theater at 15 years old,” Wasserman said. “In high school I loved the theater. Not acting, but anything backstage. Stage managing, lighting and sound were my interests.” Wasserman’s ticket to show business arrived when rock ’n’ roll promoter Graham came to her Berkeley, Calif., high school looking for interns. The group… Continue Reading Women of Influence: Rena Wasserman

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