Global Spectrum Promoted Lauren Gallen to Event Manager
Overland Park Convention Center
OVERLAND PARK, KS, July 10, 2006. Global Spectrum, the fastest growing firm in the public assembly management field and operator of the Overland Park Convention Center, today promoted Lauren Gallen to Event Manager of the 237,000-sq. ft. Overland Park Convention Center.
Gallen will be responsible for planning and coordinating multiple events and serving as a primary liaison between event organizers and facility staff and services.
"Lauren has proven that she has the skills and customer service focus to be an excellent addition to an already outstanding team of Event Managers," said Global Spectrum's Kelvin D. Moore, CMP, General Manager of the Overland Park Convention Center.
Gallen joined Global Spectrum at the Overland Park Convention Center in 2005 as part-time Events Services Coordinator and then was promoted to Executive Administrative Assistant. Prior to joining Global Spectrum, Gallen spent seven years (1998-2005) as Marketing Manager and Events Coordinator at The Travel Source in Lee's Summit, MO. Previous to this, Gallen worked as the promotions and publicity intern at Hess Newmark Owens Wolf in Kansas City, MO.
Gallen holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Communication and Media from William Jewel College in Liberty, MO, in 2005.
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